The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-14
A DEADLY THUNDERB0LT.
TEN woRsHIPERs STRUCK DEAD.
A Similar Disaster In Which Five People
are Kiiied-A sad Drowning Aeci-
dent-Foreign Affairs.

MADRID, June 10. The report of frightful
calamity at Maliana. Spain. has just been re-
ceived. The worshipers were assembled in
church when a storm arose and ragged with
frightful violence. The priest calmly pro-
ceeded with the regular worship although
many OF the congregation, especially the
women. showed considerable terror. as
the peals of thunder were growing
louder and louder and the storm centre ap-
peared to be approaching the church. The
SKY was 80 overcast that the people IN the
church could hardly see each others faces
except when A. intervals the place was lighted
by vivid flashes of lightning. Suddenly a
fearful crash was heard. and several of the
women shrieked in fear The priest who re-
tanned his self-command. turned with up-
raised hand from the altar as if to reprove
them. Just as he turned stunning. kissing
noise was heard and more terrible peal than
that which had gone before.
WRAPPED IN AN AWFUL LIGHT.
The whole church was wrapped in q blue.
dazzling light. and there arose almost in the
same instant the cries of the wounded aud
dying and appeals to the saints and to heaven
from the terrified survivors. 1imDers and
stone crashed down. upon the congregation.
and blaze OF fire WAS seen in the wrecked
and dIsmantled roof Strange 70 say. the
altar was comparatively uninjured and
the priest had escaped, while half
score of the worshipers lay dead among
the ruin wrought by the lightning bolt. The
pastor still retained his senses and he was the
first to lead in the work OF rescue. The rain
which poured into the church through the
gaping hole in the roof soon extingulshed
the incipient fire. and those who were
unlnlured were enabled to care for the dead
and wounded without dread Of a more ter
nble visitation. 1t was found that
ten of the worshipers were killed by
lightning and that twenty-eight we're more or
less injured, some Of them fatally and others
with poor prospect of surviving. Thou
sands of people hastened from all parts OF the
country TO the scene and every attention was
given TO the living and the dead.
SIMILAR DISASTER.
Another disaster of the same kind occurred
at Muccentes. A. church was struck by
lightning. Five were killed and ten injured
Az Burgos, capital of the province of that
name considerable damage WAS done 10 the
famous old cathedral by the lightning The
Burgos cathedral is one of the oldest build
ings in Spain. having been founded in 1921
ana finished in 1867. The lightning displaced
q portion of one Of the walls and did other
damage. Nobody in the cathedral was hurt.
ANOTHER SAD ACCIDENT.
LONDON. June lS.-A sad accident is re-
ported from Rantry bay. in the SOUTH
west of Ireland Frederick Waller, a mags-
trate of that vicinity, who was also gentle
man of considerable landed estate, was out
catching with his daughter, Jena. The day
was pleasant and the waters OF the bay only
rppled by a slight breeze. Suddenly one of
the squalls3 so frequent in that neiRhborhood
sprang up and the yacht was instantly cap
sized. Mr. Waller. who was a good swim
mer, came quickly TO the surface.
but his daughter was nowhere to bo seen He
was seen to dive repeatedly. evidently with
the object OF rescuing her. and although ne
could easily have saved himself by swimming
he continued 20 dive In bis vain search until
be was utterly exhausted. and he himself
sank not TO come up again, When the res
curers arrived both father and daughter were
drowned. On righting the yacht the girls
body was discovered entangled in the rigging.