The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-30
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The Storm ON Saturday Night.

The Storm ON Saturday Nixht.
Destruction OF PROPERTY-H0UsEs BLOWN DOWN.
RAILROAD TRACKS BROKEN UP-TREEs DESTROYED.
somethng very opposite always succeeds great storm
the night bc very wet the next morning Is certain 70
be dry; and If high wind prevails mostly precedes
calm. Saturday night . mongrc between both-ths
wind blew from every point OF the compass at almost the
moment, and the rain came down drszly or deuS-
ing lust suited Its fancy In consequence Of this yos
teray morniDg, astonished to find the air cool
The srses ciean and the ''shning sehooboy tsce' Of
former days donned by thousands Of people. Be-
ore dark Saturday night the wind east 1t sc1
TO south east at eleven, and blowing strongly At
this hour tbs very heavy rain poured downand -
the wind kept blowing high and shifting gale TIL mosn
ing good deal of damage done in and around tho
city
The express train Of the Hudson River Railroad
ming from Albany to New York duo here at IL O'Clock
Saturday night got off the track within few miles a
the city in Of tho earth under tho RAJ
having been washed away by the rain and ran toward
the river extent about twice its breadth There
passengers or oficere injured. Considerable
alarm prevailed. quantity Of oil from the night lamps
scattered the clothes Of many passengers the
cars swayed to the river side of the road.
The front wall Of large five story blldng In tho
of erection Jackson square, Horato street.
eighth avenue, fell with most tremendous cfaah;
at past O'Clock on Saturday night Fortunately
here was no one hurt. The noise was heard at long
istance.
church building in Seventh avenue Thirteent
street fell ut hate hour in consequence OF the rain and
new house. progress being built in Thirty second
street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues was blown
dreadful gale part oft fell upon adjoining frame
buiiding causing much fright TO the inmates, but
personal harm.
The earth upon the line Of the Eighth avenue Railroad
caved in at good many places In consequence of the
sudden and heavy rain IL may the running
to day, but will soon we are told, be repaired
Fortunately the damage to the shipping in the harbor
and river was not Of considerable amount AT half
past six in the afternoon the ship Sarah g. lily de- lying
Pier East River parted her hawsers but
got back into the slip without sustaining any danage
The Bremen barQue Elize lying ut Pier No. NORTH
River broke adrift but hauled into Pier No with
out damage
The bark Regatta coal laden and outward bound put
back yesterday Sunday afternoon She must have ex
Perienced heavy gale
Sheridan outward bound also had put back into the
North river.
large tree in the Battery ground was blown dowz,
and many denuded of their branches leaves
If in warming OF the approaching winter.
lars situate Front and Vest streets and damaged
goods stored in them.
The awnings torn into ribbands In many parts of
the city.
An addition has lately been making to the teegaph
poles which sustain the wires crossing the North river
at Fort Washington This injured ia many places,
and the wires upon the track Of the Hudson River
Railroad
EFyECTs OF THE STORM IN RROOKLYN.
The storm effected general cleansing Of the stres6s
Of the city which yesterday looked clear OF all filth ana
neat they seldom did before The damage
in the southern portion is confined principally to TIE
pavements and streets which, in places,
dercd almost impossible Several buildings belonging
to Warren Bcman undermined by the food, and It
was found necessary to support the walls with props to
keep them in erect position. In Taylor street. tho
foundation Of large four story brick building carried
away and the whole sdifce tumbled down ruins
In Williamsburg, the effects Of the storm rather
severe than in Brooklyn. three story building on
south Fifth street belonging to Mr. Cohart, was COM
petely destroyed by tho flood and storm combined The
loss Is supposed to be about $1,000 block Of bflck
buildings on Grand street between Ninth and Tenth
streets was considerably damaged and the cellar walls
OF two OF them undermined compelling the occupants u
move out during the height of the storm One man
nearly lost his life by falling into the cellar He was
standing on the front soop at the time. which carried
away by the force of the current The easements of
row OF buildings thirteen in number, in South Fourth
street. inundated to the depth OF several feet I'm
gne Company No. worked several hours yesterday
morning in pumping out the Two three brick
houses In North Seventh street Second street. wer0
prosrated to the ground and the fronts row of une
or ten buildings on the Penny Bridge road near Green
Point, were also blown down. four story house.
On the corner of North Fifth and Sixth streets belonging
70 MIR Gaab Of New York. s badly damaged that ie
Will be necessary to take down the entire front num-
Der Of her buildings less Injured in ohs
parts Of the city.