The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-10 00:00:00

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EITRACT Of A LETTER roost GEORGE-TOll N, PO-
TOWAAK, DATED KAN' '25.
" Thele happened on Tuesday evening, about six
o'clock. a most tremendous hail storm, on the Pa-
tapsco. It was ab iut four miles in width, and took
the direainn of the river tooards the cast. Oil
Thursday morning we crossed the Patapsco, and 1
took from a bucket, which was filled, six or tight
stones, each of which was of the size el a walnut,
and although the day was extremely warm, 1 carri-
ed them twenty-two miles. and then t' ey served to
cool a-glass of water. I was credibly informed at the
ferry. that oar of the stones measured three inches
in circumference. Dogs, slog:, &c. were killed,
and one man was very much injured, the trees
stripped of their leaves as in January, torn up by
the roots, or twisted off at half their height."
IitIYRICANE.—The hite hurricane which was so
severe near Baltimore, has done extensive injury in
New Jersey. A Morristown paper of the 25th
ult. says—
" We learn that about two miles from this place,
in the diieaion of BA.kettridge, much damage was
sustained by the violence of the tempest. (ht Tues.
day evening last the wind blew in a western direzeion,
and 'or the extent of halt a mile in width, devastated
almost every thing before it; fences, buildings,
orchards, and trees of various descriptions submitted
to its power. A more violent storm of wind and
rails, we are told, has never been known in that pan
of the country."
At Belleville, the hurricane ailed with great vin.
knee : trees of considerable size were torn up by the
roots. fences prostrated, buildings shattered, others
moved fro:n their foundation, and some entirely tle-
molished. The brick wall of the Dutch Church on
the south end was forced in, the roof taken off, and
the steeple blown down. .1 djge Hornblower had
his house much injuted, his barn destroyed, great
damage done his !Arm ; and his wile had her leg
broke, by being precipitated down a pair of stairs
by the fury of the wind.
lii Greenwich township, Sussex county, many of
their finest orchards were entirely destroyed, and
much other damage done.
Ia some parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland,
large quantities of hail, of an uncommon size, tell,
and did great injury to buildings, trees, grain, &c.
f I EIIINGTON, Mar 26, 1804.
Oa the i_.'2d inst this viilsge was visited by a Tor.
nod; or Whirlwind, exceeding in violence any thing
of the like nature within the recolleaion of the oldest
inhabitants. The day had been warm and sultry,
• and the sun several times obscured by intervening
clouds, portending rain. About rive p. no. asl ght
shower was experienced, an hour after which the
western horison was overspread by a thick cloud
tieing in the mauner of a thunder gust. Before the
cloud a column of thick vapour, very black, extend-
ing from the earth to the height of about forty feet,
and asivanc:ng rapidly in the dire aion of this place,
was discovered by several inhabitants. This co-
lumn. according to the description of those
who saw it, was in the form of a water spout, being
expanded at the top, the vapour issuing horn the
mouth, rising and curling ia. unfolding and closing
in the most violent and agitated 111.11111 CT. A deep
heavy sound aeo)nip.snied the phenomenon, re-
sembling the noise of distant thunder, and the roar-
ing ()fa mighty wind. The eat th fairly trembled with
its violence. and many apprehended an earthquake
from the shaking et the houses, though at con.
siderable distances from the vortex of the whirl-
wind. An universal dread of consequences the
most disastrous seized the minds of the inhabitants,
and the stoutest heart was appalled by the awful
scene that presented itself to the eye. Within the vor-
tex of the wind a total do kness pervaded, and those
involved iu it could perceive co objea at a distance.
The Tornado passed through the centre of the
village, taking in its course the dwelling house and
other buildings of Mr. Alexander Brnmell, inn- '
keeper; the barn of Dr. Geary; that of Judge Read- '
lag ; the carriage-house and barn of Mr. George C.
j Maxwell, and the back piazza and shed of Mr.
• Samuel Taylor. inn-keeper.
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The greatest loss, iey this disaster, was experienced
by Mr. Bonnell ; his stable, upwards of sixty feet in
length, was completely torn to pieces ; the weather-
.: boarding severed from the frame, broken, and strewed
in every direaion ; the frame entirely separated, the
timber broken and carried to a considerable distance,
and the building, in short, reduced to a perfea wreck.
The dwelling-house next came in its course, taking
off one half of the roof and the ceiling of the up-
, per story on the western side, and about three quar-
ters of the rod on the front, or eastern side. The
southern chimney was levelled with the ceiling of
the upper story. and the northern cut off even with
the roof and carried on to the roof of the kitcheo,
through which part of the bricks passed. Part of
the roof of the dwelling-house was carried to the
distance of three quartets of a mile, and the ceiling
and joist of the back rooms of the upper story car-
' tied off and dispersed in the like manner. Cur-
tains, be-kin:ohs, &c. were hurled out and car-
ried to a great distance, some of which have not
yet been rest voted. The shed standing between
the dwelling-house and the stable shared the same
fate with the stable, and was entirely demolished.
A new barn belt rging to Mr. Bonnell, standing
south of the stable. was twirled half way round,
while a small budding standing between it and the
stable was unaffeeted by the wind. A waggon be-
,fore the shed was torn to pieces, the axletice bro.
• ken, and tile hub of one of the wheels driven into
the earth, so that it was boiled up to the spokes.
Through one of the windows of A back chamber of
' the dwelling-house an unknown winsome was
forced, breaking the interscaion orthe ..sib, and
4 wing in an oblique dircOtion through the upper
ceiling of the room and out through the roof with
force apparently equal to that of a cannon ball.
. . .
olor was torn off and
unroofed. The barn A
' of Judge Reading
•srell's barn unroofed.
;d, and his carriage-
ivi-d from its foe. datum.
be course of the wind,
off at the butt, and le-
ak striking evidences
the turuado.
of the interpoting

a folic apparently equal to that
The back piazra of Mr. Tayl
gestroyed ; kis shed partly urro
)r. Geary was unroofed, and
entirely demolished. Mr. Mums
. and others' ise grea:l7 damai,.:.
i. house also unroofed and moved
. . :Treos, fcrxel. &c. &c. in the
turn up by the roots, twisted og
veiled with the ground, exhiLi
of the power and violence of ill
It is a remarkable labtal,ce