Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-23

Tss whes,ing( Vest Virgin In,elllgeneer
gives the following details OF the damsgo done
by the violent ,hdLd srstortD which visited that
psr. Of the country Sunday night. Tos loss
| Il nfe wa, fsarful:
"Unovomaa, u widow with Elk children, was
killed Instantly by lightning She resid d in
tho y cini'y Of the North Street Methods; Epis.
copal Chuch and was in he'd when she Was
slruca. Tts electric current tore cut ms freut
OF ice hou;e AMI part Of the eide, scat,ered IN
% a ihousspt .i-tOs % clock standing 10 the
room &c which The woman lay, il jared 1t large
locking. LEES and bureau Ga which u stood,
aud set DIRE % b1ane' lnsl 10 Of the bassau.
Two p"rsous ~ere .eepipg in Ire room next
that of he woma1 but we're unif juge5. Aw4k-
ened oy the report they sprang out Of sod eud
| hasteped inlo he next room 10 q id the woman
Mrs Solder, deaG Lpoa the aoor, having besn
| thrown GU OF her bed.
On the Island, . man zsmei II. Fl, Laup, lIv-
iugin one-stcry lrhue house 90 the grounds
OF berry Moore, Esq, was instantly killed.
| His head al breast were covered with SCOT,
al there was cut Ia bis head and bruises on
Q Der paris Of his body. There were no marks
ab lu: the house, made BY The electric current
except In the ceiling Of the room and on the
side OF the chimney near which he was when
struck on the ceiling small strip ofplae-
tcring, about the width Of ones tiger had
| been tern Cd.
Au entire family, named Robinson. living ca
branch of Wheeling creek, on the OHIO side
abou Two aud half miles above Its mouth,
were drova"d, ard the bodies swept away by
The current.
The family consisted Of seven persons, the mar
bis wife aod Eve children. The body OF ont
of the childrsn was caught by Mr.. Kyle, liv-
ing bach OF B,idgePort, who, Il, the same tint
saw toe body of the u other swept psss In tn
} current, bat TOO lar out to DO secured. TIL
} bodies of tie father and oue Of the children
1 were also caught in the drittwood at the mout
/ OF the creek, near Bridgeport. The bodies o
the oth'r members OF the family have not ye
been recovered.
Tee damage dcae to the crops and stool
sloug lndlan Wheeling Creek Is estimated &
t dot less than $40 600. Scurcelya fence is lei
3 along the margin Cf the creek Al the cut
4 | Ut every run large piles of drifswood are to b
/, seen-!arse logs have been swept across th
c pike, obstruct!1E travel.
Tho vile OF Wm. Orr ESQ.,, who lives
i ZIneS' old house on the leland, was awakene
e oy the storm aAd got up to see whR, time it wa
r She had hardly got out Of bed, however be
& fore ehe fell sensible, A startling crash 4
- the same dme as though the skies were rem,
e .ug, revealed to her husband the cause OF ht
fall
The house of Mrs Lewis, corner Of derms
= and Third Sieets, was struck. The lightnit
!. passed down the chimney. knocking out Il
o arch of one OF the FIRE places, thence pas
II ed TO the hassm mt, forcing out brick Wa
and then entered the ground. No persons i
)ured,
ID A little boy, abcu. eight years old, W
D, drowned yesterday afternoon at Bcnwoo
He was wadipR around in some water, wi
whica corn field bad been covered by 1
a storm, and getting into deep ditch, was u
of abe TO get oct. The boys mother waded
or aud carried him out,