The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-29
THr DAMAGE By THE STORM.
The Hoboheu Meadows and Other Low
Lanes Inundatcd-The Long Island Rail
road Track Washed A way-Houscs Blown
Dowu I'm Every Direction.

The Hobokeu Meadows and Other Low
Lanes Inundated-Thc Long Island Rail
road Track Washed Away-Houscs Blown
Down IN Every Direction.
The ferry bridge ut the foot Of Houston street
Was broken down, tho Weights having been blown
OF by the storm, and the structure would have been
sunk altogether had not been chained to the ferry
boat at the time. Several persons who were stand
ing on the bridge narrowly escaped death. The
boats are Obliged t. receive all passengers for the
Ircscnt at the chip yard wharf adjoining No car
ria.es or wagons are allowed TO near the place.
The four.story brick building used IA a carpenter
shop and as n ciIar-box mandatory. facing HE
chip yard, had the roof and part Of the walls
blown down, and girl ha her leg broken,
Several men are now hard NJ work pulling down the
remainder OF the structure. At Stanton and LOWS
street,. nearly lost his lie by the falling OF q
chimney, tie bricks Just grazing his head as he was
passing ont Of the doorway of the house An the
cellars in South and Front streets, anl in Houston
Stanton Riynston, and Delaney from Georck
street to the river, were flooded, the poor people in
many cases being OBLIGED to stand on benches.
tables, and beds. 10 escape it. Ore unfortunate
woman was seen with her ctidrun In basement In
stanton street sttiag n table and sobbng bitterly
while her husband was playing CARTS on ono OF the
benches with two ~ three vretchos ike himself.
Much damage was joue by the storm in New der
Soy. frame tfrce-tory hui ding, owned nv Mr..
John Wilson. on tie corner of Second and Clinton
streets In Hobokcn, Wss demolished; aud brick
huiliing on Willow street, In the same town, was
partly esttoyed. The Ioboken ilus are inundated,
aud Sagons IN some place. up To their butts in
tie water. The pastor OF the Charc. street Episco
pal Church, In Hudson City, entered tile Church
during the storm. lie stood In the middle aisle, but
Of sudden found himself in the open air. The
Mals had hceu blown Down. the roof went Cd at an
angle and he stool there unharmed. He REGARDED
" ~ of divine iuterpc si'ion. Many persons
were taken ont Of their uses IN small boats More
| than twenty telegraph NOES We're blown down, and
! TIE Hecktuslck roNl above the Fl -iln Fields, j.
covered Nith water, thing NOE known for several
years.
At Union Iu frame dwelling was demolished,
! ard lUc'c lrLn Iud'pN'S small house was unset.
! An unfinished itane building was blown dow 70 in
~ llislic avenue aud Worst street acre pprl y
uurnut'd TIE dr.trucii"n ~ II, and fences was
terrible. especially IN Hudson CITY and along the
| hi. ~ cy Law w tverv direction.
The storm on IonI Island Aa- very severe The
| tracks II boa the FLUSHING and Long island uil
| 'ugt- were badly Wa~lNi. GA sunday night the
Y using Rnlroad COMPANY We're lusy raising Inc
n'av. In FLUSHING. urv hon.e jl~' raised and not
,rnr,'y covered, belonging ~ W. Downing, Nu-
blown down. \ house Ia Wuudsiic. partly flushed.
was a'sl blown down. Trees wore uprootel in
Jam ra. and chimueys demolished. Int no serious
damage was done. NJ Hunters Point the high idc
hlcd r,nriy all tac cellars.
On tAe sea wrecks were passed all d,y nv vessels
schooner & n loung. that arrived at ~ iadelphia
YESTERDAY nom ticuiuogos, met the schooner Grace
Baker Of Boston, di-m stci and sinki. T. TIE cap
| Iaiu ana crew were taken N ho ri tie Dung