The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-24
City, Intelligence.

The SroRM IN New YORK--ThE SHIPPIsG.--On
Saturday night and Sunday morning there was quite
a storm in this city and port. The wind, which
ON Saturday morning blew hard from the northeast
shifted In the evening to the west, veering from
southwest to northwest, and during the night 10
howed ftfully the waters OF the bay, and whis
tied through the cordage Of the shipping in the har
Dor Houses exposed to the blast were rocked to
their foundations, particularly In South Brooklyn.
new brick house In Hamilton avenue was pros
trated, and another In Van Brunt street par
TALLY demolished and the bridges the gulleys In
Hamilton carried across the street dis
lance forty feet Flying signs and BARRIERS poles
were blown down, awnings tattersd, and window
shutters severed from iher hinges both In BROOKLYN
and in New York sailor belonging to the U. s N,
named John Frazer severely injured by the falling
Of sigu board In Water street, whence he was
veyed to the Fulton Ferry Office by ofcer Ward OF the
Fret District SO strong was the gale that the ferry
were sea sick The tice washed over the docks ana in
some paeesfor instance in the vicinity Of Catherine
Tf. ,hps in ,hs SSrber parted f1oa sbsr oous
and some OF them suffered consderaole damage. One
very curious incident occurred me ne. snip pisden
drove in the piles at the Atlantic, and her bowsprt
comirg in contact with the immense thick stone wall
Of the Custom House stores made large breach In IL
carry ing away ut the time window, and breaking
the Iron shutter into atoms. The bowsprit was OF
oourse smashed This will give come Idea OF the tre
endous force with which vessel strikes another In
corion at sea, when under full sail IL IL no wonder
the shp whore eide Is exposed to the shock Is cat right
through.
On the Fast River, the schooner Trumpet Of Tho
maston While ge ting under from the loot Of Coen-
tie. clip here she lag badly having parted her stern
havser came doSn fleet Of yessss laying piers
3, aud 8 and carried away the mainboom aud dying
III boom of the brig Sarah Elizabeth and badly chatting
the schooner Hero. 81 Csstre took OF the flying jib
boom Of schooner Sarah Sturgss carried OF the stern
davite 81 schooner Jane Eliza, Of Bristol also the
ryipg bboou 81 brig Mexico aud IN ursd herself very
bsd, having lost head Of bovsprit, dying jibsooni
hrflxV Ia rtaOu
aud four the labcard sss stern boat parted
rigging aud ribboned the mau@l jib aud dying jib.
making complete wreck of her Large Quantities OF
plank ere sdnft the river, which probably come
from Il the piers The schooner Aria,u, from
st Domir City after coming To anchor in the Ea't
River came across the Loss OF The bsrque Arann and
afCfe and aft schooner, aud carried away rail, With
stauehsonsi cutsatr 80. br'g VII ,o.s, henss Tor
ton hence for Norfolk In the lover bay, saturday
night .isn the Will had her side steve In, cspsizei
vinosss ard received such other damage ss compelled
her 60 return Go the city yesterday morning
Yesterday there vas q dry brisk wiod the air was
slsrp and the ,ky cloudy. Lass night there was a
large halo around the moon. These signs 20 ini
cate the approach q snow storm, and should
not be surprised II nature, Christmas Day be robed
Dtuic.rio, OF suSr sterHrN's CHrrcu. On yes-
terdsy, at Twenty Seventh street near the Fourth
avenue. beautiful new church named the church VI
Saint stephen ard built under the superntendence OF
pr Cumine. Roman Catholic pastor, by Mr.. J. r.
white architect, dedicated by Bishop Hughes be-
fore large and respectable congregation. The adnis
by tickets At tfty cents each, and over one
thousand tickets we're sold Htzh mass having been
surg BY Dr. Cumine az celebrsnt the Bishop assembled
the pulpit and preached from the text, 4th chapter
Ipisile II Sc Paul 20 the Ephesaus. The discourse
Wa, If great elcguence and occupied about an hour
The otgsn intonatei under the supsrntendence Il
Sir. Loutze and the vocal music was admirable. The
church was built ut cost Of Gil eco II ie very hand
come building Of brick. There two galleries. which
With the sisie accommodate large congregation.
gEe interior very cks.sly and handsomely designed
and decorated The edhce Ia a the Ezabethan order
If architecture 10 rejects much credit on the perse
ysrirg extrtions Of MI Cumine to supply want very
uuch needed In that part Of the city where the build
irg has been raised After service, Bishop Hughes
went 20 dinner with Rev. Mr. Forbes, who lately con-
termed 10 tie tenets OF the Roman Catholic Church.
Frrr-Ata quarter before Eve o'clock yesterday
morning ere broke out at iO2 Baysrd .treet which
was extpeussed 10 short time, with trivial damage
ALsnM o. Ffsr.-An nlafm 81 Gre VAS heard ye,ter-
day mourning at half pact eve o'clock, preceding from
the cellar Of the rrsbkn House corner OF Broadway
ard D.y street witch turned cut 20 be but trihiDg
The principal damage resulted from water.
Case os Ro~uirs "A gentleman named vile was
lediy besten On Saturday night. ut half past eght
ooiock by a gang OF rOwdies. his head vas cut and
bic nose broken.
C.urutNE AccrDrsr.-- ON Friday night, in Allen
ttfttt . woman named Mary Calvin met With shock
ing accident from oamphine lamp. boy vas IN tbs
sc u bsrqius Sc when II fell upon the w0maBs head
bI,he. sud burned Ter heed and face In frighful
manner.
p4uwsy scctnxSr -On Friday evening, n man
named Teter F.ensy Of IS centre street, crossing
IL Tie horses a II the New Haven cars. fhe
WHEEL Of the passed his right foot aud les and
lacerat,d him In q aTesdfvl manner. 1he msu was
otherwite very badly bruised.
AcctrrSr.-- ON Saturday, about ten o'clock, A. " a
man named Istrick Bfsdy, residins Ia Forty fourth
street near Third avenue, was assisting % unoid
large laden With curb stcn.s lyirg az the foot OF