The following accident happened at Downham Market on Thursday sennight:- As Mr. Poll was attending his mill with his brother, a sudden squall of wind caused it to separate, and it fell to pieces in an instant; one of them was in the upper floor in the act of putting wheat into the hopper, the other attending a different department - the stones, wheels, and about two score of wheat fell in confusion. Mr Poll had the presence of mind to leap from the upper stair (it being a post windmill) and escaped with a slight bruise of the hand - his brother was precipitated to the ground in the midst of the ruins, with upwards of twenty sacks of wheat around him, but wonderful to relate, he received not the least injury.
Sussex Weekly Advertiser - Monday 9th January 1809