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EXTRAORDINARY HURRICANES IN GREAT BRITAIN.
On the 30th of October 1669, the wind being westerly,
there happened at Ashley in Northamptonshire, a dread-
ful hurricane, being scarcely sixty yards in breadth, and
spending itself in about seven minutes. Its first assault
was on a milk-maid, taking her hat from her head, and
carrying her pail many yards, where it lay undiscovered
some days. It next stormed the yard of Mr. Sprigg,
residing at West-thorp, where it blew a waggon body off
the axle-trees, breaking the wheels and axle-tree in
pieces, and blowing three of the wheels so shattered
over a wall; this waggon stood somewhat across the
course of the wind. Another waggon belonging to Mr.
Salisbury, was driven with great force against the side of
a house ; a branch of an ash-tree, which two stout men
could scarcely lift, was torn from a tree at the distance
of 100 yards, and blown over his house. A slate that
must have come the distance of 200 yards, none being
nearer, struck against an iron bar in a window, and
bent it very much. At Mr. Maid well’s the hurricane
forced open a door, breaking the latch, and forcing
open the dairy door, it overturned the milk pails, and
struck out three panes in the window, and in the cham-
bers nine panes more. It tore off a great part of the
roof of the parsonage house, and rooted up a gate post
2-1 feet deep in the earth, and carried it to the distance of
many yards.
At Tarbat in Scotland, the wind was uncommonly
high on the 21st of December, 1674. According to the
testimony of Sir George Mackenzie, it broke down a
standard stone, twelve feet high, five feet broad, and
nearly two feet thick, that stood as an obelisk near an
old church, and whole woods, though they lay low, were
rooted
EXTRAORDINARY HURRICANES IN GREAT BRITAIN.
On the 30th of October 1669, the wind being westerly,
there happened at Ashley in Northamptonshire, a dread-
ful hurricane, being scarcely sixty yards in breadth, and
spending itself in about seven minutes. Its first assault
was on a milk-maid, taking her hat from her head, and
carrying her pail many yards, where it lay undiscovered
some days. It next stormed the yard of Mr. Sprigg,
residing at West-thorp, where it blew a waggon body off
the axle-trees, breaking the wheels and axle-tree in
pieces, and blowing three of the wheels so shattered
over a wall; this waggon stood somewhat across the
course of the wind. Another waggon belonging to Mr.
Salisbury, was driven with great force against the side of
a house ; a branch of an ash-tree, which two stout men
could scarcely lift, was torn from a tree at the distance
of 100 yards, and blown over his house. A slate that
must have come the distance of 200 yards, none being
nearer, struck against an iron bar in a window, and
bent it very much. At Mr. Maid well’s the hurricane
forced open a door, breaking the latch, and forcing
open the dairy door, it overturned the milk pails, and
struck out three panes in the window, and in the cham-
bers nine panes more. It tore off a great part of the
roof of the parsonage house, and rooted up a gate post
2-1 feet deep in the earth, and carried it to the distance of
many yards.
At Tarbat in Scotland, the wind was uncommonly
high on the 21st of December, 1674. According to the
testimony of Sir George Mackenzie, it broke down a
standard stone, twelve feet high, five feet broad, and
nearly two feet thick, that stood as an obelisk near an
old church, and whole woods, though they lay low, were
rooted