A Terrible Tropical Storm.
A MEXICAN exchange gives an account of a fearful storm which swept over the rancho of Jesus Maria and vicinity, State of Coahuilla, on the 10th of last month. About five o’clock in the afternoon the clouds commenced to lower and soon the heavens became black as night. A torrent of rain, accompanied by the most fearful storm and lightning, fell with terrible fury. The torrent continued for an hour with unabated force, when a shower of hailstones fell, some of which were nearly as large as oranges. During the time the mountains seemed to shake from their foundation, and the earth appeared to tremble as if stricken by an earthquake. The next day’s investigation showed that disastrous ravages had occurred. The vacqueros found whole herds of cattle beaten to death by the hailstones, and flocks of sheep were decimated. The bodies of dead coyotes and other wild animals were found down the valleys, evidently having fled from the mountains through fright. Crops suffered greatly, and in one instance the hail literally covered an immense field. A number of human lives were lost. The storm was the most destructive and frightful ever known in the State.