Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-24

AIOs1 Ioarlul auu uemehuOus gale-A periec
tornado In fact, before which hardly any obieo
O)uld stand. For few minutes the air was Get
with limbs of trees sticks. shingles, hats caps ant
other movable articles. Chimneys were blown
down and trees uprooted houses were unroofed
and persons were whired about In the gallo like
playthiugs. 1t was the heaviest gale which has
visited this section for many years. If indeed such
a one has ever passed over our city before We
have gathered sOms particulars Of the damage
done, which arc given below. These are doubtless
but smsll part OF the whole number of dwellings
&C., damaged.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The roof Of the tower OF the Third Presbyterian
Church Euclid street) was blown of. The most
Of the roof sf the German Catholic church, corner
of Superior and Dodge streets, was carried away
by the gale. part of tho roof and most OF the
tin sheathing of the asylum at NsWburgh was
blown Of A part of the roof of the Orphan
Asylum upon Kinsman street was blown OFF and
three chimnies blown down. little boy was
somewhat injured by the falling brick. A chimney
was blown down ct Dr. seeley's Water Cure and
several at the Catholic Orphan Asylum upon Har.
mon street, as well as upon the Industrial School
building and several OF the public school build.
ings. Several of the chimnies Of the johnson and
American Houses blew down, in the former case
breaking through the roof. A part Of the roof o.
the Evangelical printing establishment upon
Kinsman street. was blown off and carried across
the street. One of the chimneys of the Eagle St
school house fell, crushing great hole in the roof
and breaking six rafters in its passage.
| BUSINESS BLOCKS.
Three chimnies on Seneca Block were blown
down, crushing in the roof brick from one of
them fell with great force into 0gram's boot and
shoe stOre,-Mr. Lord, the cutter, narrowly es-
Gaping being killed by it. The tin roofing of Ds.
Wis Franklin Buildings was blown of, and lies in
huge roll in the street. Several chimnles
Miller's Block on Superior street broke through
the roof in falling. Merchants block upon River
St. was almost wholly unroofed. Robinson &
Oviatrs packing house on Meadow street was par
TALLY unrOOfed. A part of the roof of Merchants
building, cOper Of River and Lighthouse streets
was blown of and carried into Meadow street
The ice house Of the Cleveland Ice Company, at
the West Side piers was unroOfed. and their shed
blown TO pieces. The end Of the Michigan Central
R. R. building upon River street was blown in
Mack's Brewery, On Washington st. was unroofed.
Doubtless there are others Of which we have not
heard.
RAILROAD BUILDINGS,
The tin roofing of the pier freight office and
warehouse of the C. C. 4 C. Road was torn of
aud she building partially unrOOed. The tin
roofing Of the machine shop of the Cleveland,
Columbus & Cincinnati Road was torn off of one
side, while a large part of the roof of the other
side was torn of, carried over the building and
plunged upon a second class car which was
knocked into general smash" The Round
House of the C. & 7. Road was partially unroofed
The frame car house of the c. & N. Road was
blown down and large sheet of the roof carried
across the river upon the Flats.
PRIVATE HOUSES, &c.
The chimney of house on the corner of Euclid
and Huron streets was blown upon the roof Of Col.
J. ". Heisley's house near by, and broke clear
through the roof and floors to the kitchen On
Marion street young man who was on the roofto
brace chimney was blown down throu. h the
same into the house below, without Ujury. Chin.
neys were blown down upon the houses of D. Glo-
yer on Eagle street, John Weld, Pearl street, Mr.
Daglan, Church street, Mr., II. Cook, Franklin St,
Mr. Hale do, and hosts of others The barn OF
Michael Crapeer on franklin 4 Duane streets was
completely demolished. The hired girl had Just
passed through, and Mr.. C. had been in the
barn but few moments before. The gable end of
house No. % Mandrake street was blown in and
part of the roof landed in the street Luckily no
dents and accidents were the result of the blow.
INIDENTs. .-.s
The University Heights omnibus was crossing
the Flats with load when it was overturned No
one seriously hurt. A buggy in which were gen.
tleman and two ladies on Franklin street was ove-
turned. A son OF Sheldon Pease was turning the
corner Of Superior and Seneca streets when the
gust struck hin, ,overturning the buggy and fright
enng the horse that he broke loose Mrs. Bridget
ODonolly was walking near the river bank near
H. NJ Chaplin & Co.'S packing house, when she
was blown into the river. Mr.. James Walters was
near and rushing in, drew her to the shore good
deal scared, and very wet" but not hurt. Near
the Bennett House corner we saw woman lifted
up bodily and safely deposited some fifteen or twen-
ty feet of.
OTHER TOWNS.
At NOrwslk a barn was lifted up and carried
abOnt 100 feet when it broke in two and the parts
separated without any bill of divorce.
At Grafton an unfinished building owned by
Mr.. LOOMS, was lifted up and carried into the
road.
At sandusky the tin roof ofthe Union Block was
torn off, as well as five chimneys. A board, torn
from the roof, was carried through the air with
great velocity and hurled into one of the large win-
dows of Hosmer & Wells store on Water steet,
demOlishing half dozen large panes Of glass, and
creating great CONSERVATION among the inmates of
the block. 5E s. .--
The train on the g. NJ & n Railroad, due there
at $50 Wed. evening, did not arrive till lO.3Obein
detained three miles from Shelby by a large tire
which was blown across the track. At Shelby
several houses were unroofed by the gale one new
house was slid from its foundation, and large
number of sheds, Outhouses, &C, were demol
ished.
At PainesVilO houses were uEroofed and chin
nies blown down, although the gale was not as Sc
we're as here.
SPECIAL MENTION.
| MI NaJlOIu ul1Oub u laIHneI HNlhB aDOut tHAeo
miles north of Wellington station on the G. c. &
c. Road, was out on that evening to look alter his
fences. He found large tree blown across the
track, it being uear train time. He rau to his
house for lantern and axe and succeeded in giving
his warning signal in time to stop the coming train
when he did good execution in removing the OBJ.
structiOn. Special thanks are due him.
We mightfll another column with details of the
gale but must shut down the hOOdgate and restrain
the flow Of ink.
| The Railway.