New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-23
FRANCE.
The Grent storm at Paris.

The Paris corres pondent Of The Times writes rs
follows deluge Of rain, accompanied by tnun'
derstorm and most vivid flashes oil llshthlng, fell
on Tuesday, AUG. 6, 10 an extent scarcely remem
bered by that most unquesIionable OF all hno Fn
authorities, the Oldest Uhsbtant OF Paris The
day before Monday the heat was intense through.
out. About 10 O'Clock at light the sky became
covered with clouds OF the blacklist hue and flashes
Of sheet lightning lighted up the horizon nearly tue
whole Of the sultry night. Toward dsyoreak soft
light mist began TO fall About O'Clock mass OF
cloud, piled heavily and darby, and charged with
the torrents and the thunder hung ihe dark cano-
by over the devoted city About o'clock the
hoodgs.es Of the heavens were opened, and the
rain fell like denge. The growing OF the distant
thunder was heard. About hslfpsst the clouds
were torn asunder, and the frsgm passed rapid
ly over the heavens, leaving glimPses Of leaden'
color sky, and an angry and bsry san. The wind,
though Lot violent, sobbed heavily among the foi-
age Of the Tuileries and Champs Elysees Tho
storm, however, passed OF, bat only to return with
ten fold violence, and about halt past o clock the
rain and thunder became awful. The heavens
were completely obscured, even a. dark 60 foggy
evening in London in the month Of November aud
In some houses candles were llt.
The iumiaou6tre in the establishment OF an Cd.
ticisn in the Palais Royal showed the cloud that
abut out the sun and heaven from the inhabitants
OF Paris 10 be ct least 4 miles In thickness
From that hour untI nearly o'clock in the eve
thunder was neither loud nor frequent. Ii con.
tipued, though with much less intensity, daring toe
greater part OF the night. some persons ASSERT
that they even felt slight shock Of an earthquake,
though suspect this to be exaggeration. 10 every
place the circulation Of carriages was completely
stopped In the streets NOtre Dame de Lorette,
Martyrs, ST. Jacques, and many others, the horses
were 10 water to the chest, and the ne Sly mac
sdamised evards presented the cheeiless sp-
pearaDce Of long marsh 9th alternate water
ard mud. A regular lake Wa, formed in less than
half an hour at the junction Of the streets Cassan,
honorgusil, and Marie Stuart Il extended for
more than 600 feet and il was vith difficulty that
carriages and carts could traverse the cur.
rent The ground foors Of the houses were
Q, course inunandsted. ghe square OF the
ho'ei DC vile was c lake. TIE cellars OF
many houses was invaded by an element which
10 rot the one that o0gh. to be plentifal there
ano oo'pes OF ohsteau Aargau, Champagne, Cham
berlin and Clos VougeOt worthy Of a better fate
were floating by Thousands, and hoyy,e1 y,fe, .nsi
dashed to pieces. Thousands upon tboussnd, OF
black rats, frightened by theinvadipg element. r.rs
driven from their foulretreats into the open air and
with the courage Of dispsr took shelter in the cper
babi,stionS. The whole Of the works Of the Boa.
levard 81 Martin were inundated, ss also those Of
n 10 Pont Keai Paris was covered oye' With ds-k-
pe,s srd inundated three t.lnss during ne dsy. Il
was abtI TIC Ieoono clcHd--ta.os, esses aud