The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-11
upssi,iag rocks, &C. Fortunately there was no per.

place.. Among other buildings injured was the
! orthodox Grew. Mr.. Ward's) church, q. Centre
Abingdon. large tree near the line Of the Old
Colony rsircaf, in South Eraintree was cut Of near
the roots nearly as smooth though 10 was severed
by an exc. A telegraph post, near Weymouth, was
In Swampscot the house of Mr.. John swazey
was also stuck, iDjuring the root. The inmates
mol harmed.
In stoughton, three houses were struck, one of
which, occupied by a Mr.. Ballou, WAS badly injured.
no person hurt
A. Mansfield Flagstaff was destroyed.
-Four Irshmen, taking refuge in barn on the
Lincoln road, owned By Q. II. Dana, Esq. ,yester
DAY n. were prostrated by stroke of lightning,
but not fatally injured. One of them was unable
70 regain tbs use of his Gmbs tor some time after
About o'clock, COW feeding on the hill side near
the ola "Lord Pery's Head Quarters and belong
rg to Jonas Munroe. Esq was struck dead BY light
nng. During the night, the house OF Mr.. Joseph F.
ssIaa,nds on Hancock street, was struck but the
family al fortunately escaped.
The fluid, says The Journal, entered the roof,
passed through the door Of closet. within a Few
rect Of Ar; smonds, broke, and disarranged the
ing the door. and departing without any other in
jury to the house, excepting some slight damage to
the roof where it entered.
At65 O'clock. the lightning struck large elm
tree directly in front of the residence Of Alvan J.
Fi her. Dedbsm Lower Plain a, d passing down the
trunk the fluid. says the Journal, divided on the
roots OF the tree into five distinct streams, which,
about fifteen feet, uri'ed again into two streams and
entered the cellar in two places through solid walls
Of masonry. removing IN one place large block OF
stone -four feet in length.
Here the lightning exploded, shaking the very
foundation OF the house, bursting open doors and
shattenng fifty pares Of glasa The fluid then divid
cd itfef on TIE aqIedpet pipe, and part Of it went
up TO ihe supply spring, rng the water. The re-
mainder followed the pipe that supplies the cattle
yard. throwing al. the water completely out OF Q
large watering trough.
Fortunately no person was injured, although Mr..
Fishers two Children we're sitting with their
grandfather very near a window which WAS very
much shatterc5, and in a room directly over the
;eiiar where the explosion took place. Their es-
care was alraost niracuous. Capt. amasa Alden,
q venerable gentlemen Of S. years, was thrown
from his chair While sitting IN the doorway Of the
carriage tosse. A.. were much affected by the
shock.
The Worcester Transcript of this morning saws:
During the thunder storm Of yesterday, house on
Orange street, Park street, owned by Ira Bry.
ant, and occupied by. Mrs. Smith a. a boarding
house was etruck by Lightning The lathinr and
ple$eering were torn down in two of the chambers,
Sh1 three trunks were torn TO pieces three persons
In the mouse were stunned.
The house Of Capt Edward Lamb. on Hanover
street. was also struck during the same sdower-the
amount OF injury done we did not learn.
We also learn that the house occupied in part by
N- Itlafeld ia Worcester, was struck. The house
is double one, and from appearances was not first
struck in toe part occupied by Mr. l.. The fluid in
some way, bcreyer for its course cannot be traced
reached and followed tire bell wire in Mr. LIS part
until il came to an usobre Ia standing in room,
which was destroyed and the house set OF fire. The
fire, however, was put out withoG. much damage.
The Springfield Republican of this morning
says
Between AMI o'clock in the afternoon the barn
belonging to t. H. fyier o! this city, in the rear of
bis residence on State street struck by lightning,
sDd the flames burst out almost instantaneously The
ladies' in the house RAJ out and Grew forth pleasure
carriage, stan5ing 10 The iaru, and neighbor
NJ a II turn
swine IL the BUILDING, and all were safely got out.
