The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-27

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Just before II O'Clock thus morning heavy Clouds
laden with raiu, came from he vest, and about TX
ock OK the sto ced ponrue down torrents aeon
nrvens Of rain CITY, accompanied with much vivid
shtnipg aud hea thunder Hail sopes fell quite large
and very rapid boundiIg against the wndo ~ sh mich
violence. tho like " rnch Q have before
exp+riepced ard We fear that il only been de-
strLctive In cit, to property, hut t, the GRIP.
N't only did STATE street present me pesranoe OF :
.ner the Stops the ftotea AMI In msnv places
into cellar gays, com, ietey Illuminating them Green
street, Ia inter With State street ana nearly the
block was covered with the deptn OF foot
Between IL and I'm ocock the storm rage" With the
ertae't renzy ana 80 rao was tne a'i OF ram ina.
psife soe NJ state stree, could be made out S0me
OF he ha stooes that fell large rea and
those that fell upon the siil Of our WINDOWS remained
tbeTe for q mimi before melting. State street
roared nike Cataract the Jog stanes being carried
down ht cutters sdd 70 the nose The street butchers
pepgs Of the hie their owners sought refuge IN
the stores Some OF Them areny desired shelter and
attempted tn gam II, when they stopp bJ their
,s.ers str~bg hand The storm lasted for upwards OF
au hour bali but the work Of destruction and dam
age TO properly was accom- oli-hea Ia half An hour.
AFTER The STORM. >
srArs srRnErshi avenue aser ,ne storm nal a5aed,
presented singular appeGspcs. In foot Of k-a'ney
VIII mr. tt,e, wet ef Pearl Vt eet ne pavement OF the
bad not only aeeu rooted up, but the curb stone
~ashed s~ay and pora Of the sdeSak carried OIL,
ana the oepo. In ont of Dickson hat store
ttst CO of pesry Q bl-ck off There Also deep
gully made the opposite side OF the street. in front OF
Rchardscns hop and the paving stones scattered oil the
way doe sJee
MAIDEN LANE Here the work Of destruction been
large and Of serious character the seaing In OF the
workmen ttg,g-d ia bHeipg brick sewer
OF &c dimensions thro 60 tbs street deep ravine
ha, dug In the street, far below the wa er poe
~as,ng naoS .npssa me rue, rue o. ~ ~
storm The IN 10, carrying With the pipe, BY
which the jnuts ated IN increasing the pres
sure upon the WORK BY heavy dow OF water from the
reservoir.
From James neay Pearl there /. deep gully
ext ndirg nearly from one curb stone 70 the Nher
urea vi s NH
harris Obliged hts horses from bis stable
10 prevent them from aroSnitg mere was nPsar9s OF
u upon the stable Ior which Ia only foot
tao above the bottom OF the sever when he
removing them
fereo far gr oss than tnose In other portion OF
city Mt only me en'e pavement Of the street
and mud 70 tte depth Of fonr feet rue foundation,
oi house, Washed away add In cellar
,hoe MAS Deposited by the GOOD nea cart loai OF paw
fet ed the most; and the foundation OF No IL partly
wa he'd In sone portions Of the street pats OF the
sidew ak carried asay
On nm HnI -wesl Of Eagle street the pavement IN
moei Of be streets running AMI vest was torn up ant
several places deep tues are to be seen, AMI tue eAr'f
scattered lar and vide over vac pavement do 81
The hill
tb.r. oeep gully and snoth above Grand fdiu
., et, full aNeep feet wide portion Of the foundation
Of the dwelling house belonging 70 Dea, on the cor
Bsy.m srsrxr rne psveneni is torn 90 10 the uppe,
part OF this street and destroyed. and the Easements
ost OF tho dwellings, ex epdiog FRO Green TO DAME
street, inundated, and ali the hJos covered viii
mud
HUrsoS STREET. the Intersection OF Broadway the
street mar BEEN torn up ana deep gully made two feet
with and twenty ave ieet long
RsrvRs oF Rsfs-Tse storm clouds passed saith eas
wara, after shch the Sind hanged, wnen they returned
and at O'Clock sbo Of rain fell, out sol
~h the violence eriepced during the pre-
vious storm Az 40 write the Is Atil falling, the
sior m passpg 10 the north
THs FrsHRRIEs From st. John. N. B., we learn