The New York herald., 1870-08-27
A NIGHT OF HORRORS.
FRIGI7rUL CALAMITY M KgHGSTOK.
a Circus Tent, Containing 1000 People, Struck
by Lightning-Five Persons Instantly
Killed and 200 Tnjured-Names Of
tho Killsd and Wounded.

KINGSTON Ulster Co.. N. Y, August 10, IS70A
One Of the most fearful and norrirying disasters
ever recorded In this county transpired In Kingston
on Thursday evening, and has cass a deep gioom
over the entire community aud caused weeping ana
sorrow among many nesrthstone. About cighS
O'Clock In the evening" while Bailey Co.'s circus
and menagerie were performing before audience
or 900 people, most terrific storm came There
were
OMINoUs rHUNDERrNds
and snarp and vivid lightning nashes the rain ponr~
ing down In torrents. Louder snd louder sbe thun-
ders pealed, brighter and sharper the lightningD
dashed, seeming if the furses had broke iOose
and were battling for the supremacy OF the nsavens
Suddenly
A srRBAM OF LIGESNING
came down, cutting q hole through tho canvas
twelve feet square, crossing through TO the other
side OF the tent marking it's pathway by deatsand
destruction killing Instantly five persons three men
and two women). seriously wounding thirty aud
injuring slightly hundred and fifty. The
NAMES OF THE KILLED,
as thus far reported are as follows although q re-
port has just been received OF two Others who have
since died at Rondout but your reporter was MSS
able TO learn their names:--
Elizabeth NewkiRk Hurley aged sixteen.
Jane Montanye, Marbetown, aged sixty
Arthur Scott, Kingston. aged thrty-dvc.
James Bush, Marbletown, aged TWENTY-FIVE.
Marx Rowe lresdence unknownh aged forty.
WOUNDED SERIOUSLY.
Thomas Ross, Kingston, head. badly
George styles, Kingston. head and side badly.
Charles styles. Kingston, head and arm. badly
Arthur Near, Kingston, side, badly
Abraham Masten, Hufley head and legs, badly.
Abraham Ellsworth. Hurley. badly.
Peter johnson. Rondont tcooredl very badly.
Derrick II Stoughtenburg, Kingston, badly.
Edward Burlington, Kingston badly.
Mrs. G. j. Martin Kingston, badly.
James Below, Kingston, badly.
Robert Dckerson Delaware county, bs.iiJ.
Alexander Dumond, Hurley, badly.
Abraham Dewitt, Hurley, badly
Patrick Fitzpatrick, Kingston, badly.
Michael Carney, Kingston badly.
Eli Elting, Kingston, badly.
Levi Cudney One, badly.
Amid the great excitement 1t Is impossible % Qsa.
full particulars ana list OF all the wounded. a.
some OF the Injured were taken to ther homes 10
carriages soon after the disaster. Many Of the
wounded were taken to the houses Of the residents
close by aud everything done that could be fog
them.
THE BOLT OF ELECTRIC FLUID,
six inches in diameter OF bright blue color, as u
passed through the tent visible to all. The cx-
citement, CONSERVATION and confusion among AO00
people may be better imagined than described. Ths
fierce roaring ana growing OF the wild aud
infurated animals a. they paced up and down
their cages biting the bars OF their dens In their
vain endeavors to escape; frantic horses. unc0n-
trolabe by their riders, rushing around the rtngk
the agonizing
sHRIEKs OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
| ladies' fainting, children crying, men cursn9,
| anxious fathers, doting mothers. sisters brothers
and lovers. with bated breath, palih check dilateL
eye, as they searched for their dear ones Ia thas
chaotic mass, served to make picture such as the
most Imaginative brain could not fancy. pen de-
scribe pencil portray. The terrible event Will 10
80 firmly impressed upon the minds and hearts Of
those who witnessed It that time cannot erase and
| only death Obiitcrato