Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-07
Curious Freaks of Observation-Disclosures
tial Escapoh


There was a storm of wind ssd lightning in
Warren, Penn. last Thursday, during which the
Morrison House wa. struck. The Hail says:
II appears TINT tho family, with such boarders
had not eaten at the first table, were about ~
ting down In supper. somo eight or ten IN sll.--
Some If them were aIreely seated. Mr.. A., Nor
rison was sanding some four or Ave feet afrom.
tho stove Mrs. Morrison was standing quito
near it, when the crSrh came. which Mr.. MoSripgn
likens to theexplosion Of steamboat boiler. Tho
lights were nll extingnished--tbe st,ve seemed 10
fly into n thousand pieces--he dishes and glass
rat,ed-the women and children screamed. and
tho confusion wns terrible !--Mr. Henry Morrison
who WIS cut doors in the back yard. vas Knocked
down. hut he soon gathered up and ran in With
pail of water. Mr. Abijnh Morrison was whirlsd
around, but MT prostrnted. lIe too ran tor water
and lights. They found Mrs. Morirsa psestxsted,
apparently lieless. She was badly burned BY
tho fluid on her arm. and limbs. A pair cf ladys
morocco shoes which she vote were literally torn
to picrcs--the solcs and the uppers- towards the
toes are all TINT is left in the shape Of shpes A.
woolen stocking was also completely riddled, and
n ring On her finger was unsoldered. Wo cannot
see how II person could live under such stroke.
A Miss Pier. niece OF Ahram Pier, Of Busil,
wns also prostraed and bndl burned on the arms.
She seemed To Ia injured the most os all NJ the
time. All inh Morrison. Jr., lad some eight or
ten ycnrs old. was hadly burned on tho arms and
legs. Ills shirt wns >corchcd down the side. He
was sitting at the farther side Of tho table from
tho st,,e. md lay there some minutes, being
overlooked in tho confusion of attending to older
ones. Sarah Sands. girl who was standing by
the table with II teapot in her hand, was burnt on
the arm, bu not much hurt Another girl, So
rnh Vnnostnr. was deafened for sovcral hours
Mrs. Rowe. benrder. daughter Of B. p. Bell, was
~ badly shocked that she could not walk, aud her
little boy was knocked down. Mr. Morrisnn's
daughter Mary WIS also knocked down, while
younger daughter nnl others IN the room
were not injured. Others in the vicinity " the
house felt tho shock.
The chimney which the lightning seemed to
strike. is Mt tho south end of the house. IL IL en-
tered by n stove nipr which runs horizontally
through the garret some ten 'welve feat, and
then de.cenls to the dining room stnve. having
two elbows to the dining room. The IT ,ve was
not inne ed hut the 4 "r near II is ahivrrcd In
two or three places. lurge plute on the table
wns broken in fragments. lenving the intenton of
the holtam Ia The table, a. If it had hecu smashed
by beetle Other queer freaks Of the fluid were
noticed. which we have not time 10 rec rd The
house has no lightning rod, and wus not tiuched
on the outside
Altogether 1t was mast pro,ilentin. escape
from instant drn,h. This (Fiiday) morning. Mrs
Morrirnn and the boy Ahiinh nrc not able to sit
up. and appear to he in bad condition. Mis-
Pier is nso leel'e. though not -eri usly injured.
The other hner rec vc' ell from all except their
burns, winch appear l. k' til so from sca ling wa
ter