The New York herald., 1875-10-28
THE STORM AT BOSTON.

HOUSES AND BARNS SET ON FIRE BY THE
LIGHTN1NG-A RAILROAD TRAIN STOPPED
NARROW EscApEs-sLIGHT DAMAGE TO SHIP
PING.
BosroS Oct 27, 1875.
The rain storm which began in Boston about two
O'Clock this morning, subsequently accompanied by
vivid lightning and heavy thunder was part of a
hurricane extending along the Atlantic coast, from
Cape May, N j., to Eastport, Me- During the storm,
which Of short duration, the wind at one time
had a velocity Of fortytwo miles hour The rain
fall in Boston 2s-100 Of an inch and the barometer
sank to 80 SO, sudden fall of 231OO few fakes Of
snow also fell AT Eastport at two minutes to eight
O'Clock this morning the wind was blowing thirty -four
miles an hour. There was
A LIGHT SNOW on MOUNT WASHINGTON
last night but it very soon melted The first of the
two binding flashes OF lightning, which awakened
nearly all seepers in this vicinity, at halfpast two
O'Clock this morning, struck cupoa the house Of
Mrs X $. Sprague, Mount Vernon street, Dorches-
ter district. The cupoa was nearly demolished, and
the electric fluid ran over bell through other
parts Of the house, not however, inJuring any one,
and except knocking OF Of the plastering here
and there not doing any great damage. The barn OF
Mrs Sprague also struck, but not damaged to
any great extent the flames having been extnguished
bya Mr. Cooney, OF New York. The barn OF Blood IL
fire and nearly destroyed. officers from the
Ninth and Eleventh police precincts attempted TO
sound an alarm but were unable TO do SO, account
the demolition Of the poles and damage to the wires
Boxes 3l2 3l3 314 323 and 325 were unsuceessfuly
tried The damage by the FIRE was about 81 900, which
is partially covered by insurance
The conductor OF the halfpast seven A. II. train,
from Milford TO South birmingham this morning
ports his stopped bya blown the track
II does not appear that much damage caused to
the shipping in the harbor. The schooner w. IL Had
dett Jr just arrived from Alexandria, with cargo of
coal in contact with the schooner Bertha Souder
bound out and lost her jbboom while the latter had
her main boom carried away.
IN CAMBRIDGE.
The Storm King held high reve this morning at Cam
bridge, and made havoc among the trees fences,
chimneys and outbuidings huge willow tree
the lawn in front Of the residence Of Robert o. Fuller
corner Of Prospect and Harvard streets, entirely
uprooted, and fell with such force that the upper
part Of the trunk broken The staging
upon the Catholic church in process of
erection on Sixth, Seventh and Otis
streets was partly blown down, and of the
work recently laid was misplaced Upon the residence
of T. Reed, No. "A Fourth street, the chimney
blown down and went crashing through the roof the
bricks and debris falling by the bedside OF elderly
lady, who narrowly escaped being struck by the
of masonry At the residence of G. G. Nichols, the
corner Of Magazine and Pleasant streets, Of the
largest limbs of fine willow broken of by the
force of the wind and fell into the street. and tho
corner of Lee street and broadway line Of fence
blown into the street. Some damage done to the
trees in the college yard, and in other localities trees
and fences were broken and injured.