The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-08-22
New York, AUG. 15.

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the severes thunder storms by which our city was ev-
er visited, meteorc phenomenon was seen IN the
air, worthy of special notice. There were lndlca-
tons of storm in the west before sunset and ale
though the moon full and clear, yet the evening
was hazy At O'Clock, however the sky was clear
and not cloud darkened the starlit cerulean. Sud-
denly meteor of unusual and intense brightness, shot
upwards from the west, which illuminated the city
with excessive light Its body was nubilous globe
from which depended train tail of fiery PARTICLES,
tapering off to point like cone. After traverslng
about twenty degrees of the horizon, with prodgious
swftness it disappeared suddenly as it had bazed
upon the sight
| This electrical phenomenon was followed at 3 o.
| clock, by the thunderstorm before mentioned. IL
was of the most terrible convusions OF the ele-
ments that we have witnessed. The lightning bazed
| continually as though the universe in flames;
and the thunder broke with prodigious and startling
fury. At time there continued roll OF thun-
der of at least twenty minutes duration broken only
by persuasive shocks as though the fiery bolts
bursting around in their utmost power The whole
city was wrapped in fire, while the wind blew success
sve hurricanes, and the rain descended like deluge.
There seemed to be succession of gusts following
one after another; so that the thunder from one
cloud rolled away like artillery in the distance, anoth
er and yet another broke over with unspentafury.
In the midst of the whole to add to the appalling ter
rors of the night, the bells rang the alarm OF fire
1 During the storm at about half past O'Clock, the
house No 391 Hesterstreet, corner of Mulberry was
struck by lightning, and set on fire the lightning
struck the roof the gable end. run along to the
chimney, passed through and down the same to the
third story tore off the manepiece and sent it across
the room and tore up the bricks of the hearth Mrs
| Van Wrinkle, sleeping in bedroom on the same floor,
was considerably injured by the shock. The fluid
then deviated in its through the ceiling to the
second story of No $751; tearing up the bricks of the
HEARTH and through the partition wall of No 1913 Hes
ter-street The interior of the second and third sto-
ries of the house No 39, completely consumed
by the fire. No 1913 Hester-sreet, slightly injur
| ed on the roof The house corner of Mechanics
Alley and Lombardy-sreet was also slightly injured
| by the lightning.
From the Jersey shore, and also from Brooklyn, we
learn that the equally severe and terrific as
in this city and as the atmosphere seems to have
been completely surchafged with electricity, it has
probably been extensive.-Com. Ado.
The General Convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church of the United States assembled at Phla
delphia, on Wednesday morning, 18th inst. Sermon
by the Rt Rev. Bishop Brownell, of Connecticut after
which the holy sacrament administered. The
house of bishops was organised by the election of the
Rev. DIR Wilson, of New York, as Secretary, Bishop
White, of Pennsylvania, presiding. The house of
clerical and lay delegates was organized by eecting
the Rev. DIR Wyatt, of Baltimore as President, and
Rev. BENJAMIN IT, Onderdonk, of New York, as Sec
retary The house of Bishops consists of shops
White and Onderdonk, of Pennsylvania Hobart, Of
New York; Croes, of New Jersey; Browne Of Con-