Accidents > Awful phenomena of nature -- snow storms, third of March and twenty-third April, 1827

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accidents to record. This day-week, fifty-three
sheep were found buried and smoored on the
comparatively well-sheltered farm of Holestain.
The poor animals had been dead for hours, and
their carcases were sold at 4s. a-head. Nearer
home, at Tinwald, Torthorwald, and Kirkma-
hoe, several sheep perished, though by far the
greater number were rescued alive. At the
former place, a whole flock were engulphed in
one huge wreath, but the tups, from their
superior strength and agility, boxed their way
into open day, and then stood bleating at the
side of the wreath, as if in commiseration of
those who were still in the grave they had just
escaped from. The shepherds understood and
obeyed the signal, and by dint of hard labour
saved the remainder of their master’s flock. In
the course of their Search they actually dug out
one or more smoored hares !
The 23rd of April 1827, well deserves a place
among memorable days. The storm which then
occurred was general (ver Scotland. Its ap¬
pearance and effects in Dumfries-shire have
been thus described.
After the mild genial weather we experi¬
enced in the beginning and middle of last week,
and the heavy showers which fell on Friday,
who could have supposed that we would be
visited by another storm of snow ? Yet so it is,
and we grieve to state that yesterday was truly
a judgement-like day. At an early hour in the
morning the hills were all white—the cottages
and farm-steadings hooded with snow. From