The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-07-07
THE GREAT STORM OF LAST SUNDAY.

GREAT DAMAGE IN NUMEROUS LOCALITIES.
The storm that passed over this section,
on Sunday, seems to have been the extreme
eastern flank of a storm of unusual severity
in its main body. In the morning the
thunder was heavy and the lightning vivid,
but we have as yet heard Of no damage
done here. In the afternoon a hail storm,
which for size of ice pellets rivals anything
we have ever seen, came upon us. There
was considerable wind before the hail began
to fall, but at the time it was calm, other
wise much damage must have ensued. The
roof of the bridge over Stony run, near
North East, was blown off, and tree
uprooted here and there; other than this
the storm was harmless and the corn was
not injured In other sections the storm
was more severe.
TERRIBLE RAvAGEs NEAR CoATEsvILLE, PA.
At Erclidoun, a small town about three
miles south of Coatesville, the damage was
very heavy. Twenty families were made
houseless in few minutes, their dwellir gs
being RACED to the ground. The fine new
Seminary of Richard Darlington was also
destroyed, and nothing remains but the
bare walls. A woman, named Hopkins,
was instantly killed, and five persons were
injured, two of them, it is believed, fatally.
A severe hail storm, accompanied by heavy
thunder and vivid lightning, occurred at
the same time. Many of the stones meas
ured from seven to ten inches in cilcumfer
ence. Irreparable damage has been done
to the crops, which, at this late day, Will he
impossible to remedy.
THE STORM AT CHESTER PA.
The lightning struck the Columbia Hotel
and set it on fire. Seven persons were
stunned by the shock, one of whom, VIM.
Appleby, was seriously injured, The fire
was quickly extinguished, and the damage
to the hotel will not exceed 1000, which
is covered by insurance.
DESTRUCTION IN MISSOURI.
Advices from O'Fallon Station, about
seventeen miles from St. Louis, on the
Ohio and Mississippi railroad, say whirl-
wind swept over the town and vicinity be-
tween seven and eight o'clock, accompanied
by very heavy rain and hail. The freight
depot of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
was demolished and brick elevator be-
longing to Tiedman & Co. badly damaged.
LOSS OF LIFE.
Near Richmond, Indiana, large tree
was blown on bridge while two mon were
crossing in buggy. Charles Brown was
instantly killed by a limb striking him,
and W. J. Hiatt dangerously injured; his
recovery is doubtful. A number of dwell
ings in the course of the storm were dam
aged, but no other casualties are reported.
Springfield, Mount Vernon, GAINESVILLE,
Canal, Dover and other small towns suf-
fered considerably from the the violence of
the wind.
TREMENDOUS DAMAGE IN CONNECTICUT.
A terrible hail storm struck Waterbury
at seven o'clock and did great damage.
Carbon crops are almost ruined. Green
houses and Conservatives suffered severely,
hardly a pane of glass escaping. There is
not a whole skylight in the city. The hail
stones were as large as butternuts, and the
ground was white with them.
AT PITTSBURGH Pa,
the lightning struck the agitator and cooper
shops of the Liberty Oil Works in Law
renceville, and set them on fire. The coop
perage machinery and about 1000 empty
barrels were consumed. The fire commu-
nicated to the oil in the two large iron tanks
close to the cooper-shop. and they, with
contents, about 5000 barrels of crude oil,
were totally destroyed. The loss will reach
$4,000.