, 1870-05-10

From The Council Btu1s SonpaFstl. 4ays-
Between Q and 10 O'Clock on Thursday even !
:ag IN old-fsahioned noriwesscr commenced
blowing, with violence that astoni.hed tho
oldest ,nliabitant. All night the wind how!eu
and sh1ickcd like some ficrcc demon seeking
it's rrcy, and al this writing lis fury ia nna-
hated, At intervals tho wind blew tierco hur.
rienuc. and visions Of unroofed houses and
Isolcu down signs haunted our elurabcrs, but
We we're not prepared for the startling news
t;at erected liz tho first tlIipg in the morning,
tI,a: tic new Congregational Church had been
sloWn from is foundation, and vas
a mass of ruins. As We fastened 70
wa,,ls tho eccne OF the disaster We saw crowds
OF people 1ocking towards what WAS tho day
;cforo tho pride Of thccty, but now ahapless
mars Of GtEria. On arriving at the sceno OF
disaster the sight that met our gaze almost
| struck Us dumb vita nstoniahment Nc were
lie sire broken to fragments, but We hal -, no
| idea Of seeing such complete wreck: lhe
| vhn1c frauu part Of thp building had been
;;f.cd from its foundation and buried to tha
GROUND, with force that literally crushed It
f:,to atoms. Scarcely whole piece Of board,
s1olcu into million pieces. Never in our
| };fe have NO seen q building 80 completely
DESTROYED Is Is this The building was COM
1ncnced last fall, By g. F: Smith, Esq, who
took tic contract Of building the frame part
OF it. under tho supervision Of Mr. A. @.
Eassett. our well-lnonn architect, The de-
tign, 1lane, and specifications wcro drawn up
i,y Messrs. Merriam L Hocauet, Of Chicago.
We understand that aIr. Bassett oppressed luis
fears as to the frame being Of sufficient
strength to Withstand our winds, and it was Al
his suggestion that the steeple Was built with
heavier tiln,,ers than the specification Of the
architect called for. The cdihcc. when CON
rleted, Mrs to have cost some &c. 900, and tht
| Iortion O. it that has been destroyed has cos
About $4,000. We learn that steps viii b
Immediately taken to rebuild it, and tie wofi
is to commcnce.at once.
j, In every part OF the city the wind has cause1
y moro or Ices destruction. Housrs have beel
/. t:ismantlcd OF their cllinncys. sign-board
!. 1 werc strewn around loose, ont-houses wcr
I iiown around promiscuoualy, trees wer
. bullstin boarsls took lean on til
E ground, and high carnival waa held general,
: The fiue two-s.ory house of Nj. Merwin, 0
Il baldwin street, was lifted from It's foundatio
& and set on t.rTa r,."a. lts Occupants % ve1
Broadway small building belonging
+ Stephen Dunn WAS carried into the street. Ar
y now looks AZ though il had been dropped su
denly. 1fr. Teal's new residence on E1
+ street waB blown down, and house near Il
I;oek Island depot WIS carried some dlasanc
We have not aa yet hoard Of anso'
Icing injured There WEB = rumot I
n tho street that houee had be-
e blown down, and u WOMAN and two childr
IL killed in il, but We could find nothing tl
would warrant Us in giving credit to it. Su
was the violence Of the wind that some
the vindows OF the Ogden House werc blo'
At tho river the wind was 50 violent all d
". that no boat conld c.oss. Tho CHI
neys Of the steamer Metamora wnro blown 6
and considerable other damage done. I
wind, blowing almoss disccrly across the riy
was 20 furious tlst the water dashing agM
4 u ! tic bank -.o s1ae-u fro> two ~ ttrre III