Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-23

WHITING.-We were yesterday visited
by one of the most severe storms ever
known in this vicinity. First came hard
wind, then rain fell in torrents, with
thunder and lightning, then the hail
storm came, and the hail fell thick and
fast for half an hour, completely covering
the ground with hail pebbles from the
size of peas to pullets' eggs, which would
average the size of walnuts. One piece
was picked up after the shower which
measured l inch long, II wide and inch
thick. The hail totally destroyed our
gardens, cornfelds and potatoes, literally
cutting them to pieces, and has also dam
aged the buds on the fruit trees. Our
crops are counted among the things that
were, not that are. You can Judge some
thing about the force of the storm by the
way it came, [ had some peas just fill
ing, and the pods are SO badly cut and
bruised that they are completely destroyed
1t also so bruised the corn stalks that they
look as though they had been pounded
Will II ndIlAtE. LII " uIGIbS 1t WAS even
more severe and was very destructive to
glass, 115 having been broken in Mrs.
Ponds house, and others in like manner.
There are bushels of hailstones that can
be gathered up this morning. E.
June 81. 1870
TYSON FURNACE.-We had Monday
afternoon, about four o'clock, the severee,t
hail storm ever known in this town, it VA,
comparatively slight at Tyson Furnao
but about one mile above it was M ,st Sc
we're !; stones fell that were said to be from
four to six inches in circumfert .nce, anC
your correspondent measured some tina
were about five inches in circumference
between five and six o'clock, and the,
then lay on the ground in such guam
titles that they could be. gathered up BY
bushels, and had not d. raPpeared at sever
o'clock. The storm caused considerabl,
damage to the crops, fruit trees, and ever
forest trees, had their leaves whipped off
so that the ground was completely covered
This storm seemed to be mostly in range
of Plymouth pond upper pond coming
from the southwest and going northeast
The people were reminded of the old saw
ing that those living in glass houses
should not throw stones. Que man hac
fifty panes of glass broken from one build
ing and would probably have had NOR,
had it not been sheltered by trees.
On the 7th of June the storm caused
another freshet in Black River which wal
about as high as it was last fall Three
bridges on Black River were carried away
and considerable damage was done to the
highways, which will probably amount to
some $1,000. This was mostly confined t.
the valley of the Black River and the
west part of the town. Every stream
from the west that emptied into Black
River was very high, causing the families
living near Unionville, to vacate their
houses between eleven and twelve O'Clock
at night for fear of being washed away.
1t appears that the fools are not all
dead yet, two men or more, have been
digging and blasting in rock for pot OF
money which mediums have said was
long since buried on the mountain in the
north west part of Ludlow, and have
pointed out the spot. The owner of the
land gives them the privilege of digging
on conditions that that he shall have one
half of the money when found; the prob
ability is when this pot of money is found
Uncle Sam will Immediately resume
specie payments. Sc the good people Of
Vermont will know it by the improved
condition of our finances.