The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-06
THE NATIONS HOLIDAY.
EHccts OF Crime, Mischief and Lightning
or All Kinds-What Uncle Sam Pays
for q Midsummer Spree.

Effects OF Crime, Mischief and Lightning
OF All Kinds-Whnt Uncle Sam Pays
for q Midsummer Spree.
CONNECTICUT.
Between one and two O'Clock on Friday night, at
Norwich, the building occupied by the Sterry
Faucet Company and John A. Sterry, manufacturer
OF faucets, stop cocks &C., was destroyed by an
incendiary fire. The safe, with the books and
papers. was saved. Everything else was destroyed
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
During o storm at Tuftonboro the lightning
struck the house OF Mrs. Drew instantly killing her
and considerably damaging the building. She was
widow, sixty years OF age and alone at the time.
At Portsmouth. n. H., during the thunder storm
Of Friday night the lightning struck the Episcopal
church, the dwelling OF John S. Harvey, tho fish
cries store and also the Pepperel Hotel at Kittery
Point, but dong no serious damage.
In Bedford, N. H., John McDufies' barn and con-
tents were burned by lightning. The loss Is 81, 600
At Nashau, n. H., Nellie, aged Ave years, daugh-
ter OF Widow Johnson, was killed b. the acci-
dental discharge OF q gun.
william Benefits barn, in Chesterfield, was fired
by lightning on Friday, and the flames communicat-
ing with two other barns all three we're destroyed,
with their contents.
At Westneld young woman, the daughter OF
Mrs. John Taylor, had her clothing set on fire by
burning fragment OF fire-cracker and was terribly
burned before the names were eXtinguished.
Captain David Donaldson was Injured at Chi
% TGRee ~ s@e sene his beas face and ar@s
being badly scorched. In the afternoon similar
accident drove the swabstlck out OF tue same can
non, which hit Francis Lentan In the throat innict-
ing q dangerous wound.
At Groveland, on Friday during a thunder
storm, the lightning struck "a tree by which horse
was frightened overturning a carriage, containing
several ladies and children, and severely inJurlng
Mrs. Griffith and Mrs. Charles Kimball, the latter
probably fatally. The others escaped unharmed.
w. 5. York, aged fourteen years, slipped rom
rock into Cutters Pond, in Winchester, and was
While firing q salute at Arlington, cannon was
prematurely discharged and son OF warren Frost
and son OF Josiah Crosby were iataliy injured.
Another youth named Wygrnan had his hand badly
In south Acton, Mass, Friday, George Curtis a
lad OF eight years, enticed boy named Lane, aged
three Years, into the woods and there beat him
with a club IN most shocking manner, leaving
him insensible He was soon discovered but died
of his injuries twenty-iour hours alter. The muir
derer fed, but was arrested last evening In CAM
bridge.
noon, the lightning struck the Old south church
and stunned the Rev. Mr. Abbott, who was deliv.
erinR oratlon and also Mr.. Carter, the tenor OF
the choir. Both recovered in few moments.
The church was not materially damaged.
At Boston the wife OF Robert fitzpatrick die, died
suddenly Friday evening, in Warwick street, High
lands and her husband has been arrested,
charged with beating her to death.
Mass. " committed suicide Friday by drowning
He had made his will, and having LETT his watch
and money at home, appears to have walked de-
lberaJely into the pond and lain down. No cause
is known except that the previous evening he had
been complaining OF his head
RHODE ISLAND.
In Providence lad OF five years John Keenan,,
was shot dead by boy firing at mark on the OPP
poste side OF fence. Patrick Carroll fell over
board from skin and was drowned. Three alarms
OF DIRE, caused by fre.crackers, occurred within al
hour.
NEW YORK.
In firing the national salute at Binghamton, 81
| sunrise, Newton Barnes, a gunner, had his right
| hand blown of.
Wexford Thayer and his son, Of Montrose, wer,
| probably fatally injured by runaway horse thai
| went through large crowd in the evening. Three
| children and woman were also hurt by the sam,
horse.
| Choconut Greek, two miles west OF Bnghamt0n
| at -FOUR O'CLOCK while returning home from thu
celebration. Her husband Was drunk and droy'