New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-26
! DESTRUCTIVE THUNDER-STORk

struck IN euDdIy places, and 10 QUO csse " = a.
tended with loss of life This wa the death OF the
wife Of Bernard Mullen, Brighton street, Cambridge.
The lightning entered the chimney of the house, 'orc
ne brick on. Of the side about half way between the
roof and the top, descended to room scross which
the woman was passing with knife in her hand hav-
irc lust given her children bread to eat. Iae hud
apues,s 10 have passed over one side OF neF tsce,
hrrs.s, AID body which Was burned and olaeksned IN
sLncLing msnner The deceased was about iS years
~ age and leaves a husband and Two cnlaIen.
Durpg the storm the machinery IN the shop OF
Mesarr Bird & Co., in East Boston, was 80 cnsrged
with electricity that the men, 20 nahdub 81, ece'eu
quite heavy shocks. ,
Two houses on or near the mldsm we're struck,
but 10 CREST amount Of damsge done. One OF these
was tepspted by an Irish family, and the other oy
ri The ere residence Of Stephen Tucker, esq., corner Of
Washington ard Camden streets, was struck, aud,
sfter demolAhiDg one corner OF chimney, the ooit
descerded with such force as to remove the IRON nue.
boxes from the several apartments, and throw them
sosinst the opposite wall Mr.. Tucker and his dsugh-
ter were seated IN on the second floor at the
time and we're started by the shock and the passage
of Ar iron fue. box near tner heads.
The horse of William Read, Jr., on Harvard s'rse,
Old Cambridge, WAS struck by l9ntnng ana cohsioei-
Hr. Copductor Jones' on the Union Railway, was
stunned BY shock and driver OF one OF the water
town cars was so seriously sfected a. to compel hin
TO relipquish hs post.
4 small barn filled with new hay, on the farm of
Hiram Plunmer esq., in Winthrop, was struck oy
lightning and, with It's contents, was entirely con-
sumed. n.
The dvellirg-house Of Thomas Dunwoody, on MI
Auburn street, Old Cambridge, wss struck. the bolt
entering the center post in the rear side, completely
shstterng the timber, and, visiting various parts of
the house. committed serious injury.
The Poor-House at Waltnsm wS struck, but not
seriously Injured Several of the inmates were rem
dered insensibe ard one remained in that condition
for Q considerable period.
The lightning .tI1ck q house in D1rcnester. near
doing slight damage. The inmates received severe
shock, but DO serious effects were experienced.
The residence Of Franklin Hunniwell, corner OF
Daniels court and Hiiard street, was considerably
damaged by thunderb )t which prostrated an elderly
lady, and removed her shoes from her feet. Sne was
speedily restored to consciousness.
A handsome elm tree quite as large a. the " wash
notop Elm" and ahort distance from that venerable
shade. on Garden street, Old Cambridge, was struck
by the electrical cunen, which plowed groove from
the top of the gre und descending tne entire length OF
the trunk. A tree on the promises OF T. r. l.. Ssone
corner Of Main ard Lee streets, Cambridgeport, was
struck. ana portion OF the bsik peeled oil.
The house Of John II. Greene, OF the frn OF Lsmkn
a Greene shoe dealers of this city on Foster street
nesr the post-ofice. Nerose, was struck, the hald
passing down the chimney tearing of one oitwo Joist,
IN the roof entering OF the chambers and doinS not
a little damage.
Tpe house of S. B. Gregory, in Msrblebes3, WAS
struck by lightning ard very little dansge1. MN.
Gre hsd shoe torn from one OF her feet ana tue
Garnet of the room was set on fire.
In Berlin Worcester County the house OF the hsv
VIM. II. Houghton was struck and slightly injured.
This rad upon it the rod of the American Company.
