Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18
ATEnnrFrc LIGHTNING. STROKE.

1
Causing Big Fright and Consider
able Damage. - Last Wednesday
evening this vicinity was visited by a
thunder storm-something unusual
at this time of the year. AS early
as eight o'clock vivid flashes of light
ming came from the western sky &C.
companied with hail and fine snow
The storm abated before ten o'clock,
but short while after that it was
renewed with increased violence un-
til Just before midnight crash Of
thunder was heard awakening every
ono and jarring aud shaking houses
built on strong foundations; the fash
of lightning preceding the thunder
was the MOST brilliant ever seen here
abouts and did ONE damage around
Welsh Hill by striking large oak
tree in Grahams woods lying on
the southeast side of the Homecoming
road. Our reporter visited it Thurs-
day aud found that the shattered
tree was about nine feet in circum-
ference and it was evidently struck
on the top and flew into thousands
of pieces the siSs Of a tooth-pick up
to twenty feet long.
Mr.. Micha. Muir's house had sew
ersl windows smaah.d in by frag-
rants of the flying spllntsrs. One
piece weighing about seven pounds
went through s. cond-story window,
carrying sash and curtain in it's conrae
and fell at the foot Of bed IN which
several children wtre sleeping. A
large limb weighing about two hun
bred pounds was hurled with great
violence against the fence and tore
part OF it and gate down. Mr.. Muir
pls es his damages at about $25.
Mortar in tho stairway of Mr..
William I. Closes residence on Hill
street was shaken down and a num-
Der of panes of glass broken. Dam
age SIS.
The greatest escape from injury
was that of the family of Mr.. Chris
topher Seymour, who live about one
hundred yards from the tree. A
fragment of the tree weighing about
twelve pounds, tore through the
weather boarding into the sleeping
apartment on the second floor Of
the building and struck large
bureau in its fight, damaging it con-
siderably; continuing it struck the
wall telring plas er down, iebouuded
and pierced large hole through the
middle partition, throwing mortar
and riecss Of laihes over NJ. Lincoln
Warn who was sleeping IN the back
room. It's force seems to have expen-
ded itself after bursting open the
door at the foot of the stairs and il
landed OH the stove. The hole il
made IN the front part of t house is
one foot wide and two long Dishes
aud tins were t!.rown down in the
kitchen and for moment pa de
monium seemed to have LEI loose.
Damage about $40.
The Tack part of The residence Of
VT. James Aspinall was badly dam
ged by u splinter tearing Cd the
weather boarding.
Fences are down IN every direction.
the ground ploughed up i. hundreds
Of places, shingles torn of several
dwelllr So, while nearly every hou%e
in that sscti has several papes of
glass broken. The telephone wires
we're also b. oken down.
An ye-Nitness states that the
scene Immediately after the fash was
an exciting one. Men and women in
heir hare feet and night clothing
were out 10 zee what caused the crash
Some of the weaker aex were cry .ng
while Others were praying; altogether
it was one of the N cost singular &c
cidsnts ever happening and the many
escapes from instant death were mirac
ulous. Tie total amount OF damages
Ia placed at about $3.50.
The Observation-Disclosures rep
resenting the Knights OF Labor o
| this REGION met in this place Monday