The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-10
Loss Of Life and Immense De-
struction Of Property
Marine Disasters and loss OF life
on the Coast of Maine.
IN MsSsACagsET IS.

frFOT Cue Boston AuVeftlStf. H'pt ~
About haiti past four yesterday afternoon a gale
came o. from the southward and presently began TO
an hour gave place al halfpas i've 10 violent gnsts
and Squalls and hurricane OF the most positive
nature cnsued. Overhead .he clouds gathered and
rolled, surging nortiward In threatening heaps, and
the scnu new Ias- and low. DasieS Of rafting rain
were borne on the blast and added dampness to
terror. Everything movable was moved and IL was
dangerous To traverse the streets SO thick and sud
den were the showers Of bricks from chlmneys, fire
walis and ccpnss. and iurious the dash OF
loosened signs aud broken awnings The Oldest In
hahitant hears witness that the like iurg and de-
memory Of man in this ciry. Mgcn real damage
occurred accompanied with loss Of life but |
the panic created by the storm set afoot
numbeross unfounded or exaggerated reports, !
which "famor with her thousand tonGues" |
took up and multiplied until millions OF dollars !
hecotomb 10 the wrath OF b!usterlng old Iapyx. |
Though hasas gataered ane therefore possibly IN.
accurate as 10 particulars the following report OF
tue eects OF the gaze VIII yet show It's terrible power
Of destruction and prove iT the most terrible which
has ever visited THIS city,
THE coMAoN
was literally carpetea VITA foliage especially the
malls and walks, though very fcw irees we're beWn
down from Their bases. The Old Elm, ever body
will be glad TO learn or what there 10 lett OF IL after
withdrawing the storms OF two centuries or more
remains Substantially intact though much OF its
summer foiage Uas been stripped and lays thckiy
strewn around for several Yards 20 the eeward OF
from West street 10 Park square, succumbed 10 a
violent GGst III aboa seven o'coca, aud another tree
OF reasonable age and dimensions near the Punlic
Garden topped over during the ga,a many others
were much damaged and tne City Forester j. thereby
spared possibly, lucrative trimming JOB IN antci-
patton 0i Tho LeXt summer season.
SOrTH END.
throughout the South End, as il other parts OF the
city, the haToc OF the Storm i apparent on every
side. Iie awnings from the shop fronts are rags
aud tattes trees prosrae Oil every side and tue
remains oil ia en- culnlney5 besfew the pavement at
frequent Intervals
Two chiDneys were blown down AT tue residences
of Oh. Greeley ind all. Green IA ana T49 fremont
street.
Tie roofs ana gable ends OF three houses on wor
cester street, latey erected oy Ar. Alien builder
were Blown down.
Ia fremont court OF Lenox street, three two
stors WOODEN boases Lately erected by Messrs J.
spencer K 90. were completely levelled win the
GROUND III enc chaotic mass.
IN brooKne street a chimney In the house OF q
niaa NAMED MOTIFS iel through the roof and the
ceiling came tuGoiinS uown upon tue heads OF the
inmates; wno we're taking then SUPPER
Inc cearcasoi the Eey. Dir. Gannett at the cor
rooea. Hhe TIN roohng Was rolled up like carpet
and thrown into the 81 eet.
Ihe residences Oh pr Payne and MIR. Lawrence,
l.262 ana l,254 wash nston Street were cnrooied.
Ten or twelve trees IN Chester square were up.
rooted, tearing up the Sidewalk as they fell and
strewing the ground knee deep with broken
branches.
Several trees we're snapped of in fremont street.
AT THE NORTH END.
The chief triumph o, the gale at the north part OF
the city was tie complete overthrow OF the hand
some sprc Of the Hanover Street Methodist church
which tcpple1 TO destruction Just before sever
O'CLOCK. At about quatterpast SIX TIE steepie wa
observed TO act as II &c had departed from the sound
principles OF ats propretors, sHa; ing to and fro
with dangerous ffeelom. The First police were
instantly The alert. a1d as speedily as possible
all the occupants OF houses wl;in reach OF the
fated spIre were warned OF the impending danger.
was tile and efficiency OF the police that not q
human liie was leopa u'zed when the loity struc-
fure breaking al the Deltry Eel wnh crasu into
Lotbrcp place. northeast OF the church. II swayed
over slowly and The top went crushing through the
tenement house at Nos. and LoInrop place. IL
Hanover stlcst, owned and occupied by Charles w.
