GEoRCTowN, tDELOTe
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GEoRCTowN, (DEL II.


Ae'anrboly hcoia,m-Cn Tuefdav the
10th init. the Court of chanccry and Or
phans Court, were held at this place. At
the u(ual hour the court adjourned for din
ner thortly after heavy rain commenced,
and accompaniedwith thunder and lightning.
great number of people were attending up
on builncis before the court the fudden-
neiS with which the guf came on, impclled
every ons to NY for fhelter, and moH Of the
PerionS not inhabitants Of the town, went
into the court houfe and occupied the room
above 1t: 1t few minutes after, the FUN
NIT Of the Belfry as ttruck with lightning !;
which rnn down its roof, and from thence
was attracted by the iron of the window
ihutter belonging 70 the Belfry, from thence
It defended to the roof clthc houfe. and va,
led down a raftcr fled with nails, till #
got within about foot of the caves, then II
Paited through the roof and took to one of
the ituds in 'front.' Of the houfe, the main
body dcfceRded the hud, two other hreams
new oft to the iron hoop: and hinges Of win
dow ihutters on each G1c of the ftud, and
from thence it paded to the lower ilorv 70
the iron III the door and windows, and 10
pahed off to the earth. Ii unfortunately
happened that many people were fitting il
the upper room againf the front wall, on a
bsnch extending the whole length of the
houfc. DR.. Wolfe, Of Lever, who had
brought poor widow to Georgetown, on
buGnels in the Orphans Court, was fitting
directly in the ceurle Of the main tream
and was killed inlantly, two others, one on
each fide OF him, were tsverely burnt and
ituaned, their watch cafes were partly mel
ted. Four wee fufersd greatly by the
ihock and lcveral others both above and
below fairs. were funned and thrown 70
the aoor, fluids, window ihutter,, and the
whole broad fide of the houlc were torn
and ihivercd to pieces. Doctor Wolfe has
LEFT widow and two imall children The
other iuEcrerS are in fair way of recovery.


DoTzR, DELI JULY. a.


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