Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-30

from the Selma Morning Di,patch.
STRUCK By LlGlITNING-ENTE
BINARY ESCAPE or SEVERAL PER
SONS FROM DEATll-Sl NC L l. 4 Il
FREAKS OF TIE BURNING FLUID
rIIpIII NJ, INIlIhLNl

STRUCK By LIGlITNING-EXTE
BINARY ESCAPE or SEVERAL PER
SONS FROM DEATll-SINGU LAR
FREAKS or TIE BURNING FLUID
4 THRILLING INCIDENT.
ALrIHr, ALA., June l9.-Ahout ) o'clock
Yesterday afternoon P;lr>nn Wrlch an old ami
highly esteemed citizen of this tfalladcgal
county. Ala. his son, Nathaniel Wclrh C"I.
Vim. Chisty. c. $. A., and Mrs. Dr. German
were sitting round the stove ut Alpine Station,
on the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad,
in Il kind OF room or cutoff about ten fee;
square where the stove is placed. These par
ties formed Il kind of circle nr half moon. the
horns of which were less than six feet apart.
The circle commenced with tie Par>on. h> son
next. the Colonel next. and the lady last. The
stove was Immediately in front Of tho circle.
and within three feet of il. All were seated
except Nathaniel WcIch, who wa, Standing
\ flash Of lightning came. struck and descend
ed the stove pipe. burst the raised foundation
upon which the stove was placed ami passed
down through the floor, just where the right
foot Of the l'arsun was placed. CARRYING of the
first joint of The big tnc and splitting the toot
open nearly to the heel. He was also struck
on the LETT shoulder, the electricity passing
down the arm. over both hands, which were
crossed upon his chest, and down the right leg
TO the already injured part of the foot,
leaving severe burns on the arm, hands a'!r-
men aud lcg. The son, Nathaniel. who l. Post
master ut Alpine. WAS struck on the right hip.
The electricity descended To and came ont Il,
the heel, leaving the limb severely burned
The CooncI's right side from the foo, To the
shoulder. vas slightly bruised, his eyes some
what injured, and his hearing much effected.
The ladyS hearing was also considerably c!-
lrccd. which was all the injury she sustained.
There was Il small negro boy standing between
the two Wclchcs. The destructive element
passed over the floor precisely where ne was,
leaving Scrpcntinc black mark for III" dis
lance oi' ten feet. to Il corner IF the spacc
rallied of for the clerks desk, when it
passed into the warehouse, by knockin.
of a partition plank and, stranSY to SAY,
the boy received no injury. beyond being
prostrated On the floor. There was dog
under the floor, which was killed : and horse
standing near the platform, outside, about
fifteen feet "f. was knocked down. \ num-
Der of gentlemen We're sitting on the benches
against the wall of plank, just outside Of
where the injured parties were, none of whom
felt the shock. The clothes of the Wclchrs
were torn into innumcrablc fragments, or
RAGS, to see which, without knowing the CON
that the wearcrS could not have escaped from
being blown into utter humiliation. The
pars0n had his spectaclcs in the left pocket
Of his pants, in a tin case. which was mashed
fiat, and the glasses broken into very small
pieces. His pcnknilc was in the same pockc'.
His sons knife was also i'll his left pocket.
and both are 50 charged with magnetism ~ ("
attract needles, which adhere to them with
great tcnaclty.
The scene which followed may be imagined,
but cannot be described. The Parson ap-
| pcarcd to be perfect wreck. and the did
not present Il much more favorable sight. 1M"
Colonel twho is an old and experienced soldier
Enthusiastically, or profcsScdly, observed that
it was Il perfect representation Of that which
| follows the bursting of Il l3-nch shell iii tho
midst Of Il crowd Of soldiers
| am pleased. however. to have it in my
power To close this somewhat minute and pro
is account Of a remarkable escape from death,
which will only interest the friends Of tn"
parties concerned. by saving that all are now
doing we'll those 50 severely injured will n"
duuL, recover and that the deaf are gra'imai!y
recovering their hearing.
As Eye WITNESS
| RECOVERY OF THE GrSs OF THE NEsTIIEiD'
| Five Guns ot the g'inboat 's'hc!i' p'"' "P
in our harDor on the 1t Of January, have prrH
recovered 50 far: two Of them. one rHed -
noundcr and one S-inch navy shell gun III
January, and three during the past week: 'w2
S-inch navy shell guns and one 9-inch Dam.
yrcn gun. All these guns are in III" very re't
order and ready for use. There are three NOR"
guns yet to be recovered. Parties are III WORK
searching for them.
! The Yankees remarked ut Strawberry Plans
that thew did not know certainly that they h;'i
| killed any person in East Tennessee cHcsl,
DR.. Harvey Baker. They said thcy expectS"
To be captured before they got out Of tn" couh-
try. but thought they had paroled as many
prisoners as they had men, and therefore II
thew were captured they would soon be eS-
changed for the same number OF our men they
had captured and paroled.
More than eight hundred guns OF Gen. Free
mont's European purchase have lately, been
sent from the army of Tennessee 10 the -.
Loui. arsenal for repairs. On,he examination
it was found that there va. no communication
between the tube and tho barrels, and The sun'
could no, be fred,