The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-10

| et about TAN mnntes mast seven He was thirty
eight years Of age. and has LEFT wiie ana TWO ca
| dren to mourn his loss. He was treasurer 70 ue
bdratc Mills, Massachusetts, the Lancaster GUN
Company Clinton. Mass, aud the Windermere WOOL
rue sosTos sSlTiNa RINK AND rns NEW NORMAL
SCHOOL HOUSE.
The Boston Skating Rink was exposed 10 the 1u
srencih of the blast, which partially dismantleu the
,entilating apparatus running along the ROOF, nu
dd nol in The least degree aieot tue general so,a
laing apparatus carried away Tor three-lourths
OF us entire length, and the fragments OF plankinp
were hurled aloit ike sheets OF paper and forced
against the city gas house near the spot The venti
iator, In failing, forced hole through the northern
corner OF the roof
the Normal scnool house on Pembroke and New.
| ton streets aas been seriously damaged. The wind
finding Judgment In the unfinished building. forced
out some Of the party walls. which, falling carried
| with them several OF the doors portion of the
! walls were ready TO receive the beams but the
/ them very large amount OF brickwork ana scat.
folding was displaced and the crash OF the ialnS
ruins was deafening. the damage may be estimated
az between $4,000 and $4,000.
DAMA0s TO THE CENTRAL CHURCH.
the costly and beautiful church lately erected N
Berkeley street at an expense, Including lana, Q,
about s3l5,0,0, did not escape the fury OF the tenn
pest TWO pinnacies Of freestone at the base OF tnu
on the sidewalk and broke into a Thousand frag,
meats. Another crashed through Lie roo! OF we
nave, pierced The floor of the church and ei INFO ,ne
cellar. portion OF the roof in the aisle was also
hrokea. II Is estimated that the damage may Dc
between $4,000 and $4,000
and its vicinity Jared badly Torrents OF water
poured down irom the HILL hlling the street rom
20 cum Tns as N see was badly
broken; two chimne!s fell ffom the building 4ccu-
pied by Mr. Fette as sohoo; also one each IrSl.
Nos. l0l ana 100, and from the residence OF MI
Adams No I23 At the foot OF Mount Vernon street.
the rivers edge brick fence wall Ia the rear Oh
one OF the new structures was blown over, ana tse
staging and portion OF the wall OF hali-c0mpieted
house opposite were badly damaged. Seveial Oh tne
boats mcored at the foot OF Chestnut street orohe
lnn md drift Oh
IN CAMBRIDGE STREET AND VICINITY,
the awnings generally were stripped rom tne,r
frames. and In many instances even the supports
were demolished. by actual count, when the storm
was spent. but i've OF nearly hundred that were IN
place when 1t began could be seen uninlured. Ihat
sheerng the sidewalk in front of the drug store OF
Henry Canning No. 1856. was torn IN shreds the iron
WORK demolished. AID tue windows oeneasa ID, ae-
gsis the corner Of North Russell street. also l0st
their awning, not vestige OF It being leit. me
awning Of the liquor agency ut the loot OF BoMdon
street. and that OF MR. Talbot provision dealer, OPP
pose, were also torn to pieces. large chimney on
the house corner OF Hancock street fell into Cam.
nobody was dangerously near. There were numer.
Gus cases OF damage In the immediate vicinity. Two
chinlneys upon the Revere House tell upon the roof
one without breakage after parting and not brick
was detached 50 as TO fall to the sidewalk. wan
o al L ia process OF construction III the rear OF
aouso Hancock street foil into Ridgway lane with
; Tremendous crash.
THE BRIDGES
on the west and nortuery sides or the cty presented
LIVELY scenes during the height CT the Storm Charles
river was curtaned with thick maze. aud lts sur.
face was nearly covered VITA drifting lumber ana
tie deor:s of the many wharves and bridges by
VIII ch 1t Is margined aud crossed for miles above
The experience Of those connected with the other
water spans to East Cambridge and Ch0rleSt0Wn
was much the same, with but slight variation Of
detail. Boats adrift win and without occupants.
were frequently seen, and the dritwood increaseu
IN amount as the distance to tho mouth OF the river
decreased.
