The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-03
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Killed BY iightning.-We have to an
nounce this week a very distressing casualty
by lightning, in the death Of Miss Ida
Jones, daughter of Capt. J. T. Jones, who
lives about one mile west of Elkton. The
thunder storm which passed over this
neighborhood on Tuesday evening last,
was very severe in the locality of Mr..
Jones' residence. The house stands on an
elevation, unprotected by trees or lightning
rods, and was struck by a very heavy
charge of electricity. Mrs. Jones, one of
her sons, boy in his teens, and daughter
Ida, aged about eighteen, were in Summer
kitchen attached to the main building,
when the bolt descended upon the house.
At the crash the boy ran out in the yard,
calling to his mother and sister to follow.
The mother followed, but returning to
ascertain what detained the daughter found
her lying on the floor between the stove
and door, lifeless, the flesh on her breast
apparently roasted, and her stockings and
shoes torn off. Persons who were watch
ing the storm from Elkton saw the bolt of
lightning which descended upon the house.
Three balls of fire appeared to descend
directly upon the roof of the kitchen and
another bolt to strike the chimneys. The
roof, rafters and other timbers of the house
were very much torn up and splintered by
the lightning, and the mother was So Sc
veley shocked by the fluid that several
hours elapsed before her nervous system
was restored. Captain Jones and another
brother were in Baltimore at the time of
the disaster, and only the three members
of the family above mentioned were in the
house.
This is the second daughter of the family
who has met death in an accidental man
ner, within a year. Last Winter one of
the daughters fell upon the ice while
returning home from school, which accident
in this second sad bereavement the afflicted
family have the coincidence and sympathy
of all their neighbors and friends.
In addition to the death of Miss Jones,
reports reach us of the fatal violence Of the
storm in it's course over New Castle co.,
Del, the edge of Pennsylvania, several
persons having been killed by the lightning.
Mrs. John Pierson, who was sitting in
the door of her home in the upper part of
Mill Greek Hundred, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. Mrs. Pierson
was about 50 years Of age, and leaves a
husband and several children.
Joel Walton, near Kennett Square, was
looking out over his farm, during the storm,
when he heard loud report and saw ball
of electric fire coming obliquely across a
field which struck and shattered a large
tree. The ball when it struck divided into
three parts, two of which passed down the
tree, and the third glancing off, was at
tracted by the lightning rod of the barn
standing several rods off, and passed down
the rod to the ground. In its course it
scorched and blackened the end of the barn
from the spot on the rod where it struck
to the ground.
Lewis Welsh, a farmer, residing 8 miles
west of Stanton, Del, was instantly killed.
He and w. Foreacre were sitting under the
barn, when the bolt descended. The latter
was seriously stunned. A daughter of Ben
jamin Foote, neighbor, was also stunned
by the same bolt.
A daughter of Chandler Lambourne, a
farmer near Mt. Cuba, on the line Of the
w. & w. Railroad, was seriously stunned
bya lightning stroke which crashed against
near object.