The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-29
The Groat Storm.


OF the wide spread devastation caused by great
storm on the night Of the 18th inst 1t seems to
have extended far and near accompanied with an
amount Of damage almost unprecedented.
AT NewYork the shipping at the wharves and
along the coast suffered much damage The prize
ship Martha from the coast Of Africa, and num-
Der Of other vessels reported ashore at Quaran
tine.
The steamboat A. H. Schultz, at Cedar Grove,
was driven upon the beach with large number OF
ladies' and children They were rescued by the
great exertions of the inhabitants, who had to go
up to their necks in the surf to get them of the
wreck. The steamer is total loss.
Three men were drowned off the battery, by the
capslzing OF small boat.
The Herald says Of the city:
A four story brick dwelling on Avenue A, be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, was
Frustrated. II owned by Mr. Ulrick.
A portion Of the wall Of building on Thirty-frst
street. near Broadway, was blown down.
The roof OF new free stone edi6ce in Thirty
first street, near the Fifth avenue raised from
the wall and blown into the street.
No. Isl Sixteenth street was unroofed
The liberty pole in front of the house corner Of
Laurens and Spring streets, was blown down, and
falling across the awning at the opposite corner it
broke the posts, but no farther damage was done.
The chimney Of house on One Hundred and
Twenty-frst street was blown down during the
night, and falling on the roof, crushed it in. The
house was occupied by Assistant Captain Graham,
ana two young ladies' were, at the time, sleeping
within few feet Of the place and had a very mar
row escape.
The large tree in front of ST. Stephens church,
corner of Christie and Broome streets, was among
those which yielded to the force Of the wind. This
tree was from twelve to sixteen feet in circumfer
ence at the ground. So far had its roots spreadin
the earth that they involved in the fall tomb stone
several feet from the trunk. By the fall another
tree was broken, and the iron railing of the church
yard was damaged.
The exposed open streets up town were swept,
with the bosom Of destruction. Several houses
have been unroofed, and skylights blown away
The tin roofs of two houses in Third avenue were
rolled up like scroll, and blown to distance
One of the walls Of a new brick three story build
ing in Fourth avenue, Thirty-iirst street, was
Frustrated, also stable in the same avenue at the
corner Of Seventeenth street. Two or three unfin-
ished brick buildings were thrown down in Secon
avenue, near Twenty-eighth street, and another
opposite the Harlem Railroad engine house in
Thirty second street.
Washington Parade Ground, Tompkins Square
the Park St Johns Square, Union Park, and
the Battery were shorn of some Of their choicest
beauties.
The telegraphs were all down in consequence of
the storm.
The roof Of building Of the Institution for the
Blind, in the Eighth avenue, was raised by the
force Of the wind, and fell to the story below
There were number OF persons in the apartment
at the time, one Of whom was hurt.
At the Novelty Iron Works, tin roof nearly one
hundred feet square, torn of, and blown on
board steamboat lying at Browns ship yard adj
joining.
A temporary roof covering the unfinished tower
Of Dr. Tyng's church, in Second avenue, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets was blown off.
Chimneys, awning posts, and ornamental trees,
were swept away in every direction.
BROOKLYN suffered terribly, The damage tn
buildings is very great Two-thrds of the trees in
the city Park were torn up At Williamsburgh
school-house and number of private houses were
blown down.
In the interior of the State the storm has been
very severely felt.
In New Jersey, the corn is almost all Frustrated
to the ground, and the wheat oats and rye and the
fruit is severely injured In Harsimus, the storm
was particularly severe. The place has been buta
short time laid out and great portion of the young
trees and shrubbery by which the streets orna
mented, are almost entirely destroyed A desolate
scene presented ITSELF for whole tree could
be seen, and the tops and branches, which but the
day before, were the principal beauty of the place,
were scattered in every direction. The handsome
flower gardens too suffered greatly, not one esca-
ping the fearful ravage of the tornado.
The Philadelphia Ledger says that the storm has
produced disastrous effects in the interior counties
OF that State. In counties the crops were not
harvested and the grain has been Frustrated in all
directions. In the Cumberland valley the wheat
has been nearly all cut, though much oft remains
shocked in the fields, subject to the violence Of the
storm. The oats have been thrown down in every
direction, and il is doubtful whether the crop will
yield onet third average. The corn has been back
ward through the whole of Pennsylvania, and in
some localities has grown but few inches 1t has
been Frustrated in all directions, and the fields look
as ifheavy rollers had been passed over them.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin contains the
following from Morristown correspondent under
date of the 10th
The river is still rising fearfully, and is higher
than it has been for years. learn from Port Gin
ton down, there has been great damage.
The bridges Of Reeves, Birch ~ Co., at Phoenix.
vile, are carried away Six men were carried out
into the stream, and four OF them were drowned.
At Conshobocken, we hear of four men being
drowned. One of them named Hamilton
A little girl was drowned on the opposite side of
the river. -Four men were also drowned at Mana
yunk.
There is said to be breach in the canal at the
Big Catfish Dam, below Phenixville.
At the dam above Phenixville the centre wall
OF the lock gave way. Two boys were drowned and
their boat was destroyed
We learn from the Baltimore Sun of the 22d, that
the bridge across the Schuykl at Schuylkill
Haven, has been carried away. 1t is reported that
the bridge at Orwigsburg landing has also met the
same fate. large portion OF Port Carbon is inun-
dated"
The effects of the storm in the city of Phadel-
phia, are given by the Bulletin as follow
Thousands of awnings have been wrecked, fruit
and shade trees stripped of their branches twisted
ofa the trunks, Frustrated at the roots Several
houses have been unroofed, and a number Of unfn-
ished buildings blown down. The wharves along
the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers have been over
flowed and the shipping has suffered considerably.
The Delaware has risen in height, and there is a
furious reshet threatening little destruction to
property, in the Schuylkill. The walls of most Of
the wrecks of buildings in the burnt district were
beard tuUlbling down at all hours last night and
few of them are left standing to-day. A portion of
the roof of Bishops hat store, in Second street.
below South, was blown off into the street. The
the site of the old National Hotel, at Ninth and
last nighh the upper portion Of the high store of
ket street, which was burned on Sunday before
last, Tell with tremendous crash, crushing the
lower part Of that building and likewise the join
ing store of James b. Smith, ok-seller-serious
damage was done to both stores Had this catas-
trophe happenedn the day time, the loss Of life would
have been awful The part Of Mr.. Smiths estab.
llshment that met with the worst fate, his book
bindery, in which eighty three persons are usually
employed
Here follows a long list of sloops, schooners,
caaai, and fishing boats, sunk at the different
wharves. AT FatrOek, four men were drowned in
canal boat. Thomas and Edward Clark, and
Peter Farley residents of tie city, were three of