Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09
VIOLENT STORM AT NEW YORK.
FROM NEW YORK PArrRs OF SATURDAY.


About o'clock last evening this city visited by
the most terrible storm of rain hail. and thunder that
has been experienced here for many years. The wind
blew hurricane from the northwest but the was
transient it violent subsdng in less than half
hour During that brief time however, great damage
done. The rain, which fell in torrents was inter
mingled with hailsones of almost fabulous size. gen.
eman who resides in the sixteenth ward informs that
the hail large hens eggs and rhomboi-
dial in shape.
The residents Of dhouse in Wavery place were start
led by the fall of piece of ice in their yard weighing
least two pounds Many large pieces of ice also fell
the dry dock. In the shpyard of Mr. Thomas Col
ier several Of these hail
ed, and two found to be than six inches in
circumference The windows of nearly all the green
houses In the upper part Of the city shattered and
the strength Of the Crystal Palace severely tested
About ten minutes after the storm burst the most
terrific bail stones began to rattle like dis
charges Of musketry upon the tin roof and glass sides
Some OF the masses OF ice were large hens eggs
There were probably thousand excited workmen in the
building and good many exhibitors and visiters among
whom were some twenty ladies. portion of the frame
work of the addition next AID street down with
terrible crash and part of the brick wall of the
house the opposite side Of the street was blown
crushing two three shantes fortunately without
any other injury than driving the occupants into the
storm.
1t in Forty third street. between Fifth and Sixth
avenues that the terrible disaster from this storm
experienced Two unfinished frame buildings three
stories high belonging to Dr. s. p Townsend,
tirey overthrown. At the time the accident occurred
there six employed the ground Aoor-three
Of them pasterers and three aborers On the upper
floor there other workmen and in addition to these
there were many persons who had sought temporary
shelter So sudden was the accident that no time was
given for escape James McAulay, VIM. McCracken, and
Mathew McGrann killed. and five others severely
injured
new brick building in Forty third street. near the
North river, blown down, and Charles Flynn Was
killed In the ruins
Four brick houses in course of construction at the
of Thirty fifth street and Second avenue the walls of
which were about and half stories high were pros
trated
The windows in the Free Academy the new Bible
House, and probably other edces, suffered much from
the hail The wooden knights which adorned the front
of the Hippodromc were blown down and broken to
pieces
The tempest was fearfully violent at williamsburg on
the other side of the river The steepe of the First Pres
byteran church, Rev DR.. McLane blown off, carry
ing with it large portion Of the roof and falling
the street nearly demolished dwelling house, directly
opposite occupied by Mr.. Johnston, whose family
at the time and thus probably their lives saved
The steeple of Rev Mr.. Porter's Dutch Reformed
Church also torn off, falling the roofs of three
houses, occupied respectively by Mr.. Sterns Dr. Ward
and Rev. Dr. McLane. The bell of the church, which
weighs hundred and seventeen pounds fell the
roof of the lecture ROOM which is separate building
Immediately adjoining the church, this roof together
with those of the three houses above alluded to-
pletely crushed in.
In the last named church. the young ladies connected
with Professor Metcalfs Academy had been holding
literary entertainment during the afternoon which
largely attended They had not left the building when
the accident happened While engaged in examining the
drawings &C. of the pupils the audience alarmed
by The violence with which the wind rushed through the
windows, which had been open of the heat
Soon they closed but order had been restored
when the belfy and the seeple began to shake causing
the bell to toll and leaving the impression the minds
of those present that there fire in the vicinity In
q moment the steepe fell with tremendous crash
and the greatest excitement prevaedyoung ladies
ming to their parents mothers screaming for their child
rem, and all instinctively making for the pulpit which
at the end opposite the steepe. The whole
bafed description But few of the hragest present
could keep from showing their alarm. Fortunately,
person injured.
About onethird of the roof of the Methodist Episcopal
Church also blown off from the part Of the
church.
windows of the Gothic church. corner Of Grand and
Even streets, were entirely demolished.
The rope-walks ofMessrs. Waterbury Co., Mr. Thurs
ston, and Mr. Lawrence completely destroyed. The
loss to the three walks cannot fall short of 000
Mr. Rhodes's saw factory in Union avenue, was very
considerably injured The Halfway House, corner of
Twelfth and South Third streets had the roof blown off
and conveyed nearly two blocks before striking the
ground
building in course Of erection belonging to Elias
Johnson and three others being erected nearly opposite
/ were all demolished.
| The City Hall was greatly damaged about the roof
Scarcely house be found in the whole city that
ms sustained less damage either by the wind
that the houses would fall in aud crush many
man driving hears returning from of the ceme-
teres on Long Island having deposited his dead there
was driving along Fourth street and turned go down
South Sixth street. when the wind overset the hearse
horse, and man. He picked up from the mass by
few compassionate individuals and he yet his driver
Officer Shedrake, of the Third Ward while walking
through Even street. struck by large hailstone
which forced its way through fur hat and inflicted
very serious wound on the top of his head.
Some of the hailstones which fell measured by actual
measurement from four to inches in length and three
to four inches in thickness bearing strong resemblance
to huge cake of ice.
The damage sustained is variousy estimated at from
900 to $4,000.
1t rumored the North river side last evening
that about fifty vessels had been capszed in the North
river about the Palisades II this the case there must
have been many lives lost
The Of the typhoon from northwest across
the North river by the Palisades and then down through
the island, striking most heavily the Eighteenth Ward
then across to Wliamsburgh, &c. where it seemed to
sport with wooden shantes fences trees and tin roofs
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