AT Marlboro the house of Mr.. Wm: Dadmun was
struck and consde's6y damage 0brnO TUrS % rods
An upoccupied building on the premises, formerly
occupied by Messrs. Davenport Bridges ~ ca,
mannfsctory, in Csmbndgeport, was also struck ana
s.t on fire, fren which an alarm prevailed 70 wnsa
the Department promptly responded. Ane h'e VS.
e,tpgu,bed by the rain. ~,
In Chelse. the house Of Mr.. Timothy Lynch. No.
79 Central avenue, was atruck 10 the upper Pat aop
considerable damage. The inmates OF the mouse
weIe rendered unconscious but escaped INJURY IRON
the shock. The adjoining wooden house, No. 80 OF
the same avenue, occupied by William Ellery vas
sso struck on the gable end Of the roof Of tae front
eide of the house. out through the chambers, psrlor
front entry, under the wooden stair steps into the
street. Mrs. Ellery and her daughter had left the
chamber Q short time previous, from nesr sne spo.
where the bolt went through the floor. Tney had
moot remarkable escspe from being killed..
The fluid entered the chimney OF house No. 80, sno
pssapg into the L. tore off the cOvng, doing dam age
ipside and out, ard then took ts departure In mucn
,he same manner ss from No. 10, following the oeu
wire out at the front door, and considerably shsteog
the door finishing. us,c
A teamster in the employ Of Daniel Curry, aanahs
on NsrgIsl street. the school-house, WAS koo.A
sd down sepseless. but room recovered. Hi, psnts-
I,ons have the appearance Of being burnt oy 'is
fluid. t.,,s.
AZ the Nshsnt bos. was leaving Nshsnt on her ies. @
trip an electric bolt descended IN the wseei suo.
distance in front of the boa. and created quite co
motion in the water. The engineer Isi' 'ho eAeS~
the discharge. 90. x,s,o.,,;ry
Al Dover n. H., the building Of the Msnuisctuilrg
Corporation, No. 5, WAS struck by gmnCg, 1 ~ lem
ersl female operatives prostrated Two o. ..,L
were carried home helpless, but were tuoseqa."Io y
restored to consciousness The lightning &c. his
come waste, bat the flames were coon e1uus I'd.
At Salem, the lightning struck one OF tne ,H,I.
supporting the stsgipg arourd the bark buiioihs a.
hrs shp-ya,d South Salem, and passing from 10: " ~
cow which bad sought shelter under the s.oe u
vessel. killed her iustspty AL the men on INC ,s
of the yessel were affected by the sio'eIos "
shock. horsa IN
Wallis street; throwing Q msntle-plece 70 tae ,hs
side Of the Yoom, and doing other dauese s,j
house, and psrsyZ Zirg LADY Hno ~as ~ J,t,nIts
caused her body 60 to SWELL :aa: va 80 csne down
b.fJre the shoe msnufsetory Of Wi,sm 81 ,nuS
irg the earth ard bespsttsTlDg the onhcins 80
TIE house of Augustus Morgan was $50 s""'-' --1
received slight iures. III, =, s..t OF the
bon,e Of Mr.. Wm. kinosll, vss sirdch. a uis-
sleeping ear window of ore OF Tue hmt
dwelling bsdtwo Of his fingers soofeae''
The hor.e cf Mr. Jcha TSggsrd, st Wsvsriy, va
badly damaged One Of the c2lrn es s',,ovs5 nj
poi,icn Of ons OF the gable ends ~ss .n ~
sppsreptly tie whole ROOT was Afsd. AZ vi NJ
T.ssr5 Tes .. 'Is s fxo .s Mr Chs' A. jerks
srd Mrs. Gerge H. Emerson Of s'r.IVs sD ne
N one Of the rooms nsIrowly escaped GENUS
They we're S.. psr..siy stunned. ,,,o;.s in -s,.
a. AfLsvrerce the house osred sna ~, ,s ,...s
~ NJ. d. Ear. Was struck.
were ipj5Tec. .s =, the c,r,.- ~
In S,nsryiIe. . building stn.ted Ga &c y
sp,ps .t,es. sad Xal row, occupied osie" oy M',.'
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