The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-23
CONNECTICUT MATTERS.

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Milford, July 22.-Willam B, Brother
ton, postmaster at Milford, narrowly
escaped being struck by lightning last
night about o'clock. There was
thunder storm raging over Milford at
that time, which had good deal of
business in 1t.
While the tempest was on Mr., Broth
erton and his son sat on the verandah
In front Of his house admiring the
beautiful electrical display. Suddenly
a dart of fire came from over the peak
of the house and before they knew 1t
father and son were nearly blinded and
deafened by the bright flash and loud
report of thunderbolt within a foot
of them. Mr.. Brotherton said the ex-
plosion sounded like the report of a
giant fire cracker. He nor his son
could not speak for a moment they
were so dumbfounded, but neither Of
them was shocked.
The lightning entered the open
front door leading off the verandah and
was attracted to an electric wire used
for call bells. The current followed the
wire into the cellar, where 1t ran into
the bottom of the cellar. digging UP the
cement and a large hole In the ground.
Strangely the lightning did not do any
damage to anything.
The lightning flashed almost inces-
sanity over Milford during the storm
which lasted over an hour
A BIG DISPLAY AT WOODMONT.
There was very Vivid display of
lightning ait Woodmont..
Miss Margaret Little of Springfield,
who is stopping at 1.-THE Elms,' received
a shock while standing in the electric
car station. She and a lady friend,
Miss Pierce Of Waterbury, and Dana
Bartholomew, jr., of Ansonia, who is
living at Woodmont were together.
Lightning was playing all around
them, probably attracted by the net
work of electric wires in the vicinity.
OF a sudden brilliant blast of electric
flame developed everybody. The wo-
men screamed and the men around
were bewildered. Miss Little was rem
dered unconscious. The lightning bolt
had not struck her to do any serious
injury, but she received a severe shock.
DR.. Heady a guest at one of the Wood
mont cottages, was called, and rendered
assistance to the, young lady, and she
recovered from the shock only after
being unconscious for an, hour. She was
recovering nicely yesterday.
IN BRIDGEPORT.
A big oak on Samuel Gilbert's farm
in the northern part of the city was
felled by the lightning and a valuable
Jersey COW on a lot nearby was killed.
On the East Main street division of the
electric street car line, the motors Of a
car were destroyed, the lights went
out, and several women tainted IN the
darkness. All the passengers felt the
shock, but none of them were badly
| injured.
THE SILVER KING IN 'MERIDEN.
Meriden, July Ex-senator w. M.
Stewart Of Nevada paid Meriden anoth-
er visit to-day. He was at once taken
out driving by his friend, H. B. Beach,
and so he could not be interviewed.
| He has horses in training at the Silver
City Stock farm here, and It is report
ed that he is to buy land in this vici-
nifty, and have a stock farm of his own
to include a fine training track.
WAS POOLING WITH A LOADED
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South Norwalk, July 22.-Stephen Bar
dees, aged sixteen years, and a Hun
garian, was killed at his home yester-
day by the accidental discharge of a
rifle. The bullet entered his throat and
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| the other half going out the back Of his
neck, brushing his spine. He thought
| the rifle was not loaded and had point
ed 1t at several other inmates of the
room just before the fatal discharge.
CONNECTICUT HARBOR LINES.
| Washington, July 22.--The secretary
Of war has ordered board, composed
| Captain w. L. Fisk, and Lieutenant
| William e. Craighill to convene at Nor
witch, Conn, all engineer officers, to con-
slider and report upon revised harbor
lines.
l STRIKE IN BRIDGEPORT.
Bridgeport, July 22-All the weavers
of the Salts Textile company, to the
number of $780, struck this morning be-
cause the company refused to discharge
two Austrians whom they employed
last week. The majority of the strik.
ers are Englishmen.
CATHOLIC LYCEUM CORNER
STONE.
Hartford, July 22.-The corner stone
of the Cathedral Roman Catholic) Ly.
ceum building on Lawrence street was
laid yesterday afternoon by Very Rev
John Mulcahey of Waterbury, vicar
general of the diocese. There was a
parade of two military companies
Company B, First regiment, c. N. G..
and Company B, TIibernian rifles, and
several Roman Catholic civic societies
in all about 700 men, with two bands
of music. After the stone had been
blessed and laid by Father Mulcahey
an address was made by Rev. Charles
w. K. Morrell of New London. The
institution is designed as place of in.
nocent recreation for young men.
RESIGNED.
Rev. DIR. j. S. James of the First Bap-
fist church of Hartford resigned Sun
day morning. His resignation takes
effect on October 1. He will edit new
Baptist paper to be started in Phila-
delphia,
KILLED.