New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-11

hre oflgnNed W Singular manner. Ine roOi VI wy
north gable End became detached, and Tapped over a
number oi bricks eDg loosgned fell down, and break
ing through 10 h)ors, came wilh tremendous iofcs
upon portable nrDace near the stairs on the second
siOiy, tciierif the fire IN every direction Tue fur
pace had cen placed there in order 10 warm the
leading 10 ne stories above The flames
fpre ad, and the entire building was enveoped In
sheet of FIRE, that all the exertons Of the remen
proved Of no avail
Mr.. Clark, the Principal, and number of his as
sstaDis, in the school the tine, arranging GER
tain awards which were r. be made 10 the scholars
during the day. They basteDed out OF the building
with The utmost speed; but we are informed IN tne
Principal of the Female Department, whose name we
did pot learn was lot so fortunate as TO escaoe with
them. She wss lowered from one OF the Windows,
after receiving burns and injury to one OF her
limbo. -..
Everything ibAammable was destroyed and nothing
but he walls now remains standing. The library ana
records Of the school all destroyed Inc library
consisted of $50 volumes, worth u SUI, Inc PR
yate library Of Il Ir ncipal Of the school MI A: d.
Clark is valued az $780, tire properly Of the jantor
John Sbeedy, $500; philosophical instruments, t5OO
Total loss with building, 81 goo. The time for open
me school was o'clock a. ms and il was fortunate
that the fire occurred when il did, the lose OF lie
would have been fearful TO contemplate There was
DO insuraL the building or its contents
The roof of hODse Oh Degraw street, near Henry,
caught fire from the flying embers, but The flames were
speedily extiDguIshed.
THE GALE IN wILLIAasBURGH.
Deyuuu INC hoNpieA hVu1SDj 'hS
down of cl mneys &c. the gale of yesterday did bu'
little damage. The ferfy-bo4ts ran with their usual
regularly, the mOst inconvenience being experienced
on entering the sps on the Wliamsburgh side, where
owing 10 the force of the waves and wind, the boats
came In violent collision with the docks and piers, but
canning no ,erions damage beyond detention. About
five feet the Of top of the chimney OF the factory of
futile Brothers in First street. South Eighth
street, was blown down during the morolng I9e
bell towers of tie Thirteenth and Sixteenth WARDS
were crooked by the force Of the gale, that the bell
ringers deemed u unsafe TO remain in Them These
towers are considered very unsafe, and have been so
long standing that II would be policy 10 reconstruct
them The states on the roof Of the public schOol IN
| Wilson street were blown of and thrown INTO the
yard The tin roof Of the housc OF Mr. D. bayres oO
| South Eleventh street., was blown off, Toe houses
Nos. Is - and ~ Rush street were unrooied, and the
roots thrown ntO the street. The roof OF tue grocerv,
corner of Clymer and Second str ct taken of by
the " ind and landed Ia the street. number OF the
bricks belonging 10 the gable end OF me mouse were
| thrown down ALEC
Puston Coal Co at the foot Of North Eighth street,
were torn off, The windows OF the Staton-h ouse OF
the Seventh District broken by the force oil the
wind upon the shutters and damage was done 70
buildings at Gretnpont by beng umnoled ana ths
windows broken No accidents TO life or limb occurred
JERSEY CRY AND HOBoKEN.
The gale did large mount Of damage in Jersey
City and among the shipping and wharyes. The
br, akipg down Of the Ferry Bridges is fully described
elsewhere.
In Erie street. the tin roofing Of Nos. Z, 9 and H.
owned re,ps ctiyey by Mr. Marine Dnrant, and Day
ton were entirely carried way and the roofing other
wise damaged. The roof Of at~o-story brick house
at The OF Grove aud Sonth frsi streets, wac
entirely carried away, aud lage quanly OF DITCH
shed about 20 fee. long, situated North Point,
and occupied BY the Messre Edge Tor manufacturing
| fireworks, was demol shed, together WITH seVeiH
t" cbHFsiDg" shops belonging TO the saue hrm.
The tin roof ON Bseks trunk factory, N Greene
street, was coiled mp and deposited in the street
Lumber yards suffered severely, hundreds OF dollars
worth Of properly being blown away. The damage
throughout The eliy il said to be very heavy.
HUDSON CITY. .
The roof Of the Waier.rure establishment on Pat-
isde avenue, at Hudson City, was carried away ana
made descent into the valley below
In Willow street four houses, belonging to the Ho-
bsken Land and Improvement Company, were un-
00ld leaving the upper ,tores unprotected fron the
weather The OCCUPANTS tJok refuge m tbs riding
school and with the ghboTs for safety. The roofing
of three dwellings ia Washington street, corner OF
Of Firsi was considerably damaged.
The lin Fohing on three houses in Garden street,
| near Newark stIeet, was moftly carried away.
Three buildings in Washington terrace, corner Of
Ferry street were slightly damaged.
About thirty feet Of TN roofing on the Barclay-sreet
ferry -house torn up with "a great cralh-so much
~ ~ 10 brighten the employees from the depot, under
the suppOfil ON that il was coming down.
Al O'Clock yesterday morning the ROOF, e9rniee,
and mbers Of The hve-story houee, corner OF WASH
iupt1n ierrace, was turn of and dashed 70 atoms.
soon after this the nclOsure Of the seam-6aery was
prosrrareo The curiosity Of the thousandand one pa
rioc citizens who have long been anxious TO M
EJECT the plan snd progress OF this gigantic ana mystic
enierrrss can now be satisfied 20 their hears content
a. II u TN III wind that blows nobody any good"
In ShippsnvLe, near the Church of 81. Mary, four
homes erected by the Hobohen Land Company were
I'll ~. MA in
One woman was severely injured by the falling tim
beTs.
Ia Hudson, Meadow, and Garden streets much dsm-
age was done. The workshops on the edge OF the
bay were abandoned the fearing that they would
be overthrown by the blast Some tine trees were
blown down hear Trinity Church, the roof Of which
was not able 70 rest the blast OF rude Boreas. Hhe
Rev. Mr.. Harris and several gentlemen underworld
preserve The sanctuary by ping boards on the ny
ug tin roof bu little purposes they lad 10 yield 10
the mereless winds.
UsI0S hill.
On the Hnckenaack plank road about O'Clock yes
| terdey morning tgo-story frame building was
trely demolished by which several persons sustained
injuries. The first flour occupied as a lager
beer saloon and restaurant, by John Wicklein who
was dreadult crushed by being caught between some
timbers in the fallen ruins. He remained in s posi-
ton until Of the neghb0s were aronred and sue
eded in exreAting him. Its thought that he cannot
recover
berger, wife, and child. NJ. Moinberger bad his
shoulder dsocaled and sustained severe bodily niur
lee. MTs. Meinberger escaped with but slight conu
sions, but the child wn- dangerously injured.
Up THE RIVER.
From fly milepup the Hudson River accounts come
to us which prose that the fury Of the yale extended
itstlf over large euiace OF country. AT YOnkers,
the rsidtnces Of Mersrs. H. +. Devos and +. s.
Meyers were unroSfed, a. well az block Of houses
belonging To John C0pcuit, osq portion Of the lat
ter bDIldings bas since been blown doSn.