The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-02

came the moon, anu WIN Inc twilight,
cooling breeze that was welcomed by thous-
ands who had been almost overcome during
tho day.
NARROW ESCAPE or A TRAIN.
The local train on the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga railroad from this city to Albany
had quite narrow escape from serious
accident. The storm commenced soon
after the train left West Troy, and followed
it down. Just as the train passed Menand's
station the storm became so violent as to
dislodge the rails from their bed.
While passing the state fair grounds the
turning it almost double. The up train
was signalled in time to avoid a disaster
THE SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT
}. w. Heimsirect, the special weather
reporter for this section, in his account of
the storm says;
At3p. IN. the clouds became very heavy in
the north ana northwest, and from 1915 to 1870
p. m. ilvG binding flashes OF lightning, accom-
panied by simultaneous crashing peals OF thun-
der. The shower which came up from the
northwest 1898 y. H., has rarely been cqualed
la this locality for violence of wind and intense |
electrical energy At 1923 p. IN. the wind
changed to tine northwest with a force OF g. and
at 1873 suddenly increased to Z, blowing a ire |
mendpus gale until $780, when 1t subsidized rs
suddenly as IL rose. The rain was very heavy. |
LIE n.
wind were very unusual.
THE STORM IN WATERFORD.
Monday will be long remembered in the
village of Waterford as the day of the
great storm-for never before in the memo
ry of the oldest inhabitants of the village
has it been equaled. The extreme heat of
the morning and the closenoss or density
of the atmosphere, were but the precursors
of its coming. little after - o'clock,
low mutterings of thunder were heard, and
those that were suffering from the heat,
hailed with gladness these tokens of an APP
preaching shower. Thunder was heard ut
intervals, from that time until about Q
o'clock, when the gathering clouds betok-
enc n storm of more than ordinary mag
nitude From then until 8 o'clock the
clouds appeared to gnthcr from every point
Of the compass. During this interval
crashes of thunder were heard, vivid light
ming flashed forth continually, accompanied
with the rain. About . o'clock the storm
came down in all its fury, and from that
! time until half past it was absolutely
fiightiul. Our citizens were, many of
/ them wild with terror, and the operatives
in the factories ceased their labor The
doors and windows of the habitations were
closed, and many of the people fled to their
cellars for protection. SO rapid and con-
slant were the lightning bolts that struck in
and around the village, that it is wonder
ful there were not a greater number of
accidents. At twenty minutes to
| THE LIGHTNING STRUCK THE sPIRE OF
TEMPERANCE HALL,
or as it is better known, the old Dutch Re-
| formed church. Setting fire to the spire.
it passed down through the building, and
! n ma n1
through the north side, tearing loose the
| castings of one of the large windows, the
other passing out of the southeast corner,
tearing n large assure in the walls At the
same mOmeut NJ. b. Winchel, the janitor
of the building, was about to enter the
place. He was going up the teps, holding
an nmhrolla in his left hand The light
nlne struck the point of the umbrella,
passed down the wires of the frame, burn
ing the cloth around them. Reaching the
wrist it passed down the arm to the elbow,
burning the flesh as with fire; from the
elbow it reached his watch chain, melting
off large portion of it, and then passed
Oft The unfortunate man fell from the
stens, striking on his head and shoulder.
He was picked up and conveyed to the
Office of DIR. l.. w. Cole, who worked I'M
ceasingly upwards Of two hours before he
could perceive any signs of returning
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building
OTHER DAMAGE.
The lightning also struck the residence Of
| Mrs Stephen Emigh: striking the roof il
passeu uo"l through 'ne cciiing INTO the
T,ia;ine' oi .nc uausn,er, MISS urace
h"lsh' HriNins ''ie mirror on pressing
nule"u 1t ? s,i, lhe frame ana glass
INTO Il hii'ioh fragments, scattering them
Moo'' w ioou'' !. was .hen a'trac.eu py
Wv sn' uuInY'' "Iu passing uowi, the gas
Pup 'is"eu '',e hor'h P"rior, S'i'kihg 'he
arg n'ii'or III '''at roo"'' o"rheu
s""l' nV'e through .he glass ana me'ea
.,'c qu ,. Oh Us p"cki men struck
.le gut ",ou'a,ng mat ornaments the Top
VI tnc vans p'aGhins anu uisngurihg lhat
III It's COURSE II hau eVluehtiy spent It's
iu'!' as no iurther u"''"ee was uone'
nei'her can II DC discovered where IL iel
tue room strange TO say, although me
family were IN room south OF the hall
; separating 1t from the north parlor, the IN
: terVenlng doors open, they did not discover
, that the house had been struck until TN
, storm was over ana the family had com
mehceu tneir household duties. More Tor
, - :; - e nav W. "s'N.p VI
t shattered mirror but n few minutes befor,
, the holt must have struck bocom;n,
4 aroused by the ringing of the fire bells
= she had Joined the family down stairs
n Had she remained She would have inevitnbl,
u been killed Miss Lizzie Wattord wa
sitting by n window durinp the storm who,
o she was Frustrated and rendered nncon
e scious hy n shorl, of cIcctrici,v Sho 70
e covered shortly under the skilif,l ,ron,man
$ of DIR. Dunlop. Miss Anna GEORGE wo
visiting ON Middle street As she wa
about to return home she, too, was pros
S trated by the subtle fluid and rendered un
q conscious Tho nbvsicians ali haina hus
:. in other portions Of Tho VILLAGE hrief Al