New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-16
Wolf, and T. Hfacs bad b.rps unrccf.d fsncss blown


down. &c., and the crops were e1tensvs ely injured
The storm seems TO have extended over nearly q @
whole State bear great stores Of lis rayages ia
Norwich. stone wall on Laurel Hill was completely
blown down; half do1en large trees were demol-
ished; awnings were generally reduced 10 ribbons ;
the streets were fpeed put mo condition for re-
csta the cellars were flooded md the freaks ofligh
ming remarkable enough II struck the house 1t
Mr.. w. NJ. Converse and backeued the gilded cornce
round tie ceilings ont did M other harm; i, struck
the barn Of G.. L. Brown asonished horse who stood
within two feet Of lts path aud wss not hurt an took
the iOoIs of a water.Cask, spiing the fluid: it
krockeo down Mr.. Asa Nah while he waking in
the street but he recovered; it struck All lrsh
mon in another part Of the city, and payed the 1nis
chief in the telegraph Office. Having done ~ work in
Meri6tn and thereabOuts. the storm seemed 20 have
gone in for little recreation when reached Norwich
TIE Boston Journal says:
a very heavy thunder-shoser occurred in Worcester
County yesterday Afternoon, accompanied by los oil
life. Email house the depot 10 Milford was
struck by lighting, the electric lud passing do the
chimney aud out % the door without the least arm
berg dSne; bat from there it passed to the second
house beyond entering by open wincow prostratng
in It's course two females who were 10 the room, and
instantly killing IIishnan named Michael Sia.ery.
The correspondent who sends Us the above adds the
following amusing Renaissance:
THIS death is the first caused by lightning th at
occurred in the town. Some years since old
revolutionary soldier, named Beljs johnson was
struck, but not killed. FOftwo days he insengi
be, when the doctors called who said he would
die. Just at that moment his speech came 10 him,
and calling bis wife by .me he said Il have stood
ard musket beis AID bayonet, and Can stand
Hunder and ghtning doctors will only let NE be-.
Ard sure enough he recovered.
At Worcester, as we learn from Tie SPY, a house
occupied by Daniel Seagrave and Sewall Hoibr)ok
was struck by Lightning, bat 10 serious damage was
dore. at West Fchburg, a storehouse owned by
Whitman & Miles, and containing about 81 ,O'O worth
Of rags belonging to Snow II Wnitney, was struck by
lighting and burned. Tne building was valued a,
$500.
Previous to the shower the westeer excessively
hot AT Milford there were three cases Of comp ne
soLel-oIe Of them serious, however. At Worcester
the mercury stood al ~ al IL O'Clock M and IN two
large iron manufactures work temporarily sus-
pended On account Of the oppressive heat.
TIE Proridence Journal ssys:
The thunder storm that we really enjoyed here yes
terday resolved itself into terrific hal-stTm and
tornado Its western track In Johnston and Scitu
ate the hail stones 60 large as to seriously damage
the windows exposed to their impetuosity. In Nor
wich the Lightning struck in several places trees
blown down and CUTTERS flooded. In Milford, shoe
factory was struck, aud Thomas Sattery, an octoge.
MARIAN, was killed on bis bench. store-house Of
rags at West Ftchburg WAS struck by Lightning and
burned.