New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-28
a SUDDEN SQUALL.
ene Ericsson sunk ther Vessels Cap
cized-Loss Of Life Roofs blown off
Bouses struck with lightning.
TIE TORNADO.

THE TORNADO.
Abor, s o'clock yesterday afternoon storm came
h YER, suddenly from the west, with Lightning rain
I'd besvy gale Of VINO
The ds, had been very warm and e''ll. and the
Ln,m ~, more Ike an August tornado than 40 April
koxer. II cane very suddenly AMI in txo minutes
L. the frat puff OF wind perfect deluge of rain
L.ms dawn: the ,ky was al OF glare with the ligh
La the tbuuoer pesled terrlhcally, and chaos was
home seais in real earnest
Ga v,olent was the onslaught that neither man nor
%, time coul make hea against the gale; We
E.,os either renamed il at anchor or scudded
.l,,l, before the storm; ferry boats in the stream
,sa not venture to their docks, while those in the
n. did not venture out; and all craft in tae stream
\. ppce took in their Canvas, let go anchors aud
Lok ,vcb measures for safety would be demanded
lry tropical tornado
The wind, however sooD eased away, the rain par
ls.ly cessed, and toiersbe safety was restored
When the air became sufi ciently clear t. see.
,sue Of destruction seldom equaled was discovered
ne bay and rivers were lsshed into unparalleled fury
I'D ships sdr or at anchor were tossing like corks on
Ibe waves
To the City, dozens of flags that had been flying dur
~ the day at baimsst il mourning for the brave fire.
,,p Killed n Broadway, either quite blowa away
| a autterng 10 shapel IS strings Two OF the City
E, flags disappeared altogether. A great number of
,ypipcs were blown away; smoke jacks and chimney
nm, were thrown down and roofs were started and 10
pue psces oyerthrown
The destructive force OF the storm did not last more
hs quarter Of hour; bat the wind wa brisk and
ts rsio almost perpetual nil midnight There was,
ts be tine of year, very unusual amount of light.
,ps One storm followed another all the evening aud
every part Of the surrounding country seemed to haze
IN full share Of the dspeDsation. The temperature
continued almost unchanged throughout the evening.
DISASTERS
Our Reporters abroad during the early part of
Ie night in the City the Bay and the adjacent places
I,rd bring the 10 owing accounts of the disasters
ylich occurred in consequence of the storm.
nsKIsG OF THE EKicssoH-So LIVES LOST.
Soon aer the frs, burt of the storm passed news
nached that the Ericsson bad been upse-sunk-and
Id on board had gone The bottom THIS rumor was in
Ietd pasfal Ole, for thstshe h4d gone down
10 bay on q tria uip, with her principal owner John b
tcbing. Efq. Capt Erison zoe engineers and other
rntlemen on board TO witnzss a trial Of her engines
vhich the inventor has been long and arduously en-
|eavoriDg TO render perfect
We Immediately dispatched several reporters in various
reeions notw hssndng the rag NJ Storm TO learn par
tuls whetbe there anything but wind in the re
t We EXPERIENCED great relef by the return Of
psepgsfs half hour afterw ,rd with information that
hoyeh the ship had sunk fats there was no loss Of
w The particular Of the accident given below In
Me time, word to those VINO may ,t mber
.row the lame OF the ship 80 TO recogoze her
The Encsson built by Me-srs Pcrrine Patterson &
sck, Of WIam burgh, some two years ago, and named
r the inventor of the eDgns that 10 be put into
la TO be operated by new mo,lve power er. heated
la wort pg cylinders being Instead of steam She
very large sized chip, OF beautiful model and OF the
sn workmanship, and tits upon be water easily ard
racefplly duck She completed, resdy for |
10 moe than q year ago, aud so confident were the |
sIeB Of her complete success, that shs was fitted /
ID furnished ready before she left her dock she
In made trial trip for the engineers, which salts
ktory that the members Of the New York Pces were in
ned ON board for up down the Bay TO witness the /
mplee success o the Invention, which the inventor
thought be had ATTAINED and did nearly all OF the
,nt men who orjoy ed the pleasure OF that trip Some
ere more enthusla tic than the Inventor The
Aip af,erward went to Washington, and visited by |
tmbers of Congress and the Cabinet all Of whom re-
iced at the success of the motor. When the ship
sme back it generally understood that she to SO
Liverpool previous which she TO be taken up
he foundery and have slight alteration made in her
Machinery The next heard was that all the machinery
as taken out and would be new modelled improved aud
ERECTED For upward Of year this improvement has
going op and the public has been constantly assured
the grand desderstum had almost been reached sud
tbin afew days the finishing touch would be given aud
be fare we'll to cam explosions and hcrd scsdings aud
urniogs For this we hsve betn ever hopeful. Finally
edsy fxed upon for private tis She went down
he bay light and had returned and going the river
opposite the City the day beautiful and mild but the
iam and struck her high sides and proved too
tong for her unba lasted hull She careened far to
the into her lee side and in short time she went
own within a short distance of the jersey shore
Our regular Sh news Reporters give the following
oun. of the occurrence:
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock the lower part OF
be City visited by very heavy squal from the west
urpg which the cslorc ship Ericsson coming up the
sy fOm trial trip, and while of the iremen wsre
esving coal ashes of the side port, which very
ge one the squs struck her, heeng her down to star
GARD putting the port under water through which she
radual 6ed and sunk within 300 yards of Jersey City,
18th the upper decks about feur feet under water Imme
a'ely OF the squal modsratng boats put of from num-
er OF veeh anchored near from Battery place, the Bat
y and other points and rendered all the aid possible bu
De ship filed gradually nat and SONS OF the
esseis boas took all hands safely ashore at Jersey City
De now hes in about eight fathoms water. There were
uie number Of ladies' and geotemen on board who had
cen down on the trial trip which very sue 'esstu
ne
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
AZ O'Clock yesterday afternoon when the severe squai
'me up the Ericsson was returning from her traiu trip
No OF The Jersey hCre short distance from the
'haro dock When the squsl struck heE sae careened
nucn upon one side that the water ran IN at her port
'ch "" open al the time-and she commenced lug