The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-03

literally covered with the afrozen v..a, "
We noticed stones as large a. hea's eer.
and many which fell before the oS. =
were much larger. One in particular v,s
crushed in the fall which must have beer
the size of a goose egg. The des,ruction
of window glass is immense, beyono ali
calculation; bat not less than i.ia,h of n.
panes in the public and private houses of
the city were broken.
| The storm was severe upon horses and
other animals in the streets. We .aw
them running in every direction from tn.
windows. Buggies. wagons, carts, omni.
busses and other vehicles were upset and
broken. Several horses were seiously in.
jured in their efforts to escape. We saw
one poor animal making desperate efforts
TO get into the Theatre alley.
We anticipate bad ne ws from the couu-
try. All the fruit upon the trees-apples
peaches &c, is doubles destroyed in the
district covered by the storm.
Shingles were knocked from the roofs
of houses; awnings were torn to tatters,
signs defaced, and other injuries inflicted
upon our citizens which We have no time
TO describe.
Mr.. Fountain, barber, on Liberty stree,
picked up pigeon from his pavement
which had been killed by "hsii shot,"
which took effect on the top of the head.
and scooped out the brain, &c..-as neatly
as surgeon could have done the Job with
instruments. Mr.. F. enjoyed q luury .t
his tea table in the evening.
No doubt immense numbers of sheep,
hogs, fowls, &C., have been killed.
The Catholic Church, west side, is ter.
ribly rlddled. Hardly a pane remain.
whole. The Court House seems to have
escaped with little or no glass.
The window glass and putty business
will be brisk for some weeks. Putty
has riz."
The stones actually went through sheet
IRON roofs in various houses of the city.
This may seem incredible, but We are as
sured of the truth of the story.
The Wood street merchants, especially
those on the East side, suffered severe loss.
Many of The monster panes In the show
windows were boken.
We have heard of number of trifins
accidents in which men and children were
lurt, bur none mortally. A driver Of .
milk cart was nearly killed in WyEs
street.
They do say that may persons said
heir prayers for the first time.
Bennett, of "Our House gathered three
bushels Of ice, and last night served up.
luxury called the "Hai Storm" He has
some of the article left for his friends who
;all to-day.
The Birmingham Omnibus was smash
ID down in Wood street. The horses
AN off.
Passengers on the steamers from below
Jay that ten miles down there was no
lail.
The roofs Of some of the canal aud keel
'oats were crushed in.
Some persons estimate the total dana.
res at 5000. .
There was much excitement in the city
ast evening in consequences OF the storm.
People were running in every direction
making Inquiries as % .ile probable loss.
&c.
A man from Pine creek reports that the
Storm was very light there. 1t is though.
hat It was not so heavy in Allegheny city
Is on this side.
The Telegraph wires were knocked
lown, or deranged between this city aud
A hog was killed on 7th street by
stone striking him on the head.
We heard of many stones which were
weighed and measured. One fell near the
House which our informant
ays was as large as mans head. IL
vas broken to pieces-one piece being as
arge as goose egg. Several weighed
l6 ounces.
1t appears the largest stones fell near
he river.-Pinsb,trg Post of Saturday