Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-09

series Or calafnilies occurred in New " fk On
Friday involving tile loss Of fourteen lives the ulatnl
ing Of as many more, and edestruction Of large
amount Of property. The irst wasthe explosion OF
one Of The boiler flew Of the steamer New MOrld.
( as mentioned in teegraphc despatch on Sainr-
day.) as she was about 10 leave for Albany, al
Q CLOCK in the morning BY this accident Eli Buel,
John Reid John Bonnelly Jos. Fosdiek Jas. Porter
aud John J. Monks fremen. were so badly scalded
as to cause their deats and John Foster, waiter,
in his fright, jumped overheard and was drowned
Washington Halves, the chief engineer, and Edward
Martin, dock hand, we've 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 perishlng in the flames. fhey were compelled
! to leap from 4lh 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 violent hail storm, accompanied by lightning
and high wind, which passed over the upper Sec
ton city between Ave and six O'Clock in the
afternoon, lasting about half and hour. The hall
stones pieces OF ice, they represented were
of extraordinary size and clattered down upon the
roofs OF the houses like shower of brickbats. Ii
is said the shipyard of Mr.. Thomas Collyer, at the
Dry Dock, covered with iTregularly shaped
pieces Of ice, large clusters of Maidstone. Several
Of them measured, one OF which was st inches
in circumference, another inches, and third nea-
sured 3 inches long and inches thick. The inhab-
tanis of house in Waverly place were startled by
solid body falling in the front yard, and proceed
ing there found number of pieces Of ice, which 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
it, and skylight at the top of the house was
smashed by the haiistones. piece of ice fell on
the pavement before gentleman's window, of The
size of mans fist, followed by one much larger,
which, however, broke into fragments when struck
the ground The force of the hail stones broke
eral skylights, and after the ce-balls had lain for
some time, and were considerably dissolved, hat
full could be taken up, averaging the size OF hens
eggs. The Commercial says:
The grandest exhibition that will ever be seen and
heard in the place, witnessed al the Crystal
Palace About minutes after the storm burst, the
most terrific hailstones began to rattle
like discharges of musketry upon the tin roof and
glass sides. Some Of the of ice as large
as hens eggs There probably thousand ex-
cited workmen in the building, and good many
exhibitors and visitors, among whom were some 20
ladies'. portion OF the frame work of the addition
next TO AZ street went down with terrible crash,
and part OF the brick wall of the engine house On
the opposite side Of the street, blown over, crush
ing three shanties, fortunately without any
other injury than driving the occupants out iuto the
storm.