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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Captain Mott's sloop, returning from New-York to Poughkeepsie, was struck by lightning during a thunder squall about 20 miles from the city, causing damage to the mast, jib-stay, bowsprit, stem, and anchor, forcing a return to New-York for repairs.
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Last Saturday afternoon, Captain Mott of this place, being on his return with his sloop from New-York, was overtaken by a thunder squall about 20 miles this side the city.—The lightning for some time was very severe, with a heavy rain, during which, the vessel was struck by the lightning, and so damaged, as to oblige his return to New-York to repair. It is said it first struck the top-mast, and descended till it came to the jib-stay, where it divided, one part running down the mast, and the other down the jib-stay to the end of the bowsprit, and from that to the stem, which it split in several places to the water's edge,—and to prevent the water running into her, was obliged to stick in oakum, &c. The jib-stay was so burnt, that it broke near the middle. The lightning is supposed to have gone off the vessel by the anchor, which was so burnt, as to take the rust entirely off, and appeared like a new one just out of the forge.
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20 Miles From New York
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Last Saturday Afternoon
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vessel damaged: top-mast struck, jib-stay burnt and broken, stem split to water's edge, anchor burnt; returned to new-york for repairs; no injuries mentioned.
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Captain Mott's sloop was overtaken by a thunder squall with severe lightning and heavy rain about 20 miles from New-York while returning to Poughkeepsie. Lightning struck the top-mast, descended to the jib-stay where it divided, running down the mast and along the jib-stay to the bowsprit end and stem, splitting the stem in several places to the water's edge. Oakum was stuffed to prevent water ingress. The jib-stay broke near the middle. Lightning exited via the anchor, burning off its rust.