THE RAILROADS
we're more or less INSTRUCTED In the vicinity OF the
nrxL hnnr htrp1t rad
rnssags OF trains OH the Lowell route, and the train
hands in several instances obliged TO cut thell
way through The detention was IN no .i instance
! ran slowly. for fear OF washes OF the numerous
| entertainments but no serious impediment was
! met win. The Boston and Maine Railroad appears
| TO have been tne MIST obstrucsed The car house
| between Causeway street ana the river was over
turned the track, AMI prevented the passage
| The Inward passengers were obllged 10 deDarx u
Prison Point, ana were conveyed through Chaiies-
town TO tas city. The Portland train. upon 1ts ar.
rival. was switched on 10 the Fitchburg track AMI
into the Causeway street station Of that road
The trans on the Fitchbueg road were not much de-
layed ana no Information OF obstruction has beel
received from the southerly and westerly lines
IRE new Methodist church on Broadway, near
street. which was almost entirely completed, la
beel lald almost dat: Tue steepie ieil across tn
| roof and this burst the side walls out. The spir
fell upon house IN Athens street, aud almost frigh
ened three ladies' TO death as they were eating incl
supper. The church was OF brick, with brown stoI
trimmings; but as 1t will have to be rebuilt the dau
age Is estimated at $4,000.
About $4,000 worth OF lumber was blown on
wharf in Albany street into the water.
The roof OF the free bathing house Tor iades o
Doyerstreet bridge was blown on: ..o
| 4 chimney was blown over at tine corner OF Act0
street. ana, in falling, smashed the window OF
ap0thecary store opposite. 60
The roof or q house, owned by Mi. smith, u
! Broadway, near G street, was blown Oh.
Two new wooden houses IN Gates street were la
tow as was also big tree at tao corner Of Broad
= The roof OF the Hartford and Erie machine sno
was partly blown or and that OF tie Old Colony ms
| chine shop was also damaged
Four or Ave brick houses IN course OF erection Q
the back III Dorchester Heights are reported TO
ne hurricane stripped the top from coyere
wagon IN Albany street and forced the drive
| against fence, which broke his leg.
EAST BOSTON.
A fu,l rlsged ship parted ner cable of one OF tn
| whaTves and drifIe1 TO Cnarestown Bridge, whit
sns struck, but was hauled OIL when the ga
The schooner g. r. Hemlet was capslzed and sur
OF CIand junction wharf.
, No. l3l Webster street was blown of and the hou
yas CONSIDERABLY injured by water. Mono OF Il
: family or passers-by were nurt
RoxBURY.
g The roof OF the gas CoDgaly's building on O
e | Point and mat OF a barn, Dolonling to william Sc
0 yer ON fremont street. we're lifted, and the Iatt
C was earned some distance and deposited IN vaca
4 lot. Large piles OF lumber on the wharves be
: deriag on the canal were blown down a.
Of it RE fs .,ol n;S the e. E Eatsr cor
e o. gentworh street svaved SO fearfnlly tn
\ tie police wcre Obliged TO clear the dwellings IN /
i vIcuity Of their lInares until the danyer was pa
= Fruit trees IN the gardens were stripped Of Thu
=. bearing. and many ornamental shades were throw
q across the streets The Staging to the new Methc
h ist church WintarOp street caIne down with
I. ! crash, and the chlmneys on Webster jail and 81
l, erai other buildings were demolished.
4 TnE HANSON.
The shipping OF the wharyes and IL the strea
suffered Considerably, though not 10 severely
sr MIGHT have been exposed. or course, the tidir
d from the nay are NOT Dy any means full, and II
OF feared that SAD nows mus come The harD0r pol
" were seemingly tudefatisablc, aud well support
tx their nigh reputation
r. The schooner Edward Lameyer, lying in
az stream, was run into Dy tn other schooners VIII
ar names were not Gscsitaaed, and Was damaged
10 rluuslT losing both npsts and her hODoom ani h
la Ing her bUlwarks stove In.
W Tae ferryboa' Webster, on the old line, left
IS Boston side, bnt was nnable to nit nearer its d.
Ut than Donald Mckay's yard. The John Adams,
&c tue other line, made the Eastern RaurOad VII
d successfully and landed her passengers there.
Df Chelsea 1errybOat stopped II lnld-sfcain, let go
pt anchors and with the aid OF her pooalewhees