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Foreign News
January 16, 1897
Martinsburg Herald
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Professor James Bryce describes the Orange Free State and its violent thunderstorms with hailstones as large as pigeon's eggs, which can kill small animals and even humans.
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Hailstorms In the Orange Free State.
The Orange Free State is very nearly as large as England, and just as large as the state of New York. It lies from 4,000 to 5,000 feet above the sea and is mostly level, with some low ranges of hills. The surface is bare of wood, except in a few sheltered spots along the streams, but is well covered with herbage. The air is pure and bracing, much like that of Colorado or Wyoming. There are, happily, no blizzards, but violent thunderstorms are not uncommon, and the hailstones—I have seen them bigger than pigeon's eggs—which fall during such storms sometimes kill the smaller animals and even men.—Professor James Bryce, M. P., in Century.
The Orange Free State is very nearly as large as England, and just as large as the state of New York. It lies from 4,000 to 5,000 feet above the sea and is mostly level, with some low ranges of hills. The surface is bare of wood, except in a few sheltered spots along the streams, but is well covered with herbage. The air is pure and bracing, much like that of Colorado or Wyoming. There are, happily, no blizzards, but violent thunderstorms are not uncommon, and the hailstones—I have seen them bigger than pigeon's eggs—which fall during such storms sometimes kill the smaller animals and even men.—Professor James Bryce, M. P., in Century.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Hailstorms
Orange Free State
Thunderstorms
Hailstones
Natural Disaster
What entities or persons were involved?
Professor James Bryce, M. P.
Where did it happen?
Orange Free State
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Orange Free State
Key Persons
Professor James Bryce, M. P.
Outcome
hailstones sometimes kill the smaller animals and even men
Event Details
The Orange Free State experiences violent thunderstorms with hailstones bigger than pigeon's eggs that fall during such storms.