Index Entry | Bell, in Portsmouth, escaped damage in storm |
Location | Portsmouth |
Citation | NYG(W.759.012 28 May 1759:22 (15) Portsmouth, May 11. . . [storm of thunder and lightening] greatly damaged the Rev. Mr. Haven's Meetinghouse; the lightening struck the steeple, and rending the spire in pieces quite down to the cupulo, over the bell, descended in the north easterly and south westerly corner posts. . . [17 lines] but it is remarkable that no part took fire in the least degree, and that the bell is not at all damaged. |
Generic Title | New York Gazette (Weyman) |
Date | 1759.05.28 |
Publisher | Weyman, William |
City, State | New York, NY |
Year | 1759 |
Bibliography | B0027948 |