Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-22

Ssrerc !%T9der.-li Is always difficult 10 describe
severe thunder si"Ta without failing in:O jhiss COM
oii-iiacc phrase used generally dc:iur sIm-lhlu.
awful, terrible, dangerous and sublime The Ta,iler
described the severe thunder storm which recently pas
| Sod "'or The city. Ia manner w'oh iuhcled high
and graphic powers, such s,o,I uoi expect to
sec drNciopcd in the hlsty paragraphs OF daily Jour
nal. II WIS 'nosI severe and unusual storm. such
as h', not been experienced for many years
80 terrific succession ui thunder .cals arromp1.
Hcd wHh lightning were witnessed ycs.gullv or
nearly twelve hours, Is almost Unparalleled The m {
VIA! peal w'.l form date and "a the olscr,a-
non 81 forms, with all Who felt ". sfddru ard
deep glow, II the fountains of tire were broken M
and the glare cp!crcj an earth aud wa, reflected back
nom itc sky. through livery uf rel upun every Gre
hicd hnr. Ihe eyes # tl exposed iD o. seemed but
nprriurcS through which nothing was dl-l.uruslallr
bh' sheets oil hrc-lkc the drawn dups cy,iu, lI
naccs. The slpuic knee, trcrGblcl-i,ic I.ud shTcl
cd, and The Ifo'hcar,d qaIicd. when. sudI,Ias Size
@hi, the heavy thunder broke aud Knocked all ,ih,r
"i.,s winch had ever visited all 90, senses 40 once,
We could nul oay hear that shUck-hul We Gllt-,.o
ai" II. IL seemed # earth rocked under some
-hy blows i tho great glphv iis-il' bad lr.t.
pei bali way o. mCct ihc descending i1 aui -,arrf.
rd ha'. under liit conclusion W" aty.I with ..frr.
u"u ln peculiarly exposed bul.d.r. The u.ug
rroi'j beneath The walls shook. Csc companion
aei"gd clothed ~ fire 10 a raria.u'. Our Llli,l
strength was Iucrie wrikuta-. We lu.had abroad 90
.ec % ibo earth bad survived the shock. The trees
-"'j still 10 h"Ir r.yIrss-ihr ygrltut earth s.af
iIrIn "Is Gurynu. ihr brick AMI hruu Stone rdt!.
beneath iao rain, which seemed Shot ..i f.. clouds
The say above alone seemed pale with lir iH i!a g..
irrs.Icrs between Itc ih,k cu.ds-' ..l.u over o..
arch rai 'hr Nivd lghuiuE-upt dcop r.I us before
not iu one universal sheet, bui light I'D a.ry af.iu
-i'i,~IEc GIr.. as o. Heavens artillery ;isf had hcsl
exhausted ga iIilI deep crngr,anl nov tl.c element.
were dssrmmg themselves as The beautiful alipo
."'ois uY harmless irss when the dome OF 4. H.sliy
building ha. fallen in couH1qrationr
IIr Itt'ar tIl.u rfIfIHef,lti4l.s am tIiI.r Dor
Two looked bach 40 cac,I other. Every face wfr
i|c' ana vc had been ashamed Of ourselves lud ihry
",rH oiA.F"is-. Odiy one trci 10 reduce The .h.sE
10 iAi'spih .c1l iacs' This was O. time .rr b.us.
"rd"m' We laughed insrurual I'-.unI ai1iic r Isat
OBJ thunder Joined iu lho chorus Of d,G.ipl li h.nau
"Hi'al. u ihe iuudyr aud lightning hr lIe lu.r.
'l'rnl'u OF hNCl c1u-os. Is tlc cat~, OF eau. o..
should our awe ofhim Doe less Should oaf lose l.
Hnu Do ics@ Philosophy o. well, when % i,l.lrsr.
with ''naiIrl! reasons 10 rttcabcr h.u ul, Ias
lhlishaj them u b. well w'cni teaches us tU b..
'rrcncc ycj more t.C omn.s incc Winch hlIasI..a
wen Ie lhuHI,r Jl ADD Its tlic l-Isa.Hs IYec b.
lived Laws. aul 90 accordance with uu universal pilH
" hen % does Jess Than ths,1hcu vrId .li..Ifiu
Doe agents ur tir actor ihc means fr I..s Ir.riJs
hc moro t'is Tor ilH uiuup IDnre that NsriU. t.U
shcu civilized mon arc tu. instructed r.Y surrIuDe.
hey opu arc with liir uuusilizi luiln. IIr nHI-
be- ll light uuIHTg r,pn com agos with iI. .ra wlrH
.h.s EunI'uauL llc should indeed ae a-aa1..i
uI aires 0I himself uhp cIu jhius lightly or s,y4a
igIty oi 10 s.,un Iihr ilIi ol Yesterday
lf o. l,,lvs thus. We tiih only u. t.H rr.'i Erst
ap.c when bo hI.brs iIr rel lig.i'nus n.urr rTI
49,. ue .Lt,c iu rrJ1r whom wn hrlrh .r ii tI..u
10 Irlis Bl ruuricr. Wheu t.l s cI'm HHI H....i.r
.Ifa.l mol serene. Sc s.ch uur own htuaH... .n'.
lut uYt cot ifu iiJN easily $50 rYu.s d...i Ii
lr--,,ifI whit crt,Iiu'y would H'l cause " n.Tr..
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r 90 Er.tru. lrI h-cu go %. i..i 1I r.fl 90 ue
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