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10.43, soon rising very fast, bringing a strong W, N.W. gust with clouds 

 of dust and leaves at 11.10; considerable damage to hay, grain, and 

 trees was done by this wind ; rain began at 11.12, and about | inch fell 

 in 18 minutes ; the storm was nearly out of sight in the E. at 12.00. 

 Springfield, Mass., a heavy wind (no direction given) from 11.20 to 

 11.35 with a few drops of rain. Chicopee, Mass., It. rain with W. wind 

 about 11.10. Broad Brook, Ct., violent wind and dust storm just be- 

 fore noon. Monson, Mass., It. rain at 11.30, with brisk S. W. wind 

 at 11.35. Tolland, Ct., black clouds came up very fast, It. rain and 

 brisk W. wind at 1 1 .35, more rain to N. Quarry ville, Ct., rain at 

 11.45 with strong N.W. gust about noon. Southbridge, Mass., It. rain 

 at 11.45 with fitful gusts from S.W. Dudley, Mass., It. rain at 11.55 

 with S.W. wind. Thompson, Ct., a shower came up very quickly from 

 a little N. of W. about 11.45, violent but short-lived; rain-fall mod- 

 erate ; lightning struck a church spire. Danielsonville, Ct., It. rain 

 (no time given), but heavier to N., with thunder from 11.30 to 13.00. 

 S. Killingly, Ct., rain with sudden heavy gust at 12.10. 



The storm now enters Rhode Island. Pascoag, rain at 11.55, and 

 high wind from W. N.W. ; at 12.40, thunder-clouds receding in the east. 

 N. Scituate, clouds passed the zenith at 12.15, It. W. wind; sudden 

 rain, heavy thunder and high W. wind at 12.19; rain over at 12.45. 

 Woonsocket, rain and brisk S. wind at 12.20; rain in torrents at 12.22. 

 Ashton, clouds rising rapidly in W., temp. 96'^; rain at 12.25, and brisk 

 W. wind at 12.30. Pawtucket, very violent N.W. squall and heavy 

 rain at 12.27, temp. 94° ; at 12.45, temp. 77° ; at 12.58, rain over; It. 

 "W. wind, temp. 84°, and dark clouds in E. and S.E. : second observer ; 

 very dark wild-looking clouds, moving rapidly from W. to E., rain in 

 torrents with very high W. wind at 12.29il ; at 13.00, sun shining hot. 

 Providence, five observers : 1st, heavy wind-clouds in N. W. at 12.19 ; 

 clouds passed zenith and moderate rain began with high N.W. wind at 

 12.27 ; clouds disappeared by 13.15 : 2d, heavy clouds in W. and 

 N.W. at 12.08 ; clouds at zenith at 12.13 ; high west wind at 12.26, 

 rain at 12.28 : 3d,' temp. 93°, with moderate S.W. wind at 12.15, It. 

 rain at 12.28, high W. N.W. wind at 12.30, temp. 88° ; at 12.45 temp. 

 77'=: 4th, at 12.20 heavy gusty wind; brisk rain at 12.30: 5th, 

 cumulo-stratus cloud rapidly forming in W.> at 11.00 ; fresh W. S.W. 

 wind, temp. 90" at 12.00 ; very strong dust squall at 12.27, and heavy 

 rain at 12.30 with edge of storm overhead ; temp. 74|° at 12.37. Sil- 

 ver Spring, edge of cloud overhead, with high W. wind at 12.30 ; very 

 heavy W. N.W. squall at 12.34; moderate rain at 12.35 ; blue sky in 

 W. at 12.49 ; rain ended, dark clouds in S. E. at 12.58. 



