Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-01

Tbs STORN.-A terrific storm Of wind and ram
passed over the city yesterday morning, and eaus-
ed much damage 1t began at about eleven O'Clock,
and although very short in duration, ragged with
really extraordinary violence Looking from our
Office windows southwark, the rain, dashed into
spray and rolling in waves from the force Of the
wind, looked like snow, and fell in perfect torrents
The river was considerably swollen, and the street
gut tiers looked Ike creeks.
The wind played a number Of freaks in tearing
roofs from dwellings and blowing down trees 1t
came from the southwest, and ifs greatest force
appears TO have been spent in 4 narrow pathway
passing south and east OF the city, although it Wis
iced central portion in its progress The roof of
the Euclid street Station on the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh Railroad, was torn from its fastenings,
and portions Of it carried distance Of two hundred
FEET striking the south side Of the dwelling Of Mr.
B. BUTTS, somewhat injuring its walls and jarring
the whole building with such severity as to throw
glass lamp from the parlOr table. and break it to
pieces. Mr. PIER, the Agent at the Euclid street
Station, had just stepped out OF his Office door
when the blow struck the building He had but
moments time 10 warn the persons in the room.
some twelve or fifteen in number, to leave the
building, and TO do so by the west door, when the
roof was carried away, and the chimney fell with
terrific crash into the Some Of the bricks Of
the chimney were carried through the air to dis
tance Of one hundred and fifty feet
The coal sheds OF Mr. CTRUs PRENTIss, nearly
opposite the Station, and two hundred feet in
length, were completely destroyed, and the boards
and timbers Of which they were built, scattered
prOmiscaOusly around.
The dwelling of Judge HIRAM V. WILSON, at
the corner Of Wilson's Avenue and Euclid street.
was also considerably damaged. Allthe windows
in the south and west sides Ct the house shat
tered 10 pieces, and two of the chimneys blown
down. one on the north and the other on the south
side the building That on the south side, fell
with such force As TO break hole about fourteen
feet square in the roof and the bricks fel through
it into one Of the upper chambers. Judge WILL
sons loss will probably reach between three and
four hundred dollars. A number Of trees in his
park, and several in the grounds attached TO the
residence Of Mr.. GEORGE WILLIAMS, were blown
down, and some Of them carried quite distance
from their original places.
The residence Of Capt MARsDES, near that of
Judge W, sustained similar damage in two of he
ehimneys being blown down, and one OF them
breaking hole through the roof
A small shed near the dwelling of Mr.. PIER, the
R. R. Agent, had all the shingles blown of, and
many Of them lodged in the branches of trees
near by.
The observatory on the residence Of Mr. NoBLr,
on Euclid street near Wilson's Avenue. was blown
entirely or and the pieces scattered ali around the
building.
The windows OF Mr.. sHELLEY's house in the
same vicinity we're almost ali broken.
A portion Of barn between the canal and the
river west Of the foot of Seneca street. was blown
into the river.
One of the pinnaclss of St PAurs Church ives
blown down, breaking 4 hole in the roof, and
falling into Shtrifs street.
The sky light of the store room of Messrs. JoHx
TENNIS & Co., hardware merchants on Water
street, was broken to pieces by the force of the
wind
The roof Of LOUIS UNBsTAETTER's warehouse
in River stree. was hfed several feet from its
proper place. and one ofthe cap-stOues fell IRON the
roof to that Of Mr.. HENRY, adjoining, breaking a
hole entirely through.
The roof Of Messrs SANFoRD & HAYwARD's
store on Superior street, was also somewhat in
jured.
Trees in nearly every street in the city were
blown down, and awnings suffered " some" We
have heard Of no damage to any of the shipping in
the river Of any accidents of much consequence
A lady in the Pablic Square when the blow came
up, was thrown against the ratings surrounding
it, and her head somewhat bruised, though not
seriously.
The storm was one Of the most violent ever
known in this vicinity, and has doubtless done
much more damage than we have been able, as
yet, to ascertain