, 1869-09-20

stx Heuheu Ntruck by Lightning
MurnlnE Of the Cleveland l. Puts.
hnrKh 1k&tlFond Freight Depot
Great Lok4.

stx Heuses Nsfuck Ly Li9htnins-
RuFnlng Of tho Cleveland l. Pitts.
bnrNh A&ilFoAd EfulEhs Depot
Great LoHs.
FoM tAe Cifs<zani Leader, Sept. u.
Tnursday nieht u about ha1.pass 10, . few
in the noFtn. The. gradually Increased and at II
\ very aiFht ahnFeT began u fatt, and The light
ming chanRed trou, The north to tho e4ss, and soon
ags1n to the eoufh. Al II o'clock the lightning
CARED terribly In that quarter OF tho ornament,
and the thunder roaIe as If all bis force vas BE-
Ing spent No c1uzen Of Cleveland ever tax such
q terrible asofln. The Wind WA a&mon &4tu and
tho rain fell straight down In toErents The skJ
WAS blAc6 with murky Clouds, bnE the vivid
lightning ,ssS 1SdHs6 fo;tn a exes' ts.a thru.
Iha 4soEn Ind Eaeed but 1ho1t time when the
IentnirE came dowu the telegraph wires ~ the
tnen fnshed ont under Ibe door sioas ;ae sas ptpe
1he Waterman nav the nash, heard the plaster
isn. but haa not t'me 70 feeover from his fear
when the winged IRE had Bnot ud.
SeIrfA 1a4hes Of lightning struck the Toledo
Railroad bridge and ran scruss the i1pp top aud
dorn on sne rAtlrnad t!Aek- Gaeckiey Knestr's
chimney knocked TO pieces and tho bricks sent
rattttug down into the bulld!pR. Al the same time
frn VA seen on the yes, aide Ii rose rapidly
ssseet, u1te from the CITY lim.rs. II contained
ahEKe quantity Of hay. one horse and two wa9oaz,
While the IRE was raging on the West Side, the
saeef, "a: .tfass !; heasn.nes fne Top Of tae
conpkeleiy broken to pseces~ A Rrxte tn one Of
The foous With + hlch tue chimney communicated
Was thrown ont Of place and sent rapidly aeross
made in tho rain conductor, and tbs hook which
attached rh6 conductor to tne oattdtnK wAs torn
out and The bricks around It we're thrown some
Inn ates OF the mouse Was Benstbiy uumbed, and
every one In fhe house ielt the shock.
simultaneously with ths The lixhtnlng entered
house At SevbuFgh. 1t wss the telegraph on,ce
" The Cleveland Rolling Mil Company. The
lightning here lust left q trace OF its ras4a9c.
II came down tie wire, burned Gtreak from tue
sens ee ef
daIzled 40 instant, but eo01 sprzng To his work
and e1tingnlshed what ire there was. SeseEal
a sssr GSaeFi q H. ns sas = = ss e s
Shore freight depot hut the full particular cannot
be given TITS afternoon TIE greatest dlsasseF VAs
the turning Of the Cleveland Pittsburgh freight
the way It caught and the loas incurred are not
exactly known JET At half padt one Of the
*asehmen says lIe vent through the depot aud
watchman At The round hoube, nsnotI Fat Nc.
donald, says he aa~ lhe 1te and Rave the AlAfn,
4 'ss ss,s 6o1 , TT Tses aan .Gs Se
rzn Up to Water street where he an,t police OH
Ger Eaye the alarm, aat1 that when he returned ID
the depot the fhme* we're hurstinR forth 10 10
building.
W,llIam Steward. Eeq., the freight agent, VA
spa IT, g1s .ess sn
butR. His ttolhet, Guy Stewart. E4q was on IN.
ground At = yeEy early hour ami exeFtetl hnsel
ssfT sse; II ,o "a sa;s TIE nops
the papers, however. wtse iost. ~Eteps few tha
were contained In the safe. Mr. Steward hati
.,rtsm Of water thrnwu against the .ate ail th
The parers ant money ii contained ny o'clocI
the huitllnK WIS r+arl5 evers where lhIsnet 1ow1
to. /. 1e.tl Win ihe art4n.. snd sref,tf'!nx cnn
! destroyed. Al Ia no~ nlsas Of chesred runs
smoking tnittr., ani ens I,nlf ,nrne,i an,l CON
plttrIy sOnfeh through with wafer. Neither th
building nor its crntetta were Insured.
there was ~ little freight IN the detot. Searl.
Mi1*sttr.r HIT. ai Thcaso Their wcr. M 5s IT, q
tenperny malta tH,1Hrnirg 10 Girye1a,'l. tsrl~H
tn. th*t wrtr. refha1's two htaF Inst, enf1te Q
Thrt etr n"n n!us nn."ns The ruina III ~o hears
Htrl Al the lpttoltl Ut fatit arc .h,ne sek* .hA
arr INT burned Er~rt,tt -fnnr s'srs NJ ftnit jar
t,eht,aink 10 t'nmrtOn lsstrhe,nf we're ~ttnp'efe
the ERiHe tlftn wPte endangered AMI RteAtlT IN
hscd. st'h'e NJ t1p tast,is ~erg 1"!fn~i 1tIti
n s "tsr s.,,t etts, +, ~ u ~ III M MI
Thtte freight rat& wptr thft'sai1 'lrsti05s'i sa1
| lwh tnluplrlrty buEn'sl nj.
1tehts" "i haEtlhltt I'd niefrkas41lss sre @t1nw y
t,4rs of t'hshtr. ls,uls an't .ira. tsak*. tmttrI
| si.1 rgst. t~rel Ia'tAltH4, tsrtNitprs' tlaIlr
~'tpt. l'a.1l'ka .Aa tt MhIe" laA'1, rh'la1s. t.l
quilts, h&Ila. trAt Jatf*, 1iAxa, kfH hash aFpF}
| NlIrsp htlp,lIH Itu ~tr.'k Hi llsa bllI4tlHHt
| u IN AIp1m.ed LIN. lfla Hfr MAJ ratiaa.t 'Y III
lIRhththR tntrnHt IN tlr wiEa NJ thu ra~terh ri
isrfnIty VI tht lhhhk. II ths II lin essh II N,a
tkFr hRPretn<i tHtWrpn IL HHt i willis TIN AtH1n
~na \! Itl hntght. ThuEu Nela dto han.1raA fre
vi )t'se alal ls dtxht siraf II" ttcrnt, lnluARH
| IL The company, Thu INuIl ptrsent tE!oi to wnt
fItlt hal mt {F+SA AMI nh fknA Mt n
NAtrfInrh snc,'errt In sarInR alxteen rkirH q
| ttors, Att whila attempting 10 Aayo mare th
ttotE Iel! In md fhb daIhrs iBtrtf him To rhyO.
The hrpat hHiItllhK MA originally coHAtflctf.
| fnr grain warehouse nt.A VIVA ih1it Ut piA
| pfknk. A. soon ~ tho hrr hrgan II EGd II! orc
Tho depot. Thu 0rtg!aal coat Of ihs building va
t.a,4a.
Tux LArERT-1t !s statc,s hy the o1,ccFs Il
rhhrRe NJ thc Cleveland 4 lrfissnrHh Ra,lwa
| freight depot that tho who1e 3oaa frnm Tho t1r
JeAseld4y morning viii not amount to 1upee thai
LIS EIil III Eli. lNk1.