Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-07
EXTRAORDINARY STORM.
Much Damage Done by Last Nights
VisitatiOn-Similar Disaster
Elsewhere.

The heavy black clouds that hung over
the mountains toward the south and east
all day yesterday broke over the city
about $50 last night and brought storm
of extraordinary severity. Rain fell.
then came ten minutes during which it
hailed, and later 1t hailed again for a
period of about three minutes. The hail
ranged from the size of q marble to that
of a walnut, and proved disastrous not
only to the fruit crop and vegetation
general, but shattered many sky-lights,
demolished hot houses and broke, it is
estimated, not less than 1900 panes of
window glass in dwellings,. The present
generation here never witnessed the like
before.
Of similar storm near Las Vegas hot
springs the day before, the Optic says
"the hail was the size of hens eggs. Mr..
Thornhill, the gardener and florist, was
the heaviest loser, one item alone being
600 panes of glass on his hot beds. At
the Cavanaugh ranch, just north of the
city, the hailstones measured three inches
in diameter, and six inches in circumfer-
ence. On the Ilfeld ranch over twenty
five sheep were killed, one being split
open as nicely as butcher could have
done it. At Rociada, Oh Sunday, gardens,
crops and trees were destroyed and
several hogs killed. At the Bell ranch,
on the 29th ult one stone striking man
on the head nearly felled him to the
ground"
At Paiarito and Albuquerque last night
and night before hail and wind did great
damage to the fruit and farm crops.
! HAIL STONES.
Robt. Helwig had 400 panes of gla Sc
broken in his hot houses.
Joseph listers hot house was wrecked
and his growing garden truck riddled.
Valentine Herbert lost 10000 celery
plants and his garden crop was practical.
ly ruined, being inundated.
The residences of Mrs. Juiana Vigil de
Chavez and Mr.. l.. G. Read both had
nearly all the windows broken.
At the penitentiary brick yards 10000
green brick were ruined and also $4,000
that had been stacked up ready for burn
ing.
1t is thought that the storm was much
worse southeast of the city, but no re-
ports of severe damage have so far been
received.
The adjutant's quarters at Fort Marcy
looked as though some mischievous small
boy had thrown rocks at the windows
Fourteen panes of glass were broken.
At Clarendon gardens Mr.. Boyle had
!about 1000 panes of glass shattered, and
great damage done his garden and or
chard. He estimates his loss at $500.
The Rio Santa Fe lost all semblance tt
its usual peaceful, quiet self. 1t becam,
raging torrent about l o'clock thi
morning and at noon was still unusual,
high.
The Arroyo de los Tenorios filled will
. water that rushed with a vengeance
through the house of Maxine Martinez
The water was two feet deep in the dining
room and the occupants lost no time il
vacating the premises.
The residence of W. E. Griffin suffered
considerable damage. Thirteen larg
window lights were broken and the owne
wants to know if there is not some wa,
of making the weather clerk foot the bill
+, fer damages.
The sun presents remarkable appear
: ance Just now. There are two spots Of
, | its surface that can be seen with the al
only of a piece of smoked glass. Evel
IN ordinary spy-glass will suffice to sho,
that the largest Of the spots now visIbl
+ has a black center surrounded by darl
gray color. 1t has been said that thes
sun spots have been directly concerned
in the production of the recent fou
weather.
4, A torrent poured down from the canor
) but the flood waters we're run through tn
, tunnel and thus the main reservoir sur
ply was kept clear. However, the ne,
gates became clogged with gravel earl
| in the evening and let some of the mudd
! water into the mains, hence the waite
supply was shut off this forenoon in orde
/, to blow out the mains and let in the pur
water.