The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-06

FATALLY wOUBDnD.
The Pc ria I'm Republican, gives the foAowing &C
count Of the terrible Effects Lghtass srsis ia that
last right alttis after II o dock those o CHI.
BY one of the most dsasnins pess Of thunder that 10
csnddly believe through tho arma-
collected roaring as II million pieces Of artillery had
been discharged ~ once, and the sound med In
direction or Locality, but to all an space In fae. 4
utterapce The lightning which PRECEDED ths explosion
(sri;ty speaking, although appeared TO be in the
conceive. 1t have Of the most voiumn ous
bolts Of electricity that ever descended for It's effects
burst 10 eli H. fury uuon the rcsissnce Of Cant Torrsou
Third street, and eft La its trace sad record ris
house was story and half brick The bolt first struck
the east chimney, and passed down the to bar
that passed through the building TO secure the was
where for ked of the forss ppng up the roof
vail .S running along tho s.rtS IN S
the prvy another fork passed down the dining room,
shatteID the ceiling, and finally took the shoot
whore they met. third FORK passed into the
story where 1t brspchss in opposite
branch streakng through the chambers shste ing into
fragments door ~hich closed, and passing out
through the west side Of the house. after which Il
over the ground in the adjoining yard in singular
the hall and out at the front door, tearing up the
Size steps and coursng about the front and tearing
up the earth in the the other forks did
back TIE house At the foot the stairs two sons Of
Capt Morrison were lying IN the hau, having chosen
that place account Of the warmth Of the night the
Of received hs whole force Of the electric
stream, rendered senseiess and incapable OF
speech, only giving uttersnoe TO his suerngs In few
feeble eroans Instant efforts made to restore him.
but they were ef avail-n half hour life cx-
tinct Tho body to au appearance not injured in
the least there not being fracture of the skin.
This morning the face wore oppression natural
life, ard presented the appearance of calm slumbcr.
The other brother terribly LIBERATED both thighs be.
trghtful gashes The physician who is in attendance
upon him has but little hopes Of tho sufferers recovery
Capt Morrison was SIT ting Ia the diniugroom ct the
time Of the catastrophe looking out Of the south win
dow, and he describes the impression produced upon
him similar to being struck pon the head with Q
and discovering the room filed with dust aud tho
Of the wall bg around him. he imme iatey proceeded
to look after the safety OF bis family who ute ing
fightfu hr:eks from all parts Of the house, when the
sight Of his two In The last agonios Of DEATH
and the other weeYng In bloodetruck his stout heart
with terror and completely unmanned him His daugh-
ter young girl narrowly escape. injury although she
the coor Of which shattered IS above stated She
said that her rs ea that the house had been blown
up with powder
There two other ladies sleeping In the house
the time, neither OF whom were seriously injured
The building presented this morning frightful ap-
TO the cellar Tho steps to the upper chambers we'll
those which led to the cellar thro some ten
inches from the walls, and shattered to renaer
them unsafe to One of the iron rods used to fAsen
th carpet to the steps, taken by the electricity and
huIle through the stairway with such force thai 1t
penetrated Of the rafters of the ro to such depth
to luio the weight of ordinary sized to pull
it cut The atmos phsre IN the vicinity strongly
pregnaed with sulphur as il there had been an immense
powder exp.o ion.