New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-16
THE STORM IN Ne W-ENGLAND.

The Mr. Hqrea Conn Palladium after describing
the storm and stating that did very little harm IN
that city adds;
Ont in the country the dsmsge was immense, espe-
cisy TO the crops. In Orange, the corn oats grass
Sc are almost wholly Frustrated. Oae OF the STACKS
az sslt bay on the meadow struck by lightning
dnring the storm and took fire. ana notwithstanding
The violent rain was burned quite to the ground ,
The storm was more violent 10 towns to the NORTH
wsrd than here. In North Haven the electric dis
charges were fearfuly frequent. Near the residence
of Mt j. IL. Thorp the hghoing struck ten time, on
ten different trees within quarter OF mile lne
trees were of different kinds locust elm ana buuoh
hall We do not remember that we have ever heard
az more remarkable frequency OF electrical discharges
within so so short a distance.
MIR d. Clinton Of North Haven, had valu a6le
borsa strnck by lightning sud killed. lIewas with his
snsn Of horses in the field and standing very near
them when they were struck. Both were prosuAtel,
but one OF them recovered, and Air. CLINTON was not
injured. ,- J.. ~, .,t -
ward there was also violent haistorm some OF the
stones being less than half an inch IN diameter.
Twenty window pares were broken ~ ono nus ~
the hail and the damage to crops by tins storm very
The dwelling of Mr.. Bradley, in IIamPden, about
half mile east of Ceneryille was struck by lightning
and badly ShiYered; out We 10 MOI Ieaih '"" 'o Al
mates were injured. - NH, - .
barns and houses Frustrated 10y the wind and OF build
ings struck while the crops suffered terIIoy ana inc
country locked desolste enough.
AT West Cheshire we hear that several buildings
were unrooied. ,., L..
In Meridcn the hal.storm was exceedingly violent,
and the thermometer suddenly fell from 20 To -
Eap6nph Ludsleys grapory was entirely destroyed ny
tie siorm-iu fact, oar informant states, /, was
pretty much blown away. -,
about Al 900 and contained many choice varieties OF
The steenle of the Hanover Congregational Church
WAS broken of by the violence OF the winG ABOUT ~
a.. ho hrole N ms t0DDled
ieu striking on the point aud sticking deep n'o the
ground. ,..
At their bleach works in Hanover, was completely
wrecked by the storm. The glass roof 30 feet long
Tie frame Of a new barn erec,ed by Charles Rlver
was badly racked by the storm ana anp,Ger Ga.n
which he was having elevated was also bidy shSl-
tered and was saved from destruction only by the
great weight Of hay &C., in H. Mr.. kaver a'So hAi
several 81 eds Frustrated. W.
Tie livery stable Just east of tie depot a. Nest
herden was struck by lightning am set on hre' Oa1
The flames were e1tngushed.
The storm seems to have been more violent a, Me',
den than any other pom, fiom winch we nave
Dr.. Tate, 10 whom are inDebted Tor lhIors.ou ~
us rayagcs there says ths throughout the to"h rec
fences aud crops were generally prostraet, AMI the
run extends for miles around 10 illustrate the PuNei
Of the wind elm tree as large as barrel wa ,2'
from the ground, leaving hole more tAah ,lN Ioe'
deep. Hickory trees as large as a man bOlY were
sphnteTed and uprOoed, packing boxes az f@FAer
Whaples & Co.'S were taken by wind and hniisd
through tie air Ike chds toys. The storm scene 10
break IT, iolce against IVES, Peak and from ether
side rushed down into the valleys with ieaf"' ei-
feet.
The greatest violence OF the storm passed between
This city and Hartford though they had WIND anu ram
enough even there One thunderbo't came dowo ne n
The Junction OF Windsor and Pleasant streets snd our
IN tue air with tremendo explosion The thousaad
fragments flew oil IN zigzag courses in every drec-
ton and the sight al the moment If the exp,.iOn was
splendid ole. IL West Hartford Eiwin Kelsey, l..