The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-05
William sburg City News

THE ToRNADO-FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
AWFUL DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN KINGS
COUNTY.
In addition to the particulars of the disastrous
storm which occurred on Friday, Of which partial
account was given in Saturdays paper we have
gathered the following. We also correct several
errors which occurred in the former hastily written
report =
In connection with the three rope walks, mentioned
in Saturday paperas having blown down in Bush
wick, those Of Mr.. Marshall and Mr.. Richard
son, were considerably injured The walk of Messrs.
Allen and Deceive, in Division avenue, between
Seventh and Eighth streets, was blown downthe
entire length, injuring several of the workmen.
The ropewalk Of Messrs. Schermerhorn Bancker d
Co., in North Third street, extending from Second
to Fifth streets was greatly damaged, portion Of it
being blown down.
The "swamps," in the Third ward, were rendered
impossible from the immense quantity of water
which fell.
The roof Of house belonging to Mr.. Boerum, in
North Third street, was blown of, and lodged on
house near by.
The basement Of a house on the corner OF McKib-
bon street and Graham avenue, belonging to A. Wal
with difficulty that the family escaped.
Two trees, standing in front of building near the
Newtown Penny bridge, were struck by lightning
and shattered in pieces
on the plank road, and Mr.. Baumbper, one of the
inmates received such serious internal injuries as
to render his recovery doubtful. He was conveyed
to his residence corner Of Montrose and Graham
avenues. Several ladies were also considerably
injured.
Nine men, who were lat work near the glue factory
in Bushwick, took shelter in an old shanty, which
was blown down, iDjuring three of them, viz: Thorn
as Lawler residing in North Sixth street. thigh bro
ken: Michael Tanning, residing corner of North
Sixth and Third streets leg broken below the knee;
Frederick Hultz, residing in Messerole street, two
ribs broken.
A barn belonging to Justice Maurice in Middle
Village, struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. The fluid also struck Mr.. Rea's residence
in the same village. Damage slight.
The roof and .cbimneys on Martin Kalbfeische's
chemical factory, on the Jamaica turnpike,
were, blown n off, the S roof Of his house sd
brick houses in Grand street, near Second street,
belonging to Mr.. Smith, had the roof Of one nearly
and the other entirely, blown of.
The chimney of new four story house, belonging
to Mr.. B. Rhodes in First street, between North
Seventh and Eighth streets, was struck by light
ming and shattered. The roof of the house was
blown of, and conveyed half block distant.
AT the time the steeple was torn from the Dutch
Reformed church, the young ladies connected with
Professor Metcafs academy, together with q large
number of friends, were in the body and gallery Of
the church, instead Of having been dismissed as
mentioned few only having left previous to the
cond street who were in the gallery were slightly
injured in consequence of portion of the rubbish
from the steeple falling through the aperture in the
roof and ceiling on them. The bell OF the church
weighs 2,ll7 pounds instead of lit pounds, as
stated.
The house No. Lafayette place was also injured,
in consequence Of the spire of the Presbyterian
church falling across the roof of Nos.
A large liberty pole in Grand street, between
Union avenue and Leonard street, was blown down.
MIR. Terrys house, nearly opposite, was also consi
derably injured.
The eagle on the liberty pole in the City Hall Park
has one wing blown of.
A large willow tree in North Third street, near
First was upr0oted and thrown across the street.
A milk and bakers wagon, the former in North
Second and the latter in Grand street were upset,
and the drivers considerably injured.
Several hundred gallons Of swill milk at the Swill
MILK Mandatory" in the Second ward, were turned
sour by the thunder.
Part of shed attached to the Kings County Hotel,
at the foot Of South Seventh street, was blown
down, striking and seriously injuring horse. Sc
yeIal hundred panes of glass were broken out Of
Messrs. Burr and Waterbury's Block Mandatory in
First street near South Eighth.
The windows on the various upper ferry boats
were greatly shattered The bridge on the New
York side used by the Division avenue ferry boats,
was greatly damaged in consequence Of the surging
OF the boat " hch was fast to it.
An old barn on Judge Conselyea's farm, belonging
to Mrs. Williams on the Jamaica Turnpike, was
blown down, burying beneath its ruins several per-
sons who had fed inside for protection from the
storm, mangling the limbs of four Of them in shock
ing manner.
row Of buildings belonging to Mr.. Lynch, in &c.
cond street, between North Seventh and Eighth
streets Invested Of their tin roof beside having
their cbimneys blown down. The public school
houses suffered very much from the hailstones.
The roof of a building belonging to the brewery
Of Messrs. Patton, Banker 4 Ely, in North Fourth
street, twenty-five by forty feet, was carried dis
lance of two hundred feet, passing over several
threestory buildings. An iron pipe, used q Chin
ney in the same building, was broken in three
pieces. One piece, measuring twenty feet, was car
ried distance of half block by the wind.
hogshead of liquor, standing in front of James
Canigan's porter house, corner Of North Sixth and
Second streets, was driven through Second street
with such force to strike against burst open and
enter an iron door in Graham & Polleys diaillery,
in North Fifth street corner of Second
The mast Of the lighter Ohio, belonging to Mr..
Ford, of Brooklyn, was broken short Off to the
deck.
In Greenpoint little damage with the exception of
the loss of window glass, was done.
The entire amount Of damage done by the storm
in Williamsburg and vicinity will exceed one hun
dred thousand dollars.
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