Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-18
ICorrssponcence OF the Herald. |

SYRACUSE, August a.
SIR,-We have had an uncommon depression IN
the news market of late, the scarcity greater than
was ever before known. Our newsmongers are al
oggerheads; each one seems 10 have retired within
his own notwithstanding worth a TRANSMISSION
has taken place here for some time past, except the
recent thunder shOwer-lhe elements In their might
were determined 10 break in upon the uniformity and
tranquility of men and mems affairs. Last Satur-
day, the llh instant our village felt the effects oil
more tremendous storm that it ever before expert
sHced-towards noon the clouds gathered, the winds
subsidized, and all the flood gates Of Heaven were let
wide open, and the vdpor condensed and fell so ra-
pidly, that verify thought we were again te be de-
uged; every now and then the electric ilaid with
which the cloud was so fully charged that overhung
our village, was seen through a long, glanng and
broken chain TO discharge itself upon the earth, or
the more elevated objects upon its surface-hve
buildings struck in this place, three houses a
barn and the Methodist Church. No material dam
age except to the church, the seepe OF which was lit
orally in fragments. This church is by far the
handsomest in town-buit last summer and finished
recently, in consequence whereof they had neglected
TO pat up lightning rod-the stceps has strength
ening rod running through its centre from the top
downwards about twenty fcet--hs rod the fluid fol-
lowed far il could and then scattered, laying hold
Of the adjacent mbers irving the larger and throw
in wild profnslon on every side; not single, a
board or even a BEAM can be found with sng
nail in II. These philosophical distractions remain
yet entirely unaccounted for. Damage TO the
church, about $500.
Al Palermo, in Oswego county, in the store of Mr..
C0ms,ock woman was instantly Killed by It's Ell
fects. She trading and seeing the vivid garc Of
lightning and hearing the loud peals of thunder, be-
came exceedingly agitated and Mr. c. giving her
chair walked the farther end of the store and was
there standing when the fash came; that, not only
killed the woman but also rent in fragments the deck
at which he had but a minute before been wrrng.-
AT Onondaga Hollow barn filled with unthreshed
grain, was struck and consumed by fre-loss about
S40o AT La Fayottc about ten miles south of this,
another and at GAINESVILLE another-from every quar-
ter We hear that the forest is strswed with even
wood On the west side of the creek, near the rail
road bridge in osr village, was point which had an
uncommon attraction for the fluid, where the light
nine's wrath was vented, and it's powers displayed
Misunderstanding their unwonted FRANKS the bank
was deeply furrowed, and the earth thrown about in
every direction. Never before have witnessed a
scene so awsHy graz nd never before have my feel
ings been so mpressively wrought upon-therc were
four or five OF us sitting the same room daring the
shower-uter silence prevalled-the lips of each
seemed to be eHectuaily seaed-profundy OF thought
was visiby portrayed on every brow, until fresh
from his chair, when the brows would rice only TO
show picture in the eye of the agitation within. At
length explosion took place. and from the circum
stance that the time OF the flash and sound so
nearly Identified, oil concluded that il must have
struck within 300 feet which we soon after ascer-
tanned to be the care. Now quiet 10 again restored
man terminated and nvigorated-the thermometer
fallen from It's high degree Is now calculated 10 range
between 20 and 60-ereat demand for lightning rods
crops acknowledgements eheering-an last. though
not least the beautiful and intelligent young ladies',
with whom village abounds, are think, az love-
ly If not oveler than ever-they may be seen by
scores in the morning before sunrise, taking their
customed daily rdes-ihis getting up before breakfast
is practised TO a great extent IN this community.
Yours truly 4. v. w. ID.