The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-28
The News.

VIM Thomas L Co., No. 10 Catherine street
PARIS. Livingston, Wells Co.. Place de La Bourse.
The News.
A startling thunder storm burst upon our city
and neighborhood yesterday afternoon shortly after
five o'clock, accompanied by vivid Lightning, fu-
rious hurricane, and deuge of rain mingled with
singing haistones. We are accustomed to witness
similar disturbances of the elements at this season of
the year, but the suddenness of the transition in
this instance from the luxurious balmy softness of
of the finest days Of spring, to roaring peltng,
pitiless tempest, with terrific thunder and sharp,
binding lightning was enough to appal the tmid
and disturb the equilibrium of the camest mnd'
OF course the teegraphs knocked under-their sup
ply OF electricity nowhere-not line in the CITY
Was able to work, and therefore minus the
most important of our dispatches this morning. In
another part of the paper may be found a graphic
account of the disasters caused by the storm. Seve-
raj lives are known to have been lost. The caloric
ship Ericsson. when of Jersey City, returning from
trial trip, careened from the force of the blast and
one OF her ports used for throwing ashes overheard
being open, she filed with water and sunk, her
crew and guests barely escaping with their lives in
the boats that had put out to render assistance.
Other accidents occurred in the rivers, Of which
Our reporters have furnished the fullest particulars.
The thunder storm Of Wednesday evening was
also attended with disastrous effects. A barn in
Upton, Mass, struck by lightning, and two
oxen, five cows, and quantity of hay were con-
sumed. Az Newark, n. j., a large stable was set
on fire, and horse killed by the lightning. A large
tree also struck. At Schuylkill Haven the rail
road bridge and several houses were unroofed, and
frame building completely destroyed by the VIC
lence of the wind. The storm il will be seen, took
an extensive range.
A meeting of the Board Of Foremen of the Fire
Department was held in the City Hall last evening"
TO make the necessary preparations for the proper
celebration of the obsequies of the fremen who lost
their lives by the late terrible disaster in Broadway
The funeral will take place at one o'clock on Sun
day, and it will be attended by the whole Fire De-
partment. The Coroner's jury are determined on
investigating all the circumstances connected with
the calamity with the most rigid and searching
scrutiny, and for this purpose have subpened
large number of witnesses, including builders, ma
sons, carpenters, and other mechanics acquainted
with the construction Of buildings.
We give the interesting letters of our cores.
pondents at London and Constantnople, and arti-
cIes from English journals, brought by the Arabia,
in to-days paper. They contai n weeks history
ofthe state of Europe and the war, and should he
attentivey read by all whodesire to keep pace with
the march of events Our letters from China verify
the accounts previously published 81 >he success OF
the Russians at Japan The ports of the 's!anas are
10 be opened on the lst Of January next, to all NJ
tons who choose 10 treat with the Emperor. The
new American consuls for Shanghai and Annoy,
Messrs. Murphy and Hyatt, arrived out on the 10th
February. The siege Of Shanghae by the impe.
lialists was actively kept up, and energetcalv on
posed by the insurgents. A custom house has been
established and recognized by the English, French
and American consrls This is regarded as a sin
guar move on the part of these officials, as they
had previously determined TO maintain strict
neutrality between the bellgerents. We expect to
receive another letter from our correspondent
ssam-qua," which viii doubtless shed food of
light on these mysterious measures.
The Singapore Bi-M9atily C6calay, Of March 3,
has reached MS The only imports OF gold during
the fortnight were seventy-seven buncals from the
Archipelago, and 2,l27 ounces from Melbourne. A
large ,,.rply Of Australian was on hand The rates
rcporsa -; "a To s2a ." 10" :. .r. and s27 y 70
s2s per buncal for dust. Exports as above-i,552
buncas and $50 ounces.
We publish in another part Of to-day paper some
interesting news from the seat of war in Mexico.
II would seem that Santa Annals successes have not
been SO marvellous as his organs wish us to believe.
On the contrary the reader will see that that part
OF the country which lies along the Pacific Goa. is
in decided state of instruction, which will likely
prove more formidable than we have yet imagined.
The town of Warrenton, Ca, was the scene of
terrible confagration On the 23d inst. The Post
Office and Court House, and their contents together
with every business house and the best private
dwellings, in the place, were destroyed, the los.
amounting to about two million dollars. FIRE
occurred at Warren, o., on the Goth inst, which
destroyed block of six large stores with their con-
tents. The loss is estimated at sixty Thousand
dollars.
Our teleg1aphic report Of the proceedings of Goa.
gress yesterday is very meagre, in consequence Of
the thunder storm last night. In the Senate the
business was unimportant, so far as we are advised
The House was engaged in discussing Mr.. Benefits
Land bin and the Nebraska question. The dc patch
OF our correspondent gives some interesting rSe
lat ons respecting the trbulations, regeneration,