New-York tribune., 1871-06-01
THE WEATHER.

| THE HURRICANE ON THE HUDSON HOUSES,
| TREES, AND FENCES BLOWN DOWN-sEYERAL
HOUSES DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING-PANIC IN
RoNDoUT SCHOOL HOUSE - STEAMBOATS,
DAMAGED.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, May 31.-Furthor particulars
| OF the terrible storm the Upper Hudson yesterday
have been received At Kingston and Rondout and other
portions Of Ulster County tho electric display surpassed
anything Of the kind before witnessed there and
brought mind the tornado of last Summer, when five
men killed at Kingston by stroke Of lightning
Yesterday morning the weather was intensely hot the
thermometer marking $50 in the shade, and then heavy
Of black clouds commenced 10 gahern the west
By D. the storm burst In all It's fury. the wind blow
Ing hurricane tearing up trees by the roots posrang
fences graperies, and outhOuses. Hail followed almost
Immediately, and such hail-som never witnessed
there before Chickens and birds killed by the hail.
and window glasses exposed to the storm were smashed
into atoms For half an hour more there was con
tinual blaze Of electricity An engineer on the Rondout
and Oswego Railroad, while running his train through
the Storm distinctly observed bail Of electric fire run
ahead Of his engine the rails.
In the new schoolhouse I'm District No. 7, Rondou
where about 600 children congregated, scene
occurred which came near resulting disastrousy. The
lightning struck the building and, following the steam
pipe used for heating 1t ran into the cellar and then into
the ground. Nearly every child in the school was
affected, and for an instant seemed paralyzed but
recovering, they filed the air with piercing shreks and
them in groups. Many tainted away. creating stll
greater panic The teachers however, acted with great
presence Of mind, thus, undoubtedly, preventing q
calamity. None OF the children were injured In the
vicinity Of the schOohouse several large trees were
split by the lightning Mrs. W. C. Moores residence
struck, and several members Of the family and servant
were stunned. Several members Of p. A. CanfelGs
f"nlv were made temporarily unconscious A tree
under which three rras e.-rr b,
the fluid, and the horses were instantly kileu. "
stroke OF lightning and, when found, they were lying IN
a circle with no marks upon them. 49,,
In the woods Kingston many huge trees, which
have withstOOd the storms and tempests Of forty years
At RondOut. DivSion-st. was flooded, and down |
hoated barrels, bales kegs &C.. to the river Cella
and stores inundated, and rOadways torn mp Al
around the village trees and bougs thckly scat
tered Fences we're blown or beaten down. and Summer
houses wrecked Ihe gas works were '9leu LOT T' ~,
but the lowering Of the water ia pond from when INC
food came, ended that difficulty. While the water wa,
rushing down II ,sbroucblvc. with fearful velocity,
little grl caught py the stream and rolled over ana
mon hurried 10 her, and saved her from drowning.
4 number Of vessels in Roudou' Creek were .DoWh
it ~ t.a,I,b,9t Hudson ybcn off IS teen
R1ck carrying away her snOkcstack and part Of her
hurricane deck, OF the deck hands narrowly escaping
death The steamboat Austin, having large nnuh.i OF
boos in row ran into the storm of BlrrvtOWu TIE first
blast of wind tore her moke-,ticS loose, ana DIcW IL
oyerln3rd the boat narrowly escaping from fIc.
Thers was one very miraculous escape from death AZ
Rondout. Mrs. Thomas Weed was leaning rom Irlnt
window Of Lcr residence when IL was struck 10y lsnt
ming splitting open the easement of the window OUT Of
which she was Gl3 n Iorpp. in in cyer drec
ton. Mrs weed, though ..nn4ad wa' u gn4gr was
tl INV, Ir3t1iur lt the cdnce proper was unin
iurcd
During the storm, me hIl 1,ecA Irl, ut. & ", & iha
PEELED 20 LAY to- ia tht h'u'e Z" '", +'', t I ~
passengers were MHch lii-H.jn,u Of N ,9,ccu tt
@ hIlil'au' ", 'r t. NOES Of tbs Atlaurc ana Pa
place ana Barry tIe S ,tI W. t,. 'itpIy and
fl iviesI"t t,r's 6a7i and milk ,oHs., east Of
mans i2iI'' -' ~, -, ,,, ,t,, ,,,turI Tr4vcr
ilG 5 N]iuIv ] 5G os,1s of as broken on his premises
scores OF trees struck Dy hshAi4s some OF thrh
al Jacob llempeis' were lV'H up - '"' 'o''' ''''
ocrcs ~ I'VE and OATS have been destroyed