The New York herald., 1870-05-10
Hall STORM IN PHILADELPHIA.
Tho Most Violent Ono Witnessed for Years.
N Hsilstonss a. Large ~ Hens Eggs-Immsnss
Damage to Churches, Public Build
M ings, Hot Houses and Vegetation.

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We published in yesterdays HERALD brief &C
count OF the terrific hail storm that occurred In
Philadelphia on Sunday last. The following ad-
ditional particulars are taken from the Philadelphia
Press Of Monday 81 Hi
The .irst premonItlon OF the coming tempest oc-
CURED about one O'Clock. when, without having
% wnas might be called thunder, there was noticed
mufed rumbling and the heavy banking Of threaten
Ing clouds In the northwest These threatening ap-
pearances accompanied by an almost perfect stifl.
and then, without moments warning,
ss Se lodse @ % o time sAe ssr@ ssemea Rng was
heavens and earth Sero coming tose6er share
and rattlng, like quick succeeding voeys of mus
kerry in the heat OF battle, the 6allstones passed
streets In fear and even some Of those secure In
doors, whose consclences did NOT present clear
but pleasant sight The shivering Of windows,
the rebound Of the hailstones, the crash OF falling
glass, gave such an exhibition OF the power OF the
STORM that one was almost tempted TO ask, "Is
this the war OF clements, the wreck OF matter
and the crash Of worlds that precedes the nnal
The main fury OF the storm yesterday was spent
west OF Tenth street. the direction being north OF
80 t Or tn 80 os SoS
and east sides escaping entirely After the storm
had subsidized We ventured on q stroll, and although
hail fell again for few minutes after five O'Clock we
succeeded in cleaning the following facts IN connec
ti0n herewith
-'~- NURSERIES, AND HoTHousEs
The damage to h0thouses and nurseries has been
extremely severe.
.. j: sherwood's hothouse,, opposite the Press
oce had every pane OF glass In the skylight broke
some damage being done to the plants.
The hothouse OF Mr.. Blssett Third and Tasker,
glass shivered some very rare flowers destroyed.
McKensie's nursery, Broad and Columbia avenue
was almost completely ruined It is composed OF
six nonses containing 10000 panes Of glass; $1,000
nOwers Loss estimated at $4,000.
The h0thouses at No. l422 Broad, corner Of Stiles
Tne elegant nursery attached TO the dwelling of
James Dundas, at Broad and Walnut, was en-
tirely riddcd, including the large dome and quite
large number OF valuable and rare exotic plants de-
strOyed The dwelling also suffered severely.
Also the hothouse Of u. Rodney King, Nineteenth
Also the very fine nursery attached to the dwelling
OF M. w. Baldwin, l, llS Chestnut street. Many OF
the beautiful plants destroyed.
The greenhouse OF Mr.. Graham also had all the
lights ia 1t destroyed.
THE SQUARES.
While speaking OF plants we may refer to the
fact that in the public squares the trees were
stripped OF their spring Dress many OF the branches
being Topped OF as II by the stroke OF an axe The
trees along the sidewalks streets are also pos
sessed OF much less foliage than they had at the be-
ginning OF the Storm the streets being covered with
carpeting OF green.
$50 500, PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Many OF our large buildings with northern and
western exposures have had almost every light shiv-
cred by the violence OF the storm:
The Press building had many Of the panes Of glass
broken on the western side OF the establishment,
also many In the various skyghts the top OF the
building. t W
The market houses on Market street, both at
Twelfth and sixteenth streets, lose considerably
from broken glass and shattered window sash.
The Shifher Hose house, Third street, below Dicker
son, large glass front demolished.
The Presbyterian House of Publication, Chestnut
street. below Broad every light In the front broken.
horticultural Hall, north side, windows broken.
The large open front OF the Natatorlum entirely
The Bingham House also injured extensively.
Every light on the Eleventh street side as well as
Every glass in the Central High School front
Eighty-two glasses broken In the Second district
Tne large bulk Of Professor Roth's academy Broad,
above Locust street. destroyed, as well as the ADper
Many Of the public enlces and Independence Hall
also had glass shattered but TO no very great extent
The handsome college building at the northeast
corner Of Thirteenth and Locust streets suffered
considerable CO loss, as all Of the window lights on
Thirteenth street were shivered, the sash IN many
instances being carried away.
CHURCHES.
Some OF the churches have suffered very much in
trely. We learn Of the following
st. Alphonsus, Catholic church, Fourth and Reed
streets; Baptist church. Broad and Brown; ST.
Marks church, Seventh and Locust; DR.. Stryker's
church, Broad and Green.
St. Johns Catholic church. Thirteenth above
Chestnut sustained the loss OF nearly all Its stained
glass windows on the north side.
All the windows on the west side of DR.. Board
shivered. 100
The EpIscopalan church. southwest corner of
and on the front, the large bulk over the doorway
being entirely destroyed.
DR.. Wyhe's church, south Broad, above Pine, loses
slightly from broken glass on the north side.
The new and elegant Beth-Eden church, ut Broad
and Spruce had one Of the beautiful stained glass
rosettes on the north side destroyed Its value was
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DWELLINGS,
the storm was yery severe in that locality. He IL us
sufferer to the extent OF $50 200 lights He ex.-
hlbted to US some beautiful specimens Of hail, some
NJ atrp min iupl,
When we saw them the storm had been passed for
nearly an hour and they consequently had lost some
Of their bulk. The collection was made at random
and comprised some fifteen or twenty Specimens.
ALI the houses on Walnut street, from Eleventh to
Twelfth, were damaged considerably, as were all on
the east side Of Broad, from Columbia avenue to
The hall OF the Young Mems Christian Association
had every light broken as had Nos LIZA l. 2l8 and
large stores between ,216 and 1232-though the
fronts are composed almost entirely OF windows
The residences 211 213 and 2l5 South Broad also
had the glass broken ana carpets injured by the
The splendid plate glass windows Of 8. s. Whites
dental depot BAILEY Col at Twelfth and Chestnut
streets, were broken by the hall as If they had been
paper.
Chestnut streets, was also damaged. We noticed on
Eleventh street a large collection Of hail; we found
on examination 1T extended six feet from the house.
and was three and half inches deep at the side OF
the house. Considerable hail was also packed up
Eleventh and Twelfth Streets and other localities
The large skylght In the rear OF Tyndae, Mitchell &
VOLTS store, opposite the Press Office broken IN.
The awnings OF the Union League House, Broad
street; La Pierre House. and Whitman's confection-
cry store Twelfth and Market, were torn by the vio
lence Of the fall Of nail.
The stained-glass window Of J. B. Etonhead,
jeweer, Chestnut, above Thirteenth was shattered.
Messrs. Peterson & Carpenter and Wenderoth
Taylor Brown, 914 Chestnut street, are heavy
losers The nrst mentioned firm have recently fitted
up their establishment as agents for Wheeler Will
sons sewing machines, In the most elegant style
large skylight occupying one end OF the store. The
hail broke every glass In It, and that OF WenderOth
Taylor & Brown being also broken, the rain came in
in q perfect stream, passing through the second
floor, saturating the plaster and causing 1t to fall to
the store floor. The carpeting Is ruined, many of
the machines damaged by water, and Messrs. Peter
son Carpenter estimate their loss at about 20OO
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
The injury done by the storm was not, un-
fortunately, confined to shattered window glass.
Horses were maddened by the pittless pelting, and
into the street. Passenger railway horses were, in