Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-19
New Yonk, Jun. IL

'oak, June Is,
DEATH FROM FEAR: During tn. ,h...
storm on Sunday night, a lady residia aau; :;
Courtland street, was very much alarmsd.'Is
went 10 bed. As the storm increased Oh. ' @
came exceedingly agitated, and al lsnv,h 0'
seized her. Before medical ASSISTANT .. INK
reach her she was corpse. Co,ui' "
DEATH BY LIGHTNING. In the mids, ,f,,
storm, as the Evening Post s,a,es. a thunas ..'
bolt struck TWO tall Iombardy poplar tree. :.
Mercer street a little above Fourth ,r,., -. ~
descended TO the ground, ripping off the h,,s
from the bodies oil the trees and sba,te,;n. ,S. A
to pieces. A branch Of the lightning from ~.
main body entered small wooden ,rnem.,,
bout IL feet high, in which were three enlo,.s
persons, and the gable end Of which eams !.
contact with one Of the trees One Of Tho ~.
cupants, man by the name Of Squires Char;,v
who had retired to his bed in the sarrrl, ba,
who arose and -decended a step ladder 10 IL.
ground floor, was struct down Instantly d.,I
His wife whom he had lief, bu, a minut, b,fo,.
in bed, and man who also Law on a bed in n,
room where Charity was killed, and no, NM.
than five feet from where he fell, both mi,,e,'
lousy escaped unhur'. Ch.rity Was very m.eb
burnt abou' the face and across the breast. IL.
hair on his lcf, temple was singed of, and biz
cloths rent in several places. The lipb,,n.
is supposed TO have entered by a sroye p,ne
which leads out OF a window al the side Of II,
house, though no traces Of it can b. discovered
by any rents in the roof OF walls or he buil1inp
The tenants of house standing only few isu
of, on line with the building struck, were al
more or less affected in different ways BY IN,
shork. Some were nearly pro,lraled to III.
J floor, and complained Of severe pain in ,h,
heads ard limbs, others of slupor and prn,,n.
rion OF strength. There was Lightning rod "a
a house no, more than 50 feet distant, but ",
could not discover that any part Of the Auid
was attracted TO il.
| We understand that a young man, named
Merrill, who arrived here a few days since, 10
the schr. Exit, from Richmond, attempted Ia
commit suicide on Friday afternoon, on bard
the schr. New York, Capt. Snow, by cutting
his throat with a jack knife. 1t Appeals
we learn, that he went on board early in h.
afternoon, and continued 10 pleasant and frirrd
" conversation until few minutes before The
acl was commilted-nor giving. duiing III:
whole time, any evidence Of mental alienation
| At The time the deed was done, the captain was
10 the cabin, but, on hearing noise, he cam.
on deck, and forthwith sent for medical assists
ance, when the young man was sent 10 ID.
Hospital, and Is likel. TO recover. On beng
asked if he was mol sorry for having Commits
ted such rash act, he replied in the negative
and observed that he vas without MONTY
friends or employmsn nj, aad that he had better
be dead than alive. n Y GG.
Brave DrrENcE-A house on Brooklyn
He eh,s, occupied by the children Of The lac
DR.. Smith, was entered by 'wo negro men %
Saturday nigh, last. about 70 O'Clock, With an
intention Of robbing it. The eldest child, -
boy, only ak, zen, who had risen 10 see "'sHee
thr noise proceeds d, on opening lht DOR rag
a horse pistol thrown at him by one Of he VII
lsins, and then was fired al by he other lR
loaded pistol they han brought with HEM ne
other had been taken from trunk lhtycV'0'
with q courage and spirit which would 10"
done credit TO any man, knowing Thai ne Sa
the only defender Of his FIVE little sisters ina
brothers, add not perceiving that a slug II u
the pistol had passed through his arm, "pa
musket which stood in the room 10 RESI- NC
wretches. RecolIecling that he hac O'oT
taken out The printing, on account oil 'oe tnr
dren, he shook the piece, hoping some o. |"
charge nigh, be 60, into the pan; ou' "'n.
in this, he butted his gun, and ay rep''''7
bearing the negroes, drove Them oH
The eldest sister alarmed by the NOISE o..
been heard to enquire the cause; when be ''n'
to her 10 take care of herself and The lit'F on'
One Of The negroes Came up 10 her "h'e )"
was leading them away and blew out 'Ie '."s
in her hand-not however, unil she oO.','i,
he had large knife. The cou'aseou, s''t
spite Of all this, after having taken Tue W.
dren to neie hbour's door where she eO"Is
cred them in safety, returned to the hOu s':,S,,
The robbers had fed, and she met her O'''"
almost covered with his own blood ne "oS wow.
is no, at all dangerous, but we cannon wv .'r
tina, both police officers and private e'Ua
will use extraordinary exertions 10 'Pp;e a
the monsters, who could engage 10 .." "Ji,,,
aggra by their depra'i:y and ep ra;Is
and the condition Of that little orphan 'anD ,ob.
If 1t should prove, as is by no means ,% n~x,
able ,ba, the wre.ches are among the NUM-
of those who have tasted Of executive srm ,b,,
The case will 60 far to convince the poo.'' y",t
the obiec: ion, raised against the NV . ,I
system of pardon,, were just anu Tl NJ; sA.
NEW DssrRoYER.-Thc myrlad' u r., ~,