The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-25
From the Memphis Avs;anch. Jnly 90.
Terrific Storn-EaOuseS Blown Down.
Trees Eproofcd, Fences Demolished.

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The southern portion of the city. Comin%
from The southwest, it first struck i'll Fort
Pickering. blowing down aud almost de-
nul;,hm@ the Mission Church, in course Of
construction on Georgia street. The course
of the storm. as usual, was crratic, it SEEM
iuriv swooping down in spots, taking off
roofs. BLOWN. down walls, and twisting
trees up 10y the roots then lifting up, il
would do no farther damage for several
SQUARES. III certain places 1t acted
LIKE A wHIRLwISD,
literally twisting trees Of over foot in
diameter square off Il few feet abnye the
ground. \ little stable on the river bank
iii South Memphis wa. lifted entirely from
the ground aud dashed into rs many pieces
81 tLcrc were plankS in it. Some of the
rla;iks were carried over II hundred yards
from the site Of the stable. From the
church IN Fort Pickering no ether damage
WAS done until Black, Estes d Co.'S cotton
shed, on Tennessee street, was reached.
Like other sheds of lis description, this was
omen on one sIde-thc southern. 'Ehc wind
coming III under the shed, struck Tie east
wall. OyerthruWing it fora distance Of forty
or fifty feet. Estimated loss, 5000, no fur
Their damage being done. About a half a
.utlare above are the sheds OF Ford, Porter
a. Co. and w. b. Galbreath. The wind
struck Ford, Porter d Co.'S, blowing the
west wall inward, and upon large guam
tty OF salt that had been stored there.
After
DREAMING DOWN THE WALL
the wind struck the roof, and getting under
the tin, rolled it off as nicely as If done by
human hands. Several hundred feet of
roofing was carried of, a portion Of which
was blown to spot fifty yards distant from
the shed. Their loss Is estimated at $1,000.
Al Galbreath's shed, immediately adjoining
Ford. Porter d Co.'S, the storm did but
little damage. This il accounted for by the
fact that the wind, first striking Ford, Por-
Ter & Co.'S, lifted over Mr.. Galbreath's.
About sixty feet of plank fencing and q
rortion of their preSs-ro0m wall were blown
down. Loss about $3.50.
PRIVATE RESIDENCE DEMOLISHED.
Next door to the last-named shed the
storm struck the residence Of Mr.. William
Whitaker. A summer porch or sitting
room, Immediately west and In the rear OF
his residence, was blown completely down.
+ large-siZcd stove that had been placed at
the west side Of the porch was caught no
Tx the wind and carried to the far side, dis
tant about twelve or fifteen feet. The
chimney of the main building, Il large brick
structure, was taken of even with the
roof, upon which II
FELL WITH TERRIBLE FORCE,
crushing it III as il an cggshell. Fortunately
there was no person sleeping in the room
over which the chimney crashed, and be-
vnnd a severe scarce to the inmates OF the
house, no injury was sustained by any one.
Mr.. Whitaker estimates his damage at SD.
4 number of negro huts upon
TIE RIVER BANK,
inst above Mr. Whittaker'S, lost their CHM
news. The entire end of one OF them was
broken loose from the remainder OF the
A portiou Of the gable end of r. F: Loo
news residence, on the fernando road, was
demolished, together with u number OF
small trees that were torn up by the roots.
The residence Of policemen W. Z. Davis
and james Clcary, on Causey street, near
the bayou, was perhaps the
MOST cogrLETELY WRECKED
building visited by the storm. A small,
oue-story double tenement brick house.
The roof was torn completely from it fasten-
ings and carried of, while all Of the walls
we're more or less blown in and out. Officer
Davis. who was at home at the time, a.ose
tn close the window, fearing that there was
4 storm coming. lie had just succeeded in
lowcring the window, and was trying to
strengthen the iastenings OF The front door,
when the storm struck. His VIE ut the
time was in the rear portion OF the housc
rendering everything secure, ana wnen she
heard the root break loose ballooed 10 MN.
Receiving no answer, sue ran into elTout
room, and there, by the aid Ola
VIVID FLASH OF LIGHTNING,
s,x, l,or hrshand croucbinu on the i0Or