New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-16
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a CHuEuH DEsraoyEp III NoRw AIK. Buildings
kl0arn DUssa, Regis Bncorered.---A NUMBER %
vessels which put into our harhor fer safety Wers
tossed 70 and fro W the violence o. ne gas m1n
some III them The reof Of The small ires G
belonging to the Valley City Transpo y Oh
Long Wharf, was blown %, and landed GO 1ne W.
ii the harbor q,
Railroad track formerly used 40 y TubpeF iaGtoIy
was considerably damaged; the root was BLOWN
of, and thc main supports we're started rom theif
foundations.
Methodist church Ii q complete wreck. The CHM
nav III ihe Union sabooihouse was Blown down and
tlae scholars dismissed. Ely's building at South
Norfolk suffered. Several stores moved from their
foundations, and the proprietors closed them. The
pole and signal ON the railroad bridge has just gone
Two men are on what Ii called Y Round Beach,
aud il is feared that they must perish as no as
sistance can be rendered them, the surf being
nearly over the beach. People are now starting
fram the village with life boat, and will rescue
them II possible.
unusually severe at the Point Breeze Gas Works,
the splendid new brown stone retort house, erect
ed last year, having been leveled 70 the ground,
and james Hart and Vim. Mccain Instantly killed.
The house was one story, being 60 feet from the
ground to the ton Of the roof being very sharp. It
contains about 81 retorts some of which were in
use at the time of the accident. The loss to the
Gas Company will amount to about $50, 900. The
accident will not prevent the usual supply Of gas,
as the ether works are in good order.
The GALE II NEwARS. The gale was very SCI
1 we're IN Newark on Friday. During the day, trees
were nprooted, buildings unr0ofed, and other dam.
age done throughout tho city and vicinity. Part Of
the ruins Of the factory in North Essex street re-
Gently partially destroyed by fire. was blown down.
a part Of dwelling house IN Mulberry street was
almost demolished. A house in Wicklfe street, in
the course of erection belonging to Mr.. N. r.
blanchard, was unfooted and demolished. Loss
about 800. The tower on the Sherman property
Il Orange was also blown down during the night.
The tin roof, cupola and chimneys Of the Nj.
Railroad depot, ct Railway, were blown OIL. The
roof Of 4 lamp factory in that neighborhood was
carried away by the wind.
At Franklin, in BelleVille township, the gale was
very severe. AT o'clock John Duncan. ESQ., met
another sudden misfortune, BY the blowing down
Of the chimney to his WOODEN factory in this place,
Instantly killing John Thicker, and seriously injur-
Ing John FitzsiInfnons and John Vaudeville. The
latter was badly bruised, and being thrown under
the boiler, was also sealded. The chimney was l07
feet high, and was broken OF about 40 feet from
the ground, the lower part remaining unnjnred.
III fell across the b0iaT-horse entirely demoshing
shat and the pipes connected with the boiler. but
not njnring the latter Vaudeville, it is said will
not recover. Tucker leaves q wife, but no child
rem. The hands of the otherfactores in the neigh
borhood stopped work, from fear that their chim-
viii probably be at work again in three days.
AceurrrED. In the Baltimore County Circuit
Court, William G. Ford, indicted for the murder Of
officer Thcs. H. Burnham, after seven days trial
was acquitted. The courtroom was very full when
the verdict was rendered and the deepest interest
seemed to be felt in the result of the trial. Ford
maintained himself throughout the trying ordeal
with great firmness although his face was as pale
| as marble. AS soon as he was discharged, the
prisoner stepped from the dock, and fell upon his
knees at the trial table, and with upIifted hands
and streaming eyes, exclaimed in loud voice,
| oh! God, 1 thank thee, for am innoeent!s The
congratulations Of Fords friends were touching in
The extreme. His two brothers were in Court, and
gave vent to their feelings in tears of Joy. His
daughter, an interesting little girl Of about ten
summers who has been his companion during his
confinement was sitting BY his side, and cried and
sobbed bitterly, as if not understanding it all.
DaaTH ON THE TRACK The Memphis Bulletin
Of Tuesday last says:
An accident occurred on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, Saturday last, which resulted
in the death of man whose name we were unable
To learn. The engineer Oh the train bound west
discovered lying on either side of the track, a
snort distance in advance Of him, what he sup.
posed to be the bodies Of two men. He imme-
diateiy stopped the train, and going forward OBJ
served il was the body of q man cut in two The
unfortunate man was genteelly dressed but no
papers or documents were found upon his person
from which his Identity could be ascertained.
Mlsslssrapf AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD. The
Pamela Star says:
The contractor viii commence putting down
iron on the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad on
Monday next, and the road will be opened to Oak
land in q few weeks. This will leave but fifteen
I'll sixteen miles OF staging to make the connec
tion with the Mississippi Central road at ConeeyiIle
which aforementioned road Ii now opened through
to New Orleans Think Of that, will you. Only
fifteen miles of mud road travel between our town
Of Pamela aud New Orleans.
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH EscArED CosyIcrs.