New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-17
AN ELECTRIC CARNIVAL.
THE STORM AT PROVIDENCE.

IltE STORM Al PROVIDENCE.
From The Prort>le Erening Bulkitn. Aug IS
All night long the vivid glare of the light
ming visible In the clOudcd sky and about o'clock
this morning the forces Gathered la this vicinity and we
had thunder that the sleepers and shook
tine stOutest hearts. Tho lightning became vivid, and
hall dozen shocks OF Thunder created more consterna-
ton than PaDt.mOurs comet Every one was confident
that the lightning rad struck near by, and IN this
particular no one was IN er.r FOR tn3 morning reports
recorded It's wonderful pr sencc ana many persons have
occasion 10 make especial flank giving Tor dclYemuco
from mortal peril. We think the traditional oldest in
dence. The fall 81 rain 651O0 OF incb but the
descent OF electricity was Irigntiul.
Tho house No. lGi PAN, situated In the valley vee,
of the Rhode land Hospital owned by Nil. y. Bishop.
and occupied by Mir. Fl.na otracK durLg
tine storm Tic tlimrey WAC spit orrn IN tour dh'enG
The stove thrown tuiO the middle ol the kitchen
damaged mo bcI: seemed to 1use itse an ever TO
house, leaving by the windows AMI cellar.
Ire lightning struck the chimney OF the threGstory
dwelling nouso No. IS CntOnst.. occupied by William L.
Openshaw. PItick Riley and Peter Farrell. anu owned
~ Thuuias oaunuCrs Mary Riley, sister OF Patrick.
Was stunned for a few mOments and Mr.. Openshaw.
who passing from one room 10 another, was thrown
Gown, ana received shock OF which, up TO thiS noon.
the different rooms, sometimes blowing urrow
along tie tmOers and disappearing at nail, leaving
Dackened spot like that made by the name OF lighted
candle upon the woodwork. The electric fluid finally
left by way OF the cellar; ,,.,-.
twostory house on HawthoTnst pear Vlneyard-st.'
owned aud occupied by William Wood was also struck
The lightning entered by the chimney and went mo te
attic scattering the plastong IRON IL 10 the moor tear
ing the mantepiece and wrenchlng the casing from
the door There were no marks OF It's Effects IN me
other parts OF the house, except plentiful supply Of
SCOT blown from the chimney IN tue different rooms
William Wood, Jr who slept ~ the atG, was %akened,
OPEN without any knowledge OF how ne came there, ana
feeling ngDoG S g lis Srober w IUo SLEPT IN Inc
bed awake. and be saw the lightning 90 out Of
the window, like ball Of fire.
TERRIBLE NIGHT.
From The Boston Journal Aug Is
The city and vicinity were visited on
Wednesday night by Unprecedented rites II ,nuncer
has ever been witnessed In this vicinity. The hrst
shower from the eastward shortly DeOre6 o'clock,
and for upw ard threequareIs hour The water
poured the streets IN torrents while continued
flashes of lightning lumned the city, TO give the
appearance OF an extensive cvd Grafton. AT l. o'clock
the heavens again shot forth flashes o. ocrclty, ana
an bonr later another terrific storm burst up U.s. which
was even more severe than tho nrst ana was followed
Just before daylight by third which had no iue oi
being sGSsd b by s spr. disturbed 1 81
many mid persons, wne even those with more RESP
lutte nerves could not lind r,st during The terrlhc as
of thunder which rolled along the heavens AID soscd
like the simultaneous discharge OF an artillery br2SGe
Nv the meteorological record OF the Signal Serves "
appears that tho amount Of raih which o III o city
dunng the first two showers was i6lOO Inches. Ihc
the exception OF extinguisLing gas In u number VI
houses by, no damage was done. Sergt. Hood VI
the Ninth Police Station vile sitting near the tee-
graph machine, received very severe shock and VAS
nsensbe for nearly an hour The brass work upon te
machine melted and the wood badly s1or'htd
The re-alarm Telegraph III Boston was seriously AIS
arranged during the thundershowers the Inasners Ia
several OF the fre-alarnI boxes being burnt on The
generators at the main Office unable strike an
aarm which was given wien Mount PIrilsant ChuIch
was struck as 1t was absolutely dangerous To approach
brick house. No. % Cham0olsst occupied ny Francis H.
