New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-24
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THE ROCHESTER, TORNADO.
Revel Of the EIements-Wind, Rain, Hail,
Thunder and Lightning.

From The Rochester Union and Advertiser May a.
Our city and vicinity were visited yesterday alter
noon by the most destructive remember have
occurred 80 years The morning opened bright the sun
clearly and the air balmy that OF june The
general remark how lovely the day. Abont ~ black
clouds began obscure the southern horizon and soon the
burst upon The clouds appeared TO sweep along
over the southern portion of the city and by
the time they reached rondequo they had spent their force
There rain wind hail and lightning The area oil the
storm was probably i've miles square and than
half Of this there was much hail visible Though the storm
lasted only 20 minutes the mischief done immense and can
only be estimated
The damage is greatest to nursery The young
budded stock cut down by the huge hall as
large hens eggwhout mercy whie the extensive gAs
houses left without pane and some o. them without
sshes IL probable that sOOO would not cover the
damage nursery and green house property IN ts Vicinity
The destruction OF glass was 80 general That the article can
not be replaced In this market The storm not Only deroyp
glass but shutters and blinds oeDimes sweeping tbro1gh
dwellings and making them wholly untenabe.
Fortunately have loss Of life TO record, though many
persons injured Animals were beaten and bruised and
some OF the ser slain Birds cut down
with tho foliage and were seen lying about dead
every direction Chickens and geese were Killed by the
hail and and rabbits fell before the discharges Of icy
The south portion Of the roof of the tower of ST.
Mary Hospital lifted from its iasenngs aud tuinbed
into the street Large stones oosened by the timber crushed
through the flooring.
st. Marys and Immaculate Conception CRoman cathol!c
church badly damaged nv window glass Deng Droken
The by broken glass in these churches alone Will amount
The windows of University broken to the extent Of
Every house and building situated in strip OF land about
two miles In width commencing Marys Hospital the
west side Of the river the Eighth Ward continuing thence
across the south easey direction the whole OF
the Seventh and Twelfth ards and portions o the FOURTH
Fl sixth Tenth and Fourteenth Wards suffered more or
less loss Of glass.
Vegetation suffered greatly Limbs inch and even more
10 diameter off II done with knife the young
fruit stripped the and early vegetables cut down
destroyed In many places hail lay on the ground three
HE towns Of Greece Gates. Brighton Irondequoit and
Pitts ford suffered Immensely.
IN. roof Of the shoe shop at the Penenary entirely
taken off dged field % rods from the bnildng
Several vessels obliged 10 pu' into CHARLOTTE Tor se
soro Of them had considerable canvas carried away.
Ewanger Barrs fine grounds near Mount Hope received
much OF and the stock badly cut TO
pieces budded Of and two years DID,
nowers greeenhouses ali we're cut down aud nearly de-
struyed. 49,, r,,,. ana
oth ers 81 Brighton nursery suffered largely
Tho Sbey greenhouses conducted by MI Seeye on Main
st. pretty much destroyed. and the loss IA heavy
stock great that must affect the
Of such property for more TO come o. dlninsh
Ing the supply. go
Tie fine private conservatores Easave were left with
out glass -
Co. PymOutbaye were greatly damaged outNe nave no
estimate Of,the loss sustained there.
Mrs Williams residing in the Twelfth Ward, vascaugnt
by thwnd while waking the sidewalk near her residence
and thrown down with sufficient violence TO break an arm
TOD buggy IN which boy riding In Souh-aye., was
overturned and the boy severely injured.
There several funerals the 70 the cemeteries az
the commencement OF the aud horses were frightened
and away many instances iunring occupants OF e
vehicles they drawing Many narrow escapes IRON death
reported.
crdryer knocked scnseless by the halstones and
his away fright but were checked by
the application Of the brakes.
In instance little Carl had most OF heI cotDns torn
from the and her head ana face we're so III
jured {, ed freely.