Montgomery.
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Correspondence Of the Herald


Tremendous Storm -Thumder--Lightnng-


-Destruetiom Of Glass, Vegetables, Corn, &c.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.


DEAR SIR-Our village was visited this afterno
by one of the most destructive hail storms that "
ever witnessed by the Oldest inhabitants of tllfv
place. The wind blew strong from the northwest
and long before it reached our goodly village
was watching its progress, experimenting that j, wa
to be no ordinary affair. The clouds presented
dark and frghtful aspect the thunder made many
stout heart quail; commencing with low rum
bling sound, and with the rapdity OF thought burst
ing forth, shaking the houses to their foundation
lSe lightning was terific; now seeming as i the'
whole heavens were in liquid flame, now flash
ing as though 1t threatened to enwrap the earth in
one general confiagration. few drops of rain
tell, followed with a heavy blast Of wind, drifting
the hail against the houses with astonishing vtlo
city, breaking some thousands of lights out of the
windows and tearing the shingles off the roofs Of
the buildings.


AS, stood gazing at the hail stones, some Of
which measured from three inches TO three and
quarter in circumference, rolling along our Streets
and viewed the torrents of rain descending SO as 10
form streams sufficiently large to float ski while
the lightning eaped from the Clouds and the thun-
der roared, and the wind carried shingles and boards
through the air. dashing them to the ground with
yiolence-it seemed as II 1t had repented the al
mighty that he had prolonged the existence of his
disobedlent creatures, and was about burying them
| in one common grave


| The gardens are cut to pieces. The corn is in
strings The winter grain, much of it, is cut down,
| and immense damage has been done. 1t did not
extend very far north or south of US, but lett its
marks as far as it extended After the storm had
subsidized, citizens were seen hurrying through The
streets with glass-some with window sashes, with
scarcely whole light in them; all were actiley
engaged in repairing the damage sustained. This
day will long be remembered by the inhabilants of
this place, and hope may never be obligedto
witness such terrifying and awful spectacle agEA
| Yours respec cluIy, AN OBsERvEf%'