New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-04
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Th hail storm nd tornado FRIDAY afternoon Was very
disastrous in is effects The churches nearly al sui
fered more or less some very severely. The Reformed
Dutch Church on Fourth yielded its steepe and bell
and part Of the roof The in falling crushed the
second story Of the Consstory adjoining and injured
the dwelling house occupied by Rev. DR. Mel Ain More
an hundred children with Teachers were 10 the lower
room Of the Conssory bulldng-none were injured The
First Tresby terrain Church South Fourth 81, has lost its
fine steeple and the house opposite jefferson place
was crushed by the tall and rendered unenanable. The
Methodist Episcopal Church South Second st partly
unroofed the tmbers falling into the yard.
Several dwelling houses in Monroe place South Fifth
.e .trpped Of their tin which WAS carried like bundled
bdqu quite the street and laid in the door yard
The New England church South Ninth ST. slightly
damaged by the lifting Of the tin roof at end. Undn-
shed walls lie prosre in every where they faced the
storm.
More than twenty dwellings more or less damaged
exclusive Of the breakage OF glass This latter loss by
bail Is very severe. We porch where twenty
lights gone out OF perhaps forty in all The streets
are s,rewn with Alsnthus branches and tranks-and
wooden awnings resolved instantly into pine boa'ds-and
the snaioulc remains OF fences.
The scene was exciting in the extreme The rain and
hail seemed almost horizontal Horses wild with fear and
men With skeleton umbrellas raced along the streets which
flooded in an instant.
hut in less than minutes ve-red round nearly north
al which point the hail and wind and
destructive
Among the houses damaged are Meyers grocery cor
ner OF Grand and Sixth roof of snd wa DO En
Porierhouse Grand snd Fourth, partly unroofsd New
building in Grand near Seventh 81, down. New houses
IN Grand Union partly unrOofrd Ropewalks in
same vicinity destroyed. House in De Bevois-st down
one in Johnsoust uuroofed Brick house OF nth
Second and Even SIS Destroyed and three carpenters
badly injured House corner of North Second and Eighth
down one ditto corner North Seventh and Fourth Dis
tiery in North Fourth uarooied City Hall root badly
dsmsged
The frames to three story HOUSES in Norh Seventh
between Fourth aud Fh were blown entirely do Fn
The roofs Of two brick buildings owned by Mr. Smith, in
Crsn6-st second blown OF, Ani the chinneys
were partially demolished.
over 400 psnes Of glass broken out on tie north
side Of Public school No = corner Of Filth aud North
Eth SIS.
The tin roofing was entirely blown of Of Eve build
es corner of Second and North Eighth sts belonging to
MIR Lynch
ON b orpost side o! the street the roof OF the house
owned BY Mr herman considerably injured also the
roof of his brick barn was blown OF an landed upon
dwelling house near by.
The TN roofing on three dwelling houses in First street
North Eighthstreet belonging to Mr. Rhodes WAS
blown OF large sheets Of which landed in the streets seye
raj rods distant
house corner Of Mex bben ST and Graham ava owned
by Mr. Walters, the basement Of which WAS used as
bakery was so suddenly inundated with water that the
family barely escaped being drowned the water breaking
through and pouring in in torrents from pond in va
can, lot
mikman who was driving through North Fifth ST. had
h's wagon upset and himself horse wagon and mkcsns
were thrown into heap promiscuosy He escaped bit
SLIGHTLY injured.
The block Of buildings owned by Mr wIn A lowry Of