Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-07-01
Tho storm.

The storm on Tuesday afternoon wa
very severe 10 the North>West Of No. IL
the Nor.heru part Of Litchfeld County
there was very heavy shower Of RAIN
and the small streams. are very full. II
New Hartford and Rarkhamsted, hail fol
in great quantities, aud % 'six0 uupartai
leled in those regions. Many of the hal
stones were collected, measured ant
weighed. The largest measured TWELVE
AND A QUARTER inches round, and there
were several of the dimensions of nine
ten and eleven inches. Two hours after
the hail fell, gentleman informs as that
he held one Of the preserved hail stones
in his hand and it covered the whole
palm. The largest weighed EIGHT ounces.
One house in Barkhamsted lost every
pane Of glass on the North side. The
Green Woods Company had between
l,4O0 and 1900 panes broken in their
buildings. There were over 700 IN the
large mill. Que Of the lrishmen working
at the mill, was out In the storm, and said,
1--WE must be dreadful wicked to have
such stones thrown a. us" Much dam.
age has been done to crOps-the leaves
and branches Of trees strsw the ground
everywhere. The fall Of large hall was
was limited 10 ito extent. The hail stones
were email ut Winsted. At New BOSTON,
Mass. on the North, and at CollinsvilIe
on the Scutil. there was NO hail.
In WolcOttviIIe. Mr.. William Leact
was killed by the lightning. while sitting
| in his Wagon. Another man, who wal
walking by she side OF the Wagon. wal
Frustrated, but NOT injured. The horses
Of the Wagon were struck down, but moi
killed MI. Leech v 40 butcher by trade
and had been 0 resident Of Wolcotlville for
ten years. ~. 49,. ......, al
In Enfield, likewise, the hail was very
severe. Ia several houses. almost every
pane Of glass was broken. The haiI'stonei
were Aat and circular.
In this city the barn OF William 8
White in Wads Rorth street was struck b!
lightning, but was not much Injured. A
iencc near by was prostraled. A tree OF
Dutch point was completely shattered, ant
the lightning left traces OF its descent OF
another In Talcott street, and still another
in the North Barying Ground.
In Newington, the barn OF Mr. Robert
Rockwell was struck aud considerably in-
iured. and very valuable horse killed.
We understand that two men were IN the
barn Mt the time. ana an hour afterwards
were found insensible. They however re-
covered. a& ~# 3d..
We gather the following additional par
ticulars from the Times: "a
In Manchester, about eight miles east
Of the city,a locomotive and train OF
gravel cars were standing on the track OF
the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill
railroad. The conductor and about twen-
ty. I've Irish laborers had got under the
cars for shelter from the rain, when 0 tiasi
Of Lightning struck fence near by, shiva
ering 10 to atoms for some EE0ds. ard pros.
mating every man under the cars. The
engineer and the fireman. who were stand
ing on the engine. felt forcihle shock. and
the conductor, who was beneath the cars
was rendered Incapable Of exertion for
nearly quarter CT an hour. The Iaoor-
ers who had sought shelter nnder the car
were also a good deal affected oy tns
shock, and, on recovering themselves 'OOk
TO their heels and gaiDed an open lOt N q
more safe place Of shelter
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