New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-17
Th. l.uIc.
ELIEU.

4 tremendous gale set in Monday night abou. mid
night and blew with unabated violence through the
night AZ sunrise somewhat abated, but oll blew very
strong In every part Of the City the shrcds OF swning9
prostraed posts &c attest the violence OF the wind
The light wooden railing On the roof OF the Bowery
Theatre partly demolished by the wind and por-
,on Of fell 10 the ground portion OF the tin roofing
also fell striking lrshman the head who was load
ing his cart. He took the mater very phlosophicaly
and the tin The latter he put into his cart and
making OF; with his booty, when lie was arrested and
taken to the Tombs where they discharged him and
charged him not to do any
part ofthe tin roof OF Church up town, hanging
loose was stripped and blown into the street.
In Spring gstreet next door to the Bowery. the Chin
ney Of tearoom in was blown down directly over
where five children sleeping. They ali fortunately
escaped.
A large and venerable tree in the Park was blown
down about o'clock
The Liberty-Polc in Grand street of Ludlow,
was blown down.
The scattering and shatterng of signs extensive and
nnumerablc
Liberty Pole in Twenty .fourth.st was also leyeled
with the ground, The huge Scotch Giant and mis- amia
bic lady Qheir pictures in front OF the Museum, We
mean) are among the things that were'-torn down.
In Brooklyn the tricks played by the wind were mere
serious. The upper part ol the corner ci
Man.street suddenly became the lower part alarming
the whole neighborhood with the sound of its soner.
set and making small dust about it. Ia South Brook
yn the wind got into the eacoscd vacant lot in Atlantic
street. and only got by forcing pangs asun
der at Que corner and curyng the two sides gracefully
the Sidewalk Several less harmless freaks were
performed, which we cannot chronicle
On the East River the effect OF the gale was not much
felt owing 70 lis blowing from the Nurthward sloop
bound up The North River, which Al anchor on the
Jersey saoFe broke from her moorngs and dcited
10 the Broohyn shore The captain when Oh the South
Ferfy "nari seeing me shelter he supposed for
craft BY dexerous lst rudGer turned her into
the DOCK, where DE had lain more than a minute
when the ferry boat from the New York eide also
there 10 ispute the territory.
After some considerable delay, a hawser was got out
and the ferry boat towed the intruder before
mad been crushed pieces and part vi her
bulwarks carried away The steamboat also suffered
lre, having her mou!tngs rlven OF. sc. The m!shap
somewhat annoyed the working men, who were waiting
10 NewYork 10 be al O'clock until
which the soop got OUT the boat il t.
mex. slip not ready.
Tie barge Trenton, uoun1 10 Poushkeepse, returned
owing the gale drove slip be.
tween piers and 8, and drifting foul OF the
schooner uudaUuted, carried away the schoOners
masts oowsprit, oClwarks sc. cutting her down Inc
waters edge. the Trentons stern got foul OF the jb-
boom Of Inc ship John Barring carried away part the
cabin deck and Tightening female passengers
were asleep.
One or two other small craft suffered in ;heif rig.
ging. &c.
morning early hour. The blow appears no,
the Sound. The NarragaLsetr VITO th,:
mail &c. for tee Cambria which from Boston 10
day at was oy the Mohegan well on her way
to StonngIon and ts supposed her passengers reached
Boston d early hour this morning.
Tne schooner Velocity yng a: anchor last evening OF
the Battery, was run foul OF 6y schooner Governor
Anderson lost her DOVE pr and suffered other DAMAGE
The Governor Anderson cr.ed ashore on Governors
Island out towed OF this morning oy the steam boa.
Hercules, without much damage
TIE barque Rainbow OF Apa.achicola arrived vester
day and ancnored OF TIE lighthouse on Robin, reef
DuflEz The gale -ne dragged her anchors and dred De-
low the quarantine ground, where she was bruuxnt 10
and rode oui Inc gale withou. damage.
new brick house erecting in Teuth.avenue near
Tnrtyeighth street was blown down. The roof of The
large sosehouse OF Matthew Bruen Esq u, .ne Cuths.
Inc refry Brooklyn was enTey stripped of and turued
completely over upon the next building The walls OF
the upper story were likewise torn away and fell with
loud crzsh upon the ground below A large frame
house In "ashingtoE-avenue, also in Brooklyn, nearly
hnished was blown 10 pieces and the roofs OF fire
buildings in Jsy-stree My rIe avenue, Ike
wise blown on and caused great CONSERVATION In the
neghborhood and the partition walls OF another row
IL Myrue-syenue not yet covered in were considerably
shattered. The barge Clinton OF PoosGkeepse sot loose
from hs tow-boa and driited away down the Beg, re-
ceivins much injury before she was hna.ly occurred
In Clason eveuus. Lafayette avenue, frame
building just enclosed Two story and attic, building hy
CARPENTER named Campbell was lrvsed 10 the ground.
block Of unfinished buildings on I'D sreeE brtweon
5th end oth avenues, was blown down.
Three vessels driven ashore Governors Is.
and and Yesterday morning lying high and dry.
The liberty pole the corner OF Grand and Ludlow
streets, wRl blswa aeWs.