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

rible power of the fluid was shown by
the presence on the spot where the UNI
fortunate mans body had been picked
up, of hole eight feet deep by actual
measurement. The clothing OF the de-
ceased was found to have been shredded,
and when first discovered was on fire,
while the silver watch he carried had
been driven into the ground, and when
lifted up it was found that the works
had been fused into lump of shapeless
metal
FUNERAL STRUCK.
The account of funeral struck by
lightning has already attracted attention
in the newspapers. The accident oc-
CURED in Brooklyn. The funeral pro-
cession of sea Captain was on its way
to the cemetery in storm, and one of
the carriages was just depositing it's in
mates when two balls of fire seemingly
two feet in diameter dropped just in
front of the horses heads and burst with
report like cannon. At the same
time there was binding flash of light
ming, followed instantaneously by crash
of thunder that made the cemetery hill
tremble.
The horses attached to the carriage
sprange forward, running the pole
through the back of the hearse and
throwing the coffin of the dead captain
from its mountings. They began to
plunge, and the front carriage was
dashed against the hearse, and badly
shattered. A young lady on the inside
front seat was thrown ont and badly
bruised. The driver could not control
the horses, and they started to run,
dragging the remnant of the carriage up
the main avenue of the cemetery, and
going nearly a mile before they could
be stopped. The driver was also
thrown from his seat and slightly in
iured.
LATE IOWA TRAGEDY.
On July %, Mr.. f. r. Knapp, OF
Broken Kettle settlement, in Sioux
township, Plymouth county, Iowa, was
killed by lightning, while on his way
from fishing excursion. At the time
of his death he was riding in wagon
with 7. Fursee, Ira G.. West and two OF
Mr.. Fursee's sons. The lightning struck
him on the left shoulder, ran down his
side and through the wagon seat, tear
ing his clothing TO tatters and making a
hole about an inch and half in diane
ter through the seat board. Fursee was
shocked, the electricity striking him on
the left arm, running through that, down
his body and between his legs, badly
burning his stomach and the inner sides
of his thighs, tearing his pants com
pletely off him. West was hit in the
face, decorating his cheek, whence the
fluid coursed down his breast, leaving
its mark in numerous places on the
right side of his trunk. The boys
were also shocked, the hat rim of
the younger being entirely torn off.
The team was Frustrated by the con-
cussion.
ANOTHER IOWA CASE.
On Saturday, July "a, Mrs. Norris
and her daughter wore each killed at
their home in the Floyd valley, Iowa.
The sad visitation occurred about 3
o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Norris and two daughters were the only
persons in the house at the time, Mr..
Norris and son being III Sioux city
that afternoon. The elder of the girls,
Miss Rowena, was up stairs at the time,
and the younger one, Emma, was with
her mother on the lower floor. Mrs
Norris and Emma were standing at n
window when the fatal flash came, and
both were Frustrated. Emma, who is
but ten years OF age, recovered from the
shock and attempted to raise her mother
to her feet, and then discovered that she
was rigid in death. The little girl then
called to her sister, but getting no reply
went up stairs in quest of her. At q
window Immediately over where the
mother and daughter had stood lay the
body of Rowena, nearly stripped of
clothing and with the remnants of her
garments on fire. The little girl had
presence of mind to procure water and
extinguisl the flames, when she ran as
fast as she could to the nearest neigh
Dor, Mr.. Beck, distance of mile, for
assistance. The lightning had passed i'll
Mt the top of the house and ran down
through the floor, doing but trihins
damage to the building.
LIGHTNING IN ST. LOUIS.
Thus far in the season, but one death
by lightning has occurred in St. Louis,
though buildings have been struck sew
eral times. The circumstances of the
death of James Godfrey are still fresh
in the public mind. He WIS driving q
wagon at the time the shock occurred,
and was seen to fall backward from his
seat. The wagon was stopped and he
was found to be dead. The colos of his
face had turned to purple, and there
was little blood issuing from his left
ear On being examined, it appeared
that there was mark along the line of
the spinal column, as though it had
been scalded with hot water. Near the
lower extremity the skin had been
peeled oft in a circle of about four inches
wide.
ITALIAN LIGHTNING.
1t may not be out of place to close
this account of the exploits of lightning
for the season with remarkable extract
from the London Echo, where Rome
correspondent gives description of the
singular phenomenon which occurred at
Velletri during the violent Thunderstorm
of june %, and which is to be ranked
among the hitherto unexplained caprices
of nature. just as the tempest was ut
its height, and the rain torrential. six
persons taking shelter in stable, which
was also occupied by three horses har-
messed to rs many wine-carts, witnessed
the following extraordinary apDearance .