The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-09-01
HURRICANE FROM THE TROPICS.
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quilted, In ONE instances from three to sever
feet In depth. 10 some localities In towr
enough hail fell to whiten the ground, and
corn IN particular was literally cut "a shreds
washed the roads still more, and the wind
broke down many trees.
The storm passed over the north and east
portion Of Vernon. The fruit was shaken
from the trees quite generally, and the
tobacco crop damaged severely, and
In Jacksonville the storms Of Thursday and
Tuesday were very severe and the damage by
the wind which prevailed will aggregate a
large sum. The trees, crops and orchards sur
fered. Many trees were reported uprooted
and blown down. Fruit from tho trees was
blown of. cornfelds hattened, and gardens
with tender vines destroyed.
In Rockingham the storm did some damage.
At SaxtOns River trees were blown down and
| fruit trees stripped OF their wealth, but the
damage was not as great as at fret anticl.
pated. In any part of the town.
In Halifax the storm Thursday was the
worst ever witnessed here. Trees were blown
down. corn laid fiat, torn up from the roots.
and grain fields lodged, apples were mostly
shaken from the trees and general
devastation OF crops through the
town is the report. Sunday the same
thing was repeated as far as possible,
were loosened and In some Instances
swept from their foundation. Tues.
dav another furious storm accompan.
led with high wind did still further damage.
The loss to farmers Will be great throughout
the town.
The storm IN Hinsdale. N. H., Sunday was
the severest ever known. Trees were blown
down and the roads were quilted. The dam.
age done to crops and roads will amount to
over $4,000. w. B. Adams In the north part
was the heaviest loser His crops of which
the estimated value was about $2O00'were En-
tirely ruined. G Slate also lost about 5000
worth OF tobacco. The growers 10 the south
part Of the town escaped serious loss.
Walpnle, N b experienced two heavyl-torms
on Thursday and Tuesday last, doing quite
lot of damage to crops, fruit and trees. Dur
Ing the latter storm tree was upturned by
the roots and blown onto the roof Of Henry
J. Watkins house breaking some Of the tim
storm Sunday the lightning struck locust |
tree - feet west of Judge Bellows residence, |
stripping the bark off Ia its downward course |
Mr. Bellows was sitting on his piazza at the
time and received quite shock.
In Franklin county, Mass , q stallion owned I
81 LOCO, was killed by lightning Sunday. Wal
nut, chestnut and butternut trees on John LIE. I
gates farm we're also blown down.
At Springfield the storm was quite hard .
but no particular damage Is reported.
Athens experienced the severe storm and |
crops arc reported badly damaged and large
trees were broken down.
In Grafton the storm of Tuesday damaged
the crops and 1t 10 estimated that fully 30 per
cent of the winter fruit was shaken from the
trees. The ground In many localities was
strewn with broken trees and branches. The
loss on corn stalks for fodder and the extra
labor In harvesting will make large loss to
farmers.
The loss to the corn aud tobacco crop In
by reason of the heavy storm
Tuesday will be large. Travel on the high.
ways was interrupted greatly by the trees
W bich were blown down.
In Chesterfield, N H, the storm ragged fu-
riously and the damage was great to all kinds
If standing crops and some grain, which had
been cut but had not had an opportunity TO
cure. was about destroyed. Peach orchards
we're not only damaged by loss Of fruit but
he trees were badly broken down. The az
,regate lose is heavy.
Elsewhere in the State.
man named Shuieit was killed in Berkshire !.
nd barn was struck and burned BY lightning. !
n Durham tour buildings were struck by |
ghtning and burned with conente. At West
arnham church, house and water tank were {
truck. The damage amounts to several thou I
The high water carried away the railroad
ridge near Rando lph. delaying all trains several
ours.