New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-19
THE EOUINOCTIAL STORM.
A HOUSE CRUSHED.

We have Just passed through the best specimen OF
an old fashioned celebration OF the suns crossing the
lire that We have had for several years. An exceed.
ipgly "cold term Get in on Thursday night, and
lasted through the better part Of Friday making
Winter clothing comfortable and coal fires quite
grateful Toward evening the leaden clouds sent
down drizzpg rain which, ere midnight Increased
to steady pour, accompanied by furious gale from
the Northeast. All day Saturday, and up to mid
night the storm kept raging, with constantly increas-
ing violence. Toward daybreak yesterday, having
spent its force it gradually subsidized, and although in
the early part Of the day the wind which had veered
to the north, was pretty high, the clouds cleared
away, and we had bright, pleasant, and sunshiny
a Sabbath a. could be desired.
During the hight Of the storm travelling in the
streets was decidedly dangerous, from the falling
trees awnings, shutters and sgbboards, borne down
by the wind. Thus far however, we have heard OF
no fatal casualty resulting from the storm The perils
of the land were slight, compared with those OF the
sea. Many inward bound ships, finding the storm
imminent although in eight of and were obliged to
put off seward again. fearing to attempt to make
port. 1t was reported at Staten Island yesterday,
that two vessels had been driven ashore near Sandy
Hook, but the report mas not been verified " our
adyces from the coast. The most serious calamity
that occurred in the city, from high brick wall
in Duane street being blown over, and falling upon
tene ment house adjoining Our reporter narraes the
occurrence follows
A TENEMENT HOUSE CRUSHED.
Alta quarter to o'clock on Saturday afternoon an
accident happened in Duane street, near West
Broadway that might have resulted in the most ter
rible consequences Three large fvestory stores are
in process Of erection at Nos. no. l2 and Ia Duane
street, for Bernhard & Hutton. The side walls had
been carried Up to their full hight, but the marble
front had been completed up to the second story only
the side walls therefore, were almost unsupported.
1t is supposed that the rain so sottened the green
mortar that when the high wind shook the outer wall
of No. IA it carried il In lts fall It crushed In
the four story tenement house No. lag, a,joling,
which was occupied by eight families, Carrying down
the roof and the two upper floors. The inmates OF
the dwelling had warning Of their danger and as
most of them were at home a. the time 1t was feared
that many lives were lost.
An alarm was sounded by the bell-ringers, and the
frenen speedily appeared backed by Capt. Huchings
and the police of tie Fifth Precinct who, under the
direction Of Mayor Temann and Deputy Superlnten-
dent Carpenter, went to work with will to rescue
the ur fortunate people. Those who lived on the two
lower floors escaped with comparative ease, but the
occupants of the floors above were jsmmed in under
the bricks and lumber and had 10 bs helped out with
considerable caution 10 AVOID loiicting further injury
by the falling rubbish. One man, named Augustus
VsrdeihaA, Il German cigsr-msier, Who occupied the
rear ROOMS Oh then fourth oor found bound to the
focr by a beam which had fallen across his leg and
broken it. He was removed TO the City Hospital.
Several others were found 70 have suffered slight In
iures OF course, all sorts of exaggerated runors
were sHost but is pretty certain that nothing more
serious than have related occurred. The houseless
and destitute families found shelter among their neigh
bore Mrs. Sarah Lozer owned the wrecked house.
IL was 20 badly smashed tina. the srenen bad TO pull
il down. IT. architect Of the ftores was Samuel A.
Warren Of Broadway, and Woodruff and Maxwell
were the builders.
Several very fne trees in the Park were blown
down; ole Of them, large willow, near the f)rn.sln
wss completely uprooted. The damage 70 the trees
in the other publ, pak. and in the streets was quite
serious. A number Of fne shade trees in Fifth avenue
we're bent down, and orly saved from being uprooted
by the flag stones.
The premises No. 60 Fin street and No. Mott
street were somewhat injured by the cbimneys being
blosn down, but none Of the inmates OF the houses
were harmed. Ofcourse, the cellars sloDgsnore were
ell foode} but we have heard Of no damage TO mer-
chaLdisc resulting therefrom.
DISASTERS on THE WATER.
The steamships Arsgo for HGyre, the Philadelphia
fcr Havana ard New resns, ard the southern steam
ers were all de,sined Saturday on account Of the
storr. The Arsgo sailed early yesterday morning.
TIE philadelphia detained until to-day. Several
p.lot-boats attempted 10 90 down the bay, S.iur
day. but prevented by the fog. During The gale,
On Saturday most Of the vessel. lying A. Quarantine
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rived On Friday from Hsvsns, dragged foul OF tho
schooner Black Bird fiom AeIa,dris ana had All her
sta,bosri nizzen rigging cs1isd away. TIE schooner
lost foretorm.st stay received other gh1 damage
The Sound steamers al proceeded notwithstanding.
the gale.
The bark Mercy Ellen from Cuidsd Bolivar, W ent
ashore OIL Governors leland. See went hesd OF the
rocks, vita her stern 10 the SAID. Assis;ano, was
sent to her, ard che hight possibly get OF ne It high
water.
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