New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-15
AN AMERICAN sf,rocN.
The sesd Storm on Sunday Aftersoou-Bss sud.
Semness aud Singular Eneets-siveet.vas.
sengsrs Caught in the Calculus, BeHussst
Waterfalls and UmbreIlas Blown Skyiish-
The Wind en- d Frolie.

The sand.stom Of Sunday afternoon, which brnsbfd
this island in its northwestern flight was quito novelty
even for this climate OF strange mutabilites.
Tie weather throughout the greater portion OF the day bad
been Of singular sonsss AID beauty when toward evening
the black clouds from the the wind came in n'n
gusts uttes slammed awnings tspped sgu boards as
and the big drops OF rain began to sqeeke the stone soc
walks with every other indication Of heavy storm,
ua simeon accompanied By cS ss o. saHS S sr5 s 100
wrd Eaa e and S Sso attended b. vivid taSs AM s
crashing thunder About one.h5 OF New YORK was over
in jersey ~ the time taking lager whssy ana ,as
sporting their Sabbath garments returpns l,on se
service and engaged IN equally pous unGeraangs Cvn
quenty the storm took them al OF IoaR az Tue ''"s
Or vealerclerk looking down Broadway was hrst sp.
pred Of the tempest by phenomenon Of what appeared
be awaerspout Of nmens- proportions eareerlng Inaan
se e 'SsT may 1a ana o the onsy and
acen islands, borne aoft the wings Of cyclone ~ ~
eH e1 Sr~ scand s's Wa s completely ed With bus
dust and when that cleared away the unileA passengers y"
Broadway presented melancholy soecabo OF chaos
Thousands Of both sexes and all in the street at
he time The sky was filed with Aging hats. umhreias,
sSd ssw S 6e srs ts s With wild hair bow
ING behind Men almost lifted OF tLeir ieeti Ha ann
e Sovs and girls were left sticking the and lamp
posts Ike so many dried and uckess ladies were 70
be seen, like many nside.out umbrellas struggling uas
way and that and yany endeavorng to stem tho seand'1S
On the Jersey side Jersey City Hobohen and else.bere
the effects OF the storm noticeable Fences
were blown down rose bushes unerthsd awnings trans,
formed into monster parachues and larry tws'ea
into resembling Jack The tossed about ca
the waves like eggshes in teapot Clothes lines were oe
nuded Of their contents The air was 20 hek WITH JnS
remnants OF weeks washing that one readily recalled
My long lost Sunday breaches -,
OF Uomes's Wind in Froc;" while the manner IN wDcs
snowy cLemises and flannel undcrsk ades drawers nuh
lower exlremes osed ard csressed each other
in mdair was something which would have called oash "
tie Of the yinegarysaged od mad na' ever o
claimed at Womans Rights Conventiou ,
The beerdnkess caught in the tempest on theD ~
New York from the drinking resorts OF u'4oSen
10 appearance they liked even less than tho Excse ow
There were probably Sunday hats lost from the Norm
RIVER at that time than there Sunday drinks
obtained 10 the metropolis during the entire day
10 see her ornone sticking between the smoke stacks o TOO
ferryboat while young lady missed LeE waterfall 10 e S
the armament after the Of comet with long aJ o
false curs trailing behind. .--.
The tornado also extended through several conntes cree
in damage in the way Of Gprootng trees MI
feees but far learn no lives were LOST snu M
considerable damage was done.