The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-10-13

/ AEwBuRYPoRT, Friday, Sept. s, '34.
/ One ofthe most remarkable feats of lightning
/ ever known 10 this vicinity, and the most singu-
4 ;4F eeerrr read OF, happened in Bytield on
/ Wednesday evening last, during the thunder
storm. The house Of Mr.. Henry Rogers, loca-
/ ted upon a slight emnpnce, entirely free from
tees and shrubbury, was struck by lightning
and almost totally destroyed, without the slight
Isl injury to the inmates. As-near as we could
udge the lightning entered the roof, near the
centre, aud tore therefrom on each side about
I 1ne-third part Of the whole surface. The house
was one story, and directly beneath this place
was bed on which were sleeping three chill
Idren. SO near were they 10 the roof that the
bed posts oil the bedstead came witha foot of
the boards which were thrown TO the ground,
north and south. The charge then passed to
the east part Of the house, tearing off the entire
end, and throwing fragments over fortY-eight
yards into a neighboTng field: it then entered
bedroom, split the head and footboaTds from
.bed-stead occupied 5y two young men, shatter-
ed the posts, tearing the paper from the wallis
thence passing into another room, taking from
under feather bed, on hch was living Mr.
Rogers and wife, a straw bed, and scattering
the straw in every direction. Every pane of
! fragments thrown Thirty six feet in snutherlv
direction. The lightning then separated, taxi
ing sou;herly and northerly course, throwing
a privv upon stone wall, passing through
barn ia which were animals and quantity of
hay, then along the road, splitting from rock
upon a store wall piece weighing twenty
pounds, throwing it some ten feet into the road,
and passing into the earth. Mrs Rogers was
/ the only person awake. She heard the report,
which she saws was very loud, and saw the de-
structon going on, which she represents as be-
! widpring and incomprehenslble. The light
+ ming must have passed within Il few inches Of
the heads Of the young men, as the bead and
+ foot boards which were shattered, could not
have been more than that distance from their
fheads. Everything in the house was ln the
most singular confusion. Articles were passed
4 from one room to another, cards from rack
were found behind mirror which hung oppo-
Site piece of meat which hung IN the cellar
way was found on the second floor, and pouch
of powder was found perfect in the road. The
stove was shattered and broken crockery were
drove in all directions, fragments of furniture
pierced the partitions, and everything myste-
rous in its disposition. The clock was stop
ped at three minutes to eleven-the pendulum
was displaced and has not been found. Had a
keg OF powder exploded in the cellar, it would
not have made more perfect wreck. But yet,
strange as it was not one of the seven inmates
was injured A scientific friend, whom. we IN
duced 10 visit the spot with US, enjoins upon US
to present it as one THE most remarkable Illus
trations Of the protection afforded by Father
bed from the effects of lightning, as il is his
opinion that this alone saved them from instant
death.
Crowds of people have visited the spot, and
and are still going, and the house is locked up
on here as one worthy the attention of the Gu,
rious.
A FEARfuI FALl--A young man and yonng
woman were found among the rocks, near tht
Falls of Paterson, on Monday morning, where