Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-06-03
WILD TuUNDERl8OI.TS.
FREAKS OF THE KIND OF ELEcrRIcirf
WHICH MAN Is UNABLE To HARNESS.

WHICH MAN Is UNABLE To HARNESS.
Three cyclones Of terrific violence cut
their paths through portions of the Indian
Territory on the 9TH, 9TH aud sth Of last
month The last of the torpadoes, that OF
Monday. the Sth, was remarkable for Ms
electric phenomena, lightning playing
freaks the like "a which no person In the
neighborhood Of Paris CrcNas) ever had
seen. Bolt after bolt descended, and
many trees were rent asuuder or scattered
into splinters. The cyclones track was
about fifty yards vide and three miles
long. Among those killed by lightning
in this track was Wallace Ilill, who had
Just driven into Paris with load Of tele-
graph poles. llill's death was instanta-
neouS When the body was examined by
the Coroner that officer was startled Ia see
the picture of Z tree photographed In hery
red upon Hill's chest just over the heart.
The picture was in outline and in detail
OF branch aud leaf true miniature ot an
oak that stood few feet from the spot oil
death. Vines clung Ia the original tree
and the vines were To be seen In the blood
picture. The delicate veins Of some oi
the leaves were visible also and micro
scopic examination showed that the natu-
raj act Of photography was much nearer
perfection than an artificial act would
have been. ,rhc piece of the skin con-
tanning the picture Is preserved by Hiiis
family.
During a heavy thunderstorm that
swept over Harveysburg, Ohio, few
days ago, Frank Oyler, Lad of sixteen
years, sought refuge, with his plowing
team, in a barn. While he WAS caring
for his horses the building was struck by
lightning. The holt passed through the
buillug, hit the boy fairly between the
shoulders and running down his back
passed around In front across the groin,
thence down The left leg Ia the knee,
where IL sent both prongs Ia the floor.
This bolt that passed down the lads back
and leg set fire TO the floor at tho points
where the prongs struck and in few
minutes the building was In ashes.
Franks younger brother saw the barn IN
flames and lighting his way in dragged
the nsensiblc lad to the house. Young
Oylcr remained unconscious for nearly
IN hour, curing which time his father
traced the course Of the bolt by means OF
blistered streak running from the shoul-
ders TO the left knee. Upon recovering,
and at last accounts he was nearly well,
the boy said: QUICK as she went could
feel the darn thing all he way from the
neck To my knee
lightning came down from cloud that
overhung Atlanta, Ca, OH saturday, the
18th ult., and did more damage than
shell thrown from Il siege gun into the
heart Of tho city would have done. The
bolt, or Jovc's handful Of bolts, Killed
horse, a mule, and second mule, tearing
the latter from the side Of It's mate, which
was untouched. Then running through
the wall OF the Harden dwelling, on
Northern avenue, the lightning Killed
little May Mitchell and prostrated Miss
Eliza Mitchell and Mrs.. Harden. The
latter regained con onsciousncss In 4 short
time, but she was blind, her eyciids being
turned inside out. Several other persons
in the vicinity were knocked down ana
clocks and windows were shattered.
On Tuesday night of last week light
ming struck Il telephone pole near Ror-
burg, Conn. After shiyeribg the pole In
to thousand fragments the current ran
along the wire TO RoXbury station and
Bridgewater, melting the telephone bells
az each station. The thunder clap that
accompanied this stroke caused Mrs.
Wells, who lives near the Roxbury depot,
10 leap afffighted from lnr bed. Looking
through a window she saw large map In
the depot framed In fire and the alarm
Immediately given by her saved the build
ing from destruction. At one point near
Bridgewatcr the telephone wire hangs
near the ground. a few Inches from tho
wire Il COW was switching her tail. Tho
crrrentIeft the wire and killed the COW.
Mrs. Burrows. Of Kaufman. Texas, was
at the tea-tablc last Tuesday evening. A
sharp cry from his wife caused Mr.. Bur
rows to look up. She held her tea-cup la
her hand which was half way to her lips.
Mr.. Burrows asked what was the matter
and she. replied: "l'm shot through the
head" As she spoke n second electric
current enveloped her head. The cup
was knocked from her hand. She tried
TO get up. but was knocked insensible by
\ quickly following current. Mr. Bur
rows was not touched. The poor woman
was rational on the following day, but
could not open her eyes. Last year two
men and three animals were killed with
in few yards Of the same house.