The New York herald., 1850-07-20
II Y T III T. NJ AILS.


The storm In New Jersey waavery severe. We learn
that the s almost all prostrated TO the ground
injured In Jersey city the effect Is plainly to be
seen At an early hour, yesterday morning. the lower
part Of the city, opposite Hoboken, completely
inundated, the water being at least four feet deep
around number Of houses. Indeed many persons
could not get from their houses except by means Of
RATS. large willow tree, near the ferry, up
rooted and destroyed. In Harsimus the storm was
particularly severe The place has been but q short
and shrubbery by which the streets were ornanened
almost entirely destroyed. desolste scene pre-
sented itself for scarce whole tree could be seen,
and the tops and branches which but the day before
the principal beauty Of the place scattered
in every direction. The handsome flower gardens,
TOO, suffered greatly not one escaping the fearful
[from the Newark Advertiser, July 1el
We do not remember before 10 have been visited
by 80 severe storm at this Of the year that
which ragged with relentless fury throughout the past
night AT late hour last evening the wind com.
penced to blow with increasing violence accom- panied
by torrents Of rain which poured down In continu
ed sheet till about this morning creating alto
gether scene Of terrific sublmity The crash Of fall
ing chimDeys, roofs lifted from their places shutters
torn from their fsstenngs heard In every direction,
and the streets this morning strewcd with
msus branches Of trees especially In the vicinity Of
the commons the noble elms Of which sadly shorn
OF their foliage Houses were shaken in their places
aud we hear Of which entirely lifted
from its foundation, though none, 80 far as we can
learn, are destroyed. The rain gauge with which
found this morning overnowed so that more
than four inches and three quarters, the quantity
IL measures, must nave fallen between eight O'Clock
last night and an early hour this mornings
greater fall than has occurred in the space Of
time, since the remarkable rain efAugust s. 1913 In
the river, the tide rose TO unusual height sub
merging the vhsrves to the depth OF two three
feet. barge loaded with coal bound Cor Belleville
sunh alongside the upper Cement Co.'s wharf; an
other barge, loaded with coal, sunk short dis.
tsnce below the Chemical Works aud q canal barge
ying outside the schooner Thomas Hx, sunk.
ortsnstely no lives we're lost The steamer Margaret
kimos, y. In tie employ Of the Morris Cans Company
IN coming from New York last night, went ashore
the light house In Newark Bay. The J. g. Heart has
been sent down to her assistance. The principal
c,~ vas done to priyse property in the
ing through Plain and Washington. and two or three
streets In the vicinity The Of the small stream
TO such degree 10 submerge that nd Others 10 the
depth Of four ave feet and the cellars partc
those along Washington and Market streets we're
overlooked and fire engine IL disc hsrsips tine
water The large garden Of the late Gen and
the several yards adjacent, several under
water at late hour this morning In the North ward
the suice way which finds outlet into Rector street
overAowed filing the cellars Of the dwellings
stores along Broad street fronting Trinity Church and
the Park, and doing considerable damage.
AT AND NEAR PHILADELPHIA.
From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, July 10
The violent storm from the northeast, which ragged
during the whole Of last night has done great deal Of
damage In and around Philadelphia. Thousands Of
awnings have been wrecked, fruit ssd shade trees
stripped OF their branches, twisted of at the trunks
prostrated at the roots Several houses have been
unroofed and q number Of unfinished buildings blown
down. The wharves along the Delaware aud sshuyl-
VI. rivers have been overlooked and the shipping has
kufered considerably great many small craft have
been either sunk filed with water broken to pieces
driven from their moorngs Some of the brick yards
In the suburbs Of the city have been greatly
and the telegraph wires OF Of the lines are
ground The steamboat and railroad lines have nearly
all been dearranged the Delaware has risen In height
and there furious freshet threatening no little
struction TO property, in the schuyk The walls of
most Of the wrecks Of buildings In the burnt district