Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-07-02
Struck by Lightning.

| a tffic thunder storm,passed over Western
Pennania and Eastern Ohio last Tuesday,
Dang much property, and killing several
| persdnd large number of live stock. Here
III hr, shortly after noon OF that day, a
tree lie lot of DIR. Johnston, the dentist, on
/ Mckstr> ct, was struck, the hemp clothes
| line el ed to il cut off, and Mrs. Benninger,
whosne is almost 1o0 feet distant ON the
tree rendered irsensible by the shock for
somars. Mrs. Cyrus Anderson, whose
homelmost 300 feet from the tree, and who,
al time, was taking dry clothes from me-
talic., received a severe shock. Five years
ago ,rge wild-cherry tree in Puryls' field
near was struck by lightning and pieces
weig fifteen pounds thrown oyer 200 feet.
A sd tolt, soon after, strrck the stable of
Mr.. iris, the tobacconist, who lives II the
Storoperty, on the fiat west of town. 1t
strume corner of the stable and shattered
it, tlsought the other corner aud running
dowlt the rope by which calf was tied TO
the Ter post, but did not injure either the
calf horse near by it. The calf, however,
vastly scared, and ran around the yard as
tholthe Old Nick was after it. Another
bolnck the brick fOuse of Mrs. WLllam
Million Main street, shattered chimney,
andining down through the house did con-
sidde damage. This was the extent OF the
dam done here, but outside OF the town and
in t.ounty, the large barn of Mrs. 4. Baker,
of erson township, was struck, set on fire
and,lly destroyed, together with grain, hay,
farnachinery, wagons, etc., the live stock
alo,eing saved Some telegraph poles are
alsdd TO have been shattered. AT Murrays-
yillW Westmoreland county, a boy named
Wond four hcrses were struck by lightning
anetantly killed. A younger brother OF
thev was badly burned. At Waynesburg,
Pa'iss Josie Keener and William Paver
weserlously injured by lightning bolt,
VII also killed three horses. At Cory, Pa,
se,l head of blooded stock belonging to
He Case were killed. AT Salem, o., Miss
Mie Westphar, aged Is, while standing IN
th,orway, was struck by lightning and kill
initly. At Youngstown, o., lightning
str the residence of Abner Meadsker, kill
inis daughter Minnie and seriously inJurlng
seal other members Of the family. Three
ba were also destroyed near Youngstown.
Aewcomerstown, o., the storm was accom-
ped by furious tornado, which uprooted
tr. blew down fences, and did great damage
toan.
other parts of the country that same day
tstorm caused disaster and death. George
bks' house in Grant, Clark county, Wis,
, elk by lightning, and his daughter
e, sixteen years of age, was killed, and
dher daughter named Cora was stunned
4 house was burned to the ground, but Cora
crled from the burning timbers and was
sd. The body of Effie was found with the
a, and legs burned off. The mother and
fer of the children were at circus. At
Hfield Springs, n. Y, man named Waffle
sted with load of lumber for Springfield,
a when about three miles from the village
b of lightning knocked down one of his
hes and a second one killed him instantly.
. horse finally recovered and got no, and
team took the wagon to the home of his
her, where it drew up in front of the door.
z hands of the dead man still grasped the
I lines The fluid appears to have run
und his body, and then jumped to the
und, which it tore up for several feet.
The many friends here Of Mr.. c. n. Payne
] rejoice to hear that he has resumed busi-
IS, and that his embarrassment was but tenn
ary. The Oil City Blizzard says: 'The
ure Of Mr.. Payne to get his sheet through
clearing house was not due to the lack of
ans, but to lack of ready cash. Mr..
yne is represented by friend as having
900 worth of property which would have
m easily convertible in ordinary times.
t just when in pinch he wanted few hum
d dollars in cash he couldn't get it. Of
rise, when the true condition became known
ney was forthcoming, but that did not pre-
Il the report of his failure"