The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-20
ECHOES FROM LATE STORM s
Compiled from Various Sources
Throughout the Country.

Hundreds of fish in Youngs mill pond,
about two miles from Danbury, Conn, were
killed by stroke of lightning which set fire
to and burned the icehouse on the shore.
The fish were found floating on the water i'm
medately after daylight.
Several curious incidents occurred IN con
nection with the bolt of lightning that bLrned
W. P. Phelps's barn in Lower Cabot, NJ. A
mig standing in the barn door 200 rods away
was knocked down and his legs were badly
nEmbed. A woman half a mile away WAS
adjusting her stocking holder; her hand and
arm were badly numbed and her leg was Sc
yerely burned Mrs. Phelps was so badly
frightened that the hair on the top of her head
turned gray.
A bolt of lightning which struck the barn of
Joseph Jaggard, at Almonessou, n. j., tore
a hole through the roof, passed through the
haymow and the outside of the building.
Neither the building nor the hay was set aiire.
A. De Almond, one of the managers of a
milling plant at Mlliown, Ga, was struck by
lightning and had miraculous escape from
death. He was standing on the porch of his
office at the mill when the fash of lightning
came, hurting him from the porch TO the
ground The case of his watch and other ar
ticles in his pockets were melted by the elec,
trio fluid, and the carbon torn from the pencil
which he carried. in his vest pocket He is
recovering.
Harry Sanford, of Flint, Michigan, Is re
covering from an experience he had with
lightning during the storm a few nights ago,
his entire body, except his face and breast,
being burned in some places to a blister.
Sanford was milking in the barn when the
building was struck and the lightning bolt
came down about four feet from where he was
emptying milk from one pail to another. lie
lost consciousness for time, and on recover
ing found that he was unable to get M. When
be was taken into the house it Was found that
he had been badly burned aud the top o.! one
shoe had been torn off by the fiery iiaid, whict
passed down his right leg between his trousers
aud flesh without scorching the trousers.
A bolt of lightning, accompanied by ralr
from a clear sky. struck the home of Solomon
Hirsch, ON Catharine street, Bloomsburg. Pa,
badly damaging and setting hre to the house
and severely shocking the inmates.
During thunder shower recently the home
of 0rville Nelson, near Medford, Missouri
was twice struck by lightning, Of three minEt'
intervals
Although the house was literally torn &c
pieces, the family. during the time they wer,
within the electric zone. seemed % bear
charmed lives. Partitions were demolished
and shattered, doors torn from their hinges
and articles Of furniture destroyed, and yel
no member Of the family was more that
slightly stunned.
Saturday afternoon lightning struck tbs
house of Col ). Hnrlesion Read, about one
mile from Georgetown, \. e.. aud instantly
killed Mrs Read. Miss Elizabeth Read va,
stunned but hually regained consciousness,
Col Read, in The same room and sitting on
ha aud NJ AHaHf.
who sat few feet away was also uuhart.
The bUls struck AL upper room To the rear 81
the one the family was sitting M. burst through
the loWer room opposite end, without leaving
y single trace either IN the rrOm or on the
bodies of the stricken ladies killed one and
stunned the other.
During a severe electric storm last wees
lightning did some queer stunts about ibg
farm home OF Peter Jordan. near Vefmi!ion.
MINI. His three bows we're sitting iu the barn
doors, two below and one IN the haymow,
watching the big hsilsioues fall Suddealy q
bolt Of lightning shot down. II shattered the
sill on which the two boys were located, tear
ing big sphnteFs from one end. Earl. the
youngest lad. had has back bnrned aHd b,s
hair csEgh, 6re. The other bru'h.r was uo;
injured IN the least. and was not loag in guiug
10 The relief Of Earl The lad IN ths hsylpi.
ttNtahFN trtFFt HtAif- a. tish t7f-AssA
numbed to such an extent that be bs2 TO BE-
carried into the house.
A physician was AZ oEce summoned BY icic-
phone from that city. Whca be arrived Al
ibe farm home be- fonnd that only the Young
ess boy had suffered injsfy, she oghcr t~a hav
ing recovered from The shock. Bot liitie Fart
Jared badly. Besides the painful burns. HIS
eyesighi Is effected. and az to a late boar that
aighi be could Boi see al all. Bot i Is ibought
the boy will NOT permanently LOSE his cyesighi-
A very strange thing ia connection wiIh The
horses were standing IN = stall, and ore al
them vas killed On the o,ker side of the
haru two other hors~s were eating hay. one ui
these ~ss also killed. While the other ~as
knocked down. There was no has ia The bara
lott and no ere eusned