Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-25
IN EACH OTHERS ARMS.
Dramatic Death by Lightning Man Dies Kiss.
ing His Sweetheart.

New York June 4.-With the imprint
OF his sweetheart kiss warm upon his
forehead. Charles Valente was sent
swiftly to eternity. yesterday. The giri
had scarce given him the caress when
bolt OF lightning robbed her Of her be-
trothed and threw her headlong across
his lifeless body.
A few hours before the two had be-
come reconciled after months of separa-
ton. and they had gone out on a love
w. country road to celebrate their re-
union. The lover lay last night a corpse
In the basement of the kingSbridge police
station. The young woman Was in Ford
ham hospital paralyzed and suffering the
greatest mental anguish.
Nalente was 20 years old a tall. fine
looking fellow. with the darkest of hair
and eyes and moustache. He was an
oVeTsetr In the street cleaning depart
ment and lived at No. 66 Wooster street.
with his parents.
The girl who was with him at his
death was Louise Costello OF No. @l2
East 2ith street. She is only ~ years Old,
very pretty and attractive young
woman. u native of Italy, as was her
lover. She earned q living by making
cigars. and was employed in the owl fac
tory. 10Th street ana @rd avenue.
Valente ana Miss Costello became en-
gagged about q year ago. They quar-
reled four months ago and 50 serious ap,
peared the the difference that they did
not speak
Both We're at early mass at the church
In East 18th street yesterday. So were
to bring the angry lovers together. Ihey
succeeded. The two We're brought face to
face after mass, and then the young man
escorted his regained sweetheart home.
Il think" said Nalente. that we ought
to celebrate our happiness in some way.
We have been very foolish and Will never
make such a mistake again. could
have killed myself n dozen times these
weary months. | was to blame for it all.
The girl demurred. 1T was | that was
to blame said she. but | shall never
TIA, f,n ,nI
into the. country. l will get some lunch
and we will have a regular picnic:
And SO the little celebration for two
the feast and off they Went to Kings
bridge. About a mile from kingsbridse
is the old Colonial road. now called the
to Tibbetts' brook, and is one of the
coolest ana most delightful wakes in the
country. kingsbridge people call it
Lovers lane. because 50 many couples
seek its seclusion on sundays and holt
days.
Valent and Miss Costello went the
length of the Colonial road. Then they
sat down under little clump of trees in
Dash.s orchard. right alongside the
stream. and the lunch was spread.
They had almost finished the repast
wearing a fluffy lawn dress. very thin,
and a new hat. She said she did not
want her pretty clothes to be ruined. and
Naiente took OF his coat and put IL
Then he spread his handkerchief over
her hat. and. hand in hand, they ran to-
ward clump of trees. The rain suddenly
grew heavier and the thunder claps be-
came terrific.
They noticed the home of Policeman
Henry Bolde. just over the way. with a
stone fence between. Nalente vaulted
over the fence. His sweetheart climed
upon it. Then the man reached up both
his arms and the girl caught hold of his
hands preparatory TO jumping down. I'm
PEELED by an impulse of affection, the
girl bent over and kissed the young man
on the forehead. Then she drew back
to take the little leap.
At that moment there was a flash.
Without even a groan the man fell over
like a piece of lead. AS the thunder from
the bolt of lightning that had fallen upon
them roared and crashed the girl tumbled
from the stone fence and fell upon the
riged body of the young man. There they
both lay, white and still. as the rain
poured upon their upturned faces.
1t was Policeman Bodies day off. He
walked out on his porch to look at the
downpour. He heard the shrek of a
woman. Then he heard groans He ran
20 yards perhaps. following the sounds of
suffering. He found the two unfortu-
nateS.