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f inches wide, and vafl numbers were not more than 
two fingers wide 3 fome within the courfe of the 
wind, and fome without, at great diftances on both 
tides of it (as were the timbers), flicking in the 
ground, fome nearly perpendicular,, others inclining 
feverally towards almofl all points of the compafs.. 
What has been faid of the boards and fhingles, is 
Likewife true of the wooden furniture of the houfe : 
the tables, chairs, defks, &c. fhared the fame fate 3 
not a whole lfick was to be found of any of them. 
Some of the beds, that were found, were hanging on 
high trees at a diflance. Of the heavy utenfils, 
pewter, kettles, and iron pots, fcaroe any have been 
found. Some nails, that were in a cafk in the eaft 
chamber, were driven, in great numbers, into the 
trees on the eaflern fide of the houfe. The fhop and 
fhed, before-mentioned, were torn in pieces, nothing 
of the fhop remaining,, but the fills and floor 3 and a 
horfe Handing under the fhed was killed. Another 
horfe, in a paflure at fome diflance from the houfe, 
on the eaflern fide, ran toward the houfe, as foon as 
the florm was pafled, trembling in an extraordinary 
manner, and prefently lay down and died.. ’Tis fup- 
pofed, he received fome violent blow from fome 
pieces of the houfe. The barn was thrown down, 
but its parts remained in a heap, without being 
difperfed. 
Such was the cataflrophe of this houfe, which 
was effected in a very fhort fpace of time, as we. 
learn from the teflimony of one Warren, whofe. 
houfe flood about fo rods eaflerly on the road. He. 
fays, that, upon hearing the wind, and feeing the. 
rain beat into one of his doors, which looked .toward' 
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