New-York tribune., 1874-07-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE NEw-JERsEY HURRICANE.

rxrxSr OF THE DAMAGE IN BERGEN COUNTY
The hurricane on the afternoon OIL inc f'h
VI July appears 10 have been unusualiy severe in "
Jersey and Bergen County was, Judging from aii &c
sounts the greatest sufferer The details OF the extent
.f the storm in that locality only reached the city yes
serdav They are replete with interest. The morning
was cloudIess and beautiful. and passed with few
spripkng rsn-drops Toward noon afreshening breeze
spraug I'D the NORTH assuring continuance OF the
pleasant weather but about O'Clock in the afternoon
a huge thunder-cloud. which for some hours
bad lurke6 in the horizon, drifted overhead, ana
then fell. The grounds on which celebrations
we're being held deserted by speakers and hsten'
ere. Some to their carriages, and others to the
houses- After a moments suspense peal OF thunder
rang overhead, fash OF lightning followed, ana the
sky almost cloudess before burst Win Ter
rible fury. At hrst sort OF prelude some hall Vi
about the size OF wanuts fell With crash iohoWinH
crash the hastones peted and rang against the houses
and ripped their way through brush and tree Inc
scene at this point was terrific and grand Those VINO
had remained their horses were forced to leave
them shelter OF the buildings, ana the terneu
animals stung by the repeated blows OF the nall oroAe
tber fastenings and tore away. Not least In Danger
were the windows Those fortunate enough to have an
outer protection temporarily safe, though in
several cases the stones broke the blinds, while
window panes left unguarded were shattered, and an
entry to the given TO the racing ice n less than
ten minutes the storm abated and in twenty minutes 1t
was over.
A peculiar sight now presented. Fruit trees
which few moments before had waved their densely
Ieaved branches stripped of leaves and fruit and
were as bare as In Winter. Many houses looked as
though they had passed through siege OF war, the
being shattered, and roofs split and torn
The hailstones matter OF some curiosity, since
their size unprecedented. One, and was not the
largest measured little five inches in clrcunfer
ence THIS may incredible, but 1t is vouched for
by hundreds The stone referred TO resembed common
rock candy being OF ovate form, and brsting with
eubcal CRYSTALS. This ice hard and was dii
cult to break When broken, II presented the appear
ance section OF ONION IN its concentrc rings VI
layers.
The blast first struck Manuel, ~ Y and, driven by
northeasterlv wind, followed an exceedingly tOituuus
course the valley of the NewJersey ana New OrK
Railway Paterson where its force seems 10 nave
been spent At the stations Of Pearl River ana fdrA
Ridge, the line OF the aforementioned road tne ua
age was very heavy. The roof OF the satonhouse al
tie latter place nearly ruined the sates composing
being broken and shattered large factory standing
OF Fascack station had more than nifty window
entirely demolished. Even the saShes were broken 1ne
roof Of tins building very badly damaged also
Crops Of standiug grain fell under the blast aud were
frequently down completely Fruit crops or every
kind Will be probably complete loss. Tue farmers III
TINS vicinity will undoubtedly lose heavily, since the
storm has deprived them OF nearly all their Summer
crops upon which their entire dependence rests IHe
gCtuAl loss 10 would be d1cult 10 estimate
The hurricane visited Salem, uurOOhng buildings, tear
Ing up fruit trees and damaging the crops Mulord
hdy house entirely demOllshcd Dana Hunts oil
cloth factory was unrOOfed; the chimney OI starr
Eercuer's canning factory was blown down. damaging
the roof After the storm the streets were almost lu
ylssabe from the presence u broken tree LmDs anc
Other GeOrls.