Show A disastrous STORK hailstones an inch in dieter diameter all kinds of crops destroyed bridges badges carried away and other damage done by flood ORANG orangeville EVILLE emery county august 8 iima editor deseret news we had bad on OB the last day of july as good a prospect for crops ol 01 all kinds as I 1 ever saw in this section of country but today it to is quite different on the and aed of august the destroyer came along in the shape of hau hail stones the icy chunks measured over an inch in diameter and cut down our vegetables and vines everything that had bad a leaf on was almost denuded cab bage was entirely cut out by the heart cli cucumber camber melons squash and all other vines were so go destroyed that you u could oot not tell where they had been potatoes were ered and lay open tonight to sight the lucern lacern was left denuded of leaves before the storm it was ready for cutting the second time where there was any fruit it was literally chewed up and beaten off the trees even limbs and leaves were cut off the trees I 1 could not mention anything in the field or garden but what was completely demolished moli shed the streets were running ranni tig a good flood in every 01 direction our canon road is a wreck it will take thousands of dollars to make good bridges over washes that were good a 4 few days ago one cannot see a sign of where the bridges were the timbers are all gone and the washes are cut out from ten to twenty feet wider and deeper the labor in building up new homes has been great and they have multiplied on our hands in the last few days this country is liable to storms at this time of the year but the late storms were something unprecedented in out one history the damage to crops croos alone cannot be estimated but it will foot up into the thousands and is very discouraging to poor people those only who nave have experience can sense it properly the season for harvest is over and our oar yield would have been better than ever before but our labors have almost came to naught even our bay that was in the stack is two thirds spoiled but it is said we must acknowledge the hand band of god in all things and put up with our trials and losses whatever they way may be this morning the ann is shining as brightly as it ever did and there is not a cloud in the sky so we can take the words of the song tomorrow the he sun aun may be shining although it is cloudy today we look for better things in the future and thank god that we have health and are not very easily discouraged cou raged the most of us are young and able bodied what dama gehas been done in the other settlements in the county I 1 have not learned yet huntington Huat ington and cleveland have bave been d disputing dis g over water it is to be hoped t they hey have hav e got sufficient now tor for tillis this season at least sod mod see that it will be to their thear interests to divide without 4 extra cost on themselves and keep good feelings with each other E atz TE |