Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the we had a hard rain storm and a great deal
of heavy hail fell. One child was drowned and another nearly killed
A cloud broke and the water came down in torrents. It washed away
much of the city wall and much damage was done to houses and
gardens. On little Cottonwood the hail cut everything down
Gardens corn and wheat were destroyed. It was also the same
at North Cottonwood. Nearly all the glass was broken out
of the windows
With Mrs Woodruff and most of my family the
next day I drove my waggon to South Weber Fort and we spent
the night at brother Kington's with whom I spent the following
day and preached to the people upon the subject of walling in
their city and educating their children; and to the sisters I spoke
about forming a female society to make clothing to clothe
the Indian woman and children
Returning to Great Salt Lake City next day
we nooned at brother Ezra Clark's and I saw his carriage (top
and sides) was cut to pieces with the hail. Hail there fell
as large as a small hen's egg. We rode through one hail
drift two feet deep washed by the water down the creek
On the Sunday Orson Spencer and Orson
Hyde preached in the forenoon and in the afternoon
Elder Thomas Bullock gave an account of his mission to the
Shushonees
On the Monday President Young and company
