Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-07-11
A BIG WIND.

The weather of Tuesday will long be
remembered by residents of this town
and its vicinity. 1t was oppressively hot
all day. the thermometer standing at 90
to % above for several hours. The sun
was bright till toward 6 o'clock, when it
became apparent that storm was gather
ing in the west Soon after 6 80 o'clock
the wind began to blow furously from
the north and in very few minutes the
air was filled with dust from the streets
and leaves and limbs from the trees. The
wind seemed to travel in circles and it
twisted off the strongest trees in its path.
The damage done in the village was con-
siderable. At the Catholic parsonage a
large elm and one of the tall Lombardy
poplars were blown down, blocking the
road and breaking two great gaps in the
hedge surrounding the grounds. Col.
Fletcher lost the chimney off the kitchen
part of his residence and two or three
fine young trees on his grounds were
broken. A large elm at Mrs. Rockers
house on Academy street was split, as
was another on the premises of MIR.
G. G.. Chapman. A considerable number
of slate were blown of the college build
ings. At Mr.. A. j. Marshalrs, Pleasant
street, two or three trees were ruined.
Lesser damage was inflicted on trees in
various parts of the village, the few re-
naming willows getting the worst of it,
as usual. Out on the ridges in Cornwall
and Weybrldge much timber was pros
trated. In Mr.. I. l.. Eells' door-yard, in
Cornwall, dozen trees were thrown
over. The tin roof of Mr.. Earl's drug
store here was rolled up.
The storm seems to have been general
throughout western Vermont and eastern
New York. The Stevens House ut Ver1
gennes lost y et|of its kitchen chimney.
At Burlington the shade trees were badly
torn. \ number of boats on the lake
had narrow escapes. At Rouses Point
the steam yacht Little Nellie was capsized
and George Clark of Keeseville, owner of
the yacht, his son and George Hill of
Rouses Point, the engineer, were drowned.
a house in Underhill was struck by light
ming and badly damaged. The New York
train north was between here and New
Haven. The wheels of the cars were
lifted off the track by the force of the
gale. The track from here to Burlington
was more or less INSTRUCTED by broken
telegraph poles and trees. Telegraph
lines were down in all directions and it
was impossible to communicate with
points south except by way of Burling-
ton and Montpelier.
The wind storm here did not last above
a quarter of an hour. 1t was followed
by little ram and the entertainment
closed with the most magnificent sunset
seen for many a day.
The following dispatches from yester-
days dailies give further particulars:
ST. JOHNsBURY, July 9.-Harvey Fos-
ter, aged 60, of Walden was instantly
killed in Tuesdays storm while shutting
his barn door. The wind blew the door
in his face. striking his temple.
FAIRFAX. July 9.-ln single maple
bush in Fairfax oyer $50 maple trees
were either levelled to the ground or so
badly damaged as to render them value
less.
ST. ALBANs, July 9.-Reports received
from towns in this county show yester-
days gale did considerable damage.
Fruit and shade trees were blown down
in great number Several barns were
partially unroofed and some orchards
badly demolished. Extensive damage of
this kind is especially reported from
Sheldon. In Georgia Stephen Conger
was knocked from a load of hay by tree
blown on to him and was badly hurt
about the head, narrowly escaping in
slant death.