Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-07-13
A SERIES CT CALAMITIES IN NEW YORK.

4 SERlES CT CALAMtTlES IN NEW YORK.
a series of caamities occurred in New York on
Friday, involving the loss Of fourteen lives, the main.
ing of as many more, and the destruction of large
amount of property. The first the explosion of
one of the boiler fews OF Lac steamer New World,
Gas mentioned in our telegraphic despatch on Satur-
day,) as she was about to leave for Albany, att
O'Clock in the morning. By this accident Eli Buel,
John Reid. John Donnely, Jos. Fosdck. Jas. Porter
and John J. Monks, fremen, were so badly scalded
to cause their deaths; and John Foster, waiter,
in his fright, jumped overheard and drowned.
Washington Halves, the chief engineer, and Edward
Martin, dock hand, were badly scaled, and several
others slightly.
The fire on the same morning, which resulted in
John Gushing being burnt TO death, and Mrs. Sophia
Healy being killed by jumping from fourth story
window, was at the bakery of Jas. Donegan, which
was entirely destroyed. Two entire families came
near perishng in The flames. They were compelled
to leap from 4th story window.
On the same morning little child of John Ober-
huber fell into pot of coffee, by which it was
scalded TO death.
But the most serious calamity of the day ensued
from a violent hail storm, accompanied by lightning
and high wind, which passed over the upper Sec
ton OF the city between five and six O'Clock in the
afternoon, lasting about half and hour. The hail
stones, pieces Of ice, they represented
Of extraordinary size, and claltered down upon the
roofs of the houses like a shower OF brckba,s. Ii
is said the shipyard Of MIR. Thomas Collyer al the
Dly boChs WdS CofcItu Win sudpeu
pieces Vf ice, large clusters Of haistone Several
Of them were measured, one of which was CT inches
in circumference, another inches, and third inca
sured inches long and inches thick. The inhab
itanls of house in Waverly place startled by
solid body falling in the front yard, and proceed
ing there found number of pieces of ice, hich ap
peared to have been originally piece broken by
The fall. When together they would weigh about
two pounds. The garden at the back of the house
had also large number Of pieces Of ice scattered
over it, and skyight at the top Of the house was
smashed by the hailslones. A piece of ice fell on
the pavement before gentlemans window, of the
size of mans fist, followed by much larger,
which, however, broke into fragments when struck
the ground Tie force of the hail stones broke
eral skylights, and after the icebas had lain for
some time, and considerably dissolved, hat
full could be taken up, averaging the size OF hens
eggs The Commercial says
The grandest exhibition that will everbe seen and
heard In the place, we witnessed at the Crystal
Palace. About ten minutes after the storm burst the
most terrific hailstones ever began TO rattle
like discharges Of musketry upon the lin roof and
glass sides. Some OF the masses of ice large
as hens eggs. There probably thousand ex-
cited worknen in the building, and good many
exhibitors and visitors, among whom were some 90
ladies. portion OF the frame work Of the addition
next to AZ street went down with 4 terrible crash,
and part of the brick wall Of the engine house On
the opposite side of the street, was blown over crush
ing two or three shantes. fortunately without any
other injury than driving the occupants out into the
storm.