The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-08-07

respected aud estimable member Of cOmmu.
nifty.
Thus it is that experimenting PrOvi-
dence accomplishes its ends aud weaves
mans destiny. There is special PrOvi-
dence. in the fall of sparrow, says the first
of poets, quoting from divine authority -
and how palpably is this illustrated in this
case
The young man, as we have limited, rec
ollecting mot however, till he had delayed
some minutes in searching for it,) that he
had left the g1mblet at the warehouse, ran
out of the store to proceed thither, but had
got only few steps from the store, when
he was blinded by a sudden burst of flame
which flashed across his sight, and in the
same instant was stunned by the noise of an
explosion far more terrific than any idea
he had ever formed of the power of sound.
1t shook the very earth as it were, to the
centre.
Not imagining, however, that it was a.
nything but an electric explosion as soon as
he recovered from the shock, he turned
down the path that led to the warehouse,
when to his utter establishment and dismay
that building was not to be seen! 1t had
vanished, as if by enchantment; and as he
approached the spot, where but few min
utes before, he had seen it stand he percei-
we'd the surrounding space strown with its
timbers, and with the merchandise it con-
tanned. The lightning had struck it,attrac-
ted no doubt, by the steel saws in the loft,
and communicating to the POWDER roduc-
ed the catastrophe.
Very few who remain in our Borough,
have any recollection of this remarkable e.
vent in its history and there had not been
a newspaper established to hand down a
record oft to posterity.* Indeed, If there
had been, so little impression did such cv-
ents make on the public mind in those days
of business, that it is probable the stupid
dog fan editor would have despatched it
in dozen lines, or what is just as likely,
omitted to notice it at all. Unlike The en-
lightened editors of the present day, who
would delight to dress tale like this with
decent horror and spin it ou the length
of two columns at least. The recollection
does however exist and be it ours to perpet-
uate it.
Many are the remarkable facts connect
ed with this fearful occurrence. A respect
able citizen, then youth of seventeen or
eighteen, was crossins the Ferry from the
opposite borough of Portsmouth, and had
full view the transaction. He describes
it as picture of The sublime and terrific, of
which 90 one can form an idea, who has
not seen volcano in full blast,or read By
ron's description of the blowing up of Cor
NTH.
Up to the sky like rockies 60
All that mingled there below.
There was large quantity Of bacon sto-
red in the warehouse when il blew up,
which was hurled aloft amid the smoke. &
presented the appearance Of flock OF
black birds wingng their way among the
clouds. They soon took downward flight
however, aud presently shower of bacon
hams fell on the decks of the shipping, or
mingled with the picked pork that strewed
the wharf.
Some fell in the dock, which received the sprinkles
With many thousand circIing wrinkles
Baconand salt pork. Whose be they?
Let their owners see and say.
Some of the saws fell as distant as HUGH
ing's Wharf One Of them was rolled up
like ribbon. A small craft was lying in
the dock, only few PAGES from the build
ing, and man was standing on the deck in
the act ofputting on his jacket; but strange
to say, he received no injury. Two negro
men were sitting on the steps of one of the
doors of the house, counting over the little
change they had received for their labour,
poor fellows they little dreamed they
were so near the settlement of their last s.
eternal account. They were blown to
considerable distance, shockingly mangled
and literally skewered with splinters. All
the houses on Main Street had their win
dows which faced the explosion, shattered
to.p!eces, while on those of the opposite
side, there was not pane cracked.
No lives were lost, save those of the ne
groes. Agentleman who had just passed
the ware house. going up to Main Street,
but though not more than so yards from it
received no injury.
The conclusion was so great, that gen.
tleman taking his wine with few friends,
near the head of Bank Street, declared,
that the wine glasses were started to the
height of two or three inches from the table
by it.
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