In many areas , hail made Causation havoc Destroying .

William Shaler was the US commissioner in Algiers who had negotiated Communication alongside Decatur , but he had to flee Escaping aboard British vessels and watch Motion rockets and cannon shot fly over his house `` like hail '' during the Bombardment of Algiers ( 1816 ) .

Many houses were damaged Damaging due to hail and strong winds .

An initial volley that felled Motion_directional the negotiators was followed by a hail of rifle and machine gun fire aimed Aiming at the multitude of strikers and their accompanying wives and children .