The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-07-21

On Tuesday, 10th instant, furious hail
storm swept over Rodman, Green Settlement,
Adams Centre, and adjacent region in New
York State The scene while the storm was
at its height is described as having been ter
rible For thirty minutes hail fell in great
quantities The hailstones were of large size,
some of them weighing half pound, and
measuring nine inches in circumference.
They covered the ground nearly foot deep.
Many persons who were caught in the storm
were badly injured before they could find
shelter. One man was driving team near
the village of Adams Centre, and was so
badly hurt before he could leave his wagon
and crawl in under bridge that he CHANGED
to be crossing that il was feared he would die.
A Young man named Green was hit in the
head by one of the hailstOnes, in reaching out
of his door to secure u large one that had
fallen near. Some Of the hailstones were
sharp square pieces of ice, some as large as
3 by inches Horses and cattle were
killed in the fields, and growing crops, or
chards, and gardens utterly ruined for miles,
Washburn's hotel, Alsop Block, and Hunger
ford Collegiate Institute, at Adams Centre,
were damaged to the amount Of several
thousand dollars. Expensive memorial win
dows in the church at Adams were detrOyed.
Not less than 10000 panes of glass were
broken in the place, The little village of
Green Settlement was almost demolished,
and great suffering existed among the PEG.
pie. For five miles around the completeness
OF the ruin was evident At Rodman the
storm Of hail lasted Is minutes, and was then
followed by deluging rain which lasted rs
long, A scene similar TO that at Adam fol.
lowed-ruin and desolation on every hand,
The total loss by the storm is placed at
100000.
A fire broke ous in the Roaring Brook
COlliery, at Dunmore, near Scranton, Pa. on
Monday night, and it was thought that the
mine would have to be flooded. The FIRE
started in the stable, in the lower vein, 800
feet below the surface, aud was discovered ut
e o'clock on Tuesday morning by the watch.
men, who found all the mules, ten in number,
burned to death. Workmen were busy trying
TO eXtinguish the flames, but it was feared
their efforts would prove useless.
The earthquake wave OF May 10th was not
felt at Tahiti, but was experience az Nukahi,
va, one of the Mnrquesas islands, where il
rose and fell at intervals duringthe day. On
one side of the islands buildings were washed
away and the people compelled to flee for their
lives. \ rainfall occurred before the earth.
quake wave, and heavy rains followed for
nearly two weeks, although there had been
no rain in the island for four years before.
A severe tornado, lasting nearly an hour,
aud accompanied with haistones as large as
hens eggs, passed over Montague township,
Sussex county, \. j., about seven miles from
Port Jeryis, Monday afternoon. The storm
was three miles IN width, and buildings were
gnrooied, trees uprooied, and the crops
destroyed in its path.
The extensive foundry and machine shops
Of A. Hortupee, at Pittsburg, were destroyed
by fire on Tuesday evening The loss on the
patterns alone-there being thirty.fve years
accumulation of them--is estimated at 500.
900, and the entire loss is placed as high as
100000.
A sudden draught of hot air is reported to
have passed through cotton field aud peach
orchard in western Texas, few days ago,
scorching and killing every green thing it
touched for space Of one hundred and forty
yards wide and four hundred yards long.
An incendary lire at Maysyile, Cal. on
Monday morning, destroyed the railroad
depot with seventeen freight ears and guam
uty of goods, also the Denton House, and a
number OF small buildings. The loss on the
railroad property is $4,000.
The house of W. Ryah, at Black Rock,
Conn, was destroyed by lightning on Tues.
day afternoon. Mrs. Ryan was killed and a
child IN her arms severely injured.
Mrs. Augustus SandOw and her infant and
Frederick Muller were killed by lightning at
North Bergen, n. j., on Tuesday afternoon.