The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-17

The Weather and its Effects elsewhere.
OUR ORANGE COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Ro4 CorIAGs, Cornwall. Orange Co.,
August IA, 1853
Melancholy Effects Of Thunder &orm-DedM % Ats On.
mors Of Neso Fork
Ibave the particulars OF most melancholy and fatal
disaster to send to YOU It occurred at this place last
| evening, At ten minutes before six O'Clock.
At half pas. four O'Clock there evident signs OF
shower the Invest and ct quarter before
six lightning began to dash, and at ten minutes before
six O'Clock the telegraph wires struck, short dis
lance from the house. The electricity run along the
wires that pass small HILL directly front Of the
house, about sixty yards distance. % this hill stood
in the full enjoy ment of life and health, Miss Eliza T.
Gilmore. OF New York, and Mrs. Mills, end of hers
Miss G. artly killed; Mrs M. was much Injured
They had teen separated from the Of the
twenty thirty distributed about .hsde
many Of them fifty feet from the spot where Miss
Gi more was in al instant summoned to appear before
her God rsceve the reward OF twent three Of
HE devoted TO discharge II every duty becoming a
friend. Although she had inmate VI she house
bat little week yet IN thai short time she had
feared bsIsed to all The family By her amiAbs and
depo,ta,ert. she opce the coaidsn
OF al Sao hao the pleasure Of her acquaintance.
Mr.. Mills cunsidess bly IL ed much that
the doctors had little of her recovery for time
Her HUSBAND VAS standing about ~ feet from and in fun
view OF the bill
The .cene that epsued ia yond description Only
before selve fifteen child the
hill Their parents bad called away many of them yet
quite npnbe were scattered about wnsn tue piercing
cry OF Mrs Mills heard every one he'd Trims iag
Of course that it must be sister, child, or some Of
their immediate relatives
TIE Wi OF this commur icaton sitting 10 q
by the wiz dow ana the DASH with reports
outer han that OF a gun folio ed imuledia tely by
piercing shrek started, thinking th.t had
siDled; but WHIT sgonizng sight met me- b. this
time two Of rbe gen temsn had reached the iosde OF
tbesats with Miss u Near the gate my aged
mother lover SO yesIs trying IN vain to raise her body
from he grouno supposed she OF tine victms
feelings only ba imagined by those Wh have
patent whose whole life has bssn spent in devotion TO
their children Happily, b. muchS ton and stimu
lants, The much restored Ia little Wills. Mrs
Mills is side ed out of daDger The remains OF Miss
G viii reach New York this (Mcnday) morDing by the
Alicia Es.ry sxertion made oy the family, and Drs.
Conklp and beate OF Cornwall the latter being on the
road hut hort distance of when IL occurred sad also
The Zig nipg followed the wires or half mile, shat
teeg dozen of the poles, ard a. last breaking the
wires.
TERRIFIC THUNDER sToRM-DEsTRUcrIoN OF PRO-
PERTY AND LOSS OF LIFE BY LIGHTNING.
From the Boston Journal, August Is
Fer tbe last four or I'VE days 'he weather has been n
tensely hot. The the moDetsr has indicated tempsra
tsre o. from 900 to lGOs Yesterday, it generally
conceded the hottest day Of the present hot spell
There quie strong southern breeze, but the
bl,z-a away with alnod cruel ardor. We seldom have
hotter day than yesterday.
On saturday evening there vas gentle shower ae
companso BIZ distant thunder and considerable lightning
Last evening heavy shower set IN about DARK with
heavy hunce- and lightning Rain fell in consider bic
quantities. CORE spondent at b field writes that
me in the vicinity OF Byhed, Georgetown aud Hs
ve1bi, the most terrific experienced in that
region Tbe first shower, he ssys, came about half past
four tive O'Clock, and passed of to the North Inc
wind was Southwest All at once gale sprang no; the
WIND cuaLged 10 NV, the fky being awfully black and
threatening Then the uds apparently returnsd and
pas ed our heads and such Of the ee ments
never Witnessed there beng constant blaze hight.
ing by the hea Ieas of
old edene OF by says that such storm has Tot o.
CURED for forty years
In Hsverhi correspondent writes there five;
Ia b adford, one; in Apdoyer barn. aud in By sslu
barn owed b John Northe1d
At Georgs'oxu Mass, the lightning struck the cid
Baptist par onege, and instantly killed Mrs Russell wife
Of Rev hr Russell the pastor II the Baptist church in
that Town. Dir Kuss-li, at the time at Exeter N.
