Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-18
From the paila,lelphia Balls.in.
REM R.NDOTJS HuRRICANF
GREAT DESTRUCTION oFsPRoPEKrX. &

vast deal of damage The day had been unusu-
ally suItry and close for the season, the mercu-
ny having reached summer heat IN the course of
the day, Near 10 o'clock IN the evening there
was fash or two of lightning followed by
dull booming peal of thunder, and moment at
ter furious gale swept over the city from the
! Northwest Its first effect was to drive thedust
through the streets IN binding clouds; shutters
were slammed to and fro, awnings were torn to
ribbons, and then, as the wind increased IN
strength, trees were blown down, roofs We're lif-
ted bodily from their resting places and dashed
to pieces; and even churches, dwellings and
manufactures were blown to the ground. The
tornado swept with most violence over the up
per part of the city, and the old districts of Ken
sington and Richmond, more particularly the
latter, suffered most severely. In these portions
ofthe city, the scene was frightful; great num-
4 Der of houses were unroofed, chimneys were
blown down, and several dwellings and other
buildings were tumbled in ruins. Several per-
sons were hurt and many narrow escapes from
death, were made, but fortunately no lives were
lost.
To add to the general CONSERVATION great
light sprung up over thekoutheestern part ofthc
city during the height of the gale, and general
alarm of fire was given. The light was caused
by the burning of the woods in New Jersey be-
tween Haddonfield and Long-a-C Coming.
The papers of this morning publish very
long list of the property destroyed by the storm
/ W. WILL IOt SauIC L1CGS1 O&4I W III
refer to the most important damage done, and
give such new facts as have come under our mo-
tice.
The roof of the Public School House, in Han
cock street, north of Franklin Avenue, was par
feet south of the building. A portion of the
wall was also thrown into the yard
The roof and chimnieS of the Hancock II. E.
Church, on the south side of Hancock below
Thompson street, were very much damaged. A
portion of the roof of this building lodged upon
the roof of Mr.. Conn's residence, adjoining, and
did much damage. Mrs @. made a narrow es-
cape with her life.
The gable end of the Presbyterian Church in
Howard street, south of Thompson street, was
blown in, and the greater part Of the roof and
upper rafters carried away. The damage is so
great that it will probably be necessary to tear
down and rebuild the whole structure.
The roof of the Sanctuary II. E. Sunday
School, No. 2, situated on New Third St, above
Oxford, was carried Off and three private houses
on the same street were also wholly uuroofed.
st. Luke's Lutheran Church in Fourth street.
below Thompson; a new and beautiful cdifice,
was also unroofed. The roof was lifted some 90
feet upward in the mir, when it broke, one por-
ton falling in the church, and crushing new
organ, and the other being carried ac1oss the
yard adjoining the building on the north to the
tops of the buildings in the vicinity. The crack
ing of the timbers was heard for squares around.
/ ELDOuL minutes DeIOTe TOOI leIl Tue
choir was in attendance, and meeting was being
held in the lower story of the building.
The roof of the Rev. Mr.. Lyons Prcsby tcrian
Church on the Frankford road, above Franklin
avenue, entirely carried off and in its course
broke the windows and side of a frame building
on the south and broke or demolished large
amount of property in the vicinity. A portion
of the west gable end of this structure was blown
in upon the altar, breaking the pulpit and fur
niture to considerable extent.
The rear of the brieS building on ShackamaX,
on street. above Franklin Avenue, owned by
Robt Laughlin, and frame dwelling adjoining
both of which were occupied by Mr. James May,
were seriously damaged by the timbers from
the latter church. The last named house was
crushed completely to the ground. and the fur
niturc was wholly destroyed
Mr. May, six children, and elderly lady
who resides in the family of Mr.. NJ, were in the
frame at the time of the demolition, and made n
narrow escape from death Mr.. May had his left
leg and shoulder badly bauiscd by the falling
ruins, and the children were miraculously saved.
The son of the above named gentleman, aged
about years, had his face and forehead badly
cut and with two of his sisters. was saved
from being crushed by a portion of a chair
which was broken by themasS of timber thrown
upon it. The legs and arms of the other chill
dren were considerably lacerated, and the hip
and sides of the old lady were bruised in seri-
Gus manner. Mrs. May was also injured about
the forehead and face by the pieces of wood
which flew in all directions.
The new Methodist Church, in Eleventh street
below Oxford, had the back wall forced in, and
the roof carried off. The interior of the build
ing was also much damaged.
The front gable end of the cold Brick" n. E.
Church, at the corner of Queen end Marlbor-
ough streets, (Kensington,) was blown in and
the roof was considerably damaged The loss
on this building will probably reach $4,000.
The Methodist Church, on Queen street, above
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ward, was unroofed, and the gable end wall blown
down.
The Metallic roof of the Baptist Church in
Blockley township was stripped off and carried
some distance.
The number of houses unroofcd, blown, down
or otherwise badly damaged throughout the city
will probably not be less than one hundred and
fifty. The loss is very heavy.
In Camden much damage was done by the
storm Several buildings were unroofed and
trees and fences were Frustrated in every direc-
ton.
In Frankford, and throughout the Twenty
third Ward, much damage was done by the
wind. Several buildings were unroofed and
trees and fences were Frustrated. No buildings
in this ward were totally destroyed, nor were
there any persons hurt seriously.
AL along the Delaware, between the city and
Torrescialc, much damage was done to trees, fen
ces, SC.
The ship Mary, bound to Cantwell's Bridge,
Delaware, with a valuable cergo of dry goods,
was passing down the river below the Point
House when the storm came up. The crew con-
sisted of the captain and four men. The cap
tain and two men got upon a flour barrel and
some plank, upon which they tioated to Red
Bank, where they we've picked up, almost ex-
hausted The people of Red Bank then went to
the relief of the other two men, and found them
clinging to the wreck, and almost deUd from cold
and exposure. This morning efforts were made
to right the vessel
In the 9th ward (IYest Philadelphia) much
damage was done Anout building at the Asy-
lum for the Insane was blown down, and some
~ thirty feet of the roof of the west wing OF
Almshouse was blown down.
In tho Woodlands Cemetery the damage will