Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-07-09
From the N. Y. Herald, July Q.

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O'Clock our city was visited by one OF the
most tremendous hail storms that We ever
remember to have seen. The wind, tha,
during the early part OF the dsy had been
from the nut,lieasi, stddenly yeered round 10
the northwest, and then again changed TO
the east, btihkhg With liza heavy thunder.
STORM. The riiosi peculiar phenomenon was
the suddeii harricaye, and The storm, not Of
nail, Tot that would be TOO unmeanius term
10 describe 1t by, but Of pieces of ice, which
came gathering down upon the roofs Of the
houses ike shower OF brickba,s. Extraor-
Shnofy as it may appear, this is the nearest
resemblance that can be given TO the noise
that the storm produced but singular
enough, this phenomenon was very local, NOT
extending over the whole city, for in some
parts the fall Of hail had become modified
into rain, probably having melted in It's pas.
sage 10 the earth.
In order that our readers may not suspect
US OF eSaggeraiion, we have appended two
instances of what this hail storm was:
The ship yard Of Mr. Thomas Collyer, al
the Dry Dock, was covered with lrresularly
shaped pieces OF ice, or large clusters OF
hailstohes. Several Of them we're measured,
one Of which was 6, inches in circumference
another inches, and third measured
inches long and Q inches thick.
The inab,ants Of house in Wavery
Place were Stalled BY solid body falling
in the front yard, and OH proceeding there
found a number Of pieces of ice, which ap-
pesred 10 have been originally one piece
broken by the fall. When together they
would weigh about two pounds. The garden
at the back Of the house has also a large
nnmber oil pieces Of ice scattered over it, and
q -rkylight at the top Of The house was
smashed by The hailslones.
The noise Of the falling hail on the Crys.
tai Palace was tremendous--the dome acting
as an immense drum.
Happening 10 be in the neighborhood Of
the Palace about o'clock last evening, we
sohsh, shelter under its ample roof from an
Impending thunder storm of very threatening
appearance, rapidly approaching from the
west We had scarcely passed the northern
entrance and reached the gallery by the
neates, high, Of steps, when the to,rent-it
was NOT rain, bu, an avalanche of water
strnck the building /; the cutters were filled
On HE windward side in n moment, and
poured over an almost unbruken sheet o.
water, Which was driven through the Veni
,ian blind veniila.ors, into and half way
across The norhwes, gallery, and also througt
the upper ven,ilators, falling upon the mail
floor of the north transept. Workmen has
tened 10 close The blinds, but that did no
prevent the deuge. The Timing Of In
dome being unfinished, the water, Of course
come down in showers all over the centre
Many workmen were engaged on the dom
when the shower struck il several OF them
in their haste 10 escape such dangerous proS
unity TO The terrific lightning, came dow
single ropes, hand over hand. rs.
Large numbers of workmen were engage
all over the exterior, and such scampeIin
will rarely be witnessed bu, once in life
time. It was found impossible to close
north window, used for ingress and egress c
workmen upon the roof and the water cam
in in almost solid column, For time III
water was nearly two inches deep on III
gallery floor, and poured down the stairs
miniature cascades A great number {
the main floor, among which the water pou
ed down from the edge Of the gallery foo
in destructive quantities. Fortunately b'
few goods were opened, and were upon Ii
tables, or the damage would have been irr
parable AS it is, we fear some OF the goo'
are injured. In The height Of the storm, II
centre portion OF the faulisht over the ives
ern entrance burst in, and several single llgh
we're broken, by staging or Otherwise,
Immediate steps must be taken 10 enlar!
the capacity Of the conductors, and TO NAL
more efectual shield against rain driviI
in through The blinds, or the exhibition W
be damned past redemption, if such anoth
Storm as this shoull occur.
The grandest exhibition that will ever
seen and heard in the place, we witness
Yesterday. About ten minutes after The stor
burst the most terrific hailstorm we ev
saw, began 20 rattle like discharges Of mi
ketry upon the tin roof and glass SIDES
Some of The masses of ice were as large
hens eggs. There were probably tho
sand excited workmen in the building, an'
good many exhibitors and visitors, amo
whom there were some twenty ladies, sor
Of whom appeared a good deal alarmed al I
awful din. A portion Of the frame work
the addition next TO 42d street, went do'
with terrible crash, and part of the bti
wall Of The engine house on the opposite 81
Of the street, was blown over. crushing {
or three shantes, fortunately without any Of
er injury than driving the occupants out II
the storm.
-ae SOMETHING OF LEAK.
Some singular and rather startling dev
opnents in relation TO the shipments oil C.