Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-05-24

From the New York Tribune, 18th inst
The sand storm OF Sunday AFTERNOON. which
brushed this island in its north western flight. was
quite novelty. even for this climate Of strange
mutabilities.
The weather throughout the greater portion Of
the dsy had been Of singular sot,ness and beauty.
when, toward evening. the black clouds rose from
the sea. the wind caue in itful gusts. shutters
slammed, awnings f,pped, sign-boards creaked.
and the biz drops Of rain to speckie the stone
sidewalks, with every other indicstion of heavy
storm.
At about 81. o'clock in the afternoon il came
upon a regular simeon, accompanied by thick
clouds OF sand. which the wind had lifted from
Coney Island, Sandy Hook and other garden spots.
and also attended by vivid lightning and quick
crashing thunder. About one half of New York
WIS over in Jersey at the time, taking lager whls-
key. Snd the "pure country air" The rem aiming
half appeared 20 be the street. sporting their
Sabbath garments. returning from late church ser
vice and engaged in equally pous undertakings.
Consequently she storm took them call of Il heap"
a. the saving goes.
Our weather clerk, looking down Broadwiy. rss
first apprisei of the tempest bv the phenomenon
of whit appeared 10 be water spout OF immense
proportions, careering inland from the lower bay,
but which proved 10 be nothing more nor less than
column Of sand from the hillocks Of Coney and
adjacent islands. born aloit OR the wings o a cy
or part of the isl,nd. The air. for few seconds.
was completely filled with blindin. dust, and.
when IN At cleared away. the unlucky passengers
Of Broadway presented melancholy spectacle Of
chaos.
Thousands ofbotli sexes and all ages were in
the street NJ the time. The sky filled with flv
ing hats, umbrellas, mintillas and shawls, with
here and there an unlucky "watcrfap' rushing
dishevccd through the air. with wild hair blowing
behind. Men we're almost lifted off their feet.
fruit and pie stands were empted OF their contents
if by m,gic; little boys and girls left stick
ing in the trccs AMI lump posts like miny dried
leaves and luckless ladies' we're to be seen like so
mlnv inside out umbrellas. truggling this way
and that. and vainly en- leavorins to stem the scan
dalous storm.
On the Jersey side. in Jeraev City, Hobokan
and elsewhere. the effects nf the storm even
more notice able. Fence. werc blown down. rose
bushes unesrthed. awnings transformed into mon
stcr ptrachutes. and n i1c trees fairly twisted into
resembling j,ch screws. Tho ferry boats tossed
about on the waves like egg shells in tea pot,
Clothes lines were denuied Of their contents
The air was so thick with flying remnants of
the last weeks washing, that one really re-
called
"My long lost Sunday breechcs"
OF Holiness Wind in Frollic;" while the man-
ner in which snowy chemiscs and funnel under
skirts. laiies drawers and gentlemen lower cx-
trcmetles anu ctrcSseu eacN Otncr IN mid
air, WAS something that would have called
blush to the cheek OF the most vinegar old
maid that ever dcclaim.I ata Wonan's Rights
Convention.
The beer drinkers were caught in the ,empe.,
on ;hair return 10 New York from the drinking re-
sorts of Hoboken. and TO all appearances they
liked il even less than the Excise law. There were
probably more Sunday hats lost from the North
River ferry boats at tha. time than there were Sun
day drinks obtained in the metropolis during the
entire div.
One old lady WAS tumbed head over heels, and
only recovered to see her criEoline sticking
between the sm, stacks Of the ferry boat;
while young laiy missed her waterfall in the
excitement. md only set eyes on them again,
As they flew through the firm m. after the man
ner ofa comet with long trail OF false curls trail
ing behind.
The tornado also extended through several
C ,unties, creating considerable dIm,ge in the way
OF uprootng trees and fcnces but, 50 far as We can
learn no lives were lost, and consider able dam
age was done.