The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-19
The Tornado Of sa1as1ay HlEAt.
Irrogn the PitteburG Gazette of nrii lkl


The hurricane OF Saturday night sprsad over large
in different ssstiens The SIDES Of the bridge o. K
lansing were blown of and ware hoated dywn ths Al
esbany until they reached the piers Of the new railroad
bridge vhsre they lodged Niles Of lenses were also
Tree falling upon his house and breaking 1t tnat h Life
II Beaver aid vicinity the storm was very severe.
About ninety feet Of the the bridge vas b,wn od
and the tin roof the Methodist seminary also torn
Off
Reports Of the disastrous consequences Of the storm In
Old Harmony, Butler county, reach rs, We learn that
ons-hsn Of the town blown down. AID that a man
and Grid hIng on farm, short distance from the
Sire writing the above, We have been kindly fur
pisneG WITH following account BY gentleman Of Kit
tanning
Between six and seven o'clock on surday evening" ct
KtisnI ipg, dark ciouo arose in the West, and
short time Tempest burst over the town m1rs severe
than ee'ole perieneed, accempsnel with vivid
the Allegheny river, which hal only few DAYS
before been opened the public w.s Ifsed BY the Wind
bodily If ii had been Q straw and snrow into the
o.l piers, and the water being very higu ct
the tine it aoasec of At Mr. TODD, the cALe,tos,
bridge Mr.. Todd escaped By spinging the Abut-
emf, bu the otper gentle nan carried away with
me osfes hs was pnnssa into ne u..s, when the
Hh.'e lie stood ecurey and cooy until res ded about
mile beio~
The tteepes OF the Episcopal and Catholic churches
were blown Oh; several houses were unrooed ons
up isbe' irsUe house end .evers stables we're peos
trated, and many and fences. For Q while the
really terrific and TO add TO the general alarm
ard the CRY of fire was raised in the midst OF
the storm.
Tie less of the bridge is ser rus one both TO the
stockholders and the public 1t III require SIS 600
to Iestcre it. The stone work not injured part
wrights Island miles below this ci y; snoher part
sRsinst TIE squeduc. this city and another part 1t il
s6io, is sgroupd ct or near tn Pint.
A kiu.nLing, the storm partook Of the nature Of
.hwitd as trees and 70 s appear to have been thrown
in irrent ei ect rs mile or t~o below there was
ng ives. vino, but 1t did damage. Both and
west OF that osn, however 10 the line OF the Storm
houses ana barns were Frustrated and oherwi injured
asd there we're runners OF loss OF Lie.
We harn through the Rev MIR. Passavant thst the
stor ragged with great violence 10 snroople and Old
Hamcny IN Butter county. In Zehen0pe, barns ana
LouAes uDruofed.
in OIc Harm. ny, scarcely . house escaped Nearly
every enc was unrooed anu the streets severed
with jun bsr the ,ismantled houses that the streets
nearly impossible. The terror o the Inhabitants
apr ahee the extreme ami they took refuge in their
cellars.
The new roof Of the German Reformed Church was
bio IN tf.
TIE root CT one house and upper story were bl,
dovp bur,irg in the ruins the amdy which lpied it,
Wheh they gt out the Ter 0. the FANNY found TO
be much ijlret.
On sundsy morning the postmaster was out bright and
early vi ptchfork, raAiug among the ruins 70 6nd
the post Office.
10 Allegheny the gale was mora severe. The roofs of
tie bsckimi end machine shops Of the outer depot OF
the Ohio ard Railroad Company blown
off but no Of was injured. Tue chi nney Of frame
the of ohio and Beaver streets owned oy
George Riddle q, was aiovn down crus aing IN the
root rendering the upper part un nhah De- Tee gable
end If millinery store in tee D almond also bowa
TIE eek Of Lew steamer, building for q ksns-
wha company at the outlet lock Of the canal blown
of,
We are dsbted to Mr. Crrreius conductor OF the
prees Of the o. and p r. r. for the fo wing full
of the effects Of the along the Line OF the
he STORM rnat swept ~ Saturday last
frightful 10 Us magnitude di sstrous its
suits 1t extended song the line Of the O. P iroad
aith :cuar vioeI ce from New Brighton to CansJn
he fences ost u the way bla~n completely down.
the rails appear to have bsen hurled Win su:h force
sinst and sgAinst other onesfs tina very
many, ssy eth itd of them, have broken The
nees, the stately and firmly o)tsd which had bid
defiance to the bowling stol and shive log bast and
reared their majestic propor.i proudly and 40
eare1 to invite and beast under their outspread and
staworh fer security corntor have torn
no by Il lwis<d AMI bfOkea of =. apparently
The gest part OF ths trunks and laid pos rate
tie ground great many tarns have BEEN blown down
OIL unro0ed Outhouses have b1eo generally 10
yelled great many dwelling uses have been un
ro'et.
Abcut two miles east of lum Diana OBJ erved log
house which had most Of the upper story taken away
sDe beosteao standicR with the posts king up
in The sir IS il no hing wrong " lie the terror
si ken inmaes were anGDg n and xoout the door APP
cams ihst WY. Between Alliance and Salem a ho1ss
avec in. and lacy and hec child badly hnrs,
. coiorec who in the house supposed 70
be orially juIed. gentleu An wh, came from the
and grave liteo and blown about ike testuers.
The 'e eRiafh liz alopg the will have to he rebuilt
Iep,if.d and venture the pIedic ion chat il will
lie in wCrsny Ia less han Gays I'd * viii
require Zine st superhuman efforts to lave l. Completed
IL II at The storm appearea to be severe
south cf The line Of the O. Z. K. r., and fear viii
hear o terrible destruction along the valleys
the rver.