When was it published?

June 4, 1855 in The Daily Dispatch

Domestic News June 4, 1855

The Daily Dispatch

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. R. Stewart, Editor Of The Courier

Q: What keywords are associated?

Hail Storm, Pickens Sc, Livestock Deaths, Hail Damage, Severe Weather

Richmond, Virginia

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What is this article about?

A severe hail storm passed over Pickens, S.C., on the 18th ult., about two miles wide, killing hogs and fowls, with hail accumulating up to six feet deep and stones up to ten inches in circumference damaging houses.

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TERRIBLE HAIL STORM.—The Pickens (S. C.,) Courier has an account of a terrible hail storm that passed over that place on the 18th ult. It was about two miles in width, and raged with such violence as to kill hogs and fowls. It is informed by Mr. R. Stewart that on the third day after the storm the hail was three feet deep on the earth, and in many places six feet deep. Some of the hail stones measured ten inches in circumference, and were four inches in length, and in their fall had split the boards on houses in pieces. The editor of the Courier saw a quantity of the stones, which were as large as hen eggs, and they had been in a field eight days, exposed to the sun, with the thermometer at 90 degrees.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster Weather

What keywords are associated?

Hail Storm Pickens Sc Livestock Deaths Hail Damage Severe Weather

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. R. Stewart Editor Of The Courier

Where did it happen?

Pickens (S. C.)

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Pickens (S. C.)

Event Date

18th Ult.

Key Persons

Mr. R. Stewart Editor Of The Courier

Outcome

killed hogs and fowls; hail three feet deep on the earth, six feet deep in many places; hail stones split boards on houses in pieces

Event Details

terrible hail storm that passed over that place... about two miles in width, and raged with such violence... Some of the hail stones measured ten inches in circumference, and were four inches in length... The editor of the Courier saw a quantity of the stones, which were as large as hen eggs, and they had been in a field eight days, exposed to the sun, with the thermometer at 90 degrees.