Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-06-30
COR r spGN. pENCE,
AMERICAN HOUSE,

oHO ~ hAN, juno ~, 1905,
Editors Wotertoum Republican,
Yesterday there was delivered ut this
place by the Grand Architect of the Uni
verse probably the greatest display of al
ternate rain, hail, elevated fireworks and
lofty bombardment ever witnessed By the
oldest inhabitant.
{ At 10 o'clock A IT, it commenced to
rain; by "eleven" it began to pour and be-
fore "Meridian" it came in drops like APP
pies, and fell in streams like your arm.
California in SO was nowhere in the way
of comparison; an inverted waterspout
seemed to be upon Us, on burst, with the
sudden outpouring of Natures reservoirs
I.since the days of Noah. By twelve "she
lulled" and We hoped had spent her fury.
Not SO, how yer, as q later portion of the
day served to show twas a period of seem
ing quietness to recuperate and gather new
strength for the final blast.
At o'clock we had the wind from the
south-a bank of dense, black clouds were
coming up from the North; the wind SHIFT
ed suddenly, and with violence from south
Etc north and the storm burst instanter.
"The heavens were opcned"-the food
gates let loose-a binding, pitiless torrent
fell to earth, The atmosphere was close,
all space seemed filed with electricity, the
heavens ablaze, and such another display OF
/ firew orks-of forked tongues and leaping
sheets OF fame has not been my fortune to
| behold hcrctefore-nct in the daytime.
Then such thGnderl l think it was the
keenest-possessed the greatest scope, held
1.-THE longest range, from the lower notes up,
OF anything on earth. Jehu, Jerrod and
the Holy Prophets defend US, but didn't
eUeTything crack, and didn't it seem as
though there was a general rending and
tearing-a universal bursting of all the Gle.
ments and all nature united in one terrific
and terrible explosion. Talk about your
Peace Jubilee-your Mr.. Gilmore, Ole Bull
Madame Parepa, Boston bells, guns and
anvils, with 10000 in the chorus-we had Z
piece here, for three mortal hours, that would
Estagger Jubiium and distance Jubilee.
/ During the flashing and crash ng of ma.
lures artillery, the rain fell undimlnished :
the wind changed, and turning'cold, drops
of hail began to descend. I never saw
drops increase to Jumps and chunks witt
such rapidity as that same hail. The oil
was filed and sidewalks piled up with hail
stones measuring from FIVE to ten and
twelve inches in circumference, and weigh.
hing one-fourth, ope-half and thr ee-four tn.
of pound avoirdupo is--aS large as a hen.
| egg-as big as your ist--sOr1e like goose
eggs--others wi1oppers. Skylights, window
frames and other perishable property dis
appeared like dissolving views-damag,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES general.
| have read of metcoric showers, tota
eclipse and a version Of the final Judgment
in the days of Miller, but never heard of any
Ething BALI so terrible as the violence of The
hallstoaes. Following their final disap
pearance came continued and fresh volume
rain. Cisterns, tanks and cellars wer
filled the streets ran rivers the movea
+ BILE jewels ofsthe teNn 'tatloat," and naViga
| lIon Tree. tnul night TAG ram persisted Il
dFench and to pour, carrcering On in IN
slackcneG vigor-a most terrible bender
with unabated fury, and coming upon US il
Ia liquid form seemed to say:
"Far we're nae fou, We. re nae that fou,
But just drapple in our e'e;
The cock may craw5 the day may daw,
But aye well taste the barley bree"
and left our streets covered with the debri
and wreck of miscellaneous and pnmention
able matter.
Rebel General John c Breckenridge is
guest at the Patty House, having been de
tanned here by the storm.
Fond du Lac promises TO celebrate huge
~ or the Sd. a hun bred guns are to b
fired at sunrise. Hon. Matt. Il Clrpente
is to deliver the Grafton and q grand geo
.--C j. ac.lein -J& WAITER