Smyrna times., 1868-04-22
STATE AND LOCALS.

LIGHTNING ITEMS. This is rather n strano
heading tor an article, but we've had sucl
strange weather, and so much of II for tL,
last two months, that il requires something on
OF the common order when we sneak of If ",
have had so much cold weather since Snr;nC
commenced-lflt has cOmmenced-that a mar
10 New York, 1t is reported, has written Iet
Ter 10 'ne Clerk OF the Weather to know wheth
tI 10 Is las' winter or next, or whether it is la.
peneu spring ne undecided about his wife,
o"hhet-Whether to get her a winter or snrino
one. But while the thermometer has bean as
row as SIX; It has also been as high as eighty.
SIX ana while we have had one Of the heaviest
snow storms on record, we have, on the other
nhahd' had one of the severest thunder storms
Now to the text.
! "A severe thunderstorm passed ever this Pc
ninSula on Thursday last, during which the
IiShtnIng played most fantastic tricks" We
compile from our exchanges:
10 wilmington, the damage done was not
xLed'' put several premises were struck, among
Ihem being the ten-pin alley adjoining DR.
Brown s residence. The end of The building
struck was pretty badly splintered. The large
uouhIe residence of Mr.. Head and Mr.. Lam
mot on Delaware Avenue, was also struck.
Inc plaSterlng was somewhat shattered.
=, AT New Castle. large brick dwelling, near
the STOCKTON House. was struck and set on
hre; ne tlre was put out after the propertv
had been damaged to the extent of $1,000
AT MlddletOwn, a house owned by Il. T. Ev
ans was struck, tearing the east end out, but
fortunately DONG no other damage The fol,
lowing singular circumstance is related abont
this house: About four years AGO the came
building was very badly damaged by lightning
II IL then stood upon another lot. Mr.. Evans
thcn hhd 1t moved to It's present site and re-
paired, when again in June, 1866 If was
nearly demolished by lightning. Instantly kiII-
ing one OF MIR. f. Stevens children, little
glrl about four years old. Mr.. Stevens left
q tue mouse, and the owner had it repaired. and
leased IL TO a Mr.. Collins, who has lived in il
up ~ yesterday morning, when it was again
iiaue inw w vacant ny the electric intruder. Sngu-
lar 10 say, 1t was struck precisely in the same
place as upon the two former occasions.
In passing over the farm of Mr. Il r Nor
hey' Long Island, on the Delaware, near Odes
Sa' the lightning descended upon his barn.
whlch was burnt, with all its contents. invoIv.
Ing m the loss Of eighteen cattle. Mr.. N lives in
Philadelphia. -'''' Al
In this locality little or no damage was done
though the lightning was vivid and renorts
Ioud. A fence on the farm of Mr., J. A. Hnr-
iock, at rE rBlacklston's Cross Roads, was demol
lShed', Ihe reports in several of our excban-
are unfOunded "N'" "0O'
AT Dover, fence post on New street near
Inc residence Of Mr.. James Rice, was shatter. I
ed to atoms. Mr. Ryce was stunned bv the
shock. The house on the farm lately Owned o
by Lester +. Benton, now by Mr.. ID. i. Rock. |
well, from Connecticut, was struck and bodIv
though none of the inmates received
serious injury. Singularly, the house was nro.
vlded @ with two Lightning rods, which did mot not
seem to protect it. ''0'
At Milford the depot was struck and tho
chimney demolished; and as Mrs. Higman. an
aged lady, residing in South Milford was sit. it.
ting by the fire engaged in knitting, the bonse
was wa. struck, the lightning running down the
chimney, throwing the fire all over the floor
and knocking Mrs. Higman down. Fortunate
y she sustained no injuries.
stunned. 0P0'"'0A was
~ The same storm passed over Kent Co. Ma
The barn Of Mr.. W. n. f. Wickes. in Shraws.
'ury Neck, near Locust Grove. was struck and
'uTnt' together with two rules.
The mast Of schooner belonging TO Mr. 81.
non w. Boyer, which was lying at Fox-HoIc
landing, was shivered w
A Mr.. James Elliott, brickayer was struck and
lied while laying hearth near Barren Creek
Nycomico Co., MD. ''' -" oi'eA'