New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-27
GREAT STORM IN ALBANY.

From The Albany Erening Journal Of Saturday.
Just before III o'clock this morning heavy clouds,
aJen with rain came from the West, and about ii
o'clock the storm commenced, pouring down torrents
upon torrents Of rain on our city, accompanied win
much vivid lightning and heavy thunder Hail stones
fell quite large and very rapid, bounding against the
windows with much violence. The like OF such storm
we have never before experienced; and we fear that
it has not only been destructive in our city to properly
but to the crops
Not only did Sate-street present the appearance OF
frantic mill stream, but the sidewalks were covered
with water up the stoops of the stores and in many
places it into cellGrways, completely lnundatlng
thtm GIeen-street, at its intersection with state
street, and nearly the whole block was covered with
water to the depth of over foot.
Between IL and 12l o'clock the storm ragged with
the greatest fury and rapid was the fall Of ram that
it was only at intervals that the on the signs on
the opposite side Of State street could be MADE OUT.
Some If the hail stones that fell were argeas pea
and those that fell the sill Of our windows remained
there for minute or more before melting. state
street roared like cataract the paving stones being
carried down the cutters adding to the noise. The
street butchers horses reluctantly stood in the street
and received the peltings of the storm, while their
owners fought refuge in the stores. Some ct them
apparently desired shelter, and attempted to gam It,
wien they were stopped by their masters strong
hand. The storm lasted for upward of an hour ani
a half, but the destruction and damage to property
was accomplished in half an hour.
AFTERTHE STORM.
STATE sTREET.-This avenue, after the storm had
sbaied presented singular appearance la front OF
Kesney & Wilson's store, west of Pearl street. the
pavement of the street had not only been rooted up
but the curb stone had been washed away, and por
tic of the sidewalk carried off and the materials de-
ported in front Of Dicksons hat store-a distance Of
nearly block eff. There was also deep gully made
on the opposite side of the street. in front OF Richard
sens chop, and the pavmgstones scattered all the way
MAIDEN LAsE.-Hcre the work Of destruction has
been large, ard of a serious character. At the set
tiI gin of the storm wOlkmen engaged 10 build
1r.k nj larO
street. deep ravine had been dug in the street. ft
below the waterpipe, leaving 1t wholly exposes The
ruth Of water wac SO great down the bill that soon
after the commencement Of the storm tue earth caVed
in carrying with it the pipe, by which the joints were
separated thus increasing the pressure upon the work
by heavy flow of water from the reservoir
From James street nearytO Pearl there is deep
gully extending nearly from one curb-stone to the
other. So great he rush Of water through the
street that Mr. Harris obliged to remove h horses
from bis stable to proven. them from Drowning.
There upward of foot OF water upon the stable
floor which if only foot or two above the bottom oil
the sewtr when he con menced removing them.
DANIEL STREET.-fhose residing in this street have
suetd far greater loss than these in any other por
ton Of our CITY, Not only was the entire pavement Of
the sire torn up, but almost every basement was
filed with water and mud to the depth OF four feet
The foundations Of some Of the houses were washed
away aid in one cellar there Wa depo,ited by the
hcod really cart-load OF paving stones The occu,
psrts Of Nos 8 s. T. 9 and ii suffered the most and
The found alton of No. IA was partly washed away.
In come portions OF the street parts Of the sidewalk
were carIied away.
OK THE HILL-West Of Eagle street, the pavement
in ost OF the streets ming east and west tom
W. and in several places deep gules are to be seen
aid The earth ard stones scattered far and wide over
the pave inert down the bill.
ELsEwHERE.-OD the corner of Lydus and Pearl
streets there is deep gully and another above Grand
in Ly dus street, fully fifteen feet wide portion of
II foundation of the dwelling house belonging TO D. o.
Dea, on the corner of Eagle and Elm streets, was
washed away.
BEAVER STREET.-The pavement is torn up in the
upper part Of this street and destroyed and the base
merits Of most Of the dwellings extending from Green
to Daniel street. inundated and all the floors COW
cred with mud.
HuDsoy STREET.--At the intersection Of Broadway
the street has been torn up, and deep gully made,
two f ct in width and twenty-five feet long.
return OF RAIY.-The storm clouds passed south
eastward, after which the wind changed when they
returned, and at o'clock cOpious showers of rain fell
but not with the same violence as was experienced
during the previous Storm Aswe write the rain Is still
falling the storm passing TO the North.