, 1870-07-27
STORMS.
In t:cnc%cc County, Michigan.

Ff0nI The Flint Ji0bf.
The storm OF the 174h m1st h.ra been :ona
of alnost unparalleled violence, Judging from
the reports Of its effects. N1. james Hall
farmer on Section g. in Dawson Township,
gives account ot the following disa.t ers IN his
immediate neigbboshood: one-haM of the
uis fences were Ill lexeled !; in large 6ald Of
wheat in the ehock. no two bundles were left
together. The barn Of Joseph Fenner was
unroofed. Joseph Hoienheeka honse was
ishei, Tho barns Of David Dickinson and Nra-
Tucker we're struck by lightning. Waller
Worlen's barn as moved from its founda-
tim. aud demolished. The house Of Iatnes
Gned, vas destroyed BY the storm. Robert
Halls engar bush, Of twenty acres, was en-
tizely destroyed, not tree being left standing -
Immense Quantities Of timber we're swept
down before the etorIu, and scarcely one rail
was Jeff upon another in the fences Of the Gu
! Ihiirs, vas cr1,aheea 10 kfndling wooa.
| and horse twned by Beers Caster WAS ktllad
Reasnor. A religious meeting waa il, pro-
| gress when the storm came IN this neiHhhor-
| hood, aud the SCENE within during II. p.eva-
lencc ~as something fearful. Fright an:s CON
rte,uAtion ~e1e depicted on many co.la;c:,sn-
Ger. Some cried aud walled. others prayed.
and rtill others sang Many supposed that
the world was coming to AL end, aud many
were too nauvh friGhtene4. to think 1t FL. i
number OF people vhose houHes were blown
down were rrceeut At this meeting. aEd thus,
undoutttdly. savet. their lives.
In another part Of the township. At tho
Hesrick sxhool Hou-". near the track Of the
co-semrlated r. II. L l.. II. Railroad. Sun
day school lai been i'll tesslon. which WAS L.a-
mis.ed juet before the storm came Tho
wind struck the building. earring away the
roof and sending the ceiling crashing down
On the seats RlicL, but fe7 moments before,
lad been occupied BY scores ct scholars aad
| teachers. 1u tLls Eeighbo1haod. a 3lr. Gles-
sou ard Ar. Adams each lust COW. by fall
ing timber. Lorenzo Frost. Of Burton. had +
COW killed also. Later intelligence from Da-
rison IL 10 the effect that Joseph Snyde,'s
house wAs un1ooied. Job Conger lost four
cows. George toodenough's orchard WAS CO.
ti1eiv destroyed. not tree being left standing
On what is known as the Ca!t !t~r1Sht road. the
| was unIoofed.
At Atlas great damage is done, but no par
ticulars aye glFep.
following: TN Sunday. tho 11th, l few min
utes after Il O'Clock, M, terrible storm Of
wind and rain passed over the southeast part
| OF tho township Of Gehesce, and tue south
eest corner Of Richfeld, tho north part Of
| Burton, and tho township Of DAWSON. DO
ing great damsee TO the country. Many
barns were unroofed and one hlo&n dowu-
One man had hls barn and his house unroofed,
and the logs blown to the chamber hoor.
Three tAns were struck By lisA,nlgps, bat not
bn1,ed up. Cattle and horses were killed by
the :a':ue timber. AS near as can 10 learned
al .a:s date, thero have been about hftY head
| Lili.l. The destruction Of timber i. great.
On GONE farms. al the rail timber is blown
down, and all timber Of any worth Apple
. the apples in al the orchards was shaken
! to the ground. Fences were blown down,
could ran range, " Where &sy icy blessed @ siaes