Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-24
The Storm.


The Storm.
Nrw YORK, Nov. 24.-The heavy gale and
rain storm yesterday did no damage here fur-
Their than causing extraordinary high tides 10
the North and East rivers, thereby flooding
cellars in West and South streets. The steepIe
of the Baptist Church al Sing Slug was blown
down Yesterday afternoon. On the Elle rail-
road from Paterson to Sutferns, there was
much damage to telegraph poles and small
bindings. At Passalc several small houses
we're uproofcd and great damage was done by
the destruction of windows, etc. The storm 10
that region was accompanied by thunder, light
ming and hail The schooner Caleb Eaton,
hound to Hayt, is ashore on Staten Island.
hurricane passed over Trenton last evening,
causing damage in that city TO the amount OF
$4,000 dollars, and to the country north OF
Trcutou forty or fifty thousand more, SO far as
known. Morton's row OF SIX houses on war
rcns street. were unrOoicd. kIelns Hall,
WASHINGTON market, GoIdlu's Hint mill, Fish
& Green's saw mill, Hutchinson 5 bow factory,
Watsou's foundry and portion of the Cath.
oiic parsonage were unroofed. Boats on the
river were upset, and boat houses aud sheds
entirely demolished. 4 bra KEENAN, was blown
from a train on the Bclvedcre and Delaware
railroad aud killed. Two other, persons IN
Trenton were killed The meadows back Of
E:izabethport were flooded SIX to ten feet deep
bv the extraordinary high tide, and thousands of
tons ofhay in stack foated away and was destroy
ed There was considerable damage at Ho-
bOken.
New YORK, Nov. 24. "A special dispatch from
Tuscuubia Ala, giving some particulars OF
the storm there on Monday, says, about three
hundred persons were deprived Of houses, and
the total loss to the town and private indlVl-
duals IS estimated at five hundred thousand
dollars. The Memphis aud Charleston Rail
road Company losses twenty thousand dollars.
The storm came on while most of the people
were suppiDg. ltcame like the sound OF rush
ipg thunder and passed over immr dlatcly.
Houses were bowu down in many places aud
streets and roads were everywhere filled with
crumbIug walls and shattered umbers The
people immediately organized and appointed d
leader and set about reSculng those held by
fallen titDbarS and recovering the bodies OF the
killed. La addition to the killed, mentioned 10
Yesterdays Nashville dispatch, thirty persons
we're Injured. Soon after the storm had blown
over it was discovered that the iron railroad
bridge, over Spring Creek, about half mile
from the town, had been completely destroyed.
At the same moment it was remembered that
train from Memphis was expected to arrive
at any moment The utmost confusion pre-
vailed and 20 one seemed to know what to do.
AT length young man, named Womble, seiz-
ed huge stick of pine wood and after thrust
ing it into fire in a house near by, he rushed
towards the broken bridge waving the blazing
wood over his head as he wcGt. lie had al
most reached the creek when his torch
was cxlluguishcd by rain, which was fall
ipg iu torrents. At the same time the
whistle of the approaching train was heard
and the next moment the headlight flashed
through the darkness The young man called
with all his might, but the engineer heard
nothing but the sound OF the storm, and before
any warning could be conveyed to him the
engine, baggage car, and one passenger coach
went over an embaukmcut fifty feet down into
the creek The rear passenger cars did not go
off the track it being blocked up by the wreck
Of the foremost ones. The cDgluecr, fireman.
aud baggage master went over with 1t. They
were cut out OF the ruins after two hours hard
work. They were very dangerously burned
and bruised but are expected to recover. Sew
eral OF the passengers were slightly injured,
but none of them were prevented from proceed
ing on their journey. They were delayed three
hours.
The searching party first removed the ruins
of State Senator Muorc's house. Mrs. Moore
was found on a bed with Two heavy timbers
laying across her. aud two children under her
dead crushed all out Of shape Two other
children were rescued alive. John Hodgklns
was blown out OF the second story window OF
his house, and the house blown down, buryiEg
his brothers family On cutting through the
wreck Mr. Hodgkins his wife and four children
we're all fouud crushed to death The mansion
of Mrs. Wuston was blown down and was
found killed by heavy wardrobe and she other
furniture. The house was valued at over $40
900. Her sou in law, cx Gov. Lindsey, occu-
plying portion Of the house, was uuhurt.