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October 26, 1797
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A violent gale on Sunday evening the 8th inst. caused significant damage in Lynnfield and Danvers, including roofs torn from barns and a cider mill, furniture damage, and uprooted trees.
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The violent gale of wind on Sunday evening the 8th inst. took off 20 feet of the roof of Mr. Benjamin Riley's barn, in Lynnfield, which was new; and about half the roof of Joseph Gowen's barn, in the same town. In Danvers, it unroofed the cider mill of Capt. James Foster, and drove parts of the same through the side of his dwelling house into a lower room and chamber, knocking over a chest of drawers and other furniture. In the adjoining orchard it tore up and broke off 16 stout apple trees. In its course, northeast, it twisted off many other trees, and did considerable other damage.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Violent Gale
Storm Damage
Barn Roofs
Cider Mill
Apple Trees
Lynnfield
Danvers
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Benjamin Riley
Joseph Gowen
Capt. James Foster
Where did it happen?
Lynnfield, Danvers
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Benjamin Riley
Joseph Gowen
Capt. James Foster
Location
Lynnfield, Danvers
Event Date
Sunday Evening The 8th Inst.
Story Details
A violent gale damaged Mr. Benjamin Riley's new barn by removing 20 feet of its roof and half the roof of Joseph Gowen's barn in Lynnfield. In Danvers, it unroofed Capt. James Foster's cider mill, drove parts through his dwelling house, damaged furniture, and tore up 16 apple trees in the orchard, twisting off other trees and causing further damage.