The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25

Academy. 5. Durant, Principal. Newbu-
ry semnary-C. W. Cushing, Principal
Wanted-J. Bolcs. Agents wanted A.
Simpson. The Truth about Kansas--Charles
c. Rhodes. Stray Cattle-W. Z. Waldo.
Destruction of Life and PROPERTY bv
the Recent Thunder Storms.
The past two weeks have been marked b,
all unusual number of severe thunder storms
in this vicinity, doing serious injury in some
cases to buildings and crops, and causing the
death of several individuals. \ corrcspon-
dent of the Newburyport Herald writes from
Stewartstown, y. H., as follows -
"On the 18th instant, the northern part
OF this county was visited by an unusual thun-
der storm. During the whole of the day
thunder could be heard in some direction.
ana III the afternoon the storm was terrific in
Clarksvllle Pittsburg and that region. A
great amount of rain fell, accompanied with
wind and almost inccSsant flashes of light
ming. A school teacher in GAINESVILLE said it
seemed as If the world was on fire. | have
heard of five cows being killed BY lightning
III Colebrook. StcwartStOwn and Columbia
One man lost three-al he had The barn
OF MIR. Otis Parker, in pittsburg, was struck
and consumed, with about twenty tons of hav.
lumber. &c. The house of Mr. Cyrus Coo
lidge, in ClarkSville. was struck, instantly
killing John l;oby, I'd, aged %. an industrious
and respectable Young man. and slightly in
juring others. who recovered"
AT the Flume House of the White Noun
talns' on Saturday the 18th, during a severe
thunder storm, the lightning struck flag
staff erected from the top of the house. 1t
shattered the staff. entered the house, and fol-
lowing the course of the various bell wires,
did considerable nury to the house. MIR.
VIM. II. Smith of Cambridge. Massachusetts.
who had but ust arrived with his invalid
wife, was sitting in the portico watching the
storm lie was instantly killed by the fluid
Ill ITS course. and an individual convcrsinr
with him at the momcnt was thrown upon
the floor and stunned but soon recovered from
the shock. The clerk of the house. Mr..
BiendOn of Bethlehem. who was standing at
ms desk. about twelve feet from Mr. Smith.
was killed apparently by the same bolt Sew
eral other persons in the house were prostrat-
ed by the fluid. and somewhat injured but
were likely to recover. Mr.. Frederick \.
Tyler. the keeper of the house. was standing
near the counter. in such position that the
fluid passed very near him as it left the room.
tie was thrown down and rendered insensiblc
to such al extent, that it was only after an
hours labor with cold water and other appi-
ances that he was recovered One eve re-
manned blind and it was feared that he might
not again recover its sight. Otherwise he
was uninjurcd. Mr. Smith was a member
of the firm of Davis, Wright x Co.. Carpet
Dealers. Boston
The Bradford Telegraph Of the ODD inst.
says, on Sunday evening last 10Th inst. the
scvcrcst gale of the season passed over this
village ard vicinity. in the shape Of. thunder
and lightning. hail. wind and rain. BY which
barns and sheds III the south part of the town
were unrootcd. trees uproo,cd. and fences de-
moshcd. The hail is said to have done Il
vast amount of damage to the growing crops.
as many corn and potatoc fields were COM
plete y riddlcd, from which. probably. not half
crop will be realized. We understand that
where the storm first struck hail stones fell
the size of robins egg, and some weigh
ing nearly two ounces. In our immcdi-
ate vicinity the damage is trihing. as the gale
was far spent ere it reached U.S. leaving how
ever, a bountitul supply of rain. which. at
this particular time, was very much needed
The Chronicle SAYS" \ great hail storm
passed over central Vermont Wednesday af-
ternoon. through the towns of Roxbury, North
field. Williamson and others in Washington
county. Hail stones fell measuring three
inches in diameter, completely covering the
ground. and cutting up grain, running gard
ems, and breaking great deal of glass"
At Warner, y. H.. a horse. yoke of steers
and COW were killed in a pasture. They
were standing apart at the time. and it is
little singular how they could all have been
killed at once. The Wentworth n H. cor
respondent of the Manchester Mirror SAYS
that on the afternoon of the 18th, the house
of Mr. Harry Chapman, in Rumney village,
was struck. and Mr.. Chapman so much injur
ed that his recovery is doubtful. The same
correspondent reports that eighty-thrce sheep
belonging to Mr.. Uri Chandler of Picrmont,
were killed by lightning, on Sunday evening
last, forty of which were under single tree,
and the remainder under trees in the imme-
diate vicinity.
The house of widow Hodgdon, about 10
miles from Lancaster was struck by lightning
on Monday afternoon last. 1t followed the
chimney down to a stove pipe in the kitchen,
thence along the pipe to the stove, passing
out through the oven door and thence through
door which happened to be opened. Mrs.
Hodgdon and her son were in the room but
received no injury.
The Freeman learns that the lightning
struck new unfinished twoStory house in
Elmore, belonging to Mr.. Abel Camp. on
Sunday last, tearing away part of the roof
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