Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-17
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SALEM, August 3.-Sunday last, August lst.
was TIE fourth anniversary OF the memor 4 lie
hail storm of 1918. The similar character of
me weather brought that scene strongly to
our reroIIecton. IL was one OF a succession of
| number of very hot DAYS some thermome-
ters IN the shade indicating the degree of 100
| a iitiie after D, in the afternoon "a low hung
| CLOUD from the nOrth-west formed junction
WIN another from the south west, when very
snudehlyfwe were a>sailci with violent tenn
pest OF wind rain, thunder and lightning ac-
csmpanled with some hail The rain poured
GOWN most cOpiously; the wind broke of
Iarse ilnibs of trees, uptnrned some by the
| ioots: Frustrated the corn-lields aud gardens.
and blew down three chimneys in Soutb
fieids; the lightning struck house i'm Tu,-
her.stfeet, a tree in Euclisl-street, another
on "ashihgton-sqn the ground near the
pafh oil lchahod Tucker, Esq. on the trin-
pike, aud a house on the rlain in Danyers :.
niue above FrNe's tavern (ihat was The
Storm Su1Sided in about tenor fifteen minutes
III n"'ci ume The earth was well saturated
WIN ram. and we had several gentle showers
aterw ards in the evening" & one pretty smart
one Notwithstanding this agitation of fbe
90 mentS, Il high degree OF heat still continued
yesltfday the thermometer at2 O'Clock being
al 93. We had afterwards some gentle sho,,-
crs and thunder
ihe principal effects of the lightning in the
instances above mentioned, as gathered nv a
Gentleman who personally visited the objects.
were as follows ~
Al the house in Turner-street (beIonyins to
MT. DwSer) the lightning descended line
CHIMNEY Tearing the bricks from the inside
uiefeof, passed To and al"ng the crane in the
VhdihDef hre place 10 the cranes eve thence
through the brick work la three places-rim-
PM or mastering, boarding, &c il descend
eu through the iioor, separated at the lower
room hrt place, crossed the iron bar of The
hfcdSt OF the chimney, entered the closet de-
S"oH'ng nearly All its contents. aud pas sed in
10 'he cellar. where lis fury Was slrrt No
'esS than twelve persons NSer. in an adioininy
room nut none Of item were materially in
jured '9 ~
more serious injury was at the house ON
ihe plans occupied by Mrs Conyers and
ot"ers. Here II ai'o entered by the chimney
an" pasSinS INTO the chamber DESTROYED ma
ny dfuc'eS descended into the lower room
hO'ng considerable injury to The wood work
ana piasteriue crossing aud ripping no TIN,
moor IN On' direction il entered the cellar
III another an entry, and Trunk. probably
attracted by the wire OF bonuets. set on me-
Joist, &C. thence went through the cellar
wall, where its effects terminated In the
iooth were i've srown persons auj two chill
dfen. From The foot OF one woman A Shoe Was
completely ripped and DESTROYED ; aud AL
though She aud others near her were stunned
'"eS were not materially injured Another
woman anu child, very near the fire place
were thrown from their chairs, their clothes
SET on bfe, anu each derablv burnt rouud
'ne waist. Other parts of the house were in 2
ueGree SiIatter.-i. Dea. James Brown living
w tiie next house, abOnt y feet distant was
III the window at the time ard was cnnsjde-
'a"iy overcome, and the sight of one eve some
"hat impaired By the fash OF lightning CGaz