Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-07-10
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
uEayY SHOWERS VISIT HAN
COCK COUNTY.
rouAN KILLED AT WEST BROOKLYN
SUNDAY AND MAN AT MARrAvILLE
ruEsDAy--MANY BUILD.
INos STRUCK.

Two deaths from lightning, and a score
=, buildings struck is the terrible record
for Hancock county during the past few
days.
A succession of heavy thunder storms
visited Hancock county last Saturday
and sunday One woman was killed. and
houses and barns were struck in many
r,sces. The storm seemed particularly
severe along the Goa st.
Reports received from AMERICAN corre-
s,ondents show that Ave houses, ten
harms and one factory building were
struck in Hancock county, not to men,
tion telephone poles and trees.
Another sharp shower which passed over
the upper part Of the county yesterday
afternoon. brought the second death with
II, Charles e. Black, Of Marisville, being
killed in his field.
FATAL BOLT AT WEST BROOKLYN.
AT West Brooklin lightning struck the
house Oh AkNnn NSkspas 6sAAsA8 hAo ueu8A-
ter, Mrs. Ella @. Carter, aged thirty seven,
who lived with him. There was . family
gathering at the Carter house Sunday, and
when the bolt struck, twelve people were
gathered in the kitchen. The bolt struck
the chimney OF the house and came down
to the kitchen. When those in the room
had recovered from the first shock and
terror of the crash, they found Mrs. Car
ter PROSTATE, and examination showed
she was dead. Death had been instantane-
Gus. Strangely enough, no one else in the
room received more than slight shock.
The lightning entered every room in the
house, creating havoc everywhere. In one
room boy OF twelve years was lying on q
bed The bed was torn to pieces, and he
fell through to the floor, but was unin-
jured The house was set ON fire, but the
flames were quickly extinguished. The
damage to the house is considerable.
IN ELLSWORTH AND VICINITY.
The lightning struck in several places
in Ellsworth, but not in the city proper.
The telephone service was upset, but the
company soon had the lines in working
order.
At Ellsworth Falls the Charles Garland
house on the old Bangor road, owned by
Arthur Day, OF veszie, and occupied by
Charles Sargent, was struck. The bolt
struck the chimney, tore q big hole in the
roof, entered every room in the house,
tearing plastering from the walls, knock
ing out windows, in one case taking the
casing out, too, and tearing things to
pieces generally. The family was away
from home.
Lightning also struck tree near the
Cornelius Hayes house on the Mill road at
the Falls, but did no damage. A tree on
the Stabawl road, near the Back meadow,
was struck.
At West Ellsworth lightning struck
telephone pole near the house of belmont
Trueworthy, and entered several houses in
the vicinity, doing slight damage. At the
Trueworthy and James houses the inmates
received severe shocks, but no damage
was done. At the house OF Vim Smith the
corner was knocked from a screen door,
and his daughter, who was sitting near it,
received a slight shock. The bolt put the
West Ellsworth telephone line out of
commission, but the company soon had it
in operation again.
At the Ivory Hall place on the Happy
town road, occupied by Austin Conary,
lightning struck tree, and killed a flock
Of chickens.
At North Ellsworth the house of Cole
man Bates was struck. Mrs. Bates was
i'll, and Mr.. Bates was preparing some
broth at the stove when bolt struck the
chimney, followed it down to the kitchen
and smashed the stove to pieces. Neither
Mr.. Bates nor his wife was injured.
AT East Surry the barn of Jerome
Young was struck and badly damaged,
and calf was killed. A pig was struck,
but escaped with a broken leg. At Surry
village the lightning struck the telegraph
poles.
ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY.
At North Lamoine the house OF Edward
Jordan was struck. Mr.. Jordan was
knocked senseless, but was uniniured.
The lightning also struck the telephone
line at the corner, following the wire on
the Partridge Cove road and splintering
ten poles.
At Trenton the barn of Henry Smith
was struck and slightly damaged.
AT Mt. Desert Ferry w. w. Jellison's
barn was struck, and one end was torn to
pieces.
At West Brooksville the house of Fred
j. Perkins was struck. The lightning en-
tered every room in the house, doing great
damage, but not one of the eight occu-
pants was injured. A queer freak OF the
lightning was the peeling of a bag OF
onions.
AT Bucksport lightning struck the
chimney OF the Indian Point tannery, and
set the roof OF the building on fire. The
nre was quickly extinguished, but CHM
ney and building were badly damaged.
AT Orland the barn OF Mrs. Arthur En-
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