Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-06
ppoGREss OF THE STORM.

.,,,e heard. since our last, that the great
,he 9TH ult. commenced It's ravaccs about
''''..' ,,;los west of the Peaks of Otter, crossing
r,noc of mountains. We have learned from
sources. that It's course is traccablc through
P'''- ..,,;.s Of buckingham and Cumberland
j" .Lo following letter, from the Richmond Enqui-
,t,hc sob ult. will show that it was even low
~ aud IFS violence apparently undiminishcd
CoonrsnRrpGr, Chesterfield county,
:" June 9th, 1885.
~ a,on YOU few lines, furnishing you with but
=. Inscription of the vast destruction OCCASION
,n. rho Hail Storm this evening. The hail stones
Gu ., ~ in this ncighborhood about the size of a
ave, sra The crops of Wheat, Corn, Tobacco,
n m'.. and all other vegetation, are completely de-
o' '.,,d The like has never been experienced in
' aar section of country before.
gu, s Tbere is one crop of Tobacco in partcu-
- his yicnity-thc crop of Mr. VIM. :. Over
,'.' I'll of which, nearly in top, completely de-
stroyed.
w. doubt whether in extent, as well as in the
nm, of damage done to crops and other proper
:, ,ho storm of the 9th June be not altogether
!, We annex, from the Wing, notice of other hail
"i''''N'
,,,,e about the lst of June, and of which We had
he,ore received no information ;
From the Riehmond Wig, JOme 30.
u,IJ.-A heavy and we learn destructive Hail
s,arm was experienced in Chesterfield, and below
:, lanes River, Saturday evening. Here, there
,,.,s only violent rain. The phenomenon of hal!
has bcen more frequent this summer than usual, n
J;cadng a dcrangcd condition OF the electro ilud
Nearly all the month of June has been unnaualy
.al rom the number of hail clouds that have visit
ed different parts OF the country. The most extra
ordinary of these were experienced on the first
J,, of the month we say these, as there were
three in the same evening, respectively at five
seyen and nine o'clock, circumstance without
nrccedent in record or tradition. All three formed
nearly at the same point, To wit, III the ncighbor-
hood of Eyeretlsyille in the county OF Alhemarc,
and pursued with great precision the same track,
extending generally from \. W. to ). f.. and skirt
;oq James River until arriving in the n2ighhorhood
Of Dover, they bore more TO the South, and cross
ING it. extended their ravagcs to some distance m
the counties of PoWlaan and Chesterfield. The
size of the hail stones was prodigiouS, varying
somewhat in the different clouds, and at different
localities from the same clo,,d In the first and
last clouds they ordinarily reached the size of hull
led walnuS, very many, however, attaining that
oCturkev eggs, and some mqucstionahly that of
goose eges The largest shivcroI as they fell, for
this hail was different from any we ever saw, the
stones being almost perfectly gIobular, and smooth
as polished marble, whereas commonly it is angular
and Jagged in the construction. 1t differed also in
another respect; for whereas the ice of the hail
storm is usually exceedingly compact and close
grained, this was comparatively SOFT and crushed
with considerable iaclity-Thc roaring Of these
storms in III approach the rapid flashes of light
ming and vollies OF thunder, and the descent Of the
brilliant balIs of ice through the air, it is said, pre-
sentcd a sceac of magnificent, almost of terrific
grandeur. Considerable damage was done to the
wheat, clover, window class, and gardens; much
less however than might have been reasonably
feared from such visitation, or than would lave
been realized had there been more wind. Where
the hail stones were largest it i believed there was
almost calm. Had it been otherwise, vegetation
must have been annhilattd.
We state these circumstances so long after their
occurrence, to serve aa record for future compnr-
ison and reference. 1t iSto be orcttcd that more
facts in respect to these remarkable storm, had not
been gathered. They were the greatest of the
kind, known in that quarter Of the country since
the memorable one of July 81, l702.