Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-11

The last week has been remarkable for the
quantity of rain that has fallen within the course
Of twoo three days. In this vicinity by the guage
at the Hospital, the quantity that fell was six and
twenty eight one hundreth inches. In Boston,
twas eight and seven tenth inches, and, in some
other places, still more. The average yearly fall
of rain and melted snowis about AZ inches. Some
of the incidents of the storm are as follows -
At Lexington four Irishmen, taking refuge
in barn on the Lincoln road, owned by o.
H. Dana, ESQ.,, on Friday afternoon, were
Frustrated by stroke of lightning, but not
fatally injured. One of them was unable to
regain the use of his limbs for some time af-
forwards. A COW feeding on the hill side,
belonging to Jonas Munroe, ESQ.,, was struck
dead by lightning. During the night, the
house of Mr.. Joseph F. Simonds, on Hancock
street, was struck, but the family all fortu-
nately escaped. The fluid entered the roof,
passed through the door of closet, within a
few feet of Mr. Simonds, broke and disar-
ranged the crockery, then passed into second
closet, bursting the door open, and departing
without any other injury to the house, ex.
cepting some slight damage to the roof where
it entered. The family were of course con-
siderably frightened.
AT about half past eleven o'clock on Fri
day, the schooner Belle, of Cohasset, having
on board fishing party of both sexes was
struck by lightning while at anchor off the
Glades, and lost her mainmast. A Mr. Coz
zens of Boston, who was sitting at tile foot of
the mast at the time, was Frustrated by the
stroke, and did not recover his senses for near
ly two hours.
A gentleman in Braintree lost fine pig.
who it is supposed was frightened to death by
the terrific thunder, as. no marks of lightning
were seen in the vicinity Of his pen.
The Eastern lighthouse on Plum Island,
Newburyport, was struck by lightning, on
Friday night, and burned, together with two
hundred gallons of oil in the basement.
The lightning struck several points in New
buryport, but without doing material damage.
In Byfeld the shop of Mr.. Fairbanks was
struck.
A serious accident from the same cause hap
pened to yacht Sybil of Portsmouth, on its
way from Portsmouth to the Isle OF Shoals,
NJ, party OF ladies and gentlemen from
o,,or,, Export. Tine masts were shattered and
shock from the fluid. Oneiady was seriously iisl
injured. and was in critical condition, hav-
ing been resuscitated from the effects of the
shock with some difficulty.
At Swampscot, the house of Mr.. John Bla.
ney was struck by lightning, the shingles on
the roof being torn off and scattered Several
persons Who were sleeping in the upper stor Z,
were severely shocked. but no serious damage
was done.
The houses of DIR. Novel; and Mr.. Alley,
in Lynn, were struck by lightning, but no
considerable damage done.
In Wentworth, N. H., during the freshet,
dam at the outlet of the Oxford Ponds,
gave way and the ponds, once at liberty, came
rushing down, overran the dam near the vii
lage, and, undermining, carried away the
grist mill belonging to Mr.. David Harris,
dwelling house and barn of MIR. Harris,
dwelling house and barn of Mr.. Jonathan
Judkins, shop and dwelling house of Mr..
Enoch Clark. Goods and furniture were
saved. Fortunately no lives were lost
The mad torrent cut down to the depth Of
from fifteen to 20 feet, and washed away over
an acre of land. A milestone which was
taken from the mill and placed in a barn,
and which afterwards went, is to be seen
two miles belowNwhere it went in.
An unusual rise has taken place in the Con-
necticut river at Hartford. The water is
eighteen feet above low water mark, which is
three inches higher than it was during the
spring freshets.
The Orthodox church, in Maiden Centre,
was struck by lightning. The spire was com
pletely shattered, and the body of the church
was considerably injured.
In Staughton, the house OF Mr.. Ballou a
large building occupied by several families, and
other buildings, were struck, and more or less
damaged,