New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-13
FELL DEAD on HIS SLEEPING son.

,o,,S KIpp. OF WINFIELD. LONG ISLAND KILLED
ny F1.AsH-DEsTRrCTIoN IN OTHER
PLACES ON THE ISLAND
robr Kim for,y-nne years old. living at Hyatt
Heights. near Winfield. Long Island. was struck
Nv, lightning yesterday morning. between ." ana 3
o'clock when the electric storm was at lts heSh''
and instantly killed Mr.. Kip got up to close the
windows He had just entered his sons room ana
was pulling the window down when severe hash,
fo,lov-ed by n thunder clap, shook the house. ana
the next instant Kipp fell dead over his sleeping
son. The shock awoke the family. The lightning
also killed n calf in nearby barn Inc APP mouse
&c completely demolished. 1t was one OF the Sc
verest electrical storms in great many years
A, Nevtown lightning struck the barn OF John
Howard The building caught FIRE and was en-
tirely destroyed
The storm struck Patchogue at o'clock lasting
twenty minutes Rain fell in torrents flooding the
streets There was one continuous roll o. 'nunaei
and lightning flashes.
The barn of Lawrence w Raynor was struck
by the lightning. instantly killing valuable
horse and completely wreckng the building
The cottage Of William Halsey at southamp-
ton was struck by lightning. which passed down
the chimney The electric fluid entered the bed
room occupied by Mrs. Halsey and child Mrs
lIalsey was so affected that she became deaf She
also received severe shock. The house was badly
damaged
Trees were struck IN HicksviIe. and large barn
on .he premises o. Mr. Robe two and a half miles
south OF that village, set fire by one Of the
DISCHARGES and burned 10 the ground. A horse and
COW besides a quantity of hay and straw and some
farming indictments were destroyed Mr.. RoEe
estimates his loss az $3.50.
4. Riyerhead the net results OF the storm are one
church badly wrecked eight horses killed and TWO
barns burned The new Swedenborgan church
was struck and shattered. The bolt entered the
stefple on the north side, came down the front In
the ves,bule and tore itself out through the front
wall. leaving q hole swo feet square The steeple
was sriit and many boards off the front. The
nall in the hallway was completely torn out. but
the building did rot take fire.
4 barn belonging George Calvin Hallock az
Worthwhile was struck by lightning. and Its entire
contents. including four horses, were consumed.
Mr. Hallock's loss is $1,000 .
rhe barn belonging to Leopold Mneder. farmer
of Batting Hollow. also caught fire, and with It's
contents including two horses. was consumed
Al AuuebOEue. two miles east, morse Delongihs
10 r Wells Reeve was killed IN the barn.
4 praver meeting tent on the camp meeting
crowds AT Jamesport was torn into shreds, and the
barn OF Walter Skidmore adjoining was wrecked;
\ horse belonging 10 J. G. Tutue or NorthVlne
was struck and killed by lightning. ,,
A. East Noriches the storm caused considerable
Tiiaro Gorard's cottage on Nyrtle-ave. The
fluid followed the chimney TO Gerard rooI. WheTe
he ard his wife asleep. It Spit the mead
hoard o. their bed and caused 800 damages
The house OF j. S. Book. south OF auIiin n t 1}
railroad station was struck by lightning and badly
damaged horse belonging TO Mrs. Lambs. CT
East Neck and belonging to George J.; ray
Tor also Of East Neck struck and kihed WINE
in The barn The total damage here and ABOUT
Huntington is estimated at 500.