Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-06-22
W later Harbor.


The new residence of Mr.. c. f. Smith,
recently completed makes neat appear
ance.
The M Desert Herald man don't think
much OF Winter Harbor as a eanvassing
territory. The AMERICAN has a large sub
scrption list here, however.
The little steamer Teihys. owned by
Connors brothers, of Bar Harbor. which has
been lying here all winter, has been thor
oughly repaired by Reuben Rand and makes
neat and convenient pleasure boat.
Capt Chas. J. Guptill Of this place, has
been engaged By the Frenchman's Bay
Steamboat company, to command the popu-
lar steamer "Littie Buttsrcup" the present
season. The public will find in Capt. Cup
| till. a safe, discreet and gentlemanly officer,
well fitted for the position which he is TO
fll
In the terrific thunder shower which Wis
tied this vicinity SUNDAY night, the light
! ming struck the house of Mr.. Sewell Myrick
at the lower harbor, making sad havoc with
everything with which il came in contact
Were It not that your correspondent visited
the scene and saw for himself the effects, he
would hesitate to MAKE anything like par
ucular report, for mere sight OF the debris
scattered in every direction. would make
one skepical that the occupants could have
escaped without serious injury. Mr.. My
rick and wlfe we're awakened abou, mid
night by the noise Of the tempest, but lay
listening TO the almost continuous reports,
little thinking Of the peril which awaited
them At tWeuty-three minutes OF twelve
the iery bolt struck the house near the
chimney. and penetrating the roof. passed
down through the castings around the same,
sweeping everything before Il, and. when il
entered the sleeping room occupied hy Mr.
Myrick and wife. 1t had not left single
| brick upon another The room occupied
cannot be more than ten bv twelve feet
IN size and the bed vas about six feet from
the chimney. While the chimney was fall
ing the hcd.iead was struck. either bV the
bolt % the flying bricks and pieces Of wood,
and the foot piece was torn into splinterS.
The shock threw the occupants from the bed
where almost paral,zed. the, found them
selves prisoners ~ the burning room and the
/ lightning PLAYING atoaud them III every d.
rcc;iou. When death in a most horrible
form seemed imminent, the gas with which
the house seemed filled. exploded, hurliug
the helpless victims through the window
which with sash and casing Mas carried
some distance flom the house The tas;
falling ram soon restored both Nyrick aud
wife % consciousness aud their cries spccdl-
y brought help from ncighboring houses.
When ], "a known that more than two large
loads Of brick plaster and broken wood,
wcrc piled around and upon the bed that
+ large pieces Of wood Wrrr driven cntlrr.,
/ through two partition. and a door OF TIN, <
material. that every door in the house
vas burst from ts hinges, that ak windows
Siih sashrs we're completely demolished. that
large par; ~ one 81 the cellar s.ils was
I thFuSu several rods from the house. that
the lightning entered the CELLAR through
the door "a iarcc different places and escaped
~ as many others that a mattress. lsn
I qli.'s, several curtains. etc., we're harmed, il
nus' seem. As :, seems o. al who have seen
/ THE result, 4 ,yr!'ahlc miracle. that the Nv,
Ttess escaped Snh only few hruisc, and
slight burns
Mr.. N.ucA estimates hIs .J,, a. somcwh here
between two and three hundred dollars on
hl- house upon when thcrr Vas no insur-
anrc, but be deem. himself fortunate Ia r--
Gaping With na greater loss lusl nn more
serious inJly Late 10 the Has those az
s,tlus ID clearing awas the debris, found
The clock. tarnAn from I'd, position. .n4.oal-
ed just Iwvnis -tbrcr minutes Of twelve,
when the lightning struck NuN.