Evening journal., 1890-06-07
ONE GENT.
FATAL ELECTRIC BOLTS.
Many Persons Eiectrocuted by
Flashes Of Lightning.
DESTRUCTION Blythe STORM KING

Death and Ruin Left in the Path OF
Storms That Swept Over Connecticut,
New York, Pennsylvania and New DER
sey-A Large Number Of Casualties
NEW YORK, June 7-One Of the most
conscientious and considerate flashes Of
lightning that has ever illumined the
heavens with its glare descended o. Bir
mingham, Conn, Thursday night In thu
first place it thoughtlessly ran into Kraus
4 Co.'s corset factory on an electric light
wire and set fire TO the place. Then it hur
ried to a neighhoring corner, struck the fira
alarm box, called the fire department and
the fire was put out with small loss.
Lghtning's Franks IN Connecticut.
Lightning did much damage in and about
New Haven Conn, Thursday and last
nights. The house Of John KeMeher az
No. 26 Hedge street. was struck just before
II o'clock Thursday night and 80 badly
damaged that the escape of the inmates
without injury is a matter for astonish-
ment. M. X. Enscoe's barn on Edwards
street was somewhat damaged At Fair
Haven, Conn. the house of Mrs Watrous
was struck early Friday morning Shingles
were stripped from the roof and hole was
torn in the side.
A horse was killed in the barn of John
NJ. Button, on South Water street, Oyster
Point, Conn, on Thursday night.
A brakeman Killed.
John Carroll, a brakeman on the Shors
line division of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, was walking along
the top Of freight train at half-past !
o'clock Friday morning when a flash Of
lightning so blinded him that he fell from
the ear and was killed
Jay Knowles residence, at Lanesville
Conn, was struck by lightning in Thurs
day nights storm and burned. The loss Ia
81 800 and the insurance 81 200.
The HOusatonic depot, at Newtown,
Conn, was also struck and burned Much
baggage belonging to summer residents
was destroyed in the station. The total
loss is about 81 600
A barn owned by Abraham Bell, a part
Of which was used by the fire department
Of Bayside, l. l., for storing its truck etc,
was struck by lightning Thursday night
and burned The fire apparatus was saved.
The loss was about $1,000.
Constable Martins odd Experience.
Constable George D. Martin and his wife
were driving In dog cart from the Isle Of
| Wight, l.. J., 70 their home in Far Rock
away, Thursday night, when the horse was
knocked down by flash Of lightning, the
cart was overturned and Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin were thrown violently 10 the ground
The constable was not much hurt but
Mrs. Martin lay under the cart badly
bruised Her husband dragged her out
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upon his feet with great labor and eventu-
ally reached home greatly exhausted
Lightning struck the barn belonging to
Thomas Lathon az Keyport, n. j., yester.
day and killed all his horses, cows and
other live stock therein. The barn was
burned, and nothing but the rain saved
the li0use
A large barn on the Hendrickson farm,
near Hazlet, n. j., was struck by lightning
and entirely destroyed by fire, with its con-
tents.
A Woman Fatally Hurt
Miss Ride Petit was sitting by an open
window at her home at Brighton Depot,
N. j., during the storm of yesterday after
noon when she was struck by lightning
and thrown TO the floor. She was found
unconscious a short time afterward. Blood
was flowing from her mouth and nostrils,
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and clothing were scorched. Her recovery
is doubtful
A Warehouse Burned.
Lightning struck Lanes storage ware.
house at Salem, Mass, last night and s10,.
600 worth of cotton belonging to the Naum-
keag Cotton company was destroyed.
Ropes storehouse adjoining was also
burned, with large quantity of hay and
straw, valued at $4,000. All insured.
A Child Killed at Philadelphia.
Lightning struck the switch tower al
Powelton, Pa, on the Pennsylvania rail
road and destroyed the apparatus and
trains were blockaded for a short time A
number Of buildings in Philadelphia were
struck by lightning and damaged Ons
horse was killed. Alice Farrell, aged Q
was killed by lightning In West Philadel
phia while playing under tree with two
other children, both of whom were unin
jured.
Four People Killed.
Mrs. Levi Bechtel As years old, Twins
several miles west of Boyertown, Pa, wai
killed by lightning.
The postofice at Gotf, Pa, was struck By
lightning and demolished, and Postmastei
J Henry was seriously injured.
AT the Pioneer coal works, six mile.
| dboNt 1uhfleStonr W. Y a., H4uLuluS StruCt
the Pioneer coal campany's barn, killing
Tom Hicks, stable boss; Sumner Stephen
J son, acolored boy, and partially paralyzins
William Dills, the companys store super
, intendent, and Dick Alexander, a boy
Dills and Alexander will recover.
Silas Rogg, a farmer who lived nea
Nichols, n. r.. was killed by lightning
while seeking ngshelter from the storm unde
a tree.
A Street Car Struck.
During a thunder storm at Brooklyn, N
", last evening lightning struck the troll
! ley wire of the Jamaica Electric railway
and burned out the motor Of car. The
passengers in the car were badly shocked
and very much frightened, but all escaped
E injury.
1 A school House Struck.
A terrific thunder storm swept oveI
Scranton, Pa, and several buildings wers
struck by lightning. A panic was caused
9 in No IL school, which was struck by an
: electric bolt. Several Of the children wers
badly shocked, and one little girl had her
s hands severely burned. The presence ol
: mind of the teachers prevented a stampeds
, and ayerted more serious consequences
CoIored HIethodists Elect Ofiicers.
BINGHAMToS, n Y, June The gen
eral conference Of the African Methodist
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