Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-04
SOurusI mS Golnier.
WeInegday. July 4, 1888.
A Curious Circumstance.
c.n.h.t,H HI. own Grave.

Caught in His own Grave.
 For some time past resident who lives Tn that part of the town of Huntington called ssWhite HiIls'' has had an impression that he was going to die. He therefore made all preparation for leaving this beautiful world of ours, such as making his will, buying his coffin, etc. Last week he began his grave in the ssWhite Hill cemetery" He got it all dug and the thought came to him to stone it up in 8 vault like shape. On Saturday after noon last, when the evening shades were almost upon him, in some manner while laying the last stone, the stone, which was large one, slipped and caught his hand in a vice hke-embrace, so that he could not move it or extrlcate hlm- self. Here he found himself in very un: pleasant position He cried out for help, but who could hear him in that lonely cemetery! After shouting long time passer by heard. the noise and informed the nelghbors that man or woman was probably being murdered in the cemetery. As the neighbors one and all congregated at the entrance to the ceme- tery the cries of murder" distinctly reached their ears, They stood looking at one another with fear depicted upon their faces ana yet no one dared to venture into the lonely ceme- tery and the possible jaws of death. At hrst
  minpham and notify the authorities. Just as they were about to do so deputy sheriff happened to drive by and he learning the cause of the meeting at once began an inves- tigation and found the poor trapped man al most beside himself with fear. Most plteous- ly did he beg to be released from his m pleasant position. His prayer was 1mmedl- ately granted The poor fellows hand was very badly crushed and may have to be am, putated. Anyway he has learned @ good lesson and one that he will not forget lT many a day He.said that he should have died with fright had he remained there al | night.
 | Eurther Es fleets of Monday Nights stOrn | and Big Wind. Bv the demolition of the Valley railroad car house the trains were delayed an hour, owing to the debris on the track.
 North of Saybrook the hailstones destroyed thousands of panes of glass. In Middle town trees and telegraph poles were biow1 1 down in all direc'Ions.
 In Bridgeport the brass shed of the How \ Sewing Machine works was blown down ant i some of the employees. narrowly escapet death
 As the afternoon passenger train on tn | Northampton railroad left North Adams l large part of the roof was raised from tn ! Wilson House, the pr1nclpaL notel oA tAa place, and much damage done.
 The storm reached Hartford at 5:30 ant was very severe in other places and covere' large extent of country, extending iron Wi!liamstovn, Mass, down the Naugatucl Valley, then across to the eastward, strikin Rocky Hill and down the Connecticut Valle to the Sound. Agentleman A who watche' the storm from the dome of the Capitol say that the effect from that height was grand il the extreme. During the storm one of tn wings of the insane hospital at Middletowl was struck by lightning, but no great damag vas done At South Farms Morris Tynan' house was unroofed, one side being de stroyed
 At Waterbury windows were broken b haiIstones, and much tobacco will have to | reset.