Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-07-16
Thunder and Lightning!

ulnHry meteorological antics exhibited III tins
vicinity yesterday.
The excessively hot weather for several days
past has been well adapted to put the atmos-
pherc III a thundcrous condition, and yesterday
afternoon the lrolicing began! The prelude
was rushing rain-storn, about pailtul to uv-
cry square inch, in ten minutes Then COM
mcnccd the celestial artillery, lightning aud
thunder, with Il rapidity, vigor and enthusiasm,
that can only be accounted for by surprising
TINT the news Of the nomination of SCorr and
GRAHAM had just reached the center Of cleo
triclty! No mortal man ever saw or heard so
wonderful Il pyrotcchnic exhibition! We
instantly reminded Of Lord Byron's flashing
description Of thunderstorm on the Alps,
where
"far along,
From peak to peak, the rallug crags among,
Leapd the live thunder Not from one lone cloud,
Butcvely Mountain nov had found a tongue
Mud Iura answered from her misty shroud
Back to the %! GUS Alps who called to her aloud ~
SO it was yesterday Thunder and light
ming appeared to be "celcbratng" We never
were an an anstonshed witness to anything SO
astonishing. For fifteen minutes or more there
was meteorological carnival, rain, hail, wind,
lightning and thunder each appeared to be stri-
wing for the mastery, and each in its cloudy
home. The elements seemed to have 'got by
the ears" and the swapping and snarling Of the
thunder favored the supposition. Everybody
and everything was strGck by Lightning at the
same moment, though nobody was hurt
We give Il few OF the details The Stables
of E. L. ENGLEssy, Esq, on st. Paul Street
were struck, and were in full blaze in three
minutes after 50 rapid was the conlagra-
ton that the eyebrows and tails Of the two
horses within were scorchcd before they could
DO got ont, though the IIostler was within ten
feet of the Stables when they were struck
The stables, and Secd-Iousc in rear were
soon burnt TO the ground, and some valuable
fruit trees in Mr.. ENGLEsBYs garden were de-
stroycd. We believe Mr. f. was insured.
The electric fluid struck hole in the obscr-
vatory on the Pearl Street House, and went
frollcking about in the interior of that fine IIo-
tel for a moment, apparently Gin fun" and or
going out knocked over one of Mr.. PATTEN's
Coach horses, who soon recovered his feet con-
sidorably more frightened than hurt.
A tree was struck on Main Street, Just be-
low DR.. BArprH's office. Nobody killed.
The fluid got caught on the spike of tho
lightnng-rod of the Methodist Church anC
"run itself into the ground ANONYMOUSLY, Us
it did in several other like cases
On Mr.. PoMERoY's premises, on Go' Street
(Mr. PoMrRoY not being at home) there was ;
regular hare-up! The shingles and clapboard
Of his barn were ripped OH, his trees split down
and general disturbance attempted The
lightning came down like the pulls of por
cupine, in every direction at once, diving int
d-banks trees. buildings &C., i'll the mos
miscellaneous manncr. The Irish Gardener
who had taken refuge IN the barn, gave it a
his opinion that it was "nlghty careless thun
4, der, any WY, and bate ould Ireland at odds !,
Several Telegraph posts were struck, thu
! lightning seeming to have special spit
against this modern Opposition line" and it
our belief that if Mr.. Morse had been here h
would have been riddlcd.
In lllnesburgh there was a regular hail stan
! pedc, the hail~stoncs being as large as butter
nuts breaking windows and smashing corn an
other innocent vegetables without rcmorse -
ed basketball of these "phenomenn," intend
inr to bring them to Us. but found, this morning
that somebody had stolen every one Of them.
The Winoosli has been rushing to the LAX
all day, full to it's banks with the muddicst
water and freightcd with live trees. lumbc
telegraph posts wires and ali, and other 'dr
goods, groceries ard hardware" sufficient
stock a dozen Country stores
The Culvcrt or the Central Road near Jones
IN Richmond, was carried away by the burstr
OF \ Ill dam, and another Calvert betwec
+, Richmond and JoaoSs was also Destroyed
These damages will he Immediately rcpaue
; On the whole, this was l. handsome storl
for half an hour, as could be got up without pr
yous notice. We are happy to say that "
hear Of no lives being lost, nor Of any conside
able damage otherwise. We are obliged
look upon it, therefore, as nothing more than
pleasant ScolT & GRAHAM ratification ail,t
2 The very beautiful display of celestial fir
works i'll the evening only served to confirm II
opinion. 1t was the rainbow OF Victory crow
ing the storm otthc Contest.
> 0F@AYrCnorE OF GEN. Scorr.-THe
!. c'mseh Mich iiera'd relates the following a
ccdotc:
, "A citizen of our town gives remark ma
ly Gen, Scott at Fort George, in lSli.
, British flag was sent to the American army.
, The carrier was sent To Gen. SCOTS tent
said to hm Our General has sent me vi
p tins flag to request that You surrender to hi,
, for If you do not he shall be compelled
+ storm the fort, and he will not be rcSpoust
= for the Indians The reply of Gen. Scott W
, this; 'rel your General to come on ana s,or
the fort, and / 'ciH be responsible for The /,
n ans
0 The Second Congressional District.
Il We are IN dcbcd to our friend II. +. CHA