Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-13
Fierce Play of the Lightning.

Striking in Twenty D1merenG Places ma n Dozen Different TO1vns-EIorses Killed, Barn Destroyed, Church, Factory And Houses Struck.
 During the thunder storm of Saturday the lightning struck in many places besides those already given. Among them are the follow ing: It struck the printing office of Ralph Ris- ley's Son in Berlin, melted some of the type in each of 24 fonts, tore a brass syringe to pieces, touched copper powder flask, but did not explode it, broke glass bottle and cut up generally, and inmates of the house were slightly affected.
 In Bristol the house of Eliada Futile was struck and was slightly damaged nobody was hurt,
 In New Britain it struck the house of E.
 H. Beach, son of Judge Beach, prostrating Mrs Beach and tearing hole in the ground. The injury to the house was not material. The rain fell heavily for half an hour. In Morris horse was struck and killed be-
 longing to Orange Wedge worth $2Oo.
 In Northfeld the barn of Selectman Fred erick s. Porter was struck and burned to the
 ground everything was lost, including val
 uable horse, carriages, wagons, sleighs, etc.,
 and about four tons of hay. Loss about
 $500; insured for $2O0 or $500. The house of Deacon Catlin was also struck, tearing of plastering, but doing no serious damage Mrs. Catlin was lying on the bed, her head near the bed-post, but she did not feel the effects of the lightning. MT. John Catlin was at the back door, only few feet from the house. One of the flying splinters hit him on the head, but without injuring him materially MT. James Catlin, son of MT.
 John Catlin, was also in the house. The in
 mates did not know for some minutes that the house had been struck.
 Five head of cattle on the farm of MT. Dexter E. Morse, about three -fourths of a mile north of Northield Center, were struck by. lightning and killed. Two belonged to
 MT. Dexter E. Morse, one to MT. John s. Morse The cattle were under tree at the time they were killed.
 In Wolcott the Congregational church was struck, but the damage was slight, consider ing the magnitude and freaks of the bolt, which seemingly struck the chimney at the north end part of it ran down the rafter to the east, loosening the boards and shingles, thence south under the plastering to the win dow, tearing off the casing and then disap- bearing. The other part went down the north gable end in the rear of the desk, where
 the clapboards were splintered and the plas-
 tering was torn off and scattered. Then it
 seemed to jump, without leaving any mark, to the southwest window, where it tore off
 the casing and clapboards under the window. It was not known that the church had been
 struck until the sexton opened it on Sunday
 morning.
 In Glastonbury Mir. Dudley Lees house was struck at the southwest corner. The bolt entered under the caves, shattering the post and scattering the clapboards and sheath ing all over the front yard. MT. Lee was
 partially paralyzed by the shock, but has
 nearly recovered, except from a slight deaf ness It was regarded a wonder that a large | button tree, which nearly overhangs the
 house, did not draw the lightning to itself and protect the house. Waterbury effects were as follows: | The works of the Citizens Gas Company were struck three times and three of the la- | borers were slightly stunned. One of the ut-houses of the Holmes, Booth
 < Hayden Company was torn to pieces, and goat over in Brooklyn was killed. A bolt entered the factory of the American
 Flask and Cap Company and disappeared in
 the dip hole, badly frightening the girls who did not go home to dinner on account of the | rain
 | Flash after flash followed the telephone
 wires into the office of Plume & Atwood, and
 there was loud report which rendered w. 1 s. Atwood deaf in one ear for more than an I hour.
 A bolt descended into the yard of J. S. | Elton, and domestic in house across the | street was so affected by the shock that she
 did not recover her equanimity for several
 hours.
 Lightning struck near the residence of FL
 mer Pierpont, on the Watertown road, and
 Mrs. Pierpont, who was taking clothes from
 line, was rendered unconscious for several
 moments.
 At Newtown Oliver Wolcott's barn was struck ard burned with it's contents, consist
 ing of hay and grain. Four horses were also
 burned in the building. The loss is esti mated at about $1 1000. A horse belonging
 to William Hoy was also killed by lightning | and still another horse shar ed the same fate I