The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-11
Terrific Storm Yesterday Afternoon
4 Crash, of asaiIstoEes az Large az
sscn'x F.gSs--A General smash OF Hot.
x,o.xSaS and Windows.
Fr.m The Phlladclphia Age.

Firm the Philadelphia Age.
At half.past . o'clock the drops com.
rornccd 10 fall. This shower did not last,
five minutes before the hail succeeded.
Fine a. first. the hailStoncs came down
lgr~cr with every moment, and within 4
n,,grtcr of an hour Of the storms commence
,nrut they fell with terrific force, and so
;hckly that the atmosphere presented an
c,hrn hue. It was as though canister and
cr4rr-shot were being fred from the battle
merits ot. heaven: indeed. had the hail been
q, lead and iron ii could not have produced
o. more dcatening CHATTER upon the roofs of
the houses and the stone parements.
TERRIFIC FUSILLApE.
Fnr twenty minutes this terrific fusllade
..a,;urcd. the hail>toucs during the
,.,rstar mar, Of it varying from the size Of
nrqrh-Stonc 10 hens egg. They tore
nr.u,h thc Shrubbcry, breaking of
hes. covering the ground with leaves
and hutls. They crashed through the win
laws. no glass apparently being too thick
=, r,.is1 them. From the roots of houses
,r., ~rrwcd both shingles and gravel
,.',Iin,oS were a. thoroughly ventilated rs
,nnr,h l,nck>hot had been fired. through
,ha,n, In 4 twinklin% the streets were
,Iaar,I Of all pedestrians. who made for
tna friendly shelter wherever they could
ind H.
ri. bindings and the people suffering
,,r '-rrotc>; damage were lighthouses and
,i,rir owners. Net one Of these escaped,
I.;rra> thoroughly rildlcd rs though some
,o,lron,cni had fired huck>hot ut them
Through III old-fa>hioned Spanish scattering
ytvniirrNu>. The plants were all cut to
,ary,>. and thus both property and profits
Of 1,r14 ,.S
i.t.hor.rS. n; Broad street and pasSyunk
r.od. Suffered TO the extent of four thou
sand panr> Of smashed glass. Property Of
d. Similar clnractcr belonging to the estate
,ribs. late Mr. Eis>ct. located at Fourth and
'T,,Lrr streets. suffered u greatly. Mckcn-
.i,'s extensive greenhouse nj Broad street
..nJ Columbia avenue lost almost every
r.ht e class il contained. It is Impossible
+, u4yticulariIr The damage done to proper
,j,. If this character. Between the broken
.,r.S and the lev canister. the plants, for the
near a, least, have been incurably afflicted.
DESTRUCTION 10 THE CHURCHES.
The churches. with their large. unguard-
"a windows. were the next objective points
,r which the storm vented lis spleen. The
-n1.th PRESBYTERIAN church lost three
hundred and fifty pancSN class. The FIRST
Reformed church WAS ridGlcG. It. TcrcSaS
Catholic church cam" out III no better con-
d;.iou, while the windows of the school,
house adjoining it were Knocked to "Sm-
,srrrrn>." The large and exceeding beau
l,hl stained window over he pulpit OF the
new Beth Eden Baptist church was broken.
RATTLE AND CRASH OF GLASS.
Horticultural Hall. the Nataturium, EpiS-
cpwi Academy. Spring Garden Institute.
Iuah school. Ealdwin'S Locomotive Works.
ant t.iI al
d,w,. Of the Cathedral, and hundreds Of
other buildings we have not space TO NEIL
i!un. were ventilated with rapidity start
ln,ri it, effects. There was a rafting and
crash of Glass on al sides, 50 that the deaf
rliu., noise WIS Il medley OF falling gravel,
crashing Windows, and exploding hail
si.ur>.
SPRUCE STREET WOESTED.
spruce Street from Seventh to beyond
EroH street was Il lAyoritc Of the storm
hny. Not a houSc upon the south side cS-
raipi. Here the storm was terrific. and
unr Nmv better judge Of its nature when we
annouur" that one hour after its conclusion
tie accumulation Of hail upon the strcetand
Pavement in this ;horoughiarc. between
'Ernth and Eleventh streets was tie inches :
I'pon this street the ears were stopped and
the horses lrl under awnings, while the
pieces OF class which were scattered about
them.
THE STAMPEDE oN BROAD STREET.
There were many persons injured. This
could not be otherwise where 80 many We're
caught 80 suddcnly and received the full
force OF the storm. The stampede on Broad
street was marvellous to behold. People
rushed 20 places OF shelter, and crowded,
like - many frightened cattle. in do0rways
and under awnings. Fashionable women.
regardless Of the time or place, threw the
-kirtS OF their dresses over their heads, and
made iir>t-ca>> time i'll getting 10 4 safe spot.
Here's were frightened hy The terrific crash,
ana went 1t hrrik-ncck speed. Others,
tr,liilrd ~ the noise, refused to move, and
received the full violence of the storm. At
Broad street ana (;irarA avenue carriage,
drawn at Il iri.htiui rate l,y 4 pair Of fright
rnrd horses, WAS overturned, and its occlI-
Iatnta were >praWlea out upon the Nichol-
son. Their injuries were mainly abrasions
Of The skin.
A SCENE OF TERROR.
\ funeral procession under the superyi.
sion Of Simon Garland was at Seventeenth
and spruce when the storm began. The
horses all ran away, ard 4 scene of the
widest confusion and terror ensued. Mr..
Garland >prang from his carriage, and run
inc 10 the hcarSc, succeeded IN stopping
the horses and getting tie coffin out unin,
iurcd. but the hcarSe was broken to pieces,
MANY of the carriages were broken and
overturned, and several of the occupants
severely injured. Fourof the drivers were
hurt. one Of them, Patrick Dugan, latsiiy
After the storm subsidized the funeral pro-
rcrded to the cemetery. >.
The storm ended almost as suddenly as II
had commenced. ana 4 high sun came from
I,rhird the bank Of leaden clouds to dispei
the Gloom that hung about Us. From what
can he learned, the range OF the storm was
not extensive. For the crops, therefore,
We still have good hopes.