The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
TWO LITTLE GIRLS KILLED.
THE DEADLY STROKE OF A THUNDER
ROLT At MORRISINIA.
Emily nnd Ida wiswers Play Under the |
Trees brought 10 Terrible End by In |
stantnneous Death from tho Clouds.

street mud Fuiton avonuo ,,os,ardov at,ornoor
Tho ,ro,,,I a., ,ho, 80, =, Nars,.a,,ta 4. Nj.
and vegetation abUunds in an unusual degree.
The streets run betreen tall treea in some
-, -, -, -, -, ' - ~ -.
piaces' ana INC un-city ike houses are often
concealed by tho verduro in the yards. Tho
house OF Mr.. Wswell. the father OF the two
aiii',.. A., lin, a. ''..e,.1 70 ~
chlluren that wore Killed. Is surrounded In this
way. The house is a neat. low dwelling. having
no particular shane. II IA built ON ground
=, ~ - D''.. vi HrVunu ,
niuVh hlsher inah the huJaceht sTeets' lnere
TINT tbo bousa oanno, bo saor oXcar, n, ono
- "o go, ~ ~ 80 oNoop' a. O"o
point on l'Oth stroet Two immense naples
tower above tho house and stand one on each
aida ~ tho Fui,on o,onua ,o,o T,,o ,,roa,
80 Di'. " 'uV u'.on "'onue SUI W. s,oo'
OAKS rise SIDE by SIDE at the top OF the steps
leading from the 10th street entrance. There
"a such N y,ooi,h ~ ,,iio,,o In ,ho ,,ordon 10,
a. ,.,',' . "V'''sn VI u" 'lo k"iuon 'ia'
inc prlght glafe oI n street lamp close 10 the
fenco penetrated but few feet into the garden
whom tho ranor,or cailoJ a, ,bo houso tos,
""'i '"o iopOi'oi O''icu a' 'no houso lus'
evening.
Mr. Wswell is A young man probably not
go Ok - ,..' ~. '.",,i ~, " . no'
80 'o' """ nus 'oeii ".i 'h'"l'u ioi soino .'ine'
HIS wiIcis Younger. aud she. too. Is not robust.
They had three childreu-Qeorgie a boy of 4
vaars r,,tI,, q ,oara 80 ,,e.,,' -, o.S
Soois h'ni''' yours anu Hlohths oiu anu
Ida but years and months Of age. Emily
was noted In tho neighborhood for her intelli;
friends OF the Wiswells on account OF her in
teresting speeches and pretty mannerisms u"
of the bouse s5ught the shnde of The garIrn
MIR. Wiswell stood lust behind the Kitchen mud
his wiie ran i'm and ont Of m. dweiiing The
three children were pioving togothnrN undap
tho great oaks near the back gnte twenty
feet from The Kitchen door. These i'm
mense treea stai only four foot annrt and
at ibe pToner distance rom tbnp b"p"a, ,,r,nd nn
a seat has been put up that Joins the two trunks.
worked wood forming n bench and y curyad
back. and ali Tho stpips are painted green. Fmi
close 10 her G"orpie had he farhest S"S Slsc o
~ D 80 ~ ""u ~ ,iiu ~ ~, s n.'t plicr vi
bnok tn entrtain Ser i,,I ss,o ,roi ui6y
tbey ,y,,rc dnnsn ~ ma ,b s,,, 'a iii ~. M
,hen ligrt VIM ,bn, hr,h, Viz a. n'u,.vn & 10y 10y
c m @ H. , ~ W. ,u'rs' nssi w iS~,l
NJ IL ii w W., ~ a ~ 1919 ii W. W .,Jie 'losn
m o,'' Nv isMra u9iu uo0rg,o 20 run 70 neiEno9r
, emtuJn KY" a, "a ,in nu.e Ui 'mo WIN
lint seep,ed 10 shat tbs a"r,b ''0 staro V ,h
wns ,b rn,sn ,rxor u .,d iii n,, isi mi,smcn
IT, dsrhos ,Ss b"t m M &
a. 80 ~, . a 80 20 @ @ llE III VIZ VIZ
hnhind htr Nj WisvS yn Ny
Wisyrcii LII 81 t,,,I tt, t ~ =. IL
Emily and Ida we're sitting iniendint ~ csi
~ i;;,i ,,u i'H ~, th boue' u, t w. J,,
np ~ iM.'v H. x y " ~, ~ ' l. e' n ~ Ne oe
~ cuIu ~ .hu ILL., ] i,s' ,n Wv WY a,t OF
MI, a,,,is ,ur, ~. !, ~, ,,i m " MY
MI wete inE ,,'ssNSs, w , u "o1ln pc oe'.er 20
turned bis head he saw Emily f,ii aat on her np
