The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-05-26
pIaastrous Storm. IN Mar1land.
The storms Of Sunday, Monday and Tces.
Gay last proved very destructive in many parts
OF this State. We annex a few particulars


The storms Of Sunday, Monday and Tees
day last proved very destructive in many part
ofthis State. We annex few particulars
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
The heavy storm Monday evening, accom-
panied in some localities by hail, is represen
ted to havedone considerable damage through
out the county. Mr.. George Smith, residing
near Towsontown, had q wagon.h house blown
down and two wagons smashed up. In the
Eighth district Mr.. Joseph Price had barn
blown over, horse killed, and one of his
sons caught in the falling timbers. The latter
was extricated without having sustained any
serious injury. Jacob Armacost, County
Treasurer, had put up the frame work Of an
addition TO his house, which was blown down.
Corn fields in every direction were badly
washed, and much Of the newly planted corn
swept away. Growing wheat crops in many
sections were injured, also truck gardens, es.
pecially in the Twelfth district. Mr.. Alex.
ander Mccormick Of Towsontown district,
represents that out Of 900 tomato plants SET
out and growing, he has hardly a dozen left.
Further out in the district, near Beair road,
the hail is said to have stripped the trees al.
most TO the nudity of autumn, and in many
dwellings the window panes were shattered.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Hagerstown Herald and Torch says:-
succession of thunder storms passed around
Hagerstown TO the North east and South. west,
on Sunday afternoon last, which we regret TO
learn did great deal Of damage in some parts
OF the county. In this town a moderate
shower OF rain and some hail fell, but the lat.
ter were too small in size and quantity to do
any damage, nor did we learn that any ma.
terial injury was sustained anywhere North or
East of the town. But we regret to say that
to the Southwest Of US, from Bartholow' 4
station on the Washington County Railroad
up to Sharpsburg and West of it, the rain,
wind and hail, were terrific, and in places in.
hicted great damage upon the growing wheat
crop, washing out the corn and carrying away
the fences. At Bartholow's Station we un.
derstand the hail did much damage, and at
Sharpsburg the rain is said to have been the
heaviest that has fallen for some years and
was accompanied with large quantities of hail,
but what damage was done we did not learn
II IS also said that the storm extended West
OF Sharpsburg along the river in the direction
OF Failing Waters, where much hail fell, and
more or less injury was inflicted upon crops,
fences, &c.
FRINGE GEORGES COUNTY.
On Sunday evening during the prevalence
OF severe storm at Laurel, Nd, barn 200
feet long, with stabling for 80 cows, was de.
stroyed by fire, supposed to have been kin.
died from a stroke of lightning. The con.
tents of the barn, consisting Of crops and
farming implements, TO the value of 81, 500,
were destroyed. The barn cost sll 600 and
was insured for 81 900, and the property be.
longed to the estate Of the late Thomas j.
Talbot.
TALBOT COUNTY.
The Easton Ledger says A severe storm
passed over Queenstown and some of the
Northern parts of this county on Monday
night. Some hail stones were picked up at
Queenstown three inches in diameter. The
leaves were beaten from the trees, and we fear
that the damage to fruit and wheat was con.
siderable.