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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A massive water-spout struck Dominica on July 2, causing torrential flooding that raised street water levels to 4-5 feet, destroying light buildings and alarming residents, though no fatalities reported yet.
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By Capt. Salter, just arrived from the West Indies, we are informed that on the 2d of July last, an exceedingly large Water-Spout was observed to the windward of Dominica, where, in a very short time after it was discovered, it arrived, and broke directly over that island; evacuating vast quantities of water in such torrents upon the town of Dominica, as raised the water four or five feet deep in the streets, carrying off several light buildings, and entirely clearing them of every thing buoyant to the above depth of water. The inhabitants were thrown into the greatest consternation for their safety, but we are not informed whether the consequences were personally fatal: For this, with other additional circumstances of this dreadful phenomenon, we must request our readers to wait till such times as we shall have received further accounts.
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Dominica
Event Date
2d Of July Last
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raised the water four or five feet deep in the streets, carrying off several light buildings, and entirely clearing them of every thing buoyant to the above depth of water; inhabitants thrown into greatest consternation, but not informed if personally fatal
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exceedingly large Water-Spout observed to the windward of Dominica, arrived and broke directly over the island, evacuating vast quantities of water in torrents upon the town