The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-07-20

A Hail STORN.-A correspondent oI
the New York Express writing from New
Jersey gives an account Of a furious hail
storm. He sdys:.
The loud peals of thunder and the con.
tinued vivid aashes Of lightning, were alone
sufficiently terrific aud unparalleled; but the
hail stones which commenced falling abour
O'Clock exceeded any hing of the kind
within The memory Of The oldest inhabit
ant Half an hour alter the storm Wa:
over, l picked up hand fulls Of them fully
as larg' as hickory nuts. But very maQy
exceeded that | picked up one fully as
large as a common hens egg, and a neigh
boz measured zone seven. inches around
have heard Of others being found much
larger, al a hamlet three or four miles dis.
tsnt from. here; One sail 10 measure ZEN in.
ches around. . . . p =
Taking a strip Of land three miles wide
from north to south. aud ten miles long
from east 10 west, there is scarce a dwell
ing contained therein, without shutters, hut
have had the windows more or less broken.
Where houses were in clio e proximity, the
leewsrdione would fare mjdlling well, but
those most exposed presented the mos, slri-
king effects in broken windows, peeled
paint and indeniod weather boards. Not
less Than lwO thousand tand some say three
thouspnD pints Ol glass were broken in
this vicinity:ihe hail.slones n0l u%nIrequeni.
~ breaking he windows aud tearing stout
Window euriaiaS inside. 0Ac cuuiin in
my hOnse pre- 'enls an Appearance as though
torn by grape shot. The c nps have all
been more or less dam 4ged. RYE aud
wheat are beateu Hat Ia tie ground. and
pretty well lhrashed out in addition. Corn,
in addition ~ being beat down, the leaves
are generally slilu up in slrips a quarter and
q half inch wide; pntatoe vines were Gu
of, and small limbs of trees. in any guam
thy, were served the same. E5ety de.
seriptiOnl of veg tSnon has suffered more
or less, and tie damage to some Of the lar
mers aud gardeners is almost The complel,
loss Of some kinds of crops.
One man tells me that his corn stalk.
were not only cut of but the "stuhhs
driven iaio the ground. Another shove,
me a swelling on his head which he spj.
was caused by a hailsi0ne as large as III
6st; that he al FIRST look shelter under
tree until The limbs we're all peeled oil AM
the falling limbs and hailsiones again com
PEELED him to run.
Nilb Individuals who were exposed l.
the storm, as they were injured nottinI
further Than bruises, the effect was raihe
lndicrous. than otherwise, in their dodgini
and twisting out uf the way Of b %Hlsloues-
nov with both hands holding their bat
over their eyes, and then, as they we're hi
on the knackles, letting 60, aud lhrnslioI
them into their pockets, and then out agar
70 rub their heads where some stoue, raih
or larger ihan usual. aad bil.
The appearance Of some of the hail
stones was beautiful, 10 the extreme
Many ] picked up were. perhaps, an inc.
IL diameter, almost fiat, with an outer rir
OF snow. white, and spshgled inside. Tn
"lelr' shapes in The cenlre " 10 beautiful
and ia the yard around the honse I notice.
mt less ii,an a quar- cup foil of them
Whether this ia a usual OF unusual appear
ance Of laTga bailslonss | am unable to 81,