The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-20
ELECTRIC DEATH.

~ Startling Record for the Season of 1875.
Not alone in the accounts of tornadoes
which have ertailed immense loss both
IN city ana rural district, nor i'll the
SUMMARY of devastation by floods, nor
III the estimates of damage to the crops
RON weeks of unpropitious weather in
the record of the remarkable summer
not yet ended complete, there is death
roll attached to the list of disasters
which is without parallel in the history
of the country, the number OF those
killed by lightning being far greater
Shan is generally supposed. The diff
Guilty of obtaining complete statistics ON
this subject is great from the wide ex-
tent of territory over which the acct
dents occur, and the fact that many are
never reported to the news centers by
telegraph; but that the storms of this
summer have been especially dangerous
rs evident even through the occasional
accounts which have been received.
The following incidents will convey
some idea Of the manner in which light
ming kills or Injuries people when it
wants to-
MISCELLANEOUS LIST.
Accidents from lightning appear TO
have been more numerous in Iowa than
elsewhere during the season, several
people having been killed in this State
and others severely injured. On the
14th Of june one ;. j. Smith, living near
Webster City, was the first victim of the
series of storms beginning about that
time. While pursuing his ordinary avo-
cations he was struck by lightning and
Killed instantly. No particulars OF the
manner IN which the electric fluid affect
ed the body were gwen to the newepa-
pers. The storm of the 10Th Of June
which came Immediately after this Iowa
accident was one especially remarkable
iran the amount of electricity in the air
0nS the death-rOll of victims of lightning
thaG received several accessions. Not
III, one State alone. but wherever the ter
Tibic Storm prevailed there were acct
3eagS- Near Nashville, Tenn, one John
Mills was instantly killed and two others
were severely stunned. On the sue
ceeding day four others were struck
Gown in Nashville, though none were
\ GGHed. On the 10Th, also, during the
SihnrI ut Milford, o., child of l.. 3.
Estulr was killed, and two daughters of
f. Edwards were severely burned by a
stroke of lightning. Other accidents,
none of them fatal, were reported from
various quarters. On June IS, while a
heavy rain storm was passing over Wy
andotte, Kan, sudden terrific flash of
lightning occurred, and the discharge
entered house where q Mrs. Bradish
was engaged in nursing her babe. The
infant at its mothers breast was killed
10y the shock, and the mother herself so
sniured that her life was despaired of.
Whether or not the woman eventually
1recov, red does not appear. Soon after
tlsis sad occurrence a series OF similar
accidents took place elsewhere. In
Wake county, North Carolina, woman
at her work was killed by lightning, and
IN the same county, within two weeks of
this affair, young lady, one Miss Butt,
n,aaeG second victim. She was sitting
near q window, which was closed. The
lightning came down the chimney, and
passing around the room, fell upon her
killing her instantly. She was Is years
OF age. Only few days later, while a
party of fifteen men were engaged in
running n threshing machine near AL
,pharetta, Ca, heavy cloud and rain
came up, and bolt of lightning struck
In the midst of the crowd, killing three
men outright and iniuring to some ex-
tent the entire party. Two of the men
were brothers, and were standing one
On each side of their father when killed,
the father minculously escaping unhurt.
Near Florence, s. c., colored woman
and two dogs were also killed by light
nIng ut about the same time. They had
taken refuge from the storm under
tree. Soon afterwards, during storm
near Cascade, III Pittsylvania county,
Va, Mr.. Abram Talbot and others took
shelter IN stable, which was struck by
1ghtiing. Mr.. Talbot was instantly