Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-08-23


ports Of their proceedings -
The st Adams Messenger saws -
"rhe hailslones that fell in the frst Of the
storm were quite small, but they KEEP, incrcas
ing in size until they were as large as hens
eggs. Several proved by actual measurement
to be from five to six inches in circumference,
and weighed from two to three ounces Ere
qucnt reports as loud as those Of pistols were
heard in the midst Of the storm, and were oc-
casiuned probably by tho hail stones striking
against ono another in their decent. The dam
age to crops was Of course very great Many
fields Of wheat and oats we're eniirely DESTROYED
while others were very much damaged. We
learn that Mr.. A. NJ Clark's crops. of this
town, were injured to the amount OF more than
one thousand dollars. Walter IT, Burbanks
had a three acre piece Of oats nearly or quite
destroyed. In short all along the Lake shore
from st. Adams to Swanlon, hardly fartner
escaped the severity Of the storm. 4 great
deal Of glass was broken-over one hundred
panes were broken in the Episcopal Church in
this village, and about fny in each Of the 9TH
er churches. The sky-light in Mr. Paine's
daguerrean gallery was completely smashed to
pieces"
A correspondent, of the Kecne IN H. Sen
hnel, writes from Fiizwiliam under date Of
Aug. llih, thus -
"'rhe severest shower ofhal passed over this
village to day, ever known To the Oldest inhab-
liant. The cloud came over about . o'clock
=. NJ, poriending jus, before its arrival, By its
roaring noise and singular appearance, some
terrible result. The shower began with yio-
lent fall Of rain which was soon succeeded By
hail, for n minute or two, Of about the size Of
cranberries, when came the terrible onslaught.
The hail stones gradually increasing In size
we're now from one to one and half inches ia
diameter, generally round and Gatiened TO about
one-half in thickness. A few Of the larger ones
were picked up after the shower, one OF which
measured four aud three quarter inches in cir
cGmfrance. and another two and one quarter
inches in diimeter. Such hail continued fall
ing for several minutes until The ground was
entirely covered Mos, terrible havoc was made
upon our gardens and all growing crops Corn
is completely stripped or beaten down, aud the
English grain as efTeclually ihreshed as by the
dal Of the husbandman, but mol TO him will
come the increase. Every thing cultivated is
nearly or quite ruined, and garden products lie
as fat and dead as the remains Of lasi years
vegetation came out Of The snow bank in spring.
We have eaten our last cucumber. and where.
o where our pumpkins aid squashes and iona
toes To come from Apples, wha, few there
were, are pumice upon the ground, aud woe to
the drnker, the cider is wasted Much dam
age is done to the fruit trees, the limbs broken
or and the bark strangely battered. But the
glass Well, you better believe, the glass rat
lied. You might as well look for needle in
a hay NOV as for whole pane upon the storm
side OF our houses. The creates, stickler for
ventilation, we suspect is more than satisfied
now. Our GLACIERS will reap fine harvest. If
our farmers do NOT The entire stock Of glass
/ 10 the place was sold in less Than an hour, ld
the Express is 10 grnan with new supplies
Such a display Of bed and other quilts as will
meanwhile be seen at our windows was never
known in our village. We already know some
thing like 1000 lights broken in this village alone
The total damage 10 crops and all, caused by
this shower within circuit of two miles must
exceed $1,000 The shower passed eastwardly
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five miles in that direction its violence had
scarcely subsidized tcommenced hailing about
half mile west Of our village. The width Of
the hail region was about two miles, the hail
of course not so violent at the edges. A.
] F. S. Since writing the above, hear from
Blake village in Rindge, that the violence of
the storm there was even greater ihan here
The hail came so thick as 10 cause the darkness
of night and the roaring as of thuD1er. Hail
stones were there measured ten ln~hes in cir
cumierenee They were rough and ragged
however while those in this vicinity were smooth
and perfectly transparent ice and Of course do
ing greater damage in proportion 10 size. The
storm was truly terrific aud appalling. A.
The Greenfield Ga,etie says -
"on the afternoon OF Monday last the north
ern part of Phillipsion was visited by quite a
severe tornado. Al lis commencement the track
which il made was about two rods in width,
and extended about eight miles, breaking in
Templeion. IN lis course il came in contact
with load of hay which had just been drawn
up by the side Of the road and freed Of the OK
en-, and taking up the load carried ii through a
stone wall, landing it, upset, upon the other
side. Passing through rye aud corn-felds, it
left IFS track clear, carrying the corn and rye
into the upper regions" 1t also tore up by
their roots several large trees, and, it is said.
made general confusion in some lots OF lumber.
No one is known 10 have sustained injury, al
though one man came near being drawn into
the current, but probably saved his life by run
ming"
The Democrat of the same place contains the
following -
A hail sinrm passed over the eastern part Of
Coleraine and Leyden on Monday, doing great
damage to standing crops. The hail stones
were Of an oblong shape, and measured one and
half inches long by one inch in diameler-
Forty lights of glass were broken out of the
windows Of Theodore Shearer's house Coleraiue
and other houses in the neighborhood were
badly damaged.