The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-09
THE STORM.
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The following facts with reference TO the han
storm yesterday are additional to those contained
eur Inside pages, and they serve TO show to what
seems 10 heve been confined to Philadelphia ana its
vicinity, as our teegraphic dispatches from neigh
boring towns make no alluson TO t.
1t hailed at Roxborough yesterday, but was not
very severe, and did little or no damage
finger broken by hailstone while engaged In clos
ing his shutters. .I'
< lady on Twelfth street commenced closing the
windows Of the house the moment the hail began to
fall but before she succeeded in getting to the third
story no less than fortyfour panes OF glass had been
This morning, with the thermometer at TO- a solid
mass of hail-stones were lying, like snow-drift in
the corner OF stoop on Twelfth street, above Gl-
rard avenue. The mass would weigh over twenty
pounds.
severe as in the city. Frankford and Germantown
were also visited but not with the same severity
the central portions Of the city. few panes OF
glass broken in exposed situations, but the
smashing appears to have been done on a small
scale in all these places
Berks, this morning contained about two cart-loads
Of hail-stones The basement OF the beer saloon at
Pennsylvania avenue and Coates street also had
several loads of the icy missiles this morning. The
City Armory at Broad and Race streets, had $40
panes of glass demolished.
The storm on the Delaware was severe but no
damage is reported as having occurred to the ship
The water in the Schuylkill rese several feet in
consequence OF the storm, and Landing avenue was
under water. At the time there were large num-
shelter
at Darby road and Fifty-second street, were
damaged to the extent OF t50O0
All the nurseries in the Neck were totally de-
scotts nursery, at Nineteenth and Catharine
Streets suffered to the extent of $4,000.
The police stations all suffered TO considerable
extent. The First district had 30 panes Of glass
broken Second district, So Fifth district GO; Sixth
district, "A: Seventh district, 40 Eighth districs,
119 Ninth district, 2O Tenth district IL; Eleventh
| district, 3 and Twelfth district, 49,
| coal shed on Hutchinson street, above Master,
fell during the storm, and fortunately there was
| person beneath it at the time.
nour-dealer on Thompson street, west OF Ele-
venth, had thrtyfve barrels Of flour ruined by the
| overflow of the culvert.
The loss sustained by Averill Barlow's furniture
| $1,000.
The beautiful residence and hothouses of the
tragedian, Mr.. Edwin Forrest az Broad and Master,
| had over a thousand panes OF glass demolished.
Mr.. Mackenzie, corner Of Broad and Columbia
avenue, has suffered considerably in the loss Of
numerous handsome and rare plants.
| The Natatorium Broad street, below Walnut,
although much exposed to the storm, was not in
| jured and the swimming school is open as usual.
The annealing house attached TO the extensive
| malleable iron works Of e. Hall Ogden Ninth and
Jefferson streets, was blown down during the storm.
1t was frame structure, and $1,000 will cover the
| loss.
Q. s. COMMISSIONERS CAsE-Before United States
Commissioner Craig Biddle, at O'Clock to-day, were
arraigned Messrs. Young n McDevitt, dlstillers
whose place OF business Is at the southeast corner
of Twelfth and ogden streets, the charge of aid
! ing and abettng in the removal OF distilled spirits
upon which the tax had not been paid other than to
Harrison O. CLARK testiaed-Am a revenue officer
paSs + % at the % Sq6hsaSt @ % %
and OF Of Gu9r M and wholesale on the
their place, Mackey being dstraning officer the first
mt as Sn G % 5
whisky book; he replied that it in the reproof and
he nGs nd an
not her he then n % o to the retail M
and produced book which ne called the regular recty
s for
opS not be n produced Mr. %opsvitt
refused 70 fire proof he asserted BY the
made for the old book By Mr. Brooks which Young
old book not been produced this time the book
s
$ sdfSs I've S1s$'S As
dsery and we're received the day before they said
portion Of them had been sold four Of them were dumped
Nh. William Mecheke affirmed m I am suager the last
gqaging did at the distiery the 9th Of April
when g 6HrFs rel S ON AP A ft s "a e. April G an s 70
April StR 10; April itb is; April at6 Ia April 4th
sstR 4P6 ie 1R ARs s5a sa
Of the Stencil shown the letter. should G. s. Instead
the place since the seizure and cnnnot tell whether the
n 5 GG 81 At ny sGPG Pado 9nf M
s % ss hs Clerk cat that
number OF barrels sold in April according the Liquor
Book was al the number marked by the guager was
t,.v. heard .bo. N,.,,ov,t. and
Young dumped rectifed liquor into their alcohol watts
they make cologne there have heard in the place itself
The defendants were held ssSOo bail each to snswsr
10. B.-The noble @ and patrio tic % orde
OF wife beaters is fast increasing in strength, and
almost daily are we called upon to announce fresh
accessions. To-day we have another batch for men,
No. / is Wilism Hutchlns, a colored individual,
who resides at Tenth and South streets. On Satur-
day afternoon William became gloriously drunk, and
feeling heroic % went home, smashed all the furni-
ture and then attempted to take the kinks" out OF
his wifes hair by smoothing it with nat iron. Mrs.
Hutchins, not relishing such treatment, screamed
murder" when a policeman entered and took
charge Of William. Alderman Bonsall yesterday sent
him to prison to learn the golden rule" as taught
No. 2 is John Tigh, who resides at No. 739 South
Sixth street. John yesterday was caught In the
Storm and being thoroughly drenched eXterorly,
concluded that he would try the homeopathic
method, and gave his interior a drenchng. Accord
e Of fSe nc .aTaents Feeling consgerSbS stmuIated
he returned to his home ana endeayored to per-
suade his wife that she was hammer block One
OF Daniels disciples being notified OF the fact took
John into custody, and Alderman Collins held him
| in 5000 bail to answer.
No 3 is John Rodgers who resides at Seventeenth
and Kater streets John yesterday .crooked his
elbow" once too often. and thus allowed "King Ben
zine" TO steal away what little common sense he pos
sessed Feeling puglllstic, ne attempted to make q
drum out of his wife. For this conduct he ar
rested, and Alderman Dallas held him IN $500 bail to
answer.
DEPREDAToRs.-As usual with the advent Of May
cur suburban residents have and are being an
nOyed by maraudng parties OF iremen and Others
who choose the season for indulging in what they
term "Maying parties Their plans OF operating
these. They first start out before daybreak, get
goriousy drunk, then enter private gardens, and
not only steal all the flowers they can lay hands on
but also destroy a vast number OF plants, etc
Complaints having been made by the residents Of the
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