Arizona citizen., 1877-07-21
Terrific storm Of Thursday Even
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The most destructive storm of wind, hail and rain ever known here, occurred between eight and nine o'clock on Thurs day evening. Of course 1t was nothing compared to late storms in tbe States, but for this locality, it was without parallel so far as We can learn from the oldest settler. The sun sat among clouds but was not wholly obscured The western sky was 8 bright red A heavy bank of clouds hung over the Santa Catarina noun tains to the northeast and to the northwest a cloud of some pretensions could be seen. At all other points were flying clouds Of DO note. Sharp and zigzsg lightning play ed around to the east, north and north west, accompanied by thunder The clouds first mentioned rose till they came in contact A heavy wind preceded tbe rain and hail both of which fell in tor rents. The hail was abundant and fell with terrific force and bushels of il piled in places, and in few minutes the streets were converted Into rivers. For about twenty minutes, the wind, hail and rain came down with such force as 10 carry away awnings, signs, heavy gates, pros trate large trees and in very few in stances, walls of houses went down. Windows facing east and without shut iters, were riddled by the hail. Every pane in many windows, was broken. The windows on the east side of the second story of the Palace Eotel, had hardly 6 whole pane left yesterday morning. Mos, all east windows were more or less dam aged. Closed doors in many instances, were blown from their fastenings and here and there a house WAS flooded. Shrub bery was much damsged-whether very much permanent damage was done to it, remains to be seen. In Levin's Park, tho damage was considerable. One large cot tonwood over a foo. in diameter, was blown down. and also several smaller ones Some of the larger ones were badly brok- en. The fine arbor of grape vines in front of the Brewery was torn down and the fruit deS .royed. Peacl-treeE unprotected ' by other trees, were stripped of the fruit and the leaves now look as if scalded The trees immediately around the dancing pavilion, escaped with hardly broken | limb. In lot of Hon H. $. Stevens, just in front of Mr. E. N. Fish's residence, a large cottonwood was uprooted, and one Of the immense cOttOnwoods at Sanders spring, was broken of a few feet shovC ground. Leopoldo Ca7rillo is, ss we be- | lieve, the heaviest loser. He had more than thousand dollars worth of peaches grapes and melons just beginning to come | into market, and all are ruined. The peach-trees were generally loaded down
 so that many of them are broken and permanently damaged Hardly a greeu
 leat remains on them, and tue same i: true of the grape vines He brought the 1 first grapes of the season into market or
 Thursday and in handing Us large bunch
 remarked they were the first and last oi
 the season from his orchard. The loss oi
 so much fruit in locality like this, is Iirrepsrable The owner loses financially
 but the community generally is loser ior the want of the fruit All gardens and fruit trees in and aDout the town are somewhat damaged Trees protected by others or sheltered on the west side o
 houses, still carry their fruit m perfect condition.
 To illustrate the force of the storm, wC
 will remark that Mir. B. B. Kelley wa:
 returning on Myers street, 10 his home when the storm struck him, instantly carried away his umbrella and prostrated him on the ground, the hail cutting hole: through his Panams hat. We heard o
 woman being carried about thirty feet
 and parts of wagons, gstes, &c., being
 picked up ard carried the length ofa block or two.
 Everybody was anxious for rain to coo
 and clear up the atmosphere, and in thes'
 respects, all are pleased, but cannot hell
 regretting inc damage 10 trees, vines anC shurbs. The sky indicates more rain.
 This storm was confined to a very smal area. It did not touch Lowell, and reached but short distance north and south.