The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-19
HEAVY STORM.
Considerable Damage Followed
Saturday Nights Rain.

The electrical storm on Saturday night
was recognized as remarkably heavy
one. While the rainfall was undoubtedly
large. the storm appeared 10 centre
over North Scituate. where a barn was
struck and two horses killed A house
was struck at Mount Pleasant and the
residents slightly shocked. An ice house
at Moswansicut Lake was also destroyed
by a fire caused by the lightnIng's strik-
ing the structure
The most disastrous OF all the, occur
rences reported was at the farm OF Elder
Elisha Card OF Saundersville. swho is well
known throughout western Rhode Island
and eastern Connecticut as preacher.
His barn was struck by lightning about
II o'clock. On hearing the heavy crash
and downpour OF rain. Mrs. Card got out
OF bed and went 10 shut window I'm the
Kitchen. On looking out. she found the
barn on fire. She Immediately reused her
husband who went out I'm hopes OF being
able TO save the two horses In the build
ing II no more. This IL was impossible TO
do. for the inside OF the structure was in
flames. However. they saved two pigs;
which had been paralyzcd by the light
ning. by hauling them from the cellar.
Elder Card estimates his loss below
$500. lie said Il would cost over 5000 TO
rebuild the barn, which was SO feet long
by - feet wide.
The hay destroyed was worth s20e while
harnesses. wagons. etc. would easily
ariount to $500 The barn was the only
thing insured and that for but $500 The
pigs were alive yesterday. but so severely
paralyzed that they could not walk. FL
der Card thinks IL An Interpretation Of
Providence that his cows did not come
home Saturday night as usual. for n
they had they would have been burned
10 death also. as he stabbed them in the
barn az night
The ice house AT MosWansicut Lake on
the road from North Scituate 10 Green
Vile, was struck by lightning early last
evening and totally destroyed by the fire
which ens-ed. The ice house belongs TO
John n. Blanchard. Sr.. who has used IL
recently for storage Of wagons. hay. etc.
he fire had gained such hssdvay by the
time Of IFS discovery ,"at nothing could
be done 10 save the structure. Conse-
ouently, all efforts were turned 10 pro-
tecting "A sa winll that stood nearby. The
ice house was insured for $500.
Tho home of Fred Brayton AZ Is Clems-
It's street on Mount Pleasant was entered
by the lightning Saturday night when
the subtle fluid did some curious tricks.
The parents were sitting up with child
who was troubled with a severe tooth
ache when they heard loud cracking
crash and an explosion I'm the kitchen
where Mr.. BraNton was sitting reading
by a Serosene lamp that was eNtiuguish-
ed by he shock. incidentally, II might be
rems rked that the child's toothsche was
cured by the force of the electric current
on rclightrg the lamp u was found
that two cupboard doors had been un-
hinged while the brass knobs on several
others had been broken of. tea pot
that had been placed on the stove was
hurled across the room. Investigation
proved that the lightning entered the
roof near the chimney and thence went
through ceilings and floors into the cell
lar doing damage on every floor. The
damage will amount to about $780, and is
covered by insurance.