The Storm: or, a Collection of the most Remarkable Casualties and Disasters which Happen'd in the Late Dreadful Tempest, both by Sea and LandDefoe, Daniel
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The Storm: or, a Collection of the most Remarkable Casualties and Disasters which Happen'd in the Late Dreadful Tempest, both by Sea and Land
Defoe, Daniel
Storms -- Early works to 1800
9. _Dowlish Walk_, two Miles South East, the Church was very much
shattered, several Load of Stones fell down, not as yet repair'd,
therefore can't express the damage. A very large Barn broken down
that stood near the Church, much damage was done to Orchards, not
only in this Place, but in all places round, some very fine Orchards
quite destroyed: some to their great Cost had the Trees set up right
again, but a Storm of Wind came after, which threw down many of the
Trees again; as to Timber Trees, almost all our high Trees were
broken down in that violent Storm.
10. In this Town _Henry Dunster_, his Wife and 2 Children, was in
their House when it was blown down, but they all escaped with their
Lives, only one of them had a small Bruise with a piece of Timber,
as she was going out of the Chamber when the Roof broke in.
The Church, in this Place, scap'd very well, as to its Roof, being
cover'd with Lead only on the Chancel; the Lead was at the top of
the Roof heaved up, and roll'd together, more than ten Men could
turn back again, without cutting the Sheets of Lead, which was done
to put it in its place again: But in general the Houses much broken
and shatter'd, besides the fall of some.
This is a short, but true Account. I have heard of several other
things which I have not mentioned, because I could not be positive
in the truth of them, unless I had seen it. This is what I have been
to see the truth of. You may enlarge on these short Heads, and
methodize 'em as you see good.
At _Henton St. George_, at the Lord _Pawlet_'s, a new Brick Wall was
broken down by the Wind for above 100 foot, the Wall being built not
above 2 years since, as also above 60 Trees near 100 foot high.
At _Barrington_, about 2 miles North of this Town, there was blown
down above eight-score Trees, being of an extraordinary height, at
the Lady _Strouds._
_As we shall not crow'd our Relation with many Letters from the same
places, so it cannot be amiss to let the World have, at least, one
Authentick Account from most of those Places where any Capital Damages
have been sustain'd and to summ up the rest in a general Head at the end
of this Chapter._
_From_ Wiltshire _we have the following Account from the Reverend the
Minister of Upper_ Donhead _near_ Shaftsbury; _to which the Reader is
referr'd as follows._
_SIR_,
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