New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-13
FREAKS or LIGHTNING
F,or Tie Bo.ios Tvr-srpt


Durirg the sucs ION of thunder .l0wers yesterlay
e't tnooa, coI ctrabIc dnpaee done by le hgb
:ps il 'bio vicinity. An unoccupird honsc near TIE
Lead Of JOY net Tsck, but serious damage
VIE done. The Lightning passed down the exterior
wall Of ibe house TIL near the second stOry wher- II
vas etracte4 iprar", and .lkIng the bricks iy N
oil directions esacetded to the gron d, danag.nc
TO tirc bat tic outer sYriacc of the building.
h"usp in Quincy, abOu' t~o 1ndes ffom .he muster
&. o. waa Get on fir, and dcstroycf.
TIE -ci cone Bcl+ ~hch was III the harbor of the
Glaoos wa truck and two r-ons in the c.hia were
pr s'rpte' by the shc'k. No grest cam4ge was donc
~ the veescl.
AZ, ON the stocks Of Quincy Point, WAS struck BIZ
EghtLig.
Ia ) 'rcltor 4 " or five buildings were struck ard
mole or ess damaged. One was the house OF Mr
Ia iou Lborher Was large builii caprd by
s.V-rel 'au,'icr, wL'ch was iddled mos. 10 peces
ttcugt L. perNOi was 5urt.
A,M.p,heio the fag-taT in front Of the depot IS
shivo'd TO atoms. and a party faS ngiorous.y
"ur'l.L-n N a." mud
Tao house. in the eastern pat of ". df,r1 W =.
struck last ri.'t. In \ chamber in one of them th
IlbStN "e. iotD fi'm the walls and O ady ssl ep
o, o. b iat h,ffuc- fODcwhst sco'ched by the
ce,'s..o Her y II -ies not OF a serious mai ure
~. Ctlccoy G., ci IL Maiden was struck by
i.it 81, .' Size rtc,V' euirh so badly shattered
tina; tp-',, reb.iGrg VIII be nee ).
"a Lyu mr. hear IF 'hrrc dwelling houses that were
struck ty ishtnng. The hou.c Of afr. tng ais was
bacly Pts'erfd "ne side, and the window. nearly
oil broken, but the five inmates uniriured. Or
Newt 10 and Mr Aliens bouses were sightly da H.
Gotc.
The SaI(r OJsrrrc- reports that during The thunder
storm ytstcIGsy ,ii,rb0on barp in North Rea iiug
wac t:Iutk ~ lgh.llpc, set n 6fe and consumed
Near he some place. leTge pi1e tree also struck
h. hLbLi . euJ thIown acrO.s tlc track, by hicd
The tam Wrs dcl ycc fifteen ulnutes The tree was
srangtly shattOcG in pieces and scattered aboat by
the bolt.
TIE following intelligence i. Of great importance to
naiineIr. H. Tween eu5 10 o clock last evening,
\ L..
si5or, Vas tots y d,stroy Cd by fire. The IRE oiigo.
,J,d ia " ba~eu c OF tic outbcrn tower 10 which
were drpo tied ubout 2t gallons Of ol aud two small
bug iglil ouso'. 1t s reported that the BUILDING
stuck ~ hytin'rc.
Fcce;s Ezpre's reports that the prcmi'es OF Mr..
FaibaIks lii by 10 p RIB, Ncwbury, were struck
l,- light arc j. r,Ltl, cana agrd.
FROM the souce VT learn that the yacht Syhl
of N.wbu port, while Oh the passage from Ports
III, nth to the Isle Of .hnas, wa- srick by lieht ns
and considerably damaged. She Sd on board plrty
Of lad' and g'ntc1eD. al of W. ON ned severe
shock and lady w"s consdcra' y sc)rch"d pout
tie Lta" an upper por'ipn of the body. Sac
remains il very critic" condition.
a hl2ck-u.ths shop in fiolden, Mass was struck
by lilhn'Ig yc'traay, sLd IhoG.s Clelaud was
seyrTe,V t'uuDcd.
The b u,c of Mr. Ezra Ingalls,. on Franklin street,
Wohu~b, was struck hy lightning las evening. The
foors were up aa1 widows broken by the fl 1,
vi ich GttIed b, Ole o. tus cbimneyS. No ODE WAS
ulunC.
hy lightning curing the storm.
Ytst ~ afttri',4 tie i2hfnnc struck near ne
ST. Pond Depot q the Lexington 81 1t Wet { IN.
bfiog" k-ilro4d, bat wi material iiJur., IDS.
ira, of c"rS were paS'luE.
me JourAq' l. por hat last nj a. - O'Clock
n IL p st;pch 'argc clmtf directly in froat
of tie residence cf Alvan }. Fis,cr, lie ham Lower
psip and Itsritg down the trunk, ihe duid divided
o. thf IOLts % tbo tee iLtc Ii cift CT streams
which af or bun ng The crass aud lr wing the
g1uuld lor ahO fitc,n -ct united again into NV
St eaIns entered toe celtr in two places through
soid wall Of Masonry r. moving N O'e place II lacge
block Of stone four feet in l.pg'h. H. - Il
OF the hOu.c bu, stjny open DO, rs and sEqerug
fifty psI,4 o gnsS. Tee fluid then oivdel i'sei
the aQu,CUc' lipe, and par u II went To- th' rIppy
sIrig, iilng III. wafer Tie reniuind'r e.. '""d fh"
lpe Il at suppl the cattle yadfhr""iny 0H tH' h0tT
cop7LftI1 ont cf iGrgc |afCrfnR fr0ngh. Tor'u
rot ~ Lo pcson va. injured. though AL IN h" house
were rrucl effected by the shock. The cscd 80 wa
nlno-; rsilacuion. Capt AIasa Alden venerable
gentleman OF g. vecis vas thrown from his char
rhle sittirg in the doorway Of the carriage house.
7It .Ionria aL reports tat four IT, hnen in Lex
i siop taking rrfuco IN ban on be lucolr il 'ad,
owl 90 tyO H. Dan0, esq, yesterday aitcra"on, were
uro-trhi,d by stroke Of ngnI ing, bGt not ia'oly
II MOO Ouc of thCfn unable r., in tue dse OF
biz liz he ,cneiin.c hfttrw.rd. About o'clock
COW feeding or tbt I'LL s.Cc bCer the old LORI Tex
rvs Ii acquartcn' and btl 'ncirg to J,mer Munro,
ga wac struck q, 70 b' lgh'nnk Du ins the nght,
tie house Of Mr. jos. r. SnoDds. on ii ,ococh street,
w0- struck but tbc family oil fortunatey escaped.
1Ae fluid ,Lt,!ed the rof ppsred through the t,or o
II cli.t pithin few fc.t Of Mr.. Slmonts, broke AMI
disarranesd tie cTockery. then passed into 'ld
cnsUt, burtig the door open AID crpnrtiOS "ittput
lLy o.btr inlry to The housr, excepting s.gtt
osroge to tie roof wherc il .uerct. The family
wee. % couIso, co. rid, ratly fiILtentd.