The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-02
Severe sguall In Massachusetts.
HOUSES AND BARNS STRUCK BY LTGHTNISG-cHURt
STEELE AND TaEEs BLOWN DOWN.

HOUSES AND BARNS STRUCK BY LTGHTNISG-cHURCH
STEELE AND TaEEs BLOWN DOWN.
TFrom the Boston Ira eller, July 90
At about halfpast two o'clock yesterday afternoon
there severe squat from the west accompanied
with thunder and lightning. In this city the cupoa
on the engine house Of the Boston and Worcester
Railroad the depot, was struck aud set on fire,
calling out the department. The fire was extin
gushed with slight damage.
The stable Of Donald Mckay, situate on Meridian
street. East Boston struck by lightning, tearing
of the clapboards, and SCATTERING stick of hard pine
timber from top 10 bottom.
The lightning struck large tree at Washington
Village, South Boston, and shvered 1t TO atoms The
file factory near Dorchester avenue, was also struck
and portion Of one end badly shattered.
At West Medford, the lightning struck the track
of the railroad and lady who was near by, was
thrown down by the shock, but escaped serious in
jury.
< large wooden dwelling house, situated near spy
Pond, West Cambridge, owned by Mesrs. Gage
Sawyer a. CO., ice merchants, Charlestown. aGd o.,
cupis by Mr. Burgin, their foreman, was struck 10y
lightning OF this disaster a correspondent sends
Us tie following PARTICULARS
The lghirng entered a chimney on the west end o.
the house aud then n four drccons went doigng from
10 another, up stairs and down, into twelve
different apparently trying 10 see how mu,a mis-
chic could be donc ia The shortest possible time The
house was visited yesterday Afternoon ant evening BY
probably thousand persons. The escape OF those IN
lie house at the time Il considered miraculous.
Nrs Burgin wac ~ 10 bed. The electricity entered her
roc movrg her bed INTO the centre, tearing the side Of
ihe window near Shioh the bed was placed and within
two feet q where she was ying breaking down the
RI ,siering and demoishing the furnitgre Mrs. g.
rendered ipseDsbe ~ The shock, and remained for
hours Two ladies sitting the room with her were
the least injured. bureau placed against the
vail was completely rhatered on one end aud moved
Into the room looking glass on ~ top was found uu
broken, whilst the q anne wss torn TO pieces.
IA the upper room noticed bedstead a. completely
Cat rs il jusi taken Gown wne the bedding clothes
stripped into inch picces Another bed "a the same
also rolled W lto heap A. Just ready for
a mCve-the roof was made complete yenuator.
II tho 'front.' parlo. the huid went booong around, not
actually touching the piano but covering with splint
err laihs and pateFng. from end u the room 70
The other and forcing portions Of the window side into
lie opposite wall breaking three images on the table;
what 4 singular Il e only this room that there is any
dscooratiou, &C scorchng near the edge o. the wall
paper. appears o. ,nough person had touched the
ceiling at intervals with light, aud smoked IL; passing
through the wall II directly The bell wire AZ 4
tss ca cut tear the bepuil In most uncerc moaious
manner. tearing The deer nom tor to bottom.
cot Of fourteen rooms ~ the house, Only two escaped
fiury. Thre seven pcrsoas 10 the house az the
tine II was struck, lot q; whom injured, with
u exception ri Mrs. Burgn. The roof the west side
srd east J. show the ngrcss ard othe electricity,
and IL surprising that TIE house did not take Gre az
barn few rods distance was enveoped In flames IN
moment.
M,esrs Gage a Co q houses and partially blinded
stunned for a lew moments He says the sensation
-as prcc sely some had thrown shot into his
face. Atoge,hes, Il was miraculous escape Of the IN
nstes and although Mr.. b. pecuniarly sufferer he
must eonsI suaie himself for the remarkable preserva
uon os the lives Of himself and family.
About the same time, large barn, In which were
f,rty tors Of nav, owned by Amos Hill, about =
quarter of a mile from the Spy Pond was struck by
lightning and totally consumed. The building and
contents we're insured az the Middlesex Office. A
barn on the same ate destroyed by fire about
year since. Mr. Henry Frost and his men, who
were at work In shed near by, we're knocked down
tut were not jured.
Just before the storm commenced, several person
we're engaged upon the steeple Of the new Phillips
Orthodox church In WATERFOWL, lofty structure of
some ore hundred and eighty feet. The men ha a
iu.t time TO descend, when the whole staging fell
with crash TO The ground, njuring the roof slight
". Tie LOSE, which u several hundred dollars, falls
uron Mr.. Onin Whipple, the builder. Upon the
estate Of the venerable DR., Morse In the same town
O very large tree was blown down, and large limbs
Of other trees in the vicinity we're torn of.
The lightning struck dwelling house on Cuba
street WateItown, doing but little damage, and no
Injury to any person within.
q stable belonging 70 Richmond n Williams. IN
Iakevnle, was struck by lightning yesterday after
n,on spd consumed, with quantity Of hay.
The New Bedford Mercury Of this morning says -
born full Of bay, in Hyricksville. was struck by
lightning yesterday afternoon, between and s
O'Clock, and destroyed.
The two story dwelling house owned and occupied
by hlonzo O. Marshall, In North Easton, was struck
w lightning yesterday afternoon and entirely con.
~ med Mrs. Marshall and her two children we're
r .lle house al the time, but escar without infy