Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-07

Tue sroRs OF FRrpAr Eyrsmo.-The rain storm us
had here on Friday evening" was Il would SEEM the out
rider OF great hall Storm which prevailed with terrible
elects In New York and the vicinity We have had sc
counts OF Its extending far north as In
pennsylvania and NO have accounts that Il reached
as lar cast as Snsburg, In Connecticut In Boston, tho
papers say there was rot cloud to DO SEEN and the at
mosphere was remarkably serenei
In New York the damage WAS very grea,. 7, cam
mencsd there atour O'clock when the Commercial
The city visited by the most terrible storm of rain
nan and thunder thst has been here Tor
years The wind blew hurricane from tho Northwest
In less than half hour During that brior lime hoe
ever great damage DONE The rain which ie In tor
rents vas n.ermnged with halstones OF almost fabulous
sze gertlemin who resides In the sixteenth ward in
orns US tnat the halstoncs large hcns eggS
and rhomboidal In shape. ee'
The residents Of house In waveriey Place were start
oy ne i OF piece OF ice In their yard weighing
least two pounds Many largo pieces Of Ice also fell
near the dry dock In the ship yard Of Mr. Thomas Col
er several Of these hastones were
anu Two were ound to be more than six inches in crcum
ercnces Tho windows Of nearly all green houses in
the upper part Of the city shattered and the strength
oil the Crystal Palace severely tested One of tho
eos Of the Tribune who happaned to be In the vicinity
anu TOOK refuge In the building during the Storm SAYS:
the grandest exhibition that will ever be seen and
heard In this place, we witnessed yesterday About ten
minutes AFTER the storm burst the most terrific hasoues
we ever saw, began to rattle like discharges of muskery
upon The tin roof and glass sides Some Of the masses OF
Ice were as large rs hens eggs There were probably
thousand excited workmen in the building, and good
many exhibitors and visitors, among whom were some
twenty ladies. portion Of the frame work of the add
ton next to 42d down with terrible crash
aud part OF the brick wall Of the engine house on the ODD
posite side OF the ee blown over crushing two or
three shanes, fortunately without any other injury than
driving the occupants out into the storm.
We had scarcely passed the Northern entrance and
reached the gallery by tho flight Of steps when
au anrha of
struck the building; the cutters were filed on the wind
ward side In moment aud poured, in an almost un.
broken sheet OF water which driven through IN,
Venetian e'ini ventlaors into aud half way across the
North west gallery and also through the upper ventatos
falling upon the main aoor of the North ransep. Work.
FASTENED close the blinds hut that al; no, r.r,
the leuge The timing of the dome being uppisbed ,h
water came down in showers all over the centre
Many worknen were the dome when the shower
struck ~ several Of them in then haste escape such
dangerous proximity to the lightning came down snoe
ropes hand over hand Large numbers OF workmen were
engaged all over the exterior and such scamper;ng will
rarely witnessed Ii was found impossible close north
window used Tor ngrcss and egress OF worken upon the
roo ana the water came in in almost solid columns For
time the water was nearly inches deem on the Gala
~ hoor, and poured down the stairs in miniature cas-
cadcs.
great number Of boxes bales and packages Of ,ood
lay upon the main hoor among which the water poured
down from the edge of the gallery floor in destructive
quantities. fortunately, but few goods were opened and
were upon the tables, the damsge would have ha.n
reparaole ~ is fear Of the goods are iniur
ed In the height of the Storm the centre portion of the
an ght over the Western franco burst in and scv.-aI
single lights broken by staging or otherwise Jm,,
uae steps must be taken to enlarge the capacity of The
conductors, and to make eectual shield against
ram driving in through the blinds the exhibition will he
past redemption, II such another storm this should oc
cur.
But it in Forty.third street between Ffnb anil
Sixth avenues thar the most terribls dis,sor r 49,;
storm experienced. Two unfinished frame hn;iJ;ns
three stories high belonging to Dr. s. p Townsend were
enreY over.nro"n At the time the accident occurred
mere were SIX men employed on the ground noor three
OF them as pasierer and three aborers On the upoer
hoor there were other wokmcn and in addition to thes
were many persons who had sought temporary Shelter
SO sudden was the accident tina, time was given for e
cape.
Three bodies taken up dead and six persons very
severely mnnged by broken limbs and severe bruises
The Commercial adds
new brick building in Forty third street near the North
river, was blown down. aud Charles FLYNN was tiad ~
the rufus Four brick houses in course of cons,rncon
at the corner of Thirty fifth Second avenue the
walls OF which about and half stories high
we're Prosiraed The windows in the Free Academy new
Bible liolc, and probably other elifces suffered much
rom the hall The wooden knights which adorned the front
on the Hppodromc were blown aud broken TO pieccs-
Many awnings in various parts Of the CITY vor torn f,
ter sienng' and there has doubtless been much other
damage. ~
we nave eonversed with gentleman residing on the
east side OF the city, whose observation more than CON
hrms all that We have said. piece of ice fell on tho
pavement before his window, of the size OF mans fist
followed by one much larger, which, however, broke into
nail stones broke several skyigh and after the icebas
had lam Tor some time and considerably dissolved
nearly hatGl were taken up averaging the size of hens
eggs.
The Journal Of Commerce saws:
The church eiifce on the corner of Pcarlapd W;Io,
by streets Brooklyn was struck by lightning the electric
ud entering near the top of the steepe making largo
hole In passing down, took spiral course around h
steepe taking oil the boards and leaving the tin hanpin
in large flaps. e"e
At Williamsburg, on Friday p. NJ, the seenls Of Rox
If NJ
OIL In the latter the bell crushed in the roof of the
lecture room, adjoining. The lecture room was
out short time previous The loss altogether |. es,;
mated $4,000. portion of the roof the NJ church
IN South Second street, blown Off The three roma
Walks OF hsss Ihurston lawrence and Mcssrs. Water
bury Co., in the suburbs of Williamsburg were entreIv
estimated at The roof the CITY
Hall was considerably damaged and the roof of the "al
way House was tken off TO the distance of two blocks
many other buildings were seriously damaged The LIGHT
ming struck In several places aud number Of persons
OF life occurred ~ Nv 'o''
At Beverly, ~ j. the Episcopal Church ON Br;Igc ,o,
was struck by lightning and demolished large nor,;o
OF tho roofing Of Perkins Hotel was torn off and ,he
building otherwise much injured WV
Extract Of letter dated
CAFE MAY, July 9.
We had one oil the greatest hail storms Yesterday AFTER
noon ever saw am almost afraid to tell YOU the sizo
OF some OF them, but actually gentleman had one that
was as large as billiard ball. and the common size was
from 70 inches IN circumference. 1t Is now quite
pleasant As / write.-BaH. Patriot
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