la iace from the oewnsh; LA remained motlonlrss
ond ~ % Ig ,ht tan n 70 & Gs',J sdae
hnrrihiy - hnrnned Ua saw ,hs, GIe Sau' hnU aiiu
s'r,tS I ~ 80, %,, nc, -" ht n" M Duou
stns - Is IN Ht 0J s1 ~ 1'iv t, shoTSu
int The ki,nhen and liza bap on M n''o & ia
Snisbed ,be amsa Ta soxy Ia, nuH sb NJ ,o ns
daad NJ w1a,..u scraar, ad a,' ,h h0, i, ~ WIS wis
ran in and Fmi1y's body was iaid by bar Iit,Is
inls saened 10 he iii on nre Wo,er wy .d ~,
nuese6 lie Names m IN Bv tbs TINA nv ws sa ISeS raS no
cIanErs IL ,s ndns bst1np 1np iookeu AT the
The liohtniny strnct tbss traa aoains, ,,ht,h
Emily leaned THE elect ric auid Sianeed dawn
th ~ ~ nnI laa, fr y, ,i ,u'u ,., a"VeF u, y u1Wn
i"ft sbnnldnT n hurned her I,tie Iins ns trr1s
but the main enrrant tore the nesh from tPPe;
sb or ~ h,rn Hr,W ~ b boaF'bhs ~ 1hB
where /, iacsrstnd ,bs aash again ,hts fly,
r,"rs ,errihIv than ON tbt shouiiar Il, r,i aio
ued down her leg and leit its norting mari
mon tbn f,rsat TOO ~ The Ian Ioat Sa,S,, ,
ton OF the electric flame cut wide path through
IL irts hnrnin1 throueh cverv usrp,ent and
leaving The clothing i'm flames Probabiv Ills
vas thc samS current that s,srad 'be t,dis
ii"s IJa Vvas less hur,sd but nore bi
figured. The lightning struck her left cheek and
Those ,Sho have seen thn remafns ~ H., ii,,io,
ones saw thnt in nlaees the sEin is blncR nnd
cba5red in other ni@ces II ia fern from iha An
ami where II struck most ugbiiy n Ief, n al
mark. like the result OF a scalding. Upon ex
an,ip ipatiGn this rod rnarL 10 se,,n 10 ha coyo,od
of millions OF dots Of red the Size Of prtck Of
a needle
Tniv o,tondad .ha nriyota acbooi ,aroh, h
Mrs Covio in the neighhorhond Tho suInr,oyr a.
term endcd an Friday Inst Fmiiv Tas one ~
tha briyhtest ~ the ch iIdren that Mr. Goy1a
tnught AMI was chosen to recita n ratbar ir,nfy
niece an Tho iast dav 81 tho tsrn, ,vha, ho thoo
nnarents attanded tha oxercisas / it,ia Ia al al
thnu1b moi Tunii ,yas ernIoved ne i, s,,,,ar o..
numSrnry In n short fairy skstch TINT yyaspcn
acted on thnt dav idn wore n mir of Inv ,,on1a
wings and was nro,ii of them yThile sbe boJ
them on She said 10 n nlavmate on Saturdan. .
:" To morrow think in nut ON INV wines an;d
fy away from here. -'N
II IL cstimnted that nenrlv n thousand neraons
calie1 M the home Of the WiswelIs duriny vos
t"rday afternoon. The house was surronnded
by men women and children until darkness
was at times packed with people. and. in their
curiosity many strangers actually invaded the
house. Mr Wiswell was called out again and
again and was asked 10 describe the scene of
the death of his children. Tho tall oaks and
The seat that ioinpd them naturally attracted The
most attention. The course Cf the lightning in
reaching the earth was plainly perceutible II
did not appear TO have touched the tree nearest
the garden gate higher than The beneh but
upon the other tree it left a long. deep rut
nearly an inch wide II was not the mnrk Of n
burn but was more like an irregular cutting
Less than two feet and a half from the
seat Just where little Emily's shoulder must
hava hpan hp aear pnbe and ia fnun1 npxvbara
again on that side Of the bench. On the opposite
tree il struck the edge of the bench fore IN n
heavy piece of pine, and wrenched every nail
from wood. From bench / lTlnnPal In