H @hefe be preaching in exchange with the cerey
of the society IL thar Mrs. Russell at the
time she was suled had a child 10 her Suns who was
pot injured snd four little boys seated her ALL OF
WHOM sscaped. One of the boz fnding his did
Lct move ran to Lesbbor- house arc gave alarm.
During The shower, barn owned By Nathaniel Alb
bolt, situated tin southsAndover. set by
siroke bghtairg aud consumed, with its eats,
centsiaed hogs. Two OF the porkefs csped
harmed, bat the third was found dead with hoe
through his head just back Of the ear.
Sr Putbey. OF PutDey & Georges Express Informs
that The shoser was very severe in Lawrence. Several
buildings we're struck BY lightning, but serious
L, Lowell, the storm was very heavy. The lightning
struck places oout the city bat did
oamsge The s.copd Uoivsreaist church OF shs
buildings strs,k The Necs says that wire OF the old
Morse hpe OF telegrapo, running Middle ssteet,
(unused and eidcohnecssc sIth TIE opsSatDg ne)
struck by f;htnipg The faid CONDUCTED dogu the
Sre Oh tie Guiding occupied By Merrill straw, in
which tbe tce used TO D., and scattered of 10 various
direction me ground, dsirg no injury but frihten-
ing 10 ANY people IL tvs vicinity.
In Salem, about oco last evening, the seeple
OF the Catholic church in Federal street struck oy
lightning The church is considerably aaInAge1 and 1t
IL the is Cd iIiurgl,
IeeG rlpb cost ut toe corner O. depot 10 iver
hil struck and -coIched lpe dud passed u the
lsdie room Of the depot, but efi mark. vita
ceyton Of sp al rent the Ell cloth carpet in ths
IRE Of the floor.
IL lawrence The grocery store Ct Joseph Saatuck
struck the fluid passing cow tie chaSey aud catter-
- bricks in 81 directions Five CHESTS Of tes
fire in the store; the ire speedy extln
sui he'd several large trees on Prospect Hui
struck and shattered The STERN apieaed 10 follow the
kerrirnack river.
10 Brsdford tba mouse of willow Day was struck ard
nacly shaken Portions of the ceiling wore kDocseG of,
but r'ster,sl dansge dote No in the
hcuEe iDjulec. tree in the sood., The val
age, struck ard the laid aiso struck the dyer.
In Essex q barn was struck and set on fe The con-
te1ts Of the Darn were consumed aud horse and COW
killed.
The storm is represented by a gentleman who vas in
Bra9icld, the terrific witnessed in that
vicinity Tie vivid lightning incessst in its flashes
and the startling peals Of thunder, they foo~ei
ter rolber for he space Of hour more struck
te, Tor 10 tae hearts Of all
At Giouces or n barn vas set ne by the lightning
and desu Dyed The occupied b. Mr. Isasc Hale
Newbyy port, was also struck. At Ipswich house
cupied py MIS- Groves struck, but OF the
inusres hurt. At about O'Clock alarm Of are
gwen which from West Gloucester, Shere tbs
barn farm o. M Dee piug struck add fired oy
hsb nirg IL destroyed, toSethsr sth some Is ton.
OF hey one OK, and horse The snock
that Tie fluid hllsd the air lalg who Standing 10
thu Orray her house At h. stern puiot, stunned
b. the shock lat ffixhtetst consider
ao. dsmaee have been doneo yegettion fruit
wees ~ the vicinity.
Gr0yelGno the house Of Mr. Wa. To yler struck,
be aud bis wife stunned cradle la the roorn,
IN 8bjch in:aUt fned with plastetipy torn
from he celrg, but the cniIo not harmed, aud
clJi1g loudly when the father recovered his
scioUsDsFs.
l. Beverly, Mr.. Daniel Walls's house struck but
naersl pilIy sustained By any Of the fsmily.
The fluid passed down the Chimney aud tnreS dog
sleeping the hear a across be he JON ped
up fully aroused but injured in the least. vessel
lying IN Beverly Daroor was also struck, out not
greatly injured.
Adyices FRI IN Exeter, y. Il state that the storm
very there Tie Lightning struck Large elm tee
the plains bat did ~ further damage.
Ihe hesburyport Herald says: Inc heaviest tiunder
shower, iskiny into it, long Duration about txo
hours which mas passed. tnis place for sny years
up ebo0t half pact five O'Clock asSeverigg Neither
the wnd rain accom- panyi this shower OF