The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-16
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Y'IHAIL AS BIG
ENGLISH WALI
Spectacular Storm Sweu
nington Friday Even|
SMALL DAMAGE CRl
Loss Not Great Outside|
jury to Fruit and Sol
Standing Corn

A limited area Ia and abd
nington was visited late Frid|
noon by one of the mod
tacular hail storms in thd
ory of the present generati(
wind accompanied the storm.
and the rain that followed
though released from huge sid
automatic sprinklers, and WI
bits of ice stung when thew
bare skin there was no drivid
to the contact. With a md
high wind hail Of such size al
tity would not only have ruI
standing crops but would havI
ed windows throughout the std
Probably the greater damI
wrought in the fruit orchaI|
the Everett property at Old
ton the hail cut through the
hard winter apples injuring
the fruit so that it will be u
except for cider making.
plum crop had been nearly nj
before the storm. A few we
superintendent II. A. Albyn
hail insurance with the w.
agency and the protection
TALLY cover the loss.
Residents OF the village
entirely escape, L. c. Holton
glass in his green houses O
street and many roofs were ptE
In some instances the hail drE
tar and other composition RI
so many bullets.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the
sky became inky black. II
storm broke with suddenrS
caught many pedestrians betf
found shelter. The first haE (
were small but the larger parS
gan to fall and in the space o&
the concrete road on Main L
sembled a giant corn pop
larger hail stones were not r
appeared to have been flat
their y to the ground. 81
were licked up that measIS
and one-half inches on the
diameter. Some of the near Il
pellets were as large as Eng B
nuts.
Rain, lightning and thunder N
the hail. So much water fell
time that the new surface So
taxed far beyond its capa
Nam street became the cou q
rapidly moving flood extend
curb to curb. Crossing the S
impossible except for those
with rubber boots and Cedri
the young son of James w &
proceeded to demonstrate tn #
cloud has a silver lining"
with water proof boots an Il
coat. and with a trench helm
tect his head from the hail,
thriving business transportiI
from sidewalk to sidewalk
small express cart.
The hail feature of the s
apparently restricted TO a linn
The first trolley car to reac
lage from North Adams ex
no difficulty until after 1t p
state line. On the last ten mi
run the crew was several II 81
PEELED to stop and'shovel mud %
track before the car would
On a car approaching B e
from Hoosick Falls a fuse
giving the passengers a sud-
but causing no damage, At M
the rain fell so heavy that
on the fair grounds locke u
small river but there was no s
In the village not much da
experienced In the telephone
there was not much comm
with the rural section du
evening. Frequently during
evening the electric lighting
ed to fall down on the job
through,
Stories of big hail stones
circulation about the villaa
the evening and today. II
sell of South street eXtensid
ed picking up one of the ice
was as large as a bantam |
At the Bennington club du
evening hail stone stories
ed the popular indoor sport
of the yarners became EN-
until Irving f. Gibson gave
tails Of a terrific storm in
of Arlington 54 years ago
as large as hens eggs fell a
habitants were driven into
barns to AVOID being killed.