The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-16

at the time he met his awful fate he was
sitting near the corpse Of his father
This dreadf full affair occurred in a house at
Lost Creek No. 2, owned by Martin Connell
and occupied by the family OF John Peter
chonis and several boerders. The victim of
the bolt of lightning and his father we're
among the boarders.
Cxsaver Valawage the father wac in
iured by premature explosion in Pa:ker
No. colhary on Wednesday last, and was
taken to the Miners Hospital, where he
died Thursday morning. The remains wore
removed to the boarding house at Lost Greek
No. On the evening'1f that day and repssed
in an ice boE which rested upon two stools in
the front room when the storm arose yoster.
day.
Joseph, the son. Yves sittingon beach in
a room adjoining that in which the corpse
was when the storu was raging. he was
conVersing with friend named Sillon
Wisnosky. The bench on which Joseph was
| sitting was close to the chimney, which was
at the northeast corner of tie apartment.
All at once there was tremendous crash. a
report IS from a battery of cannon and aim ost
simultaneously the house quiyered on its
foundations and the floor above the two men
seemed to be giving way under mass of rock
which at the time it was thought had fallen
upon the house.
The next inetant Joseph Vslawage lag
dead ia front Of the bench upon which he
had been sitting. His companion was in a
heap in corner Of the room screaming for
'help. He stated Go a reporter last light that
he thought when the terrible event happened
lie was in some red hot furnace.
People Of the neighborhood rushed to the
soene of death, being attracted by Wisnoslzy's |
screams. The latter had regsined his feet in
meantime and stood in the centre of the
roem dazed; in fact, he had the appearance |
very much like that of mad man, and the
neighbors hesitated about entering the room. |
When Wisnosky's spell passed he fell in |
heap upon the floor and the neighbors went
to his assistance. He was unable to stand !
and az examination showed that his left
ankle was badly sprained and the leg ap-
peared to be paralyzed. Joseph Valawage
lay cold in death. The neighbors at first
thought he was only stunned but upon
turning him over upon his back they saw
that the lightning had given him death
stroke. The trousers had been stripped from
the body and shoe that was held to one of
the feet looked as if it had been chopped by
an ak.
When reporter visited the house of death
last night he found two ice boxes in the front
room. One contained the body of the father
and the other that of the son. They were
side by side and seated around table near
the boxes were the mouners. The building
showed the terrible effects of the lightning
Half or more Of the weather boards on the
'ast side of the house had been stripped of.
The garnet window casing had been cut clean
rom the fastenings and the ceiling of the
partment had been ripped off. The Chin
icy, which was beside the window, was al {
most completely wrecked. All the bricks 1
hat had projected above the roof Law in the Y
ard and the chimney raGked so badly from f
he garrett to the room in which Josenb t
'alawage met his death it must be torn down d
nd rebuilt. The ceilings and walls of the d
""An9 Oh INC Aohei SboilfS were badly torn IL
nd bulged and presented an appearance a
enerally to those of house which has
Uttered from the caving in of a mine work.
lgs. v
The bolt Of lighting which killed Joseph c.
alawage passed down the chimney, struck sa
he unfortunate man on the lower part of the q
ody, passed down his left leg, darted across al
le room, knocked over the bench upon "
hich Anthony Wisnosky was sitting, passed Of
trough the wall, ripped off the wainscoting re
room in the adjoining house occupied by W
mon Shinkosky, stunned two men who an
ere sitting at the opposite side of the room, tn
mashed five beer glasses that were on a side. We
'ard and passed down into the cellar.
A bolt also entered the room in which the
mains Of Ox'averi Yalawage lay. It ripped
e ceiling and walls and cuts picture from W
anne as clean as if done with sharp knife SD
he picture hung above the head Of the ice W.
*, bat the box was not touched. 'l
Joseph Valawage, the victim of the light l.,
ng was eighteen years of age. His father Ei