The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-08-10

YORK COUNTY ITEas.-The Glen Rock
Item says:-On Wednesday of last week a
heavy storm passed over New Freedom.
The house OF Mr.. Halter had a mart of Inc
chimney Knocked off but no serious DAMAGE
done. The new Lutheran Church received :
severe stroke. The lightning struck The
cross and thence through the north side Of
the church to the ground. The steeple fronts
north; the course of the electricity was from
the cross to chestnut post extending half
way up IN the centre of the steeple. II fol-
lowed this post short distance and then
crossing to the middle front upright. followed
il until it reached the rafters II then divid-
ed, part of it going down each rafter, thence
through the corner post into the ground.
The timbers conducting the electricity are
mostly chestnut and are very badly shattered.
but the injury to the church is not of a very
serious character. A considerable portion Of
the roofing Of the steeple on the north and
east sides was torn off, also the plastering in
the northeast corner of the audience room.
Nails about the steeple were driven or drawn,
but the bell was not injured. Several per
sons saw the stroke and report the steeple as
almost enveloped IN fire and that it t'fiew
about in all directions" The family of Mr..
David Sprenkle who were in their garden two
or three hundred yards from the church was
stunned. The daughter of DIR. Hetrick who
lives on the corner opposite the church, was
knocked down, also the infant SON of DR..
Manifold who was on the porch of his resi-
dence l25 yards away. Mr.. Eli Nonemaker
was sitting on a stump near his fathers barn
and was thrown forward about ten feet. Mr..
Milton Yost had his hat knocked off and was
turned completely around, hardly being able
to keep on his feet. Several men and women
in the neighborhood Of the stroke were stun
ned more or less and nearly all the people OF
the village were somewhat affected. Horses
and cows fell on their knees, jumped, or trem-
| bled from the effects of the shock.
| The York Gazette of Wednesday saws
| On Tuesday, the 23d of July last, Mr.. Benia.
min Saylor, of Hopewell township, met with
an accident which caused his death last Sun.
day morning a week. He was threshing oats
by having horses tread it out on his barn
| floor. After he had finished load he took
the horses and hitched them in q wagon 10
bring another load from the field, and while
fastening a trace one of them kicked, striking
Mr.. Saylor on the thigh, knocking him sense
less. He was soon after discovered by one
Of his daughters. Stimulants were applied,
and he rallied sufficiently to resume work, but
the next day the effects of the injury compel
led Mr.. Saylor to take his bed, where he re-
manned until Sunday morning, when, at his
request, he was removed to chair, where he
died in few minutes.
On Thursday last Mr.. Emanuel Frey, Of
Windsor township, was on q tree gathering
| pears, he had the misfortune to fall from the
tZee to the ground, q distance Of twenty feet.
He was very seriously injured in the back
The bag was about half filed with the fruit
and fell upon him.
Last Thursday night about O'Clock, the
spring house of Mr.. Abram Rohrbach, in Co.
dorus township, took fire and was burned
with all its contents. They had been cooking
apple-butter during the evening. The spring
house was only few feet from the house
which also toek FIRE, and by the efforts of O
few of the neighbors, who heard the alarm
was extinguished. 1t was insured in the Co.
dorus and Mannheim Insurance Company.