The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-06-25
From the Evening Wisconsin

STORM makes serious HnNnktA-NNe
ports from our own Correspondents
and late Papers.
From the Evening Wisconsin,
The storm Of Sunday night and Monday
morning was one Of the s]everest that has
visited the state in a long time. The fall
Of rain was unusually large, and was &C.
compauied with lightning and wind which
did cottiderable damage in various parts
of the State. We CLEAN from our oxchan-
ges the following particulars.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette says:
Great damage was done to railroads
and crops, and buildings suffered more or
less. The Monroe branch Of the Mil. a..
p. du G. r. r. was damaged by the NOV
ing Of the trestle work this side of Monroe,
by n washing of tho entertainments at
Sugar River and by a serious displacement
of the track at Hanover. On the Madison
branch Of the G. 4 n. W. Ry. the track was
submerged and the trains delayed. On
the main line Of the Mil. d 7. du c. road,
between the Wisconsin river and Prairie
du Chen the track in some places was
badly washed. At Clinton lightning struck
the public hall ~ a telegraph polei MT
Sharon, Walworth county, a dwelling house
was struck and the plastering torn of, but
no one was injured; at Beloit q house was
struck, and at McGregor a house was struck
and a girl IA years of age instantly killed,
and a man severely injured"
From tina same source we learn that the
bridge over Turtle Creek, at Turtleville was
washed away.
At Watertown the lightning struck the
chime Of J. Bursinger's Brewery, throw
ing IL down upon the roof below and doing
some injury 10 skylights. The current IF
electricity flew down the smoke stack, en-
e.Ra1 a.. I.e1aV 90 Al. .wasva. N,w. an a...
end, and passed out at the stove door,
throwing that several feet against the wall
opposite. A tin conductor, which the
lightning touched, was hurled from its
place, and one end melted and burnt like
so much wax. The damage is considem-
bic, but fortunately, the wall Of the mass
i've building below the roof is not in
way affected.
The storm reached Oshkosh at noon on
Monday. The Northwestern notes as fol-
lows:
During the storm this noon, lightning
struck one of Carriers bakery, which
stands in the rear of his salesroom and res
taurnnt, and cut up some queer freaks. IL
struck close 10 the roof, shivering the cor
ner stud into fine pieces, tearing of the
siding on the outside, and the plasteringin in
side. A man and boy were ut work in the
opposite side of the room, and say that the
room appeared 20 be full of balls Of fire,
and that they were turned round and round
Involuntary. The boy could not speak
for some time after the occurrence. The
room was filed with smoke, with a strong
odor Of birthstone. The hands in the shop
usually do their work near where the build
ing WAS struck, but had changed their po-
sition this morning to the other side, which
change doubtless saved their lives"
The Stoughton Dane Coz Reporter says
Of the storm:
I'VE do not remember Of having seen the
like oft The heavens presented the APP
pearance Of alternate sheets Of flame, and
the lurid glare Of the lightning was almost
sickening 20 behold. The sudden claps of
thunder were calculated TO disturb the
nerves Of the most stupid unbeliever in the
power Of the electrical fluid. The barn of
Mr.. NJ. johnson, in this village, was struck
and a very fine COW killed. Oliver Lyon,
living about three miles south of this vii
lage, had a favorite horse killed in his pas
ture by the lightning"