The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-11

ar braUleoor0 or this road. On the Cheshire Rail
road. near the former place is break of about fifty
feet In the embankment aro1nd which Che passen-
gers are obliged TO walk these difficulties will
probably soon be remedicd
Fremont Club has just been organized here
the rush to its quarters is more fatteriug than
dare to mention. Many of those who were rabid
after Pierce and his clique are now suugly enscoUc
ca under the banner Of freedom. New Hampshire
sWide awake in the right direction. We can afford
you al " sstonilher' tom the old Granite state in
Eovemher.
Effects OF the storm, IN the Eastern States.
CHURCHES, VESSEL, A LIGHTHOUSE AND Dwell
LIMOS STRUCK by B.GarNIEG-DAaAdE FROM
FREsHATs--HoUsEs AND BRIDGES cARRIEs Away.
fFrom the Boston Traveller, Aug. 81
The severe rain etorr OF yesterday afternoon and
last evening did considerable da,sge upon tho roads
ana lov lands in the country in this vicinity, which
Tor the second time this week were flooded with
water.
l. mary places whole acres are submerged to tie
teptn Of from Fix to twelve ard fifteen inches, A
large amount Of Lay lying cut upon the ground was
ruined.
Under Presidents Bridge rear Quincy, on the Old
Colony Railroad, the water accumulated so rapidly
from the surrounding ec bankEents that it became
az last three feet deep ard ran upon the floors Of
the cars as they passed through it. The fire under
TIE boils. Of one Of tie locomotives was also ex-
tipgusheo.
The lightning during tine day and evening was
quite sharp, and struck in several places.
Al about IL O'Clock in tie forenoon it struck a
new snip the stocks at Quincy Point setting it on
fire, but the fire was put out without much damage.
Two men in the ship were rendered insensible fy
the shock and It was Q long time before they re-
covered
IN The afternoon, between 8 ami 4 O'Clock the
laneers Wen aaseubled in trent Of the Hancock
House, Quincy to escort the Governor to the field
when the storm burst upon them. They took refuge
In barn and plsced their satres in the haymow a
ersoc standing in the barn states that the lightning
seemed TO entirely FIJI the air in that vicinity, whiz
zng about In every direction
The schooner Belle Of Cohasset. was living
between the Gl.des and Minot's Ledge, with
party Of ladies' and gentlemen engaged in fishing,
when her maipnasi Was struck by the lightning
and ahivered into splinters. number Of persons
were sitting in The cabin two OF whom, lady and
gentleman, we're considerably injured. A Mr. Coz
geps OF Boston, who was sitting at the foot Of the
did not recover bis senses for nearly two hours
The house Of Mr. Gosser, No. Is JOY street in
this city, was struck, the chief damage being oc-
asSosa q tas bhsgafsns Ct the gas pipes The
The house Of Mr.. Ezra ingalls,, on Franklin street,
Woaurn, was struck by lightning and received con-
sidershle damage during the storm last evening.
Floors were torn up and windows broken by the
fluid, which entered by one Of the chimneys. None
OF The inmates were Injured
At Lynn, as we under stand the lightning struck
in several places, but no darsage OF consequence was
doue.
At sbont II o'clock last night. the steeple of the
Orthodox meeting house in Maiden, as we learn
from tie editor of the Maiden Messenger, was
struck by lightning The lightning descended on
each side q the tower, making complete breach In
the house from below The heifry to the grouud-n
its descent cutting ofa course Of bricks the base
msDt) "a smoothly as could have been done by the
cst skilfui mason. 4 stick from the steeple about
ten feet in length, was projected through the roof
sse 70 the es hall Say s body q
and plasterng are strewed about in the widest con-
fusion. There was no lightning rcd on the house.
At abont midnight, the new dwelling house lately
erected and now occupied by Mr.. NJ. II. Glea-
son, near the Gun Yard at City Point, South
Boston, was struck by lightning large patch
OF the Stating was torn from the root, the chin
pey was partially thrown down and badly Jared,
and other damage done. The persons In the house,
OF whom there were several escaped any serious In.
jury. The shock WIS also severely felt Ia the adoin
ing houses.
CONSUMED a Reading yesterday afternoon. ~ fire
from lightning. There were some live stock ana
cons jersble o.her property In the barn..
Tao houses in the eastern part Of Medfo,d we're
pays the Transcript tho plastering was torn from
= walls and lady asleep "a her bedihsd her face
scmeHbat se:rcbed by The electric 8uid. Her in
IN. afe not Of a vars seT'ous nature.
house was struck in Manchester, and ancths n
Wlst Beverly.
small building used as station house at Rob
ert's Crossing H. Waltbam, on the Fitchburg road,
was struck and slightly damaged. The track OF the
fiithlurg read vas submerged yesterday afternoon
ID msby'paoes. Near Peters the water was eight
Inches deep.
Tic meadow lands near Spy and Fresh Ponds are
deluPti. The water viii good deal OF injury
to the enterprsing market gardeners In that yein.
IT, vino jus. beginning to Jig their new potatoes
and root crops.
The lightning struck inhhc town Of Concord, yes.
to-day, three times In toe fret Instance u killed
COW belonging 70 Jonas ffo-roe. II then struck
barn in which were -four Irisbmen one Of whom
was stunned fer a long time. About midnigh, Il
struck dwelling house on Hancock street, smash
ing lot OF crockery, an doing other slight dam
gentleman in Brain.ree lost fine pig, which
il s suppc scj was Fighter ed r. Death by the terrific
thunder, o. DO marks Of lightning were seen IL The
The eastern tower Of the Light House on Plum
Island, Newburypors haTbor, was Destroyed by fire
last evening.
ty, which was not injured. IL IS supposed to have
~ struck by hebtning. { contained about two
lui lred gallons Of oil and two bug light houses
Tha &C cident VII net OF all interfere with naviga.
ttu the light itself having been put out about
year since. and small bug light substituted which
still remains.
We undsrptand that Of Newburyport The lightning
struck the house Of Mr.. VIM. H. Brewster, Summer
s.lecs in The roof, but the fluid carried of by the
lightning rod without damage.
The me etiDg house Of Rev. Mr.. Pike, in Rowley,
was also struck and injured.
We learn FROM Forbes Eewburyport express that
The shop OF Mr.. Fairbanks, In Bayfield, was struck
with hut little damage.
The yacht sJbil, chartered by party Of ladies'
and gent emtn OF Newburypor, VINO leit Ports
mouth for the ise OF Shoals yesterday morning
was struck, and one Of the masts shivered, with
other injury. Every one Of the party felt the shock
ana one young lady had her face and dress badly
scorcbed and lies In critical condition at the
Isle Of Shoels. One man was completely pamly ted
In his legs for an hour or more another was deti.
ous for reariy the same length of time
We learn by Haskins' Express that schooner
Pearl Of Rockport, was struck by lightning 80 ter
DAY, Of Boars Head, killing man, Mr.. Lawrence
Griffin OF Rockport, taking the manmast ont OF the
vessel and spintering the foremost oil to pieces
Az Gloucester the lightning struck the hon q Of
Mr.. Williams, on the Rockport avenue tearing out
conside rabe portion 81 the eastern end II "a n a.
cpndeo, ripping of lahs and plastering, bre king
| crocksry, nc. An iron kettle was broken into a