New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
The bin ~ fare follows here:
SOHE or LIGHTNING'S FREAKS.
\ woMAN WHO WAS sTRrcK ~ THE MOUTH
BIT NoT SERIOUSLY INJURED

\ woMAN WHO WAS sTRrcK ~ THE MOUTH.
BIT NoT SERIOUSLY INJURED
From The Lewiston Journal.
William II. Rcmlck who was one ~ Union Rivers
heavies lumber operator. = few years ago and
f. now n resident ~ Mariavilic witnessed - start
ling natural phenomenon short time ago while re-
turning from the head Of Fooda Pond To ihc set
tlement He saw u thunderstorm gather In q clear
@ an S4 and o or @4r@g 81 MIN n Yh
nearly all Of Hancock County and left score of
fires I'm IT, wake
Some OF Tho. freaks 81 the lightning were mar
yellous. AZ Hnnscomes. In MaroyIile two fami-
aged gentleman seated In an armchair. reading the
Bible. A ball Of fire rolled lnzly In the window
danced along the window ledge "A second or two
and then rolled into the old genteman's lap and
across the open Bible in HIS hands He experienced
no shock whatever except Il binding sensation. out
the metal clasps OF tho book were melted and ran
to the floor, while the pages 81 the book
apple tree mat stood IN The dooryard close by the
window some minutes after II had passed the old
man made effort TO risc. but firmly held to
his chair by some mysterious force Aftcr hour
household with liberal bathing - Vinegar and
other remedies. the chair finally oosencd It's hold
and he was able to rise There was ill-enect felt
The ban Of fire after dropping from the book had
struck the floor and bounded 10 the ceiling. pass
ing through the cracks In the top of the partition
into the apartments OF the IIanscomes. where
her arms. II came toward her from the ceiling Il
swayng ball rocking back and forth until it
struck her full In The face and disappeared Eight
OF Mrs IIonscomes front teeth disappeared with
II and never found. Her chair was tipped
scous her head and feet resting on the U noor s
retaining her position In the chair ~ II up
right instead Of resting upon her The baby was
casped closely TO her bosom. unlnjurod ana crow
ing II greatly delighted by the event IL was
several hours before Mrs Ianscomes arms could
be made TO unfold and release the baby and before
the chair could be removed from her When she
recovered consciousness she vomitcd "A large guam
tity of black matter. Ike charcoal. which gave
out strong odor OF sulphur. and IL was "A long
time before She fully recovered from the shock.
On the wall whore the electric mass passed from
one apartment 10 the other were strenks Of sooty
The marks could not be washed on. and stil work
through the coat Of whiewash put on 10 cover
them.
The lightning struck the barn Of Thomas Farms
worth. near Beddington, and passed dlagonally
through the building. through partition and stored
crops. leaving a hole argc enough 10 pass n barrel
through. II entered the north end OF the ell base
ment and laid the UNDERMINING fiat for ATTY feet
along the entire house. The people In the house
the storm to discover the damage mat had been
done.
a hennery and the killing Of several hens Some
Of the hens rested the as II asleep Others
Were standing npon me ground In an attnd. Of
be lightning proof. her feathers forming tho protec
tive armor.
The famous ballad Who Fears TO Speak Of ss."
written by D.. John Kells Ingram the present
vice provost Of Trinity College. Dublin. in 1873
terest that the history OF it, inception may be
worthy OF record. Two class-fel,ows one OF whom
was Or. Shaw. now senior fellow and senior dean
OF Trinity College were spending the evening with
Dr. Ingram, who retired at late hour, leaving
his friends TO entertain each other In his sitting
immortal ballad which had been composed in the
frst-foor bedroom next the dining hall. No 81
WS ESeg Ds in 6nbn oh S Man for hs
in several instances adorned with lines from Dr.
Ingram's poem-(Dundee Advertiser.