Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-08
THE NEWS OF TODAY.

THE NEWS OF TODAY
STRUCK DOWN By THE LIGHTNING.
Buildings Burned and Psrsoss Injured In
Various Parts Of the Country by
tho Electric bolt.
The Presbyterian church spire at Stam-
ford, Conn, was struck by lightning at
2:3O O'Clock Monday afternoon, and BY 4
o'clock the whole building was on fire,
when the roof fell in. 1t is supposed two
Brown, cOlOred, was rescued still alive in
adjacent building, tho residence of ROs-
we'll Hoyt, was also destroyed, after most
of the furniture had been saved. The
mayor telegraphcd to NOrwalk for help,
aud steamer arrived in timo to do good
work. The loss OH the church is $3j, 900.
Roswell Hoyt's loss is $1,000.
During the same storm lightning struck
the straw factory of II. u. White, making
three holes in tho roof, passing down into
the Office and stunning and burning James
Wallace, the bOokkoeper. Lightning also
struck tho residence of George Roberts,
damaging the building and blistering Mr..
Roberts back and blackening his legs
and feet. He is badly hurt. Other men,
bers Of his family were stunned and blis-
tered.
One Of the summer houses ON tho bluff,
opposite Jauch's hotel, at Long Branch,
was struck by lightning during the
storm. The end of the building was torn
of, and four persons who hod sought
shelter in it were Frustrated, one of them,
Police Officer john Conuors, being seri-
Ously injured. He was unconscious for
several hours, and is now in a critical con-
ditiOn.
A large barn, owned by William Light,
near Harrisburg, was struck by lightning
and was entirely destroyed, with its con-
tents, including this years crops.
Lightning struck and destroyed barn
on the farm of John Ingham, in Warren
county, N. ). The lightning also struck
and damaged \ house at EastOn, Pa.
Much damage was done to crops. In the
township and vicinity OF Northampton,
adjoining Eastou, gulllies from three to
ten feet deep were made in fields, aud tho
streets of the town were damaged to the
extent of several hundred dollars. Tho
entire damage by the storm is roughly
estimated at from s., 600 to 1000.
Two terrific thunder and rain storms
visited Scranton. Trees wero uproOted
and houses unrOofed. Many cellars were
flooded. Considerable damage was done
to tho crops. During tho storm last evon-
ing the scatfolaing of the new court house
was struck by lightning.
Jesse Brown, u colOrcd man, was killed
by lightning at Waterford, New York,
while he was standing in a hen-roost,
whithor no had taken refuge.
Lightning struck in three places in Mid.
dletown, N. Y. J. e. Mullison's house
was slightly damaged, but the inmates
wero not injured. Mrs. McCrea was
knocked senseless in her house by q ball Of
fire which came down lightning rod, en-
tering an open basement door. She will
recover. A barn on Huston's farm, on
the outskirts of the village, was burned,
with 81 200 worth Of crops. The farm
house of B. II. dOlbert, near State Hill,
fire by lightning, which tOro down through
the centre OF tho building. Seventeen
persons wor0 in tho house, including
twelve bOarders from New York. No ono
was hurt.
Damage by Rain In tho South.
Recent heavy rains at Lynchburg and
throughout southwestern Virginia have
flooded all tho swollen streams and done
great damage to the crops and other
property. There have been large washOuts
on tho Norfolk and Western and Rich
mOnd and Allegheny railroads, but tho
tracks are now repaired. There was y
heavy rain from Monterey, Mexico, to
Corpus Christi, Texas, during tho whole
of Sunday night. A violent hailstOrm
passed over Bid.lulph, Ontario, yesterday
afternoon, damaging tho standing crops.
Indians With Brooch Leaders.
Indian Agent Miles telegraphs to tho
commissioner Of Indian affairs from Reno,
in the Indian Territory, under date of the
5tb inst, that Indians from that and tho
Kiowa agency chad bought breech.load.
ing guns of tho best pattern from traders
at Caldwell. Kaus,s," and he asks " what
course shall be pursued to prevent such
dangerous practice 20 Tho commission
says that every effort will be made to cor
rect such abuses.
Yellow Jacks Onward March.
Eighteen new cases of yellow fever and
one death were reported in Brownsville,
Texas, during the n hours Guiding Sun
day. The mayor has been sick Of tho dis
ease. In AlatamOras, Mexico, the number
Of deaths has reached z. There is an in
crease III the number of cases, but DO fig
urcs are given. Tho United States port sur
geon at Laredo, Texas, denies that there
areany cases of yellow fever in that city Or
vicinity.
Mortality from the Heat.
The weather throughout the United
States and Canada continued very warm
yesterday, the temperature at many places
ranging far above 9Oo in tho shade. The
death-rate, especially among children, is
unusually high. III consequence of the
heat of tho last two weeks.
Our Wandering Secretaries.
Secretary Chandler expects to leave
Washington noxt Monday, in tho United
States steamer Tallapoosa, on his tour of
inspection of tho northern and eastern
navy yards. Secretary Teller left Wash
ingtOn last night for the West. He will
go to Illinois and Colorado. and expects to
DO absent about three weeks.
MORNING NEWS MISCELLANY.
The Record of Recent Notable Occurrences
Tho boiler of steam thresher exploded
at Kingsville, Ontario, killing Frederick
Lyons and doing much damage to property.
A keg of powder exploded in the Dutch
coal mine at Washington, Indiana, fatally
injuring George Weaver and q boy named
Alfred Hamar. The disaster was caused
by the boys carelessness.
A train on the East Line railroad was
wrecked near Winnsboro, Texas, killing