Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-30
General News.

General News.
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 -The Boston TraveAer gathers the following facts respecting the loss of life at the Plume House, Franconia Notch, N. H., from MT. w. H. Bracket, of Fall River, who was at Li,tleton, N. H at the time of the accident, but at the re- quest of the wife of one of the deceased, proceed ed soon after to the scene of the disaster
 It tappears that the lightning struck flagstaff erected upon the top of the house oh the Fourth of July last It shattered the pole. entered the house, and reaching the bell-wires followed them Tn different directions over the house, tearing away the Plasering, making holes in the floor, with much other damage.
 At the time of tho stroke, Mr. w. H. Smith of Cambridge was sitting upon the por'ico, with his chair on the hind legs and the back part of his head against the outside blinds of a window He was, apparently, watching with admiration the storm, his eyes being towards the clouds. The powerful fluid descended from the bell wires to the window. through which it passed Into the back part of the head of Mir. Smith. After the shock had passed, he was still sitting in his chair, and apparently watching the clouds, with his eyes halt closed, but those who looked upon him knew that death was there For two or three hours at- tempts were made by applying cold water and by other means. to restore te but in vain, the vital spark had fled. The only mark that could be found was hole in the back of ,l.e hat and of the head, about as large as small shot. There was, also, discooraton of the abdomen, where the fluid probably departed.
 At the time of the shock, ths Rev. Theodore B. Roneyn, of New Jersey, was conversing wi,h MT Smith. He was thrown to the floor and s,un- ned but shortly recovered and was able to leave the hotal soon after
 Mir Blandon, of Bethlehem, N. H the clerk of the house, was standing at the desk, perhaps haps twelve feet distant from Mir. Smith One shoulder was against the wall, and received the fatal fluid as it descended by hell-wire. It passed through the body and out at the foot, shat tertng the foot and setting the stocking on fire, that it was burning when he was reached. He was killed instantly.
 Mr. Frederick A. Tyler, the keeper of the house, was standing near the counter, in such position that the fluid passed near him as it left the room, He was thrown down and rendered insensible to such an extent, that it was only after an hours labor with cold water and other appliances that he was recoverep. One eye remained blind, and it was feared that he might not again recover its sight Otherwise he uninjured.
 Three other persons, two Indies and gentle man. who were at the corner of the building. some fifty feet distant from the place occupied by Mir. Smith, were thrown down by the shock, bur soon recovered. Others felt the shock severely, but re- ceived no personal injury. lad of tea years, waiter In the house. was standing near Mir. Blan- don. and was thrown down. He jumped mp again, however, and ran out of the house in bewiIder- ed state
 Mrs. w. H.dSmith. just before the acc ident, was sitting near the bellwires, but had lain down. Various articles in her room were thrown down aRd broken by the shock The body of Mir. Smith was brought 10 this city by his widow, acc companied by Mir. Bracket yesterday noon. She is an invalid. and was taken to the Mnuntain by her husband for the benefit of her health. They reached the Plume about three.qnarters of an hour before the accident occurred. and Mrs Smith left on her return home on Sunday, her thirie,h birth day, with her dead husband. who was only twen- ty nine years and nine months of age. He was uiemoeT ol thc nrm or Nright. DaVlS G Co., car pet dealers, the Maine railroad depot in this city, and an active and honorable business man, whose loss will be deeply felt by the survive ing members of the firm, his relatives aud large circle of friends. He resides in Cambrdgepor,. and left home on Thursday, intending to- return to-day. His funeral will take place at o'clock P. NJ, to-day, at his residence, Camb rdgeport and will doubtless be attended by his Masonic breth- ren, he being member of that order.
 Twelve wealthy merchants of Havana have subscried $500 900 to a new Company formed there for the construction of the submarine tele- graph from Cuba to the United States. The stock was all taken within few hours It i. in. tended to touch the main land at Key West, Flo- rida. The Company is to be organized under the firm of Antonio NJ. Mora & Company, and the privilege for Florida and Georgia is said to have been already conferred to the new Company. Orders have been sent to New York for the con- s,ruction of the cable, and an announcements are to he issued for proposals for constructing the line through Floriua and Georgia.
 An elephant once nearly killed an Irishman for an insult offered to his trunk. The act was rash in the extreme, but it an impossibility he said to resist nose you could pull with both hands