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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A violent whirlwind with rain and thunder struck Gray, Cumberland County on the 5th inst., causing narrow-path devastation: trees uprooted or twisted, buildings unroofed or demolished, Mr. Humphreys' house shattered with roof removed, and his 70-80 ft barn totally destroyed.
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On the 5th inst. a violent whirlwind, attended with rain and thunder, was experienced in the town of Gray, Cumberland county. Its effects were confined to but a few rods in width, within which, waste and devastation marked its progress. Trees were either twisted asunder or torn from the soil, and buildings unroofed and entirely demolished. The dwelling-house of Mr. Humphreys was greatly shattered, and the roof taken off. His barn a building of 70 or 80 feet in length, was removed from its foundation and totally destroyed.
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Gray, Cumberland County
Event Date
On The 5th Inst.
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trees were either twisted asunder or torn from the soil, and buildings unroofed and entirely demolished. the dwelling-house of mr. humphreys was greatly shattered, and the roof taken off. his barn a building of 70 or 80 feet in length, was removed from its foundation and totally destroyed.
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A violent whirlwind, attended with rain and thunder, was experienced in the town of Gray, Cumberland county. Its effects were confined to but a few rods in width, within which, waste and devastation marked its progress.