The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-17

THE LATE ToRNADo-FMther Particulars-
The Philadelphia Ledger of Tuesday contains ad-
ditional particulars of the disastrous tornado in
that city and vicinity :---
The residence of Anthony B. Levering, near
the Roxborough Baptist Church, suffered much !;
the roof of the back building was carried off, ta-
ken down the turnpike, and flung against the
fence of N. l.. JONES' Mr.. Levering's little daugh-
ter was in bed, and, when found, was nearly COW
cred with,the mortar and other Materials she was
uninjured Part of the back roof of his main
house was also stripped of the shingles The Rox-
borough School House was almost in mass, and
what is greatly to be deplored, the large noble elm
tree in front is half broken to pieces by the force
of the wind Captain Charles Thompson Jones
mansion was also badly damaged The windows
were dashed in and the roof raised at one end
about four inches. 1t has projecting cornice, so
that the wind has strong hold. The chimneys of
the house were blown down.
The next house visited was William Shur's the
roof of which was blown off and the chimney
thrown down upon bed. Fortunately, the son,
who usually sleeps there, had not retired. The
barn close by was also rendered complete wreck.
The rest OF the damage on Roxborough was tri-
fling. One gentleman's wagon was taken up bod
ly, carried some distance and shattered to pieces,
while two or three persons driving home from
Manayunk were blown against the fences. The
scene on the Ridge road near the school house. is
very sad one. The tin roof of Christ church, on
Tulpehocken street, Germantown, was torn off
and blown several hundred feet. Mr.. Godfreys
house, in Mannheim street, was also damaged in
the same way. The tornado extended as far north
as Norristown, and between the city and that
place. thousands of panels of fence were destroyed
In that borough Mr.. Jacob Cowden's residence
was damaged to the extent of several hundred
dollars ..,..-
In addition to the damage done in the more
thickly populated portion Of the city, already no.
ticed, St Luke's Lutheran congregation suffers a
severe loss, in the injury to their fine new church
In Fourth street, below Thompson, Seventeenth
Ward The western gable end was blown in, and
the roof entirely removed. The organ was de-
stroyed, and In a number of places the ceiling in
the audience chamber was broken through by por
tions of the roof, and the pews defaced. The
whole loss is upwards of $1,000, and it falls the
more heavily upon the members, nasmuch as
there was debt on the property previously.
A few minutes before the destruction was occa
stoned, the members Of the choir were in the gal
lery. For some reason they separated before fin
ishing a piece they were practising, and had
scarcely reached the street before the wall fell and
completely demolished everything around where
they had been sitting.
In Chester county, the storm was very severe
and extended in width from three to five miles. On
French Creek, the roof and part of the wall of
large stone barn, belonging to Ralston Schuyler,
was blown down; also, nearly every fruit tree in
his orchard. In the immediate neighborhood, the
house of Mr.. Boody was entirely demolished The
family left as they heard the cracking of the tim
bers of the roof and just as they reached the yard
the walls came down. Mr.. Boody's barn was also
At Tacony, = large shed, over 150 feet in length,
used as a storehouse for cars, was lifted from
its foundation and carried a distance of about
fifteen feet. Itaow lays on its side, much shat
tered .tf g
The storm reached Newark, N J., and its vici-
nifty, where many buildings were damaged, roofs
stripped off, ehmneys blowndown, &c. Fortunate
ly there has been no loss of life