Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-11-27
The storm OF Neutrality-suspicious.. Incl
dents, Ac.


Yesterday afternoon about three O'Clock,
the wind from the southwest commenced
blowing "great guns,r and continued with
unabating fury for about half hour, doing
considerable damage in different paris Of
town. We gather the following items and
incidents:
The bridge over the canal at the foot OF
South street. we understand, was blown
down.
The composition roof on Weaver's block
was literally torn to shreds, and scattered 10
the winds.
Much apprehension was felt for the new
Reynolds Banking House on the west side OF
the square. The masonry is not yet entirely
finished, and the walls being green, it was
thought almost impossible that it could with
stand the fury Of the storm. Messrs. Short
and Woollen, who occupy the frame tene-
ments on Main street. in the rear Of the
building, left their turkies and chickens TO
"keep grocery" and fed to avoid the risk Of
being buried alive under five stories of brick
and mortar which lowered threateningly
above them. Fortunately the building wealth
cred the gale, and escaped with very slight
damage.
The roof of Lambs pottery on Wabash.
near Ferry, was blown of. We understand
one or two persons narrowly escaped the loss
of their lives by the falling roof.
The gable ends Of w. K. Rochester's new
building on Illinois street, below South were
blown down. The north gable, a. thirteen
inch brick wall, fell upon a little one story
frame house adjoining occupied by II. Van
Zsnt. The roof was crushed in, and the fur
niture demolished. Mrs. Van Zant was sit
ting in one Of the rooms with her child,
babe of less than two years beside her when
the roof fell. She had barely time TO snatch
up the infant and escape from the room be-
fore the roof was crushed In i; and the very
chair in which she had been sitting, was
buried in the ruins.
A new brick building in the southwest
part of town, recently erected By P. a. o.
Ball, was blown down.
The Gothic spires on the cupola Of the
Second Presbyterian Church were blown of,
but old Boreas did the job so neatly that no
damage will be claimed. The style is sim
ply changed from the Gothic to the Ironic.
The New Albany g. Salem Depot sustained
great damage. As the storm came up, the
sliding doors on the south end and few on
the west side were closed, but the sqali was
so sudden and furious that before the doors
on the upper end could be reached, consd-
cradle portion Of the roof was sailing through
the air. The tin with which the building was
covered was pealed up before the wind like
paper and carried of with such force as TO Sc
riously damage a number Of houses IN the
neighborhood. The heavy timbers Of the
roof struck a small house which stood about
fifty yards from the depot and leveled il with
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of the large bundles Of tin from the roof wa
carried the distance of at least three square
and struck two story frame building crush
ing in one side to the great CONSERVATION r
the inmates.
An out building, used for storage, at Lanes
plow and wagon shop, on Main ST., was blown
down.
The cupalo Of the Catholic Church, On Mis-
sissippi street, was moved several feet from
its position, and il was thought last night that
it would fall before morning. 1t leaned con-
TO the northwest and is liable 10
tumble at any time. Stand from under.
The wind took reef in one of the corners
of the Court House and twisted it of ike q
pipe stem. Awnings and signs were torn
down on the principal streets, while fences
and stables were damaged in every part Of
town. The damage on the Wea Plains and
Shawnee Prairie has doubtless been very
great. Such a tornado has not been before
experienced on the Wabash within the rec
objection Of the "oldest nhabitant.-LaJay-
cite journal.
In addition to the above the roof Of the
foundry Of Moore g. Nicoll, in the lower
part of that city, was entirely carried away,
with portion Of the gable end Of the build
ing.
In Thorntown two frame buildings were
blown down, and many other buildings were
injured. A passenger on the Wabash VAL
ley Road from Logansport to Lafayette in
formed us that an immense quantity Of tim
Der was blown down on the line Of that road
He states that it appeared as though thou
sands of choppers were at work telling trees.
Many fell upon the track. causing consider
able detention. AS far as we.can learn the
storm was general, doing immense damage.
We expect to learn of numerous disaster up
on the Lakes.