Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-07
From The Baltimore american.
THE STORM "WEDNESDAY NIGHT

From the Baltimore .7merican.
THE STORM OFWEDNESDAYN NIGHT.
The oldest inhabitants Of Baltimore cannot
bring 10 their recollection the occurrence Of a
thunder 5 orm of awful character, or so
long in dura ION, as that with which we were
yisiltd on Wednesday night. Ahou, nine o.
clock, dalk clout approached from the west,
which threw out incessan flashes If lightning.
\ short time before ten the rain commenced;
aud the storm gradually increased in violence.
From about eleven uuIi! half past twelve, he
most vivid streams OF hehtnjng were CONSTANT
Is emitted from the clouds which hung over
the city, accompanied al veIy Short intervals
with those peculiarly sudden, sharp and loud
clsps of hunder which always indicate The de-
scent of he electric fluid upon some object
immediately at hand Occasional bursts of
winA, and The fall OF rain in torrents, mingled
with hail, Completed the awful suhl'mi;y OF
this " ar Of the elements. The lightning struck
in u number OF places III the city. The follow
ing list OF ihr objects upon which it descended
vii, serve to afford our readers al distance
some idea OF ,hc violence OF the Storm:
! The Boston packet brig Pocket, lying at
Bowly's wharf.-the lightning cut of the up>
per part of TIL fore royal-mast, and descended
the mast as far as the deck only, where ali tra>
/ CtS OF us til'C were loS|. II Is SippUSCN Nnd'
that the chain cable at the bow Of the brig al
tracrrd the fluid, and passed it into the water.
| The crew were asleep in The forecas''e. and al
though severely shock d by the conclusion,
sustained no personal injury. The mast is SO
| much torn aud split, that new one viii be re-
qured.
The house of Mr.. Christopher Chapman, at
the north end Of Bond street.-The chimney
knockeG down A daughter of Mr.. G. we are
Informed, was stunned ard remained insensi
| /, for .eNcr4l hou"S.
| = house on Bond street, Opposite Mr..
Chapma''s) occupied by Mr.. Bike, school
| nas,cr-tnr CHIMNEY Knocked down, the rooi
| split, and garrct window demolished.
The bakery al the corner Of Great York and
Eden st,eet>, occupied by Mr.. J AHareux--
nost Of the wi"d,ws broken, & tree in front
| ed by tn ii gaming.
The prop irtor e The Baltimore Tavern,
| East Water slrreI, was knocked down at his
door, aud remain, d insensibe for ha!fan hour.
The stone house, corner Of n. Gay & Front
's.-tht lightning descended through the roof
,nd the two upper floors, and struck bead
! stead upon which two boys were lying; it then
,asscd OF without INJURY.
A dwelling in Sara'oga street, extended
w,st-the chimney Knocked down.
The dwelling of ID. F. Magluder, Esq. on
Saratoga street, the lightning descended The
,puut shi,errd a rain cask witch stood under
II, aud partially Injured an adjacent wood
,ouSr.
A house or south Howard street, no par.ic-
ularS.
a whe, fright shop on Baltimore street. ex-
ended vest, he edge of the roof ripped off
4. Tree in front Of the dwelling of Peter Lev
ring, E>q. Hanover stree; a tree in front Of
The dwelling Of Captain NJ. Kelley, Market St
+. p; and tree in the yard of Mr.. Johnson,
ANquith street, we've shi,ered by the light
ming.
From he Gazette we learn that the follow
ing houses wee also stricken:
The cnimney of house in Pine street.
Mrs. Leypold's house, Gay street.
A house in Conewago street.
Mr.. Ciageu's house, in Bcvidere street.
house In Lombard street.
We learn that the new tunnel at Chatsworth
Run, was burst by the pressure Of the ain.
1t Is circumsi.nce wopthy Of remark, that
tn ough the mercy of a projecting Providence,
not single life was lost, although the electric
fluid was poured in such constant stream
upon The city.
The WELLAND CANAL-This great work,
which will be another object Of interest to the
Falls of Niagara is already partly navigable
The Canada papers furnish accounts Of the
passage Of vessel from ST.. Calharine's to
Lake Outarlo, distance Of FIVE miles, down
the course Of the Twelve Mile Creek. The
event was fcelebrated with much feeling. The