The Gale: The gale of Friday night was the most destructive to property that has occurred here for many years past. From far and near accounts are received of the uprooting of trees, falling of chimney stacks, stripping of roofs, breaking of glass and numerous other casualties, but fortunately no injury to life of limb. … (review of incidents, includes) … At Greenhill Lodge, Kingsteignton, leading to the residence of T. Pinsent, Esq., the occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Tozer, had a narrow escape. They were sitting by the fire when Mrs. Tozer happened to look out of the window and saw a tree in the act of falling towards the house. They instantly made their exit and had no sooner done it when the tree fell across the house with a tremendous crash, breaking in the roof and smashing into splinters the chair that Mr. Tozer had just left.
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GRO1036 Devonport: Thomas Pinsent: 1782 – 1872