Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-03
THE STORM.
The Most Terrific Gale Of the Season
From West I, East it Blew Fast
and uriOus for Day.
Houses. and Blown Down in
All The Principal Cities-Atlan.
tic Har 'Ors Cleared of
S.pping-Etc.

Ipping-Etc.
The terrific wind storm which swept
past Memphis on Tuesday, and which
threaten ed us with serious corsequen-
ces, but happily did no damage, has
elsewhere proven most destructive. The
bigI blow commenced in California lin
Kerr county,, about two weeks age, de-
stroying, as the telegraph at the time in
formed US, some thirty five thousand
sheep. There the wind was accom-
panied by gravel, sand and stones, the
latter driven with force enough to beat
the animal to death. A wagon was cap
sized and nearly torn to pieces by the
wind, end mon on horseback left the
animals and came into camp with their
faces bruised so as to nearly close their
eyes. Thousands Of sheep were driven
into narrow gulches and finally covered
with ssDd-literally buried alive. On
the San Emidio cattle driven into the
beds Of the stream, were, in some places,
buried completely out Of sight. The
grass, which had grown to good feed,
was taken out by the roots and Piled up
III waves alOnS Tue piainS'
WEATHER SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST
TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
WASHINGTON, February 8, am
The low barometer last night, central
over the middle States, has moved to the
Gulf of st. Lawrence, accompanied by
stormy weather from the lower lakes to
the Atlantic coast, followed by north
westerly gales and rapidly falling tenn
perature; the pressure has diminished d
throughout, and west of the Mississippi
valley, with south to east risiEg temper
ature and partly cloudy weather.
FROM NEW YORK.
New YORK, February "A heavy
gale prevails here to-day, and telegraph
Communication, both north and soutb,
is broken in many places. In this city
signs, hats aud wells fly freely through
the air. Dispatches from other places
report the carrying awsy OF roofs and
steeples.
Dispatches from the interior Of this
State, to the east and south of Halifax
and st. Johns, state that the Storm has
been the severest of the season. Many
buildings have been blown down and q
large number unroofed, and steeples and
chimneys demolished. The damage at
Baltimore is estimated at forty thousand
dollars, and at Albany at thirty thou
sand dollars. Great damage is reported
to the shipping all along the coast.
AT WASHINGTON.
In Washington the fercest of the
blasts awakened many persons, who
sought safety ia the lower rooms OF their
dwellings. Toe tower of the Methodist
church is several feet out of perpendicu-
lar, and great crowds are in the neigh
boring streets awaiting its fall.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
In Philadelphia much damage was
done ct the Centennial grounds The
tower Of agricultural hall and the New
York building were considerably in
iured. A three story frame structure, at
Forty first street and Elm avenue, and
q One-stOry brick building at Forty
third and Lancaster streets, were blown
down. The tin roof OF the TraDs-COn-
tinental hotel, near the Centennial
grounds, were partly carried away, as
was the roof Of the Farmers market.
IN Camden the roofs of six houses on
SIKH street were blown q distance OF
seventy feet. Communication from
points south Of Philadelphia is very fit
full, but the line means to re.establish
connections everywhere by evening
Along the coast from Maine to Florida
the danger signal is flying.
OTHER PLACES.
The heaviest storm of this winter is
raging in the neighbOrhood OF Rutland,
Vermont. Snow is drifting and badly
delaying the trains. Whitehall and
Saratoga report the STERN as fearful and
the telegraph wires are working badly.
Montreal says that foot Of snow has
fallen since last night. In Providence,
Rhode Island, the gale was very heavy
this afternoon, one Of the spires on the
tower of Grace church was blown down
In WoOnsocket new brick French
Cath; lie church, nearly finished, was
blown down level with the basement
wall. In New York there is no abate.
ment Of the gale, which ht 81 swept from
the bay and over river description OF
sailing craft. At the office Of the United
States signal service, in this city, the
rate of the wind, this morning, was re-
porte d sixty-six miles an hour. In Brook
Iyn row OF private residences were IN
rooted. The cable reports that steamer
STIlVlDS IIOu AIucIICd S8 peIlonCGu NeI y
heavy weather from the twenty.fiTst t
the twenty-ninth Of January. Tht
steamers Gelloit, Alexandria and City o
New ;York, lof the Inman line, felt i
severely, the last two had their boat!
and skylighta stove.
AT EVANSVILLE, IND.
EVANSVILLE, February 2.-Hum
phrey's little whsrfbost, sunk last night
will be saved. Toe Storm yesterda az
caused great destruction in the iOwland
below. Ten farms were swept nearly
bare five miles above Mt. Vernon. Tht
fate of the occupants is unknown. On
family was rescued nom the secon(
story windows by the Florence Lee.
AT DETROIT, MICH.
DETROIT, February IA terrifl
Storm of wind and snow swept over tn
State last night. This morning is tn
coldest OF the season; thermometer q
Mackinaw 25o below zero.