The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-06
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Richmond. July 6. 1854,
THE LATE STORM in NEW YORK

North West. violent as II was II was exs
ceedingly fortunate tha, its duration did not
exceed half an hour. With the torrents sf
rain were mingled hail stones said to have
been of enormous size. Some of them were
of rohnboidal form and as large as hens
egg. Pieces Of ice, one weighing as mach as
two hounds, are said to have fallen. Many
windows were shattered. The strength of
the Crystal palace was severely tried. One
of the Editors Of the Tribune VINO happened
to be in the vicinity, and took refuge in the
building during the storm, says: sal b.s3
ave had scarcely passed the Northern en-
trance and reached the gallery by the nearest
fieht of steps, when the torrent-it was not
rain, but an avalanche of water-struck the
building; the cutters were filled OF the wind
ward side in moment, and poured over 10 an
almost unbroken sheet of water, which was
driven through the Venetian blind ventilators
into and half way across the North West
gallery, and also through the upper veptila.
tors falling upon the main floor OF the North
trausept. Workmen hasfened to close the
blinds, but that did not prevent the deluge.
The timing of the dome being unfinished, the
water came down in showers all over the
centre.
Gl
window used for egress OF workmen upon the
roof, and the water came in in almost solid col
umns. For a time The water was nearly two
inches deep on the gallery floor, and poured
down the stairs in miniature cascades.
A great number of boxes, bales, and pack
ages of goods lay npon the main Aoor, among
which the water poured down from the edge OF
the gallery floor in destructive quantities. For
tunately: but lew goods were opened, and were
upon the tables, or the damage would have
been irreparabie. As il is, we fear some OF the
goods are injured
The grandest exhibition that will ever be
seen aud heard in the place, we witnessed yes
terday. About ten minutes after the storm
burst, The most terrific hailsfones we ever saw
began TO rattle like discharges of muskatry
upon the tin roof and glass sides. Some OF
the masses of ice were as large as hens eggs.
There were probably thousand excited work.
men in the building, and good many exhlbi-
tors and visitors, among whom were some
twenty ladies'. A portion OF the fFame work
of the addition next 42d street went down with
terrible crash, and part of the brick wall of
the engine house on the opposite side OF the
street was blown Uver, crushing two or three
shanties, fortunately without any other injury
than driving the occupants out into the storm.
La Forty third street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, the most terrible disaster from
this Storm was experienced. Two unfinished
frame buildings, three stories high, were en-
| tirely overthrown. and there being some eight
or ten workmen in different parts OF the build
ing, several lives were lost. Fhe bodies of
John McCanby, John Mcdonald and master
| piasleFer had been taken out, and fears we're
| entertained that there were other victims be-.
Meath the ruins.
| A large number Of unfinished buildings in
| all sections of the city were damaged. A new
l L.. k.,.i 81. ~ al
| North river, was blown down and Chas Flynn
was killed in the ruins.
The church edifce on the corner Of Pear
and Willoughby streets, Brooklyn, was struck
| by lightning, the electric fluid entering neal
the top of the steeple, making large hole.
| At Williamsburg the steeple OF Rev. Mr.
Porter's church was blown of. In the lattel
case, the bell crushed in the roof of the lee
ture room adjoining. The lecture room wat
vacated but short time previous. The los.
altogether, is estimated at $4,000. A portion
OF the roof Of the M. E. church ia South Sec.
ond street was blown off The three rope walks
| Of Messrs. Thurston, Lawrence, and Messrs
Waterbury g. Co., in the suburbs Of Williams
burg, were entirely destyoyed-loss estimated
at $4,000. The roof of the City Hall wal
| considerably damaged, and the roof of the
| Half Way House was taken off to the distance
| of two blocks. MANY other buildings wers
seriously damaged. The lightning struck il
several places, and a number of persons were
injured in various ways. 1t is believed tha
| no loss of life occurred. .a s
Conrad Deitz, aged "a years, while walking
| along Tenth avenue during the thunder storm
was struck by lightning and Instantly killed
POLITICAL ExCoMMUNICATiON.-Th Wash
ington Union Of Saturday denounces, in tn,
strongest language, the New York Evening
Post and the Buffalo Republic as abolitonists
and deems it duty to its party ito repudiat
| all sympathy or connection with them," and il
| future will treat them "as standing as clearl,
without the pale of the Democratic party as th
| New York Tribune or the National Era.",
| Nicholas Blddle, when pres dent of the Uni
| ted States Bank, obtained the opinion of Chan
celIor Kent on some point of law, for whicl
the Chancellor charged fee of one hundre,
/ dollars. THAT 10 not enough, judge" sal,
| Mr.. b., "here are two hundred dollars, an.
your services are cheap at that" "How
this, said the chancellor, "do you think d.
not know the value ofmy own opinioL7 Yo,
have tasatted me; but on the whole I'll pocke
the insult. Boston Post. -,
CURIOUS EPirAPHs.-la q country eray
yard in New Jersey there is plain stone erec,
ed over the grave of beautiful Young lady
with only this inscription upon 1t: :
~ Julia Adams, died of thin shoes, April II
| 1889, aged 1872
One stone, more conspicuous than the i eel
has this singular inscription upon IL:
"Here lies tie body Of John Jones, VII,
never heid an office. An honest man.
kennedy FOR DYsEsrEsr The seaso,
having arrived when bilious and dyscnteri
diseases prevail, the following recipe iron
baocockis Philosophical Recreations, ma,
prove serviceabie 10 the public:-In addition /,
Inc value ofpulverizad charcoal in hiiious dis
orders, two ounces Of il boiled in pint Of fresl
m,ik, may be taken ID doses of wine gIas
Toll by adults, every two hours. 10 the mos
| obstinate dysentery, uni,l relief 10 impaired
which has not tailed TO be tho effect in aimos
| every instance. II 10 harmless and may b
tried with safeiy. ~ a.a go $
| The ToRM ON DELAwAaE RlvER.-Mr
Braisted, residing 10 Diyisiop avenue, vii,
| Iiamsburgs was; crossing iha Delaware River
near Burlington. with boat load Of aeyenteeu
horses. BY the violence Of the storm. hir,,sell
and four horses were washed overheard fie
was soon rescued, but tho horsss were Ioot.-
Tfey cost him t720 and wera ;nsupAA e.