New-York tribune., 1885-08-14
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FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.
GREAT coMMoTIoN IN A TENEMENT HOUSE.
HuRLING BRICK FROM CHiMNEY-scENEs AT
CLAREMONT-THE RAIN.

CLAREMoNT-THE RAIN.
The mercury in the thermometer began an
upward movement early yesterday The sun gared
over the city, dspelng the morning mists and setting
the with heat Then gentle and cool breeze
sprang up the eastward and catching the GOODNESS
from hoows OF sailing waves rendered the heat OF tho
sun toerablc sti 1t looked like hot day and people
IN the crowded thought Of cool woodlands as
they looked at the dusty trees In the parks ana
dreamed of white-winged yachts far out
at sea as they saw the merchant
shIps 20 up and down the river after storm
clouds appeared along the horizon. Then the SKY be-
came overcast and the rain poured down In torrents
cooling the atmosphere. When the rain was over there
was an of sunshine but later In the afternoon
the sky was again overcast. Great black and angry
clouds rushing up tho sky with the scud nying
before them like skrmshers thrown out before an ad
vancing army Then like the sound Of artillery came
peal after peal thunder Lightning shot across the sky
rang the telephone BELLS scntllated and danced
from the telegraph wires The storm
was over by sunset, heavy clouds still covered tho
sky broken here and thero overhead presenting that
peculiar appearance known as a ''mackerel sky"
Thunder storms appear have peculiar liking for
Claremont where General Grant 10 buried. and 1t Is
common report by those who acquainted with the
vicinity that Claremont always gets the worst OF
Storm Yesterdays showers the first that the Bat
terry has experienced since Camp Grant was established
Captain Fessenden said that t was one OF the finest
sights that he had witnessed to see the clouds
swell MP in great masses the Palisades and roll
around the bluff. At times the lightning seemed In
cessan streaming from several points at the same me
each fash followed by peal Of thunder fresh detona
tons breakngout the old ones wero rolling away IN
the distance. The sentnels around the tomb
became alarmed at the vivdness Of the lightning and
removed the bayonets from their muskets IN one OF
tine sheds where a crowd of men and women had gath
cred from the rain dazzling fash followed by an In
aantapeous clap thunder caused several OF the woin
en- TO scream with fright and Wild panic prevailed
for in the she'd No naa% wSs bn. IN he
lightning had struck times u ss sas
nj asS
binding fash Of lightning and tsrrine .nnnaeL a cap LAP
be bolt from the clouds had struck one
of the chimneys OF the vesory tenemcnthouse No. 81
IT, There was great commotion in the house soon
the thunder ceased 70 shake the structure women
sral thought that the building was about fan take
fire but their groundess Thelighnng had not
o0 the I Chimney and scattering bushels
Some Of them fell into the street while Others were
hurled to the roof Of the adjoining hreesory house
The destructive bolt had passed directly down the chin
70 the s on nc near the the
| west side the one struck.
tsioT lives 'o ON the h oor with hi: and
| children. He was at work In rear room
room when the lightning passed down the chimney They
were stunned for instant aud Denar said aferward
that he smelled birthstone In the rooms stove In the
| front room was moved The stove pipe was knocked
down. SCOT from the chimney thrown across the
tSe Fourth door saw the binding fash aferward
was frightened by cloud Of SCOT and dust which came
Mrs Eliza Hagan startled from napto find herself
snveoped in SCOT aud smoke Mrs Mary Mari who mo wa,
Of the Afternoon Mrs Foley looking at sons aow-
in at hs front SnGsS the SS
and narrowly escaped falling out Of the window Sd T.
%h9 s sDS nearly
He staggered into the store when oiicn from avVse @
the lightning seemed play about his feet while he re
mained on the sidewalk.
there was consderabio excitement aifew minutes
The walls OF the large building shook ana some OF the
Electrical phenomena were numerous about Madison son
Square About o'clock bolt q Lightning siruox xey he
wide territory Persons standing In front OF the flh
fecors Oh TOP OF the mast second they felt per
ceptibe shock the blue lights played about tue ana
Guests in the upper rooms distinctly felt the shock AT
the Hoffman House. IN the oice OF the Mackay
%o%sn Operator tainted At the OF the National
Press Intelligence Company the three messenger ea' IA
the Western Union Office A. ana BROADWAY WAY
| his instruments to the gas fixtures
Charles Jones. who has store at Broadway and
Twenty -frst-s, sitting In chair In the window
anaTsceived severe shock. butcher in a doorway
opposite also shocked. The bolt seemed 10 go east
of Pur,e stood about the rear place.
They we're also shocked and two horses in front OF the
way and fourthave Obliged to stop 10 an areaway
and sit down to gather her breath ana WIS., IL was
like needles all over me, she said
Cty was standing al her window during the storm when
flash Of lightning entered the window and knocked her
PROSTATE the floor She remained unconscious Tor
nearly twenty minutes but IL supposed that the IN
sensibty caused by fright the lightning did no
visible harm TO either the woman or the room.
The heavy showers confined maDly TO New-Y ork
and its vicinity. Coney Island boats were crowded In
the morning Those who visited the beach enjoyed
pleasant day undisurbed by the storm. In the FIRST
shower which began 1880 about Quarter OF an
inch of rain fell Another storm came ut o'clock. and
at 8 o'clock heavy clouds darkened the sky and
the play OF lightning attracted general at
tentiob Throughout the city. At the Sig
nal Service Office II was said that tho
storms were purely local. and probably were out
growth OF the OF low barometer which caused
the recent cyclones In the northern part OF the State
There was twoffhs inch rainfall TO 10 o'clock
The only peculiar about the showers was that
there only thrcc other cities In the country
Yesterday visited by and they at widely
rated points.