The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-07-15
The Storm King.
Plaques of grasshoppers, potato bugs, locusts

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buffalo gnats, army worms, caterpillars and in
Vulnerable other insect pests, in the United
States, have been followed by earthquake
shocks, thunder-storms of extraordinary vio-
lence, cyclones and other calamitous visitations
of this kind in and beyond the valley of Missis-
sippi. In the States north of US, to the South
of us and even within the boundaries of this
commonwealth the storm king has of late been
given to fits of unusual anger.
In Europe there have been disastrous floods
as, in the vall.y of the Garonne, of the Tyrol,
in Bohemia and elsewhere, sweeping away the
crops right and left, cntailing fearful sacrifice
body of the population unspeakable suffering
the effect of which will probably be felt for
years to come. The ordinary forces of nature
seem to be breaking, moment, away from the
laws that usually govern them, as if to see how
| much trouble of one kind and another they
| could inhict upon mankind.
| Our exchanges from every quarter come to US
bearing the intelligence of disaster from wind,
rain and hail, throughout this continent and
Europe.
In this State the middle and upper sections
have been visited with storms of unusually de-
structiye violence, the hail-stones in one in-
stance, measuring eleven and quarter inches
in circumference, and covering the ground to
the depth of several inches.
Reports from numerous points in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, and Southern Illinois, indicate that the
lasting from Saturday till Monday night last,
in most localities did great damage, killing a
considerable amount of live stock, tearing
down houses barns and fences, inundating
whole farms, and injuring the crops to a great
extent Railroad bridges and culverts were
swept away, many persons were injured and
some were killed.
In the little city of Detroit alone, on the
night of the 2Sth ult., the tornado swept away
twenty-three houses, and it was owing to the
fact that the part of the city which it princi-
pally visited was sparsely settled, that no more
than seventeen persons we're killed and wound
ed.
On the same night the city of Philadelphia
and adjoining counties likewise were visited,
great destruction to property and life ensuing
from wind and lightning.
The accounts which reach us of the effects of
the storm in Europe are startling. In the
south of France the loss of property by the
overflow Of the river Garonne, and other
streams, is of itself equal in amount to the
wealth of an empire, two thousand and six hun
dred houses, amounting, with other property,
to the value of sixty millions of dollars, being
destroyed, and two thousand souls perishing
in the floods at Toulouse alone. 1t is now pro-
posed to lombard and destroy the st. Cyprien
quarter of the city to prevent further danger to
life from the crumbling walls of the houses that
yet remain.
From the Hungarian capital, BudaPesth, we
receive dispatch which brings the intelligence
of a furious thunderstorm which passed over
that city on the 29th. The lightning was in
cessant, and hail fell in such quantities that the
roof of the houses and the surrounding hills
were covered two feet thick with ice. The wa
ter tall was extraordinary, even for that coun-
try. Torrents swept through the streets OF
Buda, carrying men, vehicles and everything
moveable down into the river Danube. Many
houses were suddenly flooded and destroyed be-
fore the inmates could escape. Five hundred
of the inhabitants we're drowned, and one hum
dred killed by falling walls. Other provinces
of Germany have been no less severely
scourged.
All Europe is holding low ear to catch the
first sonnd of preparation that the Kings and
Princes may make for another struggle at arms;
but ere their equipments for battle are made
complete the might cf the Storm King may
we'll cause them to pause and consider how in
significant is theirs to His
These storms are remarkable, aside from
their violence, for two things-the accompanl-
ment of severe hail, and their almost simulta-
neous appearance on this continent and the
continent of Europe. They will no doubt af-
ford subject for reflection to the scientists,
and make another contribution to the growing
science of AIeteorology.
The phenomena attending the formation and
fall of hail, are not yet well understood with
the scientific world There is theory con-
nected with them which is cognate to the theo..
ry connected with the formation and fall of
rain. In addition to this the scientific world
hold it to be an unquestonable fact that cleo
tricity is in some way connected with the phe-.
nomena attending the formation and fall OF
hail. This fact we find noticed by the great
Jewish law-giver, who relates that "the Lord
sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along
upon the ground."- Wilmington Journal
PEOPLE WILL TALK.-You may get through
this world, but twill be very slow, fyou listen
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