Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-25
MONDAY. JUNE e5, 1850.
A severe Thunder shower.

\ severe Thunder Shower.
This city was visited by heavy thunder
shower, last Saturday afternoon, during which
there was remarkable display of electricity
The rain fell in torrents, and in some localities
it was accompanied with hail. The vivid
lightning flashes were accompanied by stimuli
taneous crashes of thunder, of most uncom
Portable distnctness During the tempest sew
eral buildings were struck and men Frustrated,
but we hear of no deaths.
The house Of John Carroll, on Charlton
street, was somewhat damaged by the light.
ming. The fluid entered the chimney, and de.
scending to the attic, a portion of it was at
tracted to a box o: old iron, tearing a hole
through the brick wall in its course The
iron was pretty well scattered. A part of the
charge continued down the chimney knock
ing all the stove pipes out into the rooms with
great violence, and when within about two
feet of the cellar bottom it again pierced the
brick wall and passed to machinsts work
bench, six feet distant, thence it splintered up
a post, throwing tools hanging on it in every
direction and tearing off their wood handles
Leaving the post, it n ade way through the
floor into the kitchen, throwing of one side
OF the fire frame and running over the stove,
where it was dissipated without further traces
of its effects. There were four families in
this house, numbering some twenty. five per
sons, none of whom were injured
The house OF MIR. Chain on Fruit street was
slightly injured. The lightning striking the
chimney, followed the raiter, tearing off the
shingles. The roof being very wet the cleo
trio fluid spread over it and found its way to
the opposite side where it run down the water
spout till just opposite the kitchen pump when
that attraction caused it to force its way
through the wall to the pump, which it run
down, passing into the we'll There were two
women standing at the sink at the time who
were not hurt, only startled.
The house of Mr.. Benjamin Prentice, in
South Worcester, was struck, the lightning
passing down the chimney. knocking the door
from cupboard, and throwing daguerreotypes
from the chimney piece. The electric cur.
rent passed on to the cellar, splitting white
oak Joist on its way, and then returned
through the kitchen fire place, knocking off
several doors. Under the barn, across the
road, man was stunned, and branches were
torn from the fine elm in front of the house.
The brick building, No. 8 Fulton street, oc
cuped by four families, was struck, the cur
rent following the bell wire, and knocking a
son and daughter, who were standing near it,
senseless TO the floor. Several pots of flowers
at the front door, under the bell knob, were
broken to fragments. Others in ,tths,ss,,5 ~ Of
were more or less and ouartetts beth qfouse
are e9fi''''1'S NEW Astfiected BY the shock There
na1nss on this house. but of the
rods was found to be broken about foot be-
low the surface.
The houses of Mr.. c. ]. Anthony, on Ce-
dar street, of L. Harrington, on Hartmann
street, of Stephen S. Foster, in Tatnuck, were
also struck, but no serious damage is reported.
The st orm covered a wide circuit, as we hear
of its effects in various directions. In the
westerly section of this city, and in Clapp.
vile, it was accompanied with hail. which is
said to have been deposited in winrows.
The house of Mr. Brien in Holden, for
merly the Joseph Hubbard place, was struck
by lightning with somewhat serious results.
The electric current passed into room where
several men were sitting, passed from the foot
across the lap of one Of them killing dog, the
head of which was resting on his knee, and
knocking all Of the men senseless to the floor
7 he mischevous fluid then put for the door'
raking the floor in its passage, and knocking
the door from its hinges. The two men were
not seriously injured. The meeting house in
the center of the town was also struck