Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-23

account of great many trees being blown
across the track, the train did not reach the
depot until about four o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Trees we're also blown down across the track
Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, between this city
and Altoona, which detained three different
trains from tile East and North, four to five
hours. The trains fortunately met with no ac-
cident.
The telegraph poles and wires along the
different lines ere blown down in many places,
and lightning communication was thus entire.
ly cut of with the numerous points from
which information was expected concerning the
storm.
THE STORM At BEAVER.
From Beaver we learn that the gale was very
severe at that point. It is rumored that two
houses, on farm belonging to Cap. Stone about
ten miles from Beaver, were blown down, and a
mar, and boy instantly killed. The new building
which was to be occupied In the early part OF
Nav next, as the Methodist Female Seminary,
had its roof, rafters and oil, completely swept
off; the roof was Of tin, and lately put on. Inc
sheds and fences about the fair ground were al
so Frustrated by the gale.
At Bridgewater, the north gable end OF the
Methodist Church was blown down down, and
about 20 feet of the roof on both sides was torn
of. About one hundred feet Of the Beaver
bridge was taken of, leaving nothing but the
rafters.
DESTRUCTION OF HARMONY.
We learn that the small town of Harmony IN
Beaver county, was also completely DESTROYED
by the storm. Sixteen houses were blown down
aud demolished.
At Zelionople, Butler county, some or hou-
ses we're destroyed. In the country around Har-
mgnv, a great number Of houses and barns were
blown down. Two boys were killed near Har-
many, by the falling Of house one of them
was nearly cut in twain by falling beam.
The Catholic Church situated about fourteen
miles out on the Franklin Road, was blown en-
tirely down.
In eastern Ohio, the destruction Of property
was immense. but we have no particulars.
From the Cleveland Herald.]
The Tornado at Alliance, Ohio.
Just as we 20 to press the Alliance Ledger,
(extra) came to hand, with full details of the ter
rife tornado. We can only add q few items of
damages in the vicinity. Damage to property in
Alliance is estimated at from Sl5,u00to $4,000.
Mr.. Teeter's farm, near by, damaged $780,
The house of Mr.. Hayhurst took fire, and while
the family were trying to put it out, the house
blew down, severely iniuring Mr.. H. two daugh-
tiers and d colored man-the latter supposed fa-
tally. Other farms in the neighborhood suffered
severely.
At Mt. Union, the Methodist Church was un-
rooted, and several buildings injured.
At Salem, some damage was done, and two
persons injured. but not dangerously. At Roch-
ester, Bayard, Winchester and Moultrie, much
damage done to dwellings, barns and fruit trees.
At Damascus, the Quaker meeting house aud 9TH
er buildings were destroyed. New Chambers
burg, Columbiana county, reported mass OF ru
ms. Fifteen persons killed or wounded The
account probably exaggerated
At Old Enon, Pa, damages reported heavy,
and several lives lost. Considerable property
destroyed in Allegheny City. g
Destructive Tornado at Philadelphia-l5 Hou-
ses unroofed Great Toss Of Property.
PHILADELPHIA, April IS.
About 10 o'clock last evening our city was Wis
tied by a most violent gale of wind, unroo6ng an
immense number of buildings, demolishing fen
ccs, &c. In the northeast section Of the city,
comprising the former district of Kensington,
the damage was most serious.
The large Presbyterian church on Frankford
road, above Franklin street, has been partially
destroyed The entire roof was shipped Of, and
carried to great distance. The main damage
to the interior was, however, caused by the fall
ing of the gable wall, the bricks from which,
falling inside, crushed the pulpit and the floor
OF the audience room down into the session
room, occupying the basement. The damage
to the building cannot be less than 81 600. The
congregation held religious services yesterday
in the Kensington Hall. The principal portion
Of the roof and rafters fell Into the yard on the
south side One large piece of roof struck the
roof and front of an old brick house on the OPP
posite side of the street, cutting narrow cash
in the roof, caused by striking it cdgeways..
a..s. -. Al r.
,dows was demolished. Another large fragment
Of the roof was carried about one hundred feet
from the church, and completely demolished
frame building, two stories high, attached to the
dwelling Of James May, and fronting on Shack
amazon street. In the lower story there were
three grown persons and six children who escap-
ed by the ceiling resting upon table and some
chairs. The children were afterwards taken out
from beneath them.
The brick church at Queen and Marlborough
streets had its roof torn off. Damage about So
600. So
The Webster Public School house was also I'm.
rooted. Damage $4,000.
The Kensington depot of the Trenton Railroad
had about one-tourth of the roof torn off
The most complete scene oil destruction is that
presented at the Franklin Iron Works of Messrs
Sutton S Co., on the wharf. The boiler shop, a
frame structure, l50 feet long by so feet wide,
has been leyeled to the ground. During Satur-
day not less than a hundred men were employed
beneath Ii. The building cost about $4,000, ex-
elusive Of the machinery, which is supposed to
be not much damaged.
Not less than 81 dwellings in this section we're
unroofed, but throughout the disaster, wide-
spread AZ it has been, the cases Of personal inju
ry inflicted have been very few indeed.
PHILADELPHIA, Sunday 9 p. NJ
The tornado last night unroofsd 100 houses in
different sections of the city, but there was no
loss of life as far as heard from Two large brick
churches and three factories in kensington were
unroofed The large boiler house Of the Frank
lin iron works, 100 feet long, was totally demo-
ished The Trenton railroad depot at Kensing-
ton WAS partially unrooied.
The Western telegraph hnesare all down, and
L win reqnise two OF three days to get them a. |
gain in working order.
LArIsr FROM KAxsAs.-A part Of the following |
from the Herald Of Freedom, of the |
18th ul,, viii be very distressing TO those news
mp n which think that the freemen of Kansas +
,aEhs 10 stand sill and be shot down lie beasts:
Efty-six boxes of improved United States rides
nth twenty ina box. were received at the ware
rouse OF Walker s Chick. in Kansas No., . few
lars ago, directed to Governor Shannon; also two
Ield pieces The same NUM- er Of boxes we're
aided n Fort Leavenworth. They were, no
|oub,. the tn thousand stand Of arms due Kan
II from the Government, mentioned in Gov. Rec
|crs message hast July; and while Shannon Is
oyernor they will be At the service Of the border
ufians.-Onc hundred aud city southerners
ame up the Missouri in one party few DAYS ago,
hey had swo cannon with them They are Il
eingiaR With them all the munitiosss Of sar.
J Hsansis Bsoxaing, Who vas With thu, party |
,hich eadeayored 10 protect the murdered
lroxn, q Easeon, il dead 1t Indianapolis, Of the
INJURIES rsceised upon that OCCASION.