Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-06

On the afternoon Of the Fourth this sec
| ton was visited by ono Of the seyorost thun.
dor and hail storms that has occurred within
the memory Of the present generation Inc
storm came up about 4 o'clock from the
northwest and was accompanied by heavy
thunder and lightning while the wind blow
furiOusly and the rain fell in torrents, MN
gled for a portion Of the time with hail. IN
about IL minutes there was brief slackening
Of tho storm aud then there was another
onset, accompanied by less wind but heay-
ior fall Of rain, which continued until
o'clock Then tho clouds partially broke
away but in about IL minutes another show
or came up equal to tho first in severity oil
wind and far surprising 1t in pyrotechnlcal
display, lasting about half an hour. During
the storm tho house Of John Austin on Canal
street. occupied by the families Of John But.
Ter. Chas. Il Barrett and John Hubbard, was
struck by lightning, the fluid, however, doing
little damage beyond melting the bell cord
knocking off plasterng and setting some
newspapers on fire in Mr. Hubbards apart
ments. Fortunately tho lightning found Mrs
Hubbard at home and she easily eXtnguished
the flames, though spelling n silk drohs in the
operation. Who're the lightning entered or
left the house is n mystery. II. G. Chsbee,
who lives in one Of Frank Reeds houses, At.
ter the storm found tho plastering of in one
of his chambers, a fact which he can only
account for by surprising it a freak of the
lightning, though no other evidence Of its
presence has been found. Many fruit and
shade trees in various parts Of the town were
broken down by the wind and vegetation
was much damaged, grain crops Of all kinds
having been beaten to the ground. The
streets and walks also were badly washed and
quilted. An elm in front of Azor Marshal's
house on High Street was broken down,
bringing with it the telephone wires, and a
deep gully was cut in the street opposite Mrs.
J. @. Wellss, so that the street was Temporal
rily impossible. The concrete walk in front
OF Howe's gunshop was undermined and de-
stroyed. tree fell on Bradley Premises
house on Canal street, and another on the
Gale house on South Main street, though
neither was much injured. Several Main
street awnings were demolished, and at the
railroad depot Forepaughs big billboard
standing against the rocks, was blown over
Just as the narrow gauge train from London
derry drew in, causing some fright among
the passengers, but injuring nobody.
At Fairs ferry a large elm fell upon Calvin
Houghton's house, damaging II to some ex-
tent. Il. II. Newton and other farmers liv-
ing in tho west part of the town, lost valuable
apple trees. On Wickopee hill lightning
struck the house Of j. T. Cooper, partially
stunning Mr. Cooper and knocking down one
of his boys. In Guford a bolt OF lightning
killed a steer and a heifer for Paul Morris
and Frustrated the span Of horses with which
he was working. Ia Wardsboro and Dover
the storm struck powerfully and did much
damage. At South WardsbOro the hailstones
are reported to have been as large as butter
nuts, window lights were demolished, troes
were stripped Of fruit and foliage, and crops
destroyed. One Of the worst sufferers was
Alvin White who lost more than 80 lights Of
glass from his house, and whose grain crops
will be scarcely worth harvesting
The same storm appears to have swept over
other portions Of this state and over New
Hampshire, also. At Hartford. this State, j.
G.. Chandler's barn, containing IL tons of hay,
was struck by lightning aud burned, and a
dwelling-house in Norwich was struck about
the same time and the inmate stunned Ed
ward Merrilrs now house in Dover, n H.,
was damaged by lightning aad It's occupants
were Frustrated. tornado Of rain and hail
passed over the city breaking windows aud
large limbs of trees. One hundred trees were
blown down. Harrison Twombly's hous, in
STAFFORD was struck by lightning and serious
ly damaged. A bolt entered Henry Lazatt-
house in Nashua, n. H.. doing much damage
and rendering Mrs. Lezatt and two children
insensib'e. In another house young woman
was knocked inscnsible