The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-21

The Portland (Me) Advertiser Of the 18th instant,
Captain David Upton, Of Great Chebsaqus Island Me-,
was struck BY lightning neghoor who was looking
n aS s hy Yards
long descend upon the chimney, and Immediately after
volume of smoke began to ascend as If the house was
but not on Gre. The Advertiser says
The family Of six persons, were Al supper, and their
right arm is cut to the bone above the elbow and she
oherw badly bruised Her granddaughter Marietta
Hamilton, six years old, il go bruised az to be purple
from the hips to the feet and is in precarous co.di-
tion David Upton Jr Is badly bruised about the head
and face His child in his arms, unhurt also his
wife, standing near, and old Mr. Upton, likewise un
hurt.
But the effects of the lightning about the premises are
astonishing. Old Mr. Upton was eating bowl OF bread
and milk with hand upon the bowl the other hold
irg the spoophe bowl broken in his hand and the
spoon has not been found Old Ars Upton had cup Of
parity under the table, with piece o. the cup IN her
hand and herself covered with the wreck OF the chimney
among which wa. piece Of timber, from the front o.
the FIRE place. eight feet long, with fist bar OF iron o.
The grand daughter was thrown from her seat at the
table TO the fireplace, and was literally covered
with bricks and mortar. Nssry every article Of crocks
ny in tie house. two clocks, three ookipg glasses and
cd The char in which old MIS- Upton was sitting
BROKEN into twenty eight piccesAt ary rate that mum
Der Of peceS belonging 70 II were found Every chair in
the kitchen broken Every partition In the house
removed from Its position, and more or less shat
tered.
cooking stove sitting in tine kitchen fireplace leaving
hole made BY shot four inches In diameter, taking
OF leg Of he stove then entering the cellar through
the floor, leaving hole large enough for an ordinary
sized to pass The kitchen il tie north side OF
the house, and from the sill this side portion has
been carried off foot in length, leaving appear.
ance az en- the action OF powder. The stills OF the
house the south side snd east end suDdered and
thrown of the upderpinnpg that that side and end
hang suspended from the roof
The arch in the cellar making the foun Sation OF the
chimney which il Of stone masonry, two feet thick,
was rent asundsr in four different places The hud
southeast corners OF the cellar wsllthe wall built OF
stones two feet wide by thick laid fat In masonry
being severed In two places from top TO bottom ths line
Of separation being straight and we'll defined Here the
The hoops on one barrel OF molssses two soap barrels
and one key were all cut OF; atone jar, sitting
board over Of these barrels was severed horizon
tally and the bottom part unnoved the top being car
Every window sash in the house Is completely de-
molished, excepting one in the west chamber. Here
there Ia square OF glass with space cut out IS IL by
the POINT OF diamond, just the size OF brick-twc
| through it quick lightning" Five doors In the
lower part Of the house were shattered TO pieces
Mort OF the materials projected from the house were
in noithelly direction pieces Of glass and mortar being
are dozen apple trees; enc lirge tree the HOUSE
was untouched but two others some six rods defiant
we're shattered A large tight trunk Allied with an'
clothing, &C., found locked, and apparently unin
inred outwerdy yet on being opened, tns 500. IRON
and sted through in every direction Ten pans OF min
en- shelf in the cellar unharmed, yet some empty
pans one within the other on the same shelf, were
up The us PssseS out . sgas
described. More OF its effects might ne given, yet
enough is told 70 show how complete was The dsstrGc
ticn.