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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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A severe hurricane struck Beaver, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday last, damaging fences, trees, buildings including John R. Shannon's brick structure, Thomas Hoops' and Dr. Isaac Ayres' stables, dwelling houses, and the Friends' meeting house at Lower Falls of Big Beaver. No lives lost despite the storm's violence.
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On Wednesday last, we experienced a most tremendous hurricane. About three o'clock in the afternoon, a very black cloud appeared in the west, and seemed settled there, for some time—about half past three, it blew over the horizon with a rapidity that astonished the beholder, accompanied with a terrible gale. Fences, trees, &c. were prostrated before its fury—part of the gable end of the corner brick building, belonging to John R. Shannon, Esq. blew in, and the walls considerably wrecked,—a new frame stable belonging to Thomas Hoops, was thrown over and crushed to pieces—also a stable belonging to Dr. Isaac Ayres thrown down and removed a considerable distance; likewise several stables and out houses were unroofed, and considerable injury sustained by dwelling houses being shattered or wrecked by the storm.—The roof was carried off Friends' meeting house, at the Lower Falls of Big Beaver, & one wall was thrown down. No doubt, boats on the river have suffered considerable injury; but we have not heard of any lives being lost, which was providential, considering the violence of the storm.
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Beaver, Pennsylvania
Event Date
Wednesday Last
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no lives lost; damage to fences, trees, brick building, stables, outhouses, dwelling houses, friends' meeting house, and likely boats on the river.
Event Details
A tremendous hurricane with a black cloud and terrible gale struck around 3:30 PM, prostrating fences and trees, wrecking part of John R. Shannon's brick building, crushing Thomas Hoops' new frame stable, throwing down and displacing Dr. Isaac Ayres' stable, unroofing several stables and outhouses, shattering dwelling houses, carrying off the roof and throwing down one wall of Friends' meeting house at Lower Falls of Big Beaver.