Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-03
Constitution. which is to sail to day for Ship
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Damage by the Wind.
The gale on "Wednesday night blew over
the state, doing considerable damage 10 in.
secure things. 1t lett in its track a host OF /
broken chimneys, overturned buildings, and |
PROSTATE fences.
In Brookfeld the new Congregational meet
iug house suffered the loss OF its steepe, which
was broken oil just above the befry, and it
fell right back, crushing in the root. and very
nearly running the building. Fences were
blown into the streets, and a great many
chimneys were broken. The gale was very
severe all through the western part of the
state.
In this city many small buildings, such
as the soldiers double kitchens at the Agricul-
tural Grounds, were overturned. Several
chimneys were blown down, and portion of
the root of the lower junction machine shop
was torn of. In several cases the house roofs
were considerably damaged by the falling
| bricks.
/ In Boston, the gale played the same freaks
| With weak chimneys and gingerbread archi
/ lecture. A portion of the root of a new
| church on Arlington street was blown off
Three large sheds in South Boston were blown
down, involving a loss of 5000 and blocking
up a street. Most OF the lamps on some of
the more exposed streets were broken. The
| Eastern railroad freight house in East Boston
was unroofed, as well many other buildings
| In Chelsea, a new, unfinished house, and
BAN, were blown entirely over, and the walls
of the new building which was erected few
years ago for factory, near the Eastern rail
road wharf in North Chelsea, were blown
| down and fell with a tremendous crash. The
loss will amount to $1,000. Charles Griffiths
tall chimney, 100 feet high, in West Cam
bridge, fell, crushing in one side OF the build
ing.
One side OF the roof OF house No. 162 Brook.
line street, in Boston, was blown off, throwing
the chimney over upon tine roof OF the adjoin'
ing house, and knocking over the chimney of
that house, causing it to fall upon the roof Of
| the third house. The roofs OF the two last
named houses were considerably broken and
| damaged.
| The roof of the Cambridge Water Works
| Company's building at the easterly end Of
| Fresh Pond was blown off, and fell on the ma
chinery and displaced the steam pipe, entirely
preventing the working of the pumps. The
cost of repairs will fall little short of $1,000
At Groton Junction, the tin roofing on the
passenger depot of the Worcester and Nashua
Railroad was stripped completely off on one
side of the building and partially SO on the
other side. One of the depot chimneys was
also blown down, and several others in tie vii
lage.
In Newport, r. l., the seas broke over Long
| Wharf, and the Providence Press correspond
ent relates an instance of a chimney blowing
cover the way" into bed room OF the opposite
house. Miss Lydia Pryor, q maiden LADY,
while in tie street, was hurled upon the side
walk with such force as to seriously injure her
Thousands OF feet OF lumbeV were blown into
the dock, and the streets were Uttered with
stray bricks and shingles.
In Providence, says the Press, the three
story brick block on the corner of Broad and
Pleasant streets was injured to the amount of
$500. The roof, including boards, rafters,
jet, and capstones, was precipitated with dam
aging effect against the house OF the late w
R. Danfolth, which is several rods distant. A
Pioneer Hall, on South Main street was
blown down, and two men who were passing
I by were struck senseless, while a woman who
was with them escaped unhurt The unroofing
Of buildings and blowing down of chimneys
was conducted on Il large scale.