Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-17
Last Weeds Hail storm.

The hail storm last week, which visited
the vicinity of Salem, was one of the most
destructive storms eyer known in the
county, says the Woodstown Monitor of
Aug IL, though fortunately its area was
quite limited The storm clouds came
across the Delaware river Just above Penns
vile, and then moved in a southerly cir
cult to the bay, extending as far north as
a quarter of a mile into Warrington, and
east within about this distance Of Quinton,
and thence below Hancock's bridge and
across ElsinbOro. destroying pretty generally
the farm crops in this radius. The farms
of Lower PENIS Neck, however, seem TO
have suffered the greatest loss, nearly every
farmer in the township losing his growing
corps by the hail.
EIsinbOro, Warrington and Quinton
farmers were affected as badly, but the
storm reached only a small portion of each
township. Tomato patches that would
have yielded from ten to twelve tons OF
fruit to the acre, were so badly cut by the
hail in many instances, that not single
ton is expected to be gathered from all the
patches.
Corn fields are also badly damaged. Not
only was the fodder cut into strips, but the
husk on the ears was cut, and in many
insta ces the ears were knocked from the
stalks.
Among those who met with the heaviest
losses are Morris Featherer ex-Freeholder
William johnson, Maurice Acton, Harry
Peterson, John Lloyd, John s. Crispon,
Charles Keen, Robert Vanneman, Jefferson
Weatherby, Albert Stewart, Joseph H. Ea-
con, James B. Nicholson, Wistar Thomp-
son, Howard Harris, John Mitchell, VIM
A. Dunn. Ebenezer s. Mulford, John
Pedrick, Davenport Bros, Michael Clancy,
Sr., FirmaB Powers, Walter Finley,
Alpheus Y. Breeze, William Whitsall, VIM.
Cox, Samuel Elwell, Jehu Crispin, DWELL
Smith. Freeman Mitchell, Edward Mitch
ell, Jr., Horatio Patterson, Jos Demarius,
Robert Bracelin. Atwood Powers, George w
Fowler, Thackeray Dunn, Samuel Taylor,
Charles Randall, Ebenezer Powers, David
Dixon, Alfred Hates Joseph Camp, George
Harris, J. Howard Sinnickson, John Car
mody, Jr Lawrence Clancy, Samuel Youri-
son and Charles Peterson Many Of the
alb We farmers have lost all of their crops
while others have not suffered quite SO
badly
Probably the man who suffers the great
est loss is William T. Griscom, who lost
his tomato crop, his pickles and other
vegetables His barn and wagon house
were also blown down, the falling timberH
of which killed valuable COW aud impal-
ed two horses. which were rescued few
hours later, having received only few
scratches
A mass meeting was held in Salem last
Monday night to evolve plan for reliev-
ing and assisting the farmers whose crops
have Leen ruined. Committees were ap-
pointed to canvas th county. Messrs.
Clark Petit, Warrington Smith Basset
/ Warrington: Howard Sinnickson, L r
Neck John Tyler, L P. Neck !; Quinton
Harris, Salem, were appointed a Board o.
Appraisers to visit the farms damaged and
fix the amount of loss, also, TO distribute
the fund after it is raised
The committee of solicitors appointed
Mr.. Biddle Hiles, Cashier of the City Nat
iona Bank, a receiver Of funds donated
Il was suggested that some resolution
I be passed at the meeting and brought be
fore the New Jersey Legislature askiD,
that Law be passed so that in case of
future destructive storm ag1icultuIist
could be extended some aid from th,
State.
Il was moved that second meeting b,
called By the Board of Appraisers when
sufficient fund had been collected ans
when they have finished their labor Of ap
praising the damage done in the comfy.
Although it was not intended to rails
] funds at the meeting, 1926 was contributed
without solicitation.
The meeting called by Mayor Ladd 70
Tuesday evening, TO aid the Porto BIC
snffsrs was not largely attended. No com
mitlees were appointed, but donations ma
be handed TO tbs Mayor.