The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-23


HEAVY THUNDER SroRM.-Yesterday morning
shortly after o'clock, this city and It's envron
were visited by heavy fall of rain, accompanied BY
the most vivid lightning and peal upon peal rhun
der. The trees in the vicinity of ST Johns Park
received considerable damage; and several were
blown down some being cleft to pieces the elec
tric fluid. A large tree which had wihstood the
"Pelting of the pitiless STORMY
for nearly half century cleft 10 pieces, in the
Garden, No III Canal street. Several trees were
also blown down in various other parts OF the city
and broken branches may be seen i'm various
quarters-the Park-the Battery, and all bearing
evidence of the powerful effects OF the Storm willis
it ragged for nearly two hours. The city was en-
veloped in one continued sheet of flame, and The
rain fell in torrents
Between the scorchlng heat and temperature o.
the last few days, ranging from SO to 90, and lO(
dogs Fahrenheit, the late calamitous fire. and the
storm otyesterday evening, the citizens of New York
have had their fair proportion of the stills that flesh
Is heir TO" The storm must have done some hom
IN The vicinity of New York, particularly toward.
New Jersey The city was actually flooded during
the continuance Of the storm, the rain having fallen
In torrents. The atmosphere yesterday pure and
exhllirating; and the sewers, which were in most
filthy condition, have all undergone thorough pu-
rltcauon, removing much filth and nuisance.
The Park presented yesterday morning very sad
appearance limbs of trees were strewed all
over the grass. On the Broadway side OF
the City Hall, towards the back. willow measuring
some thiry-four or thrty-sx inches in circumfer-
ence was completely torn down to about ten inches
from the ground Another tree, somewhat larger.
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and the yard of Dir. Springs Church, at the corner
OF Beekman street, also suffered considerably; ANY
large limbs of trees broken by the wind are laying
about In all directions. The tin roof of the house
al The corner of CORTLAND and Washington streets.
and part OF another in West street, below Green
wich, were entirely torn of. What surprised us
most, was to see that notwithstanding the vio-
ence of the wind. the walls Of several Of the houses
bumt during the last confsgraton resisted its effects,
and are still standing, endapgerng greatly the safety
OF The passers by.
In Broadway considerable damage has been done
10 the awnings and posts-the latter in several in
stances have been torn up and thrown some 80 or 10
feet dstance-the canvasses literally torn to ribbons
The roofs of houses in all directions have been
more or less stripped. About half an hour after
the storm commemorate large sign board was blown
with great violence from one of the stores adion.
ing the Franklin House, which was shivered to
pieces on the opposite side walk an awning with
the name of George Gibbs & Co. with heavy post
attached, was found in the morning in Rector
street. near Broadway. Ii is supposed to have
been blown from Washington street. near Rector st
gsThe house No. 81 Elm street, was struck with
lightning, but the damage received was trfling -
The large tree opposite the house was completely cut
If two and person named Mike Wallace passing
at the time, was injured very severely. He, how
ever recovered his senses in about twenty minutes.
IN Brooklyn the storm ragged with equal fury, and
with like results; beyond the destruction of few
trees, we have heard OF no damage being done to
life or property.