Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-26
TERRIFIC RAIN AND HAIL STORM

The Rochester y. y. Uaion of the Dist,
inst. gives an account of most fearful
storm, which swept over that city the pre-
vious evening-frOm which we extract the
following: About three o'clock in the after
noon black clouds began to obscure the
southern horizon and soon the storm burst
upon us. The clouds appeared to sweep
along over the southern portion of the city,
from west to east, and by the time they
reached Irondequoit they had spent their
force There was rain, wind, hail and light
ming. The area Of the storm was probably
five miles square and on not more than half
of this was there much hail visible. In the
south and east wards of the city, and in
Brighton and lrondeQuoit, the hail rlddled
every thing that it could reach. Though
the storm lasted only twenty minutes the
mischief done was immense.
The damage is greatest to the nursery IN
terests. The Young budded stock was cut
down by the huge hail-stones-sOme as large
rs hens eggs-withOut mercy, while the eX-
tensive glass-hOuses were left without pane,
and some Of them without Sashes even. 1t Is
probable that one hundred thousand dollars
would not cover the damage 10 nursery and
greenhouse property in this vicinity. For
tunatelv we have no loss of life to record,
though many persons were injured. AMI
mails were beaten and bruised, and some of
the smaller ones were slain. Birds were cut
down from trees with the foliage, and
were seen living about in every direction.
Chickens and geese were killed by the hail,
and cats and rabbits fell before the discharge
of lev sleet from the clouds.
The track Of the storm presented last
night and this morning a scene of desolation
that defed all the powers of description.
4 Mrs. Williams residing in the Twelfth
Ward was caught by the wind while walk
ing on the sidewalk, near her residence, and
thrown down with sufficient violence TO
break an arm.
4 top buggy, in which a boy was riding in
South avenue, was overturned and the boy
severely injured.
Policeman Hughes in attempting to hold
a horse which was frightened by the pelting
hail. i'm front of his residence, received some
severe bruises.
Two ladies who were walking in field IN
| Irondeuuoit. near the city line, received cuts
| in the face hv the hail, and were obliged to
PROSTATE themselves ON the ground under a
tree to escape further injury.
4 canal team, frightened, ran into the
! canal and were drowned.
There were several funerals on the way to
! the cemeteries at the commencement of the
/ storm. and horses were frightened and ran
away. in many instances iniuring the occu-
| pants of the vehicles they were drawing.
| MANY narrow escapes from death are re-
ported.
4 small house in the western part of the
! town of Brighton was blown over.
| 4 car driver was knocked senseless by the
/ hail. and his team started to run away IN
| fright. bat were checked by the application
of the brakes.
| In one instance a little girl had most of
| her clothing torn from her body by the
/ storm and her head and face were SO injured
/ as to bleed freely.
The congregation in 81 Peters Presbyte-
! rian church were assembled when the storm
came on. The church windows were beaten
in. and the congregation left their seats and
| took refuge in a part OF the church "hl'H
was protected from the storm
Three aged German women, the eldest
ninety wears old, were near the corner OF
/ East Avenue and Alexander street when the
storm came ON. They ran Ia the house OF
W. &. Storrs. near by and applied for al.
mission. Mr.. StorrS opened the door and
drarped them in as rapidly As he could, 50 a,
10 close the door against the storm. These
venerable ladies had barely crossed the
threshold when they fell upon their knees &c
thank God for delverance 50 far, and to an
tcrcede for protection against what might
| follow.
People took shelter anywhere and every
where that there was promise OF security
The violence of the storm may be under
stood when we state that in a number OF M
stances the leather tops of buggies were cut
through and through, the bodies of the We
hicle, partly or wholly filled with hallstones
which loaded them down.
Umbrellas were of no more use in thn
storm than pieces Of tissue paper. Somewh'
happened 10 have them at hand raised them
TO shield their heads from the storm, but they
were instantly riddlcd by the hail.