Warner aud others. was stru,k ~ lshtning. AyonAs
lady who slept IN back chamber la Lle FRENCH FOOL,
overlooking the roof OF tho H. OeoOInlg alarmed OJ the
violence of the Storm lett nor Uod, ANA within very
short time after the chimney. which tue mead
OF her bed struck. anu the bricks ousuo scattered
dozen feet in every direeion Iae lightning iion inc
chimney passed u the railing Of the H. aud shattered IL
in several places, and then went I'll without doing
further damage ,,,.-, $500. . o,...
The seyerest shock felt about o'clock, Wien Hash
OF lightning illuminated the ATMOSPHERE, anu ior
radius of a thousand there electric wave
The bolt struck house occupied by irish iainies, aud
it the building inside aud out Ia fearful nanv.'
Mrs Brown standing IN 'front.' 0f the coOhlstovo,
and experienced tho shock severely cat Denihd the
The e6tning passed from house to the waterppes
in the street, and the water OVERLOOKED Tho road"aJ
making IL impossible. a., .,, -, .
wvoning Station the Boston anu Maino kaili DAD,
w. n sruck the signalpUst anu Mr.. Caisan,
MILL ie,f leg was paralyzed He was taken ~
Mr. Wingate sargent. Mr.. j. a. WortLen, "no Was III
the store AT the e felt the effects Of tne sAoek and
dcrihes me sensation equivalent to TIE discharge vi
a Inusket within a foot ol his lace. MI Lo'ott anu
otbers were also unpleasantly affected.
ON the south shore the stUrn IN the early part oi the
Afternoon severe, ana the lightning quite VIVA
hyv fog rolled IN about o'clock th.t al
for the Rose standsh leave Oh her it trip
Dnring the evening rain fell, but between mdsht aud
O'CLOCK the reached its hight Tue iog appeared
~ hang like an electric yapor over Nanasket Beach, ad
the ity OF the flashes OF lightning Was 30 lneesSant
th, ihe efiet was binding wnie from Time 10 ne tLe
,nrLed lightning ran along horizontally. followed by
,9under which not only rolled, but ineiose, AS were,
A. the fog bank, reyerberated rs ~ rOIns aioak nOi-
-, mons region There quick REPORTS, Too, Ike me
adtIing OF rife shot Nothing like IL has ever before
been Witnessed on the shore
REMARKABLE FRANKS OF THE LIGHTNING.
7h< BosOs rOs, AHy To-
Tn Newton and vicinity the storm ragged with
Ut Violence. The carpenter shop ol ocpncn AOiuues
- set on re aud consumed with all Ito contents The
hone of Henry Poole operator IN the Office of tn Wost
rn Union Telegraph Company, fst Newton, was also
,,ot No fire resulted but MR. Poole ana III, mother
& frustrated ana the latter remained senSeloss
W. tthan an hour Tue lightning came through the
o ILL.,, near the sgyght aud burst III tLo diuis rOOIu,
io ,,aring furniture In every direction. al Wellesley.
nc oarsonage OF the congregational Church strucA,
~, IN "a IA broken and the ruuieu.
e an, tree opposite residence vi PUf D,utUn was
,ncE and the ground at It's roots torn up
sts,ance No persons injurcd. AT NcedGau, ne
rsJence OF John Mills In thai Orti0n Oi the
@ olapdyille, badly shattered, tins gables ng
asstroyed Fortunately the occupants. Inciuds t4roo
children, were uniDured.
tn sharon the rain poured In torrents accompanied by
,e,pfnI thunder aud lightning, aud tue IOIis werd
,ss.hed badly IN many places. The frut troos when
,.sre hanging very full, were very gIoaty u.niascu.
cna holt struck Messrs. Lothrop Co.'s tIowci wOiks,
liant one mile from the center al the Tow a. passing ~
If a window, striking wrench when "a NAME nand
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