The New Hampshire Gazette

About eight o'Clock in the Evening, following the 17th Day of June last, being Friday, a Windmill at New Castle, belonging to Mr. Abraham Trefethern of said New-Castle, was struck with Lightning.--the Effects whereof were very remarkable. There were six Vanes for the Sail, the Vanes were turned to the West, one of which was perpendicular-- The Lightning struck the top of the perpendicular Vane, cut the Sail thereof, which was furled, asunder about the middle, then run down to the Shaft, and run along the Shaft until it came opposite to the Spindle of the Trundle Head, gouged out a Piece of the Shaft, opposite to the Trundle-Head, went through the Shaft, followed the Spindle of the Trundle Head down to the Horns on which the upper Mill-Stone lay, followed the four Directions of the Horns, split the Runner or upper Stone into four near equal Parts, one of which was thrown over the Rim ; split the main Beam, which was white Oak, from End to End ; split the main Post at the Top, which was white Oak, and twenty two Inches Diameter at the Top, into ten near equal Parts ; broke the Bed-Stone into sundry unequal Pieces ; split the four Cross-Trees, then run down the main Post, which was two Feet eight Inches Diameter at the Bottom, split it in Sundry Pieces ; split even off the eight Joes : the Ground tore up at the
Shoes it run and tore up the Ground near seventy Foot, ran down a Hill into the low Ground, where it ended, gouged out the Rocks as it run in sundry Places,--when it met with a Rock and gouged it out ; it looked as if Gunpowder had been burnt there--Sundry Ropes in the Mill were burnt asunder, all the Boards on the North Side and East End, sundry on the South Side were thrown off--The whole Frame of the Mill dislocated and disjointed-- A Man who stood about sixty Yards from the Mill, says, that when the Explosion was, and who saw the Flash, that it appeared as if nine or ten contiguous Houses had been all in a Blaze--That for two Hours after there was a great Smell of Brimstone, and that it lasted in some Degree till near two o'Clock the next Morning--The Cloud came from between the West and North West--The Provincial Magazine for Powder Stands about a quarter of a Mile to the Eastward of the Mill that was struck.--A Son of the Owner of the Mill had left the Mill but about half an Hour before it was struck.

N. B. The above Account is given by a Person who saw the Mill two or three Days after it was struck ; and the same would have been made public sooner, had not an Account thereof prepared for the Press, been mislaid.