The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-26
4 Great storm In New York.

On Monday afternoon, about four clock,
New York city and vicinity were visited by
one of the most furious storms Of rain. wind
lightning, hail and thunder that has been
known there for many years. 1t was not
more than twenty minutes in duration. but
! within that time vast amoln. OF damage was
done. We copy the following particulars
The streets. while the storm lasted, were
all rivers Ten OF fifteen large size trees
we've torn mp bv the roots and FRUSTRATED in
Union SQUARE aone. three or four of the lar
rest in IompkmS square were blown down ;
carts and carriages, with their contents
we're actually capszcd in the streets by the
force of the wind chmncys were blown
fdown and signs and awnings scattered
in wild confusion in every direction brick
land wooden houses in number Of streets
we're more or less damaged some very seri-
ou,lY.
A new Episcopal church in Firty-fourth
street REV. Rahh Il,yt'S) WAS totally drs-
j ,lrovcd by the strm. The building of the
Nch,lrch was comntnccd about the first Of
May. and had ben just completed. 1t was
a large frame ct6ce, resting on u brown stone
foundation Itpw is nothing more than u
mass If broken tmbcr, crushed to fragments
by it's own wr5t. The cost Of this build
kvas probably abmt $40 600.
The chimney b the Methodist Book Con-
ccrn was blown Ter. and in its fall crushed
in the roof OF ant lioinns building, ininring
all old lady WHO'D aaS living in bed Awnings
were torn to i wds, fences were blown
down, vessels all Y the North river broke
from their moorlks. and the fleet al grlaran-
tine all dia rged heir anchors. There were
some collisions Ut no very serious damage
Xdone in the har't.
Mrs, Bridgct brral, residing in Dean
street, was killd " bcirtg struck by light
ung. She was ting by the window ut the
time, and WAS ied nstantancouSly.
A son of Fran Darlington one OF The pilots
on the VII liamslrg ferry boats, was struck
by lightning, aSw,s also man nancd
ThonaS Ryer. nj both seriously injured.
The most DISCUS eff Ct of TIE storm was
experienced It the glass work +. i. Stanc
4 Co, BoGon "Ias' work manufacturers at
llumtcrs'olnt. III. 1!i, is large brick
buIlire' rXtcn!nEovel large area VI ground
and -hpl"ying slargc numhcr Of people
BOZ male and teIhIe The storm of wind
; ,r'ick the rear pdion of this building. and
+ almost instantly inoIiShcl about two hun.
y area ieel IN lrnStHnd thirty feet in width Of
'"e rear eNtcn>lnY Tins portion was used
as packing roof principally, and al the
t''hc 81 thc calaStthc there were about fifty
persons Iii tiH't trti,n four of these were
'cNiai"S. ali OF wItn escaped serious injury
except Mary Well and Mary Ann Mct;tuire.
Two males empEcd III this department OF
the factory wed taken out dead. They
were bcrn ard SIai aged siXiy-ninc years,
nc father Of onbl the plopricio,s, and
thomas GIil, th9engncer. Jas. Harvey
i'au ms shoulder dfocat,d. The storm was
also destructive to T. property in the vicinity.
The valnish factor OF George W. Bailey had
one corner of th1niIdlng blown down by
the force of theta The Depot of the
Flushing railroad was also damaged to til,
extent Of about 10.