Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-03

sion that the Convention will make the 1eri
groes voters on the question of ratifying
what 1t may do, Or that its action will be
declared binding without first submitting
1T to,the present voters OF the State TO T'BIs
leeiye jltheir sanetion.--0l 0leUelgaan PlqtR
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q ~ 0tFrom the Boston Herald July sOI ri 9bal
q In Stoneham,I Friday afternooa,d the
lightnlng struck insevefaB places.I AT the
large shoe .manufactory of Messrs. John
and Luther Hill, the lightning struck the
flag-staff, shiverng the top of it, passed
down into the 6dpola where 1T seems to
thave struck eog-wheel nsedofDr hoisting
purposes The fluid seems to have bean
in part turned out of its course by the
wheel but a PORTION of it passed into the
room below, scattering the plasteripg and
setting fire to the ceiling. Some two hum
dred persons arelemplOyed upon the premT
ises, and several OF them were somewhat At
fected, but none of them seriously. The
fire was quickly extinguished, and ,,the,
damage was qnite small, The shoe factory
of Mr.. Charles G. Dike, in another part OF
the village. was also struck. The shingles
were torn from q portion of the roof, but
the fluid confined its operations to one corr
her of the building having passed down a
copper gutter, and no one was hurt. just
a moment before the lightning struck.a
girl was at work .atoa bench which was
splintered. The.lightning passed down the
chimney of the house OF Mr.. John Rowe,
and Knocked Mrs. Il. and her daughter
from the sofa where they were sitting. The
girl had one of her feet yblisteTed, and Mrs,
Rowe was benumbed by the shock, Con-o
siderable damage was done to the house.
The cdpolaoh the barn Of Mr.. James Green
was also strIIek and considerably damaged
A yOnngman on the premises at othe time
had q narrow escape. A, tree, was struck
and shattered near the house of Mr., John
Rowe, and the lightning struck the horse
railroad track in several places I'D rUi .ir
At Ipswich on Friday, the lightning
struck che woolen mills on the top of the
building, with but slight damage. Several
female operatives were injured, some In
their backs and arms, but none Seriously
The house of George w, Brown was struck
on the top, the fluid passing through to the
cellar with scarcely any damage. 1t also
struck In anumber0f other places, with'but
little injury. The inhabitants were greatly
alarmed at. the unusual severity OF the
/ storm. --l s,,...,i ......:r,r i, r. ..
At Chicopee, the cupola Of the new mill
of the Chieopee Manufacturing Company
was struck, but no great damage was done,
The storm was very severe in the western
portion of the State, but we have not yet
heard ofmuch damage except by the heavy
rain. J4 ..l ii .pih IiSi4 H''. d ng0iu ,.iu'
| The thuudershower Saturday forenoon
was very heavy and destructive on the line
| Of the Old Colony railroad. The following
| partial list of the premises on route that
| we're damaged, is furnisEed by Conductor
P0sbOrpe :ii07 20 s.u7E 1jfl 81 ..g! nom ..i.
+ The lightning entered the East Wey-
/ mouth Iron works, where nearly a hundred
| men were employed, and flew fT6m one
| point to anotherinthe shop, lInocl1ing gtoOls
I from the workmen's hands, aud playing
bdther laqghable freaks, but fortunately in-
| hiring nobody, and doing no damage to the
| building. The fluid went down the chims
| ney of house ia Braintfee, occupied by
Mr.. Johg1rish, near the Union store, in-
stantly killing Mr.. Irish, and, ripping the
/ walls and ceiling to pieces. The other mem
!, bers of the family were uninjured. q iGio
1 Near Randolph Station, on low ground,
| between the grove and the woods, shed
bfullof coal was struck, and the contents
we're scattered in various directions, butwe
| have heard offno other damage there. 5..r
| InNerth Bridgewpter the shoe-tool man
II utacUOfy OF Sil6ll 0 ALIerGOu was l0VdUtu
| by the lightning, and thetOols were thrown
about in manner similar to that in the
iron-works mentiOned in a. preceding par
| agraph, bat no injury, was done to any per-
son employed in. the shop.
! The storm extended on both sides of the
track more than three miles, and there were
doubtless other instances besides those
which we have given above. ..siY u
| The Gases are rare where the lightning
| followsa. course similarto this, striking In
every town through which it passes. .3,, ~ s. :. y
| AT II O'Clock the lightning struck a1hOuse
! on High street, Dedbam, severely injuring
4 two persons, and Slightly damaging the
ldwelling. 1t may have struck other places
| in the;town, as the storm was terrific. d
[ The house of Mr.. r, Il, Gray, ON Woburn
street. in Reading, was struck by light-
ming on Friday. The bolt took effect on
the northwest corner of the house; stove ia
| the window, tore out the casing, passed
down the ceiling to the7front side of the
house, and tore off the clap-boarls over
and under all the windows, and moved the
\ corner stone and the steps. 1t then passed
under the piazza, and entered the house
again through corner of the kitchen;
/ passed down stairs and by the shed door,
/ shattering the casing. j, Mr., Gray's daugh-
/ ter was considerably shocked as she was
\ sitting by the wiidow where it struckI
4 She was literally covered with plaster ajh d
4 smoke. Tue house Is considerably dam
aged, but none m Of the family were hurt se-