Before the CINE could reach the spot the building
was Thoroughly on fife in every part, and few
charre6 tibers only are left There was about four
tons Of bay in tao barn, AID the bit struck in the
end where the new bay was deposited. fine aud
co ty sleigh, parrt asea las. winter was burnt. The
BUILDING was good, and was insured for 1900 10 the
Springfield huiua. There must b. loss Of $500 or
$500 sbove this.
At Fast Loneneaiow, during q previous shower
the same afternoon. the house Of widow Maria
south erd, and neatly al the capbcarda on that end
we're torn OF. The Lightning then apparently en-
teiej The front door, shiyer,ng thu front chamber
window 70 atoms. and passing through the front
III az ~. saS Kitchen. carrying spliters with IT,
Inc hWie then passed through tie kitchen door into
only few minutes pcvionsys bu h t4 H, trent room
bedroom. Her escape from harm was signaily provi-
dental. No one else was in the house nj the time.
The peighbors Immediately rallied TO repair the
damages
". IL.
Of August 4. gives the following account Of serious
damage there by fresnet =
During freshet caused by large amount of
rain which commenced falling on the 9Th, dam at
the outlet OF the OXFORD Pt nds, so called. gave
aud The ponds once az liberty came rushing upon us:
o,erran he dam near our village, aud undermining,
carried away the grlst mill belonging TO Mr.. David
Harris dwelling house and barn OF Nj. Harris dwell
ing house and barn Of Mr.. Jonathan Judkns, shop
and dwelling house OF hr. Enoch Clark. Goods
aDd furniture were saved Fortunately no lives were
lost.
The mad torrent cut down 20 the depth OF from Is
10 &c feet and washed away oysr an acre of land.
mill stone which was taken from the mill and pa ced
in barn which Afterwards went Is to lie seen about
two miles below where II went In.
Such scene the people OF this section never be-
fore witnessed, and pray that they may never be
called to witness tie ike again. Damage TO roads,
bridges and all estimated at from si5 ooc 20 100000.
a correspondent ut Kfene, N. H., uuJcF date Of
August 4, whites -
The nit, six hours .ain q the 9Th erdCl "a caused
frestet IN tLt CoEueciicit sad to exceed any for
maDy years. OF course ID aas torn the railroads and
bridges sadly. tleit White river junction yesterday
poou hoping 10 react New York that night. AZ
CEailestovn I Lad 10 walk around demolished
bridge: 50 Bellows Falls was weylaid for the night
at the Island Hcuie thc train having been left be-
low Bellows Fails. The valley road !. impossible
the engine Of freight train having just broke
through q fridge IN Westminster and isllen forty
leet--nobcdy was hurt. TIE Falls presented most
Bedemi,e appearance, muddy, roaring, and ful Of
ilood wocG--half Niagara, Ills Y great change
| fr0- two days ago, when voc might have hoped
frCLa rock 20 rock aero the channel. The Island
House IL full and some slept on the floor. In the
morning we tIicd 10 ct to Brattleboro b. way Of
kCere. At Vaipoe we found bridge car.
lied away, and now see q long train OF passen.
gers crossing food q thirty rods, Indian Gle.
on frail piaak, with bag and baggage. We looked
Ike the children OF Iraei crossing the Red Sea. with
Phoroah's ohariots behind. Reach kesue an hour
too late for the Springfield train and must tie up
till this afternoon Tbs rain IL psurng In torrents
We expeci 10 reach Springfield two hours after the
express train .or New York las LETT. Such arc the
ytxstons Of travel In freRhet time. That Island
Hcuse" is nearer approximation to Paradise than
Vermont aud New Hampshire az least can furnish.
Bat i could IO keep OF DEATH nom it, enterprisng
ard tasteful huilder-Shurtef.
The Manchester dasricon Of lest evening says
The late rains must have been very much more a.
we're the north of than here, the MerTmac ran
with unprecedented rspiditv, and u great height.
The water opposite the Manchsster Corporation "a we
are informed just eleven feet when NJ s highest
point and Il plunged ever the dan al the falls, with