The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-08-07
The Storm Tuesday.


aftern oon near Weeds mill, six miles
above Trout run. During the violent
storm that prevailed in the afternoon,
number of mem took refuge in the
barn of Daniel Moyer, at the point
named. They had not been there
long when lightning struck the build
ing, instantly killing James Bastian
and David Brosious, and stunning
several of the other men. The barn
was not much injured. AS soon as
possible after the terrible disaster, the
bodies of the unfortunate men were re-
moved to their homes. Bastian leaves
family, one of his daughters having
been married to Brosious.
LATER PARTICULARS.
Since the publication i'm the evening
edition of the Gazette and Bulletin of
the terrible accident near Trout Run
on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the
killing of two men by lightning,
further particulars have been received
When the storm was observed to be
approaching eleven men and a team
of horses took refuge in a barn, and
when the fatal bolt of lightning de-
scended ten of themen were Frustrated.
The eleventh man wss engaged in
holding the horses, which kept him
on his feet. One of the men knocked
down was killed instantly, and another
only breathing a few gasps after fall
ing. The others were all more or less
stunned, but escaped with their lives.
The sad affair has caused a profound
sensation i'm that neighborhood and it
circles.
HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
The heavy wind and rain storm
which struck the city Thursday after
noon did considerable damage here as
well as in the country. At Susque-
hanna, near the end of the Linden
bridge, a dwelling house belonging to
Mr.. Simon Sallade, and occupied by
his son Oliver, was struck by light
ming and badly injured. Mrs. Sallade
was alone in the house when the storm
came up, and just as she was in the
act of closing the door leading to the
stairway the shock was felt, but for
tunately, she sustained no injury. The
bolt apparently struck the east comb
of the building, tearing Off the cornice
and shattering the studding. Not
weather board was left on the end of
the building. When the bolt entered
the ground the foundation wall was
badly damaged. There was no insur-
ance on the building.
RAvAGEs IN THE CITY.
Whilst no buildings were struck inthe
city, as far as heard from, considerable
damage was done to trees, shrubbery
and vines by the wind. Something
like a Kansas tornado OH small scale
entered the grounds of Hon. John B.
Beck and completely demolished a
fine plum tree and favorite Baldwin
apple tree. These trees were large
and stout, having attained their full
growth, but so strong was the whirl-
wind that they were literally torn up
by the roots and thrown to one side.
Other yards in the same neighborhood
suffered more or less from the violence
of the wind. At the residence of b. S
Bentley, jr., beautiful ivy or creep
ing vine, which covered one entire
side of the house, was completely torn
from its fastensngs and dashed to the
ground.
FRANKS WITH A WHEELBARROw.
The wind was in a humorous mood,
too, judging from some of it's pranks.
a large Italian sulkey, vulgarly called
a wheelbarrow, and the property of
Josiah Davis, was picked up and spir-
tied through the cir fnr n d;----- Z"
forty feet, and when it was found the
sideboards had been removed. the
owner for moment thought IL was
alluded to in the plantation songs, and
he did not know but what it was being
swung low for the purpose of bearing
the faithful TO the New Jerusalem.
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