Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
SATURDAYS STORM.
II Was Very Severe in this Vi
entity

Hut In KutIand aud windsor Counties
Caused Great DamRgr---A Man KILLED
Mt Woodstock.
The rainfall during the storm Saturday
afternoon about 4:45 was not of long du-
ration, but for a few moments it amounted
to almost cloud burst Here in the vii
lage it was accompanied by high wind,
and in places hail fell. Trees were blown
down in dozen different places in the
village, several falling near Mr.. Thayer's
in Esteyville.
The storm was much more severe, how
ever, on the hills outside than within the
village limits. In Dummerston its force
was evidently greater than elsewhere in
this county either north or south. Our
Dummerston correspondent gives good
account of its workings there.
A ride through Dummerston will show
trees down in every direction At the
Rice farm 10 acres of corn were blown
down. The road from the Waite farm
above West river to the Rice farm was
blockaded in several places and the trees
had to be chopped away. In that vicinity
many apple and fruit trees were uproOted.
1t is reported that son of Mr.. Butfum
was picked up by the wind, carried four or
five rods and dropped i'm field of grain,
but sustained no injuries.
From DummerstOn the storm passed
along to Chesterfield, where many trees
were also blown down, making the roads
impossible for a time.
The damage hereabouts to growing crops
and fruit trees, to say nothing of the valu-
able timber trees, will make a very stable
item.
The falling trees played havoc with the
telephone lines. From here north on the
Putney road for five miles the line was a
complete wreck. Cross arms were strip
ped from the poles, and in some cases even
the poles went down. The wires running
TO Chesterfield, and between Willamsville
and Townshend, were in bad shape. Poles
and wires were down on the other end of
the Wilmington line and the Greenfield
metallic circuit was broken four miles
south of here. The total loss to the eX
change was probably $50. Two line
men from Springfield have been here this
week to help Mr.. Clary repair the breaks.
G.. X. Bennett, who lives on the Wicko-
pee hill road, says that in the lower part
of his cornfield the hail stones, which had
been washed along by the water, were col
lected to the depth of several inches. The
stones were driven through Mr. Benefits
corn like shot, and fell with such force as
to leave marks where they struck on the
barn. Mr. Benefits loss 20 crops will ex-
coed 500, and others in the same neigh
borhOod report damage
In the Connecticut valley, where the to-
bacco is planted, little hail fell and the to-
bacco plants being quite small were not
damaged.
The storm was general throughout New
England, but in Rutland and Windsor
counties in this state the damage was
greatest. In Rutland county acres of corn
and oats were laid fiat, and gardens were
practically destroyed. 1t is stated that 200
people in Rutland county depend upon
market gardening for a living and their
loss is placed as high as 100000, but this
| is probably an eXaggeration.
In Windsor county the storm was the
most destructive ever known. The hail
cut everything in the way of crops in
Bridgewater and many farmers sustained
losses of 500 to $500 each, and about 200O
| panes of glass were shattered in the town.
At Hartland Four Corners, South Wood
stock and other places the result was near
/ ly as bad. Buildings were blown down,
/ trees uprooted, and several orchards COM
| pletely ruined.
/ The only fatality occurred at Woodstock,
where Davis Hoisington. respected cit-
zen, was killed by the falling of a barn. 4
/ post fell across his neck. fracturing the
/ spinal column and causing instant death.