Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-24
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THE GREAT STORM.
Graphic Details OF the Tornado

Graphic Details OF the Tornado.
DAMAGE AND LOSS or LIFE AT THE SoRrH.
Nav YoRK, November 2i-The heavy gale
ano.raln storm here yesterday did no damag G
iurtber than causing eNtrsOrdi1ary high
tides IN the north snd east rivers, thereby food
ing cellars IN Nest and South. The steeple Of
the Bapust church at Sing Sing was blown
down yesterday afternoon. On the Erie rail
road iTom Paterson TO Sufferns there WAS much
damage 10 Telegraph poles and smsii Oulidinzs.
AT Passslc several small houses were unroofsd
sno great damage was done by the destructlou
ei WINDOWS, etc. The storm in that region Wa
6ccOu pan ed oy thunder, lightning. aud hsu
The schooner Caleb Eaton. bound 20 Haytt !,
ashore On Staten Island. a hurricane passe,t
over ITSntcn last evening causing damage la
that city TO the amount OF $50 O)O, aud to th,
country north Of fTenfon forty or fifty thous.nf
more, go tsr Rs known. MOTgon's rev OF a.
noCses on warren street were uuTOOf-d. Klein
Hail, " sshiBgton Market, Iiolden's Flint aaia
tlsh u q Gems saw mill, HGCcbinsons bone
taCtcTy, " atson = foundry, ana portion OF tbt.
Catbohc parsonage Nere unTOofed. Boats on
tbe TlIeE were upset, snd boat houses and sheds
entirely demolished. A brakeman was blown
from tram on toe Belyedere aad Delaware
railroad Rud killed. Two other persons is
trenton we're killed. The meadows back OF
EhZabeth were flooded six 10 ton feet deep o.
the extraordinary higa tide, snd thOus ands o
iOns IN stacks nJated sRsy or WAS DESTROYED
There was considerable damage at HobOkeI.
THE STORM IN JERSEY.
NEW YORK, NO.efn Der 24-Dlspatches from,
various PAGES east and in New Jersey report
GesIuctUn Ot property BY the gale yesterday
THE STORM Ar BUFFALO.
RUFPALo, November q The gale here Sxs
very sere yesterday, but with the exception a.
ioss ircm high water ana blowing away OF "a A.
lLoIh ISi some yesssis, there was never so little
ushiHg- reported from so severe gale.
IN CANADA.
PORT CLAIB0RS, ONT, November ~ The
water in the canal has resched the level Of I.aks
Erie, and the lock gates have been thrown open
10y the shock OF the water passing throuyh
Ibis never happened before in tue weliand
canal The water ia t1e hsT bor has risen six or
seven feet.
The storm Of last night was one of the mos,
severe experienced here. The water dashed
over the piers with such force that IL was
Impossible to see the lighthouses, anu
the lighthouse Keepers found il Impossible
10 get out TO Eight the lamps. Much da mage
Sss dcne To shipping, and TO buildings IN coarse
OF erection.
DEVASTATION IN ALABAMA, AND SAD Loss oF
LIFE.
NEw YORK, November IA special dis
patch from Tuscumbia, Ala, giving some par
tieulsTs OF the storm there Sunday, says about
three hundred persons were dc pTiTeI of homes
and the total lose 20 the town and private indi-
yidnals Is estimated at five hundred thousand
collars. The Memphis and Charleston railroad
company lose twenty thousand dollars. Tn,
storm came on while most OF the people wer,
supping. It came like the sound OF rushiu,
thunder, and passed over Immediatelv. House,
were blown down in many places, aud streets
and roads we're .yerywher- nlled with crumb.
IN walls and shattered timbers. The people
mmediately organi ZeG, appointed n leader anl
set about resculng those hsld by fallen timber
and recovering the bodies Of the killed. H.
ADDITION to the killed mentioned ia Yesterday
Nashville dispstch, thirty persons were Injured
Soon after the storm had blown over * was di--
covered that the iron railroad bridge over
Spring creek, about half a mile ffOId
the town had been completely destroyeI
Atthe same moment II was remembered that
the train from Memphis was expected to arrive
at aIy moment. The utmost confusion pre-
vailed; no one seemed to know what 70 do. A
length young man named Wombie seized n
huge stick OF pine wood, and after thrusting II
into IRE In house near by, he rushed tow Wsrds
the broken bridge waving the blazing wlod
over his head as he went. He had almos,
reached the creek when mis- torch was exJIn-
guishCd by rain, which was failing in torrents
At the same the hiStle Of the approaching traiI
as hearo, and the next moment the head gh:
flashed through the car kness, The young MAI
called W ID al lie might, tdt The engineer heard
moth ing but the sound Of The storm, ana beiorr
any warning ceGd be conveyed 10 him tn
engine. az age car and one passeng,r cUsci
vent over an embanknent, 50 feet down intC
the creek. The rear Passenger cars did .ot g.
of the track. IL being blocked up by the scr
OF the foremost ones. The engineer, baggsg
uaster and fireman went over with it. Iac.
were cut ont OF the ruins after two hours hare
work. They we're very dangerously burned an
buised, but are expected 20 recover. SeyeFa
passengers were slightly injured, but none o.
then were prevented fTUm proceeding on their
journey. They we're delayed three hours.
The searching party first removed the ruine
OF State Senator MoOre's house. Mrs. Moor
Was found on a bed with two heavy timber
laying across her, and two children Under heT
dead, crushed all out Of shape. Two othei
ebildren were rescued alive. John Ho3gkiDs
was blown out OF second story window OF his
house and The house blown dowr, burying HE
brCtbeT,s family. On cutting through the wreck
Mr.. Hodg gkins, his wife ana four children were
found crushed TO death. The mansion OF MTs
Winston was blown down, and she was fOdnC
killed by heavy wardrobe and other furniture.
house e
son-ir-law, eX Governor Lindsey, occupying a
portion OF the house, was unhurt.