New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-11
PENNSYLVANIA.
Hurricane In Berks County.

Hurricane IN bcfks tountJs
THE Norristo,0n Free Press of June 9th
says:
On Thursday afternoon last our county was visited
With one OF the most destructive Hurricanes and Hall
Storms thai we remember 10 have seen noticed
tpassed over the county from the river Schuykill to
the line Of Bucks Colniy, in southwest and north
line sweeping in its course parts OF the to ~nshps
Of Upper and Lower Providence, Norton Worcester
WhiipsiD, Gwynedd, Upper Dublin and H0rshsm,
whence IL passed into Bucks County. The width OF the
storm varied considerably. Where Il crossed the
Ridge il was about three miles wide on the SKIP
pack read il was five miles wide, aud through HOr-
sham township it did not exceed haf mile In width
Throughout It's whole course Immense quantities OF nail
fell, and from measurement some oil the stones were
found TO be from to eleven inches In circumference
The general opinion is that they were OF the size OF
alluded wslnuts," though we have heard OF good
many Of the size Of a goose egg
Ii commenced about 3Oclock, when we were startled
with the most vivid lightning aud crashing poas Of thun'
der, accompanied with deluee of rain There was
but iule bail Immediately in the borough, though west
and north O. Ne Il Is eaid 10 occAsloned much dam
are In some houses IL broke almost every pane Of
glass exposed while it is said 10 have considerably IN
iured the gable end OF building in Whphn township,
and man who was out In light wagon mad the top Of
n cut 10 pieces Trees broken Oh, Others. up.
rooted and the grain suffered very much. We have
heard OF a number OF barns having been unrooied du.
ring the gale.
marks of the storm visible. AT the former place,
the damage was confined to broken window hgnis ana
every hCuse IN the place suffered more OF less Al ue
aTrooper" $50 lights broken, and in the house OF
Johs Shearer Esq. opposite, about 80 were broken.
Mrs Owens also sustained some damage IN TINS way.
Ashort distsnce fIon this place. barn belonging TO
yscob Barnes 30 feet 10y 40, was destroyed. Tue
harms of Jacob Detwiler and Wm. Getty were partly
unrooied the house OF Arnold Cssselbeny was slni'
larry hjarod, and a large piazza Was torn rom tne
hopse Of John Jones Isaac LoDeaker also sustained
some injury in the destruction Of fifteen or tweny
hne trees m his orchard.
Al Easle,ule les lights were broken Ia the tavern
Peter ssylor had 81 broken, Mrs Nsnder'liee 90 and
Daniel Bruner had hay house destroyed. Near the
place, a wood containing about twenty-five acres be-
fengbg Jacob Custer j. was very seriously damaged
About heep OF IL was destroyed portion OF the
rees being twisted of short stance above the ground
and others Frustrated BY the roots supposed from
lOCOto have thus been thrown down. enorsc'
Ing The finest and argesttrees.
of cattle belonging 10 MIR. Custer broke from an in
closme In which they confined and rushed TO the
wood Ton shelter and strange 20 say, they S escaped
without injury from the ising timber The barn OF
Arnold saylor, near this place, was also injured ana
he ALEC suf, red In ipjury 30 his 6ut trees.
In the upper corner OF Norton township, frame
barn belonging Joe. Dorworth was destroyed.
stse belonging to Leonard Metz was also destroyer,
and sne piece Of wood belonging 10 Joseph Heebner
was considerably damaged. About 300 cords we've
thrown down. Mr.. heebner had COW killed by tree
faing on her
stables and about six acres Of wood destroyed and the
baros Of Geo Anders aud Jacob Bean were parity UNI
rooted Al Centre Point Charles dendrlc6s ana Joseph
Lanos had large numser OF wiIde~ lights broken
Along the Skppack road, from Center Point 10 Cen
TIRE Square the tack Of the storm marked 10 The utter
desuucicn Of the growing crops The grain neds es-
petissy bear IT, Ks, aud We noticed several which
were cut az clean as though paIy OF reapers nad been
at work
IN Nhiipain township, a harm belonging % Abraham
Brewer Esq, and occupied by Matthias ferger, was
completely demolished large part OF the root was
blown across the Skippack road, distance OF more
than SEQ feet carrying with Il tmbefs OF large size
There three horses and four calves IN Il az the
tine ard one a. The latter was killed Near this place,
IRENE barn belonging To- Joseph hinkiner, was sioSn
over and HE house wss considerably injured The -
johns Lutheran Church was shehily damaged, aud IN
the schoohOuse, by, several ehdrea wercin orod
by being struck by pieces OF broken glass.
We have only noticed the prominent M RES
which have been sustained. There Is scarcely farmer
alons the whole course OF the who has oSt
reived some dsmsge In the destruction Of window
hRhs fences trees crops, poultry, ducks turkey
ts duration wss about titcen miaues, sd the oldest
iohabitant cannot cell 10 mind sisaar visitation