The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-09-11
PAUL. MINNESOTA TERRITORY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1852
tremendous Storm In n W York.

Tremendous Storm In W York.
Destruction Of PROPERLY Houses blopn
do,rn-Ralroad tracks broken up
Trees destroyed.
About five o'clock on Saturday after
noon, rain commenced falling. The
storm was moi violent until about nine
O'Clock in the evening, when wind COM
menced blowing fl,riously, and the water
came down in torrents. This continued
u'.til about five o'clock on Sunday MORN
ing, when it ceased raining-the wind
continued 10 blow almost 10 hurricane
pitch during the entire day.
The express train of the Hudson River
Railroad, running from Albany 10 New
York, due here at | | o'clock on Sunday
night, got off the track within few miles
OF The city. in consequence o. the earth
under the rail having been washed away
by the rain, and ran towards the river to
an extent twice its own breadth. Con-
siderable alarm prevailed. A quantity
OF oil from the MI ght lamps was scattered
over the clothes Of many OF the p,sscn-
gers as the cars swayed to the river side
vi tut TOdu.
The front wall of large new five story
building, in the course OF erection on
jackson Square, Hora,io ST, ncar Eighth
Avenue, fell with tremendous crash, at
half past II o'clock OH Saturday night
Fortunately there was no one hurt. The
noise was heard at a long distance.
The entire back wall and part of the
81 lie walls OF the church now building in
Seventh avenue, near Thirteenth ST., fell,
at a late hour, i'll consequence OF the rain
and storm.
"A new house in process Of being built
in Thir;y-sccond-St., between Ninth and
Tenth Avenues, was blown down about
II o'c'ock OH Saturday night, in most
dreadful gale. A part Of it fell on an ad-
joining building, causing much fright 10
the inmates, but no p rsunal harm
The earth upon the line OF the Eighth
avenue Railroad, caved in at a good many
places, in consequence Of the sudden and
heavy rain. 1t may prevent the cars run
ming to-day, but will soon, we are told, be
repaired.
Fortunately the damage to the shipping
in the harbor and river was not of any
considerable amount At half past 6 r.
NJ, the ship Sarah G. Hyde, lying at pier
No. Al, East river. parted her stern haw-
sers, but got back into the slip without
sustaining amy damage
The bark Regatta. coal laden and OUT
war'l bound, put back yesterday (SundIy)
afternoon. She must have experienced
a heavy gale.
About the same time it was reported
that the ship Sheridan, outward bound
also, had put bac~ into North River.
A large tree in the battery ground was
blown down, and many more denuded OF
their branches and leaves. as if in warn
ing Of the approaching winter.
A large quantity Of wafer poured into
the various cellars situate on the West
and Front streets, and damaged goods
stored in them.
The awnings were torn in ribbons in
many parts of the city.
An addition has llle'y been making to
the telegraph poles which sustain the
wires crossing the North river at Fort
Washington. This was injured in many
places, and the wires >trewed upon the
track Of the Hudson River Rilroa1.
Effects of The Storm an Brooklyn.-
The damage in the southern portion is
confined principally to the pavements and
streets, which in some places are render
ell almost impossible Several buildings
were undermined by the flood. In Tay-
lor street the foundation Of a large four
story brick building, was carried away
and the whole edificc tumb!ed down, a
mass of ruins. In Williamsburgh, the
effects Of the storm were rather more Sc
we're than at Brooklyn.
Jersey Ci'y.-Thc storm of Saturday
night done considerable damage in many
p,rts Of the city. A three story brick
House on the corner of Morgan and Steu-
ben streets, in the course of erection, was
blown down. trees rooted up in macy
parts Of the city, and the plank road has
received considerable injury.