The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-04

SOUND.
Williamsburg Cisy News:
THE ToRSADo-FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
AWFUL DESTRUCTION OF iaoftfrY ~ 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 Saturdays paper as 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 iDjuring several of the workmen.
The rOpewalk of MessIs. SchermerhOrn, Bancker &
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
impss able from the immense quantity Of water
| which fell.
The roof of house belonging to Mr.. Boerum, in
North Third street, was blown off, and lodged on
house near by.
The basement Of house on the corner Of McKib-
bon street and Graham avenue belonging to A. Wal
tiers, was suddenly filed will water that it was
with difficulty that the family escaped.
Two trees, standing in front of a building near the
Newtown Penny bridge, ere struck by lightning
| and SHATTERED l eCes.
| -Four caril4-s d funeral procession were upset
on the plank road, and Mr.. Baumbner, of the
inmates, received such serious internal injuries
to render bis recovery doubtful. He was conveyed
| to his residence corner of Montrose and Graham
avenues. Several ladies were also considerably
injured.
NiLe men, who were at work near the glue factory
in Bushwick, took shelter in an cid shanty, which
was blown down, inju1ing 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, was struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. The fluid also struck Mr.. Rea's residence
| in the same village Damage slight.
| The roof ard chimneys on Martin Kabheische's
chemical factory on the Jamaica turnpike.
were blown OF; the roof Of his house ad-
| joining was also blown of. The two new
brick houses in Grand street, near Second street,
belonging TO Mr. Smith, had the roof of one nearly,
and the other entirely, blown off.
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
nEg and shattered. The roof of the same house was
blown of and conveyed half block distant.
At the time the steeple torn from the Dutch
Reformed church, the young ladies connected with
Professor Metcafs academy together with a 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
storm. Three young ladies, residing in South Sc
cond street, who were in the gallery, were slightly
injured in consequence of portion of the uobsh
from the steeple falling through the aperture in the
roof ard ceiling on them. The bell of the church
weighs 2,ll7 pounds, instead Of 1T 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 No. g.
large Liberty pole in Grand street, between
Union avenue and Leonard street, was blown down.
Mr. TeIry's house, nearly opposite, was also consi
delably injured
Tie 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 uprooted and thrown across the street.
milk and bakers wagon, the former in North
Second and tie latter in Grand street were upset,
and the drivers considerably Injured.
Several hundred gallons OF swill milk, at the Swill
Milk Maiufactory' in the Second ward, were turned
| sour by the thunder.
Part Of a shed attached to the Kings County Hotel,
at the foot Of South Seventh street, was blown
down, striking and seriously injuring horse Sc
| veral hundred panes Of glass were broken ont of
Messrs. Burr and Waterburys 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 CT the surging
Of tie boat which was fast to it.
An old barn Oh Judge Conselyea's farm, belonging
70 Mrs. Williams, On tie Jamaica Turnpike was
blown down, buying beneath its ruins several Der.
sons who had fed inside for protection from the
stoim mangIg the limbs Of four of them in a shock
ing manner.
A row Of buildings belonging to Mr. Lynch, in Sc
cond street, between North Seventh and Eighth
streets wtle Invested Of their tin roof beside having
their chimneys blown down. The public school
houses suffered very much from the hailstones
The roof OF building belonging to the brewery
OF hessrs. Patton Banker & Ely, in North Fourth
street, twenty-five by forty feet was carried a dis
tance Of two hundred feet, passing over several
threestoIy buildings. An iron pipe used as a CHM
ney in the same building, was broken in three
pieces. One piece, measuring twenty feet, was car
rcd distance OF half a block by the wind.
hog head Of liquor, standing in front Of James
Cauigan's porter house, corner Of North Sixth and
Second streets, was driven through Second street
with such force as to strike against burst open and
enter an iron door in Graham & Polleys dstillery
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 Greenpont little damage, with the exception of
the less 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.
Obituary.
InTBE TtUssAINT, who died last week vss bor, IN the
se1yituce IN - Ton.ipeo ard in devoted attendance
upon his mistress in her fight from that Island arrived
IN Ills cit. ia 49,. Here the former d. pendant became
the sole support OF the uu Fortunate lady, her most