Parsons d Co., dealers in furniture. Inc tenement
house was owned py Miss 3ary Young, OF Chelsea.
and occupied by Francis Oakes aud David Baker.
At the lime Of the Catastrophe sewing society wal
nooing meeting ia the yes,ry OF the church. ana
refused 70 Yacsle 81 The warning OF the police. A.
the body OF The church was no; Injured all OF lis
occupants were sale, me steepe now rests on rs
top with the base leaning against the caves OF tie
church buiit NJ. The iron fence Is badly broken
And tire premises are stccNh wih debris.
boy named Flynn was struck Oh the head and
severely injured oj a falling olck at the corner o
Commercial and NoF,h streets HIS sSn BEN.
fractured nc was taken 90 the city Hospital
wA.Ds FIVE AND SEVEN
In wards FIVE Gad seven considerable danst
was done. Along beacn street and KGeeand III
wind held nigh carnyai ana let behind II marks &
icentfy &c when next 81 comes this way. The snid
trees on Harrson avenue sQnered maierlaily an
maay heaps OF deoris marked TIC spOts WAer
cbmDeys Tell.
rae building on Uslca street next TO .be corner Q
Beach, WAS blown C 'nsi ierauiy out Of SHAPE ~.
wiud first forced "a entrance Nv window, onC
forcing Gown pirtinon got iull vent az the roo
and street wall; tae lornsc. Na5 broken ard the Ia
ter demolished es ar rs concerned the upper sl0F'
The damage wit amount 10 about si,oor The OF
common report had tue building gjurea 20 en- indel
niie extent. some OF thc sXylgats were torn OF
and large wincow ia tue BACK portion o. the bulk
PARTIAL DrsrnucrIoS or TUE COLISEUM.
This once imposing building Ia now ht.le bett,
than mere wreck, and iis rainous ana diSnaatlc
condition gives more STRIKING proc. OF tie fury
the storm and the havoc widen Il wrought than al
orner instance thai can ne citej. Shortly before 81
O'Clock furious gust OF wind struck rpon the o
chestral end Of the building "llke hammer "
sailors say. In few minutes the large circul
window, lIi4netpr
tie blast and the vino getting INSIDE the buIdii
quivered like reed The wnOe orchestral end no
crashed In, md the blast, sweeping with resi- tie
fury TO the otner extremity, as speedily forced O
the other end In few moments the whole edi1
seemed 10 ne the sport OF the elements and the VIM
getting underneath the roof, paYiully lifted It
piece b, piece unti tie whole OF the transe
was entirely unrooied. The air was dal
ened with falling and nyIng tinlbers viii
we're tossed ami blown about ike shaving
The crash was tremendous and sirIck awe ~
ali belolders The organ was specially leVcll
so the ground ana onried in cnaono mass OF IL
beers. The big drum was also laid nat aud pero
IN several pieces by The falling uyabers immen
pieces OF the roof were carried considerable d
tances and fell every sae. ~ the time Of the Il
there were ten visitors within the building,
whom were la1Ies. There were also TWO boys w0
ing, and Samuel Wilson, me doorkee o., ana q
Directly the end window was Iorceo IN, the lad
rushed out ia a state oi tue greatest terror ana
wider ment, and some OF them made tier way an
shower OF falling timb3rs To the open ground.
or two OF them turned back into Che building I
were urged TO go out again by the d9of8eeper. Y
feared that they might Oe Killed, "a The whole str
ture seemed as II It would come down The q
was paiicstricgen and would not move, For
Datcy no one was huft The catastrophe was '
messed by several persons. y car was brought Y
etandstll on berkeley street, and some men gett
cut In state OF alarln were speedily blown 20
ground.
DEATH or Mn. GRANVILLE NJ. CLARK.
nv lar the slddest casualty connected with
Storm was the sudden ana latneutcd death OF Mr..
Il. Clark. which occurred under the following
Cumstances:-Mr. Clark had iust returned fr
Worcester and was about entering his house, No
81. James avenue, when he heard that some Que v
hurt by the partial falling OF the Coliseum. lie W
ont with the benevolent intention OF rendering
distance, and mad nearly arriven at the Coliser
when furious gust OF wind tore up The WOO,
Sidewalk on which he was waking, ana the tim
was hurled with such violence against ifs head a
ms skull was badly fractured. Ina lips severely
and one OF mis- arms broken. lie lNl immediate
breeding and insenglble to the ground. some
sons who witnessed the accident took him to
IN house OF ME-. Blanchard, near at hand. Here
- Tesidenos was discovered BY means OF some par