The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-06-18

htH' ne great mass oil tnc HSl
seemed to have been concentrate,
over our beautiful city, for we cal
hear nothing about its ravages eth
erupor down the river, and very lit
tie from any direction. If lis effect
IN the country were as bad as il
the city, we fear tie entire crop
of wheat, corn &c. are ruined-ant
that sad havoc must have been mad
amongst the poultry, sheep, ant
hogs.
Whea the hail began to fall il
large. balls, the scene on Waite
street was truly frightfu. ,bou
one hundred horses, mules and oxer
were standing there, some hitcheC
in the traces and others standing
with their harness on feeding at IT,,
wagons-and as by some concerted
signal, the streets became alive will
frantic animals--some running
with their hairless dangling a
theit heels, and others plunging
headlong in every direction to ge
clear of the "pittiless storm" Or
they dashed through the streets
furious from the pain inflicted on
their heads by the falling masses,
and ran until many of them were
completely tagged out. We saw
two horses run their heads together
and both were fclled to the ground
and some of them maddened and
Wild ran into the lake, but even
there the hail followed them. ANY
quantity of wagons were "spilled,'
whilst others were safely locked
against posts. II was impossible to
hold the horses, and any man that at
tempted it, risked his life. Some OF
their owners did endeavor to hold
them, but were dragged about at a
fearful rate, and were finally com
PEELED to seek shelter, with their
heads and hands bruised and bleed
ing. 1t hattened their hats, and cut
some heads badly.
The lake presented most n 1pnif.
cent sight. When the hail with its
"plunging fire." struck its bosom.
the water would rise to the height
Of about two or three feet in a con.
ical form. and it presented the ap-
pearance Of millions of pyramids of
water covering the entire surface Of
the lake. We can form no estimate
Of the actual loss occasioned by this
Storm, but we think we will not be
going much beyond the mark when
we say that 50, 900 will scarcely re-
pair the damage done to the build
ings alone.
Az the commencement ofthe storm
the house of Jacob Terrell, on South
street, was struck by lightning-the
spark passed down the out,
Sla" OF tile chimne' to the ojection
OF the mantle-piece, where it split
shoe brush in two, passed of about 20
inches and struck daughter of Mr..
+. aged I years, Oh the side of hcr
head breaking the scalp, and passed
on at the cheek, burning it to a
mister; from thence itpaSsrd Of to
The side of the house, ahont three
feet from where the girl was stand.
ing, and severed a piece from a stud
OF t''e house, from thrnce'to the earth.
| ne chi'd r manned senseless and
ma not speaker give any SIGNS of
pam until Monday morning; she re-
mains still in a stnpor.
After the hail was over two
story brick house belonging to l..
Holland, on the corner of Madison
and Liberty streets, was also struck. .
md completely severed the coinicc
rom the peak ofthe roofto the caves.
ogether with part of the roor-no
'erSons were injured in the house.
The noise created By the lake. the
'attling of thousands of demolished
windows, the general terror and roar
III around, and the strife and conru-
ION amongst the horses, produced
IN and thunder equal to the report
u 100000 muskets, and the whole
Gene was one Of most terrific
,rnndrre and sublime d scord and
uc'' as we tu>t may never again
'S't any portion of the globe.
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