Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-09-02

was taken up. Arthur scott had one
arm partially raised and after death it
was hard work to straighten it.
For full FIVE minutes after the awful
visitation no one could stir in the vicini-
ty-all were struck dumb and uncon-
cous, and were paralyzed. Twenty-Five
persons under the first tent were knock
ed down and severely injured. Accord.
ing to the statement of by-standers, it
was indeed fearful sight. Hundreds
under he main tent were paral yzed,
and incidents of an extraordinary ma
ture were visible everywhere.
When the true state of affairs outside
became known under the main canvas,
there was no holding the audience, and
then the entertainment for the evening
ended at once. AS q rush was made for
the open air, it was ascertained that
scores of persons could not leave their
seats All of them we're more or less in
jured. One man had part of his coat
torn away, another had lost the rim of
his hat, and dozens were almost uncon-
cious. They set like statues, and there
was gaze Of vacancy in their eyes that
was frightful to look upon. Friends
shook them and urged them to go, but
they moved not-apparently dumb. Ev-
cry one of the compositors of The us
ster Gazette was present, and every one
was SO seriously affected that the con-
ductors of that paper had to borrow
help from other offices. One of the
employees sustained very severe shock.
Patrick Fitzpatrick was struck by
something-he didn't know what--in
the knees and breast; he is in bed. Rob,
ert Dickinson was knocked down by the
shock, and lay apparently dead for a
half an hour. Edgar Carson had his
leg singed and his boot torn complete
ly off. Geo. Z. Townsend was standing
on the circus ground with an umbrella
in his hand. He was knocked down,
and his umbrella torn to pieces. One
person, Andrew Sutton, was very singu-
larry affected he was badly burned in the
back, ana cut was made in coat, exact
ly the shape of star, and his hat was
torn in shreds from his head. Andrew
De Witt, who was badly burned in the
breast, lay stunned for nearly two hours.
One old lady, a colored woman, who was
standing outside the tent, was sure she
was struck with a paralytic stroke. She
could move neither her arms nor her
feet for nearly a quarter of an hour,
when she gradually revived, and hobbl-
ed off the grounds. A little child nam
ed Agnes Dessler1ie, seven years of age,
was hurled to the ground from a top
seat into the main canvass, and had her
left arm broken. 1t is no eworthy fact
that the bodies of the dead bore no
marks Of violence whatever not par
ticle of evidence is observable to show
that they died other than natural deaths.
The flesh is nowhere burned, nor is the
hair scorched-a fact which excites gen.
eral comment. The eyes of the dead re-
manned wide open, presenting CHASTITY
annearance
At various points along the river,
dwellings and barns were destroyed by
lightning. Near Poughkeepsie two
barns were burned; near Fishkill an
other /; at Fishkill Landing a dwelling
was struck twice but not consumed.
AT Greenburg barn, belonging to
Ethan Haggs of Yonkers, was struck
by lightning and entirely destroyed. to-
gether with about 20 tons of hay, val
ued at $1,000.
AT East Haverstraw a barn filled
with hay was destroyed, and at Milton,
another barn was burned. Reports of
more disasters are expected, therefore
the damages cannot be estimate
The Kingston Gazette of yesterday
thinks there were $50 persons more or
less injured, and says, "The compositors
OF The Gazette attended the show, and
every one of them received injury, and
some of them were seriously hurt. On
assembling our forces at midnight not
man was able to work, and had not the
employees of The Press office come to our
relief, no paper could have been issued
that morning.
PSfmip Sfar anl Woruor.