New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-17
SETERE THUNDER STORM IN BOSTON,.
from The BO.iou Transcript, jane l5.

F,ou. The Bo.tou Transcript, jane &c.
One Of the mo. thunder storm. within the mem
or Of bose now living. occurred in this vicinity about
-, clock last evening. For nearly hour the lightning
was ncessant and the rapdity Of the flashes remndedone
Of Lesrs expression:
"You min be II. hfuags. der. your binding flames"
III. thunder was of the kind described by poets rs
"beeven's artillery thunder, -" rafting ami deep
"ncuhed The rain fell quite copiousy and the streets
were desorted We hear of much damage In fhs Yicny
Hal, fell in many places such quantities to destroy oil
vegetation within IFS range
In the CITY some of the fire alarm bells struck and
vigorously sounded by the lightning. The Boston Loco
motive Works near the bridge OF Haisonavenue.
struck and slightly damaged chimney in Car'er-s'rec
was shattered.
station Jamaica Plain West Roxbury struck during
the showerthe house Of Mr. Davis the swltoh-tenaer
on the line Of the Railroad large wooden dwelling house
by the Irish settlement, known Us Lnconvle and the
mansion Of George i. Weld Esq. Orchard-ay.
This last dwelling struck in the northwest chimney
the bricks being scattered IN all directions tne spout
thrown down. and the whole OF that corner OF the house
splt and broken from top to bottom The lightning then
divided and passed the northeast OF the house,
throwing down the other spout and demolishng window
tearing Of the plaeriDg ana finally passing through the
floor Of tie lower entry portion also glanced of above
the west front of the house. breaking of pieces OF the
blinds and throwing Of the centre of the hard wood
of the door sill piece two or three inches long, broken
into fragments large mirror In the front
was dscoored with gunpowder at three of its corners
the guiding being melted of though the glass remained
upbroken. None of the inmates were hurt The mirror
memorial of their narrow escape.
In Brookline the dwelng-hOuse Of Mr.. Putnam, I'D
Washington. place struck and somewhat damaged;
also the house Of Moses Wilmington corner of ashng
ton and Beacon.sts tree the Broohlne Reservoir
was struck and another the remiseso i Geo b. Blake
AT Iincolnyille Janaoa Plains a large wooden house
flied with Irish struck, tearing oil the roof &c. and
the furniture in the house was broken but no person was
injured , -.
Between 10 and IL O'Clock, for most OF the time, hail
Tell with much violence in Brighton Cambridge and Som
erye In the latter town two clouds appeared TO meet
over Central and Winter Hills and dropped stones enough
10 literally whiten the ground. They were In some lew
Localities go piled up by the furious rushing wind as to
appeay under the glare of the lightning flashes ike MN
;aro urgs resting upon the surface OF sea OF YER
dura Gardens were severely damaged. a long new
woodshed belonging the fithburg Railroad Co. was bad
ly damaged by lightning.
In Maiden the house OF Mr.. Nathan Holden struck
and the fluid passed down chimney into room where two
little girls sleepng burning the dresses OF one oil
ihe and also scorchng one OF the arms quite severely
Al Cambridgepot the house of Mr. Morse. corner OF
Magazine and Short.sts entered at the rdgepoe and
the fluid descended into the kitchen out through
The pcrlor doing coDsderabled damage to the building
lint 1anp no person An elm tree III front OF the house
of d. T. Chsmberln Esq, Prospect-si, was shattered
The house of Mr. Orcutt Pine Grove, also struck
and slightly damaged. la East Cambridge gutter was
knocked oil house by the lightning entered cham
ber where woman was Knocked down and Nhdersd IN
sensibe, but afterward recovered q,
The ceiling of chamber in Roxbury was torn OIL, ana
fell upon bed occupied by two ladies' VINO were excess
lively rightend, but not otherwise injured Inc ghtnhs
left lis mark upon the carpet but its departure could not
he traced similar incident occurred in room occu-
pied by children in the house of Mr. smith, near the
Aims House The brass work IN two clocks was melted
by the lightning which also touched several rooms IN Us
passage Though eight were in different parts OF
The house no one hurt In West Roxbury and imme-
diate vicinity, ii is estimated that the lightning struck al
least fifty times but no special damage is reported
Notwithstanding the severity of this storm 1t remarka-
BILE that il did not extend more than dozen miles from the
city in any direction except TO the northeastward