New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-30
TERRIFIC STORM AND DAMAGE BY LIGHT

MING AT BALTIMoRE-We were visited on Saturday
evening With most terrific thunder gust, accompa-
med by tremendous rain. IL commenced by Sc
we're blow from the northwest, about O'Clock, ac
companied by deluge Of rain, and large quantity
of hail. some of which was half as large as hens
egg. The lightning was most vivid. and thunder
peals deafening al times. Considerable damage was
done by the hail in the country as well as by the
wind IN the city and country both Among the eff
iects of the storm, we hear that In Llghi-st near
Lee, portion of the iron roofing OF four warehouses;
owned by Mr.. Trlmble was blown off by the vio
lence OF the wind. The warehouses were occupied
by Mr.. Byas, Anthony Wallace, Augustus Tall, s
Sisselberger, and Ready & Kinney, sail makers. Con-
siderable damage was sustained by the inmates,
from the drenchng which the goods received from
the rain In many parts of the city trees blown
down or stripped of their limbs. portion OF the
walls of the burnt warehouses IN Charles-st were
prostrated. About O'Clock, the barn of Mr.. John
Hems, on the Annapolis road. about q or miles
from the city, was struck BY lightning and entirely
consumed together with his whole crop Of grain.
and several stacks OF wheat In the yard. The loss
is about $4,000. II created great hight and gene
raj alarm among our fremen
GBalt. Patriot, Monday afternoon.
ROBBERY Mr.. Charles Brooks left this
city, on Friday morning, IN the tram at O'Clock,
with TN box containing about ,OoO for the pur-
pose OF paying of the men engaged on the road
near the Lazaretto. AS they approached the place
where he designed stopping he took the box IN his
hand and stepped out on the platform, when finding
occasion 10 step into the he sat the box down,
and AFTER an absence of few minutes he returned,
and was thunder-struck TO fnd II gone. Search was
made for IT, and II was afterward found broken
open, near the milk-house, about three miles this
side of Gray's Ferry. The money consisted of $500
in SIS. on the Union Bank of Delaware, SlO0 IN Is.
and IS the Bank, $57 In relief notes on the
Lancaster and Harrisburg Bank and about $l7 IN
specie.
The thief is supposed to have been an Irishman.
of middle age, about five feet seven inches, dark
hair. and dressed in a hight linen coat dark pants,
and black hat. He stated that he was going to
Chester, and was seen on his way down at the LaZa-
rete. reward of 500 Is offered for the thief &c.
Wilmington DELI Repub.
10 BE HUNG.-Thursday, the 3lSt inst,
is the day set apart for the hanging of the negroes
who murdered Mr.. Williams. We hear little SAID
ABOUT The matter, proving most conclusiyely the
uehehcla tendency OF private executions. Were
Snei 70 De hung publicly, there would be considera-
bereavement on the subject and hundreds would
oe making preparations TO witness the revolving
TSve; how different the state OF things IN
anu mere, as the day for the execution OF the
s aeieseIs oi the to>den family approaches, 1t Is
e.oe' rom the feeling which exists that thousands
VI SPECTATORS VIII De present. Baltimore will send
,I s ~ peIhaps thousands, IN steamers char
sS1eS IoI thS occaslon and boats will leave Hayre
ne trace, ron Deposit, and all the adjacent coun
hes, II Is sald VIII be tributary 10 the vast assam,
SSnss VnJ % '.e Ekton papers states that the
shetin' ieeilhs .he necessity of preserving the
Strciest order and decorum has called into re1u,s
ten the entire military force Of the county. amonn,
ingt four eihcieni companies. and they will hold
>e'NS al tsN1tuNSS ioi uie occasion. The pun
ishment winch requires such precautions cannot
have amy other than demoralizng effect
delaware Republican.
FIRE IN WEST SPRNGFiELp.-Op,Sat
day night the residence Of Aaron Ashley at Ashley
vile, in West Springfield, was consumed BY hre.
with the barn. cider MILL and other oui-ouldngs OF
the place. The furniture IN the house was saved
but all else destroyed, including large amounts
OF hay and grain in the barn. The loss cannot be
much below $foce part OF which is covered by in
sursnce IN the Springfield Mutual ofice.
lSprnC1e1 Gazette.