Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-06-30
DEATH BY LIGHTNING.

The Rev. n. X George was instantly killed
by lightning while riding near the iron works at
Francona, n H., Tuesday afternoon June 10;
also, the animal upon which he was mounted.
The lightning struck the Elder on the top of
his head tearing his hat to pieces, and taking
off one of his ears. On his horse no scar could
be found, but the hair was completely singed all
over his body. He had but recently returned
from Maine, where he had been preaching for
about two years. He was generally known as
Jealous disciple of Christ, and was much be-
loved.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Is, 16
and 18th inst, there were very severe thunder
showers at Lyndeboro', N. H., each shower
being accompanied with hail. The storm on
Friday did much damage to fruit and crops.
On Sunday afternoon, the house of Samuel
Hodgman was struck by lightning, and Mr..
Hodgman was killed instantly. Mrs Hodgman
was slightly injured, and girl about ten years
old severely injured; the house was much shat
tered. Although there were eleven persons in
the room, none others were seriously injured.
The Parkersburg, (va.) Gazette relates the
following:
On Wednesday morning, June 9th, during
the heavy thunderstorm which passed over this
city, Mr.. George w. Cook and smaller broth
er, who were at work on the farm of their faith
er, Mr.. T. ]. Cook, on the Ohio River, about
three miles uuu,v THO t,iaov, svVh TrNuSv nuul
the storm under large sugarmaple tree.
While there, and as George was leaning against
the trunk of the tree, was struck by lightning,
killing him instantly. The ear of the deceased
was slightly burned, as though the lightning had
passed into the head, and portion of his brains
ran out from the opening in his head There
was no mark of the lightning's track on his
body, but both on the front and back thereof
was traced a fac sin,ile Of the tree under which
The deceased was standing, the trunk commenc-
ing near the neck, and the entire figure, bark,
limbs, twigs, and leaves perfectly and plainly
deineated, in reversed position upon the body,
as precise and accurate as though done by a
camera.-Parkersburg (Va.) Gazette.
. The Louisville (Ky.) Courier after recording
the fac: that Frank Allen was killed by light
ming near Shelbyville on the 9th inst, says
ave, yesterday, heard of another painful cas-
ualty, which occurred within few rods of the
place where Mr. Allen met his death Four young
ladies, who were returning in a carriage from q
school examination at Shebyvile, were over
taken there by the storm. They were of course,
frightened, and two of them-Miss Owen and
Miss Gregory-jumped from the carriage for
the purpose Of seeking some shelter from the
unfriendly elements, but they had scarcely
touched the ground, when they were prostrated
by deathdealng stroke of electricity, killing
Miss Owen instantly, and injuring Miss Grego-
ry very seriously. The other young ladies as
well as the driver of the carriage, escaped un-
injured.
At Herkimer, N. Y, on Friday 18th inst,
William Chrstman was killed by lightning. He
was hoeing potatoes in the field when the storm
came on, and took refuge from it under a tree.
The lightning struck him on the head, passed
down the body, scorching it badly, and burning
the soles off his boots,