The daily gazette., 1876-02-02

TIL 1T became almost q hurricane. 1t
came in great blasts, principally from the
east, but occasionally from various direc-
tions, the currents contendin2 and Shrek
ing, and acquiring that tremendous
force which creates such terrific storms
on the sea coasts during the prevalence
of such blows.
All over the city was heard the noise
OF creaking signs, rafting shutters, and
breaking limbs twisted from large trees.
All movable articles exposed to the fury
OF the blast were tumblcd in various di-
rections, and in this manner a large dam
age to property was sustained. Awnings
and awning curtains were in many cases
torn into ribbons, and many small signs
were carried bodily away. Trap doors
were blown from roofs, window shutters
carried oil, and in n number of places the
streets were strewed with the limbs of
trees. The principal damage sustained
is recorded below:
AS VIM. Hobson, of Mill Creek Hun
| dred, reached the top of the hill on Lam
caster Pike, near the Almshouse, on his
way to market, the wind upset his wagon
| and threw him out. Mr.. II. was slightly
injured, but managed to reach the city
without further injury.
Light wagons stood no chance what
ever on the roads. They were toppled
over like corks, and many heavy vehicles
were upset.
On Riddles Road, in the Seventh
Ward, about half-;.-dozen oil street
| lamps were blown down and broken.
A large tree on Eighth street, between
Walnut and French, was denuded OF all
its large limbs, and almost entirely de-
stroyed.
A fence on the south side of Sixth
street, extending along nearly all the
| square between Orange and Tatnall, was
| blown down.
Between and o'clock, this morning,
II frame shed attached to the blacksmith
shop at the sto2e crusher foot of Elev-
enth street, was completely demolished
| by the wind.
| At Smith e. Breen's flour store, Fourth
and Shipley street, the window shutters
we're blown open, and slammed about
| until two panes of glass were broken, A
small bag of buckwheat was blown
through the openings, out on the pave
mcnt. Oficer Brickle came along, re-
placed the buckwheat and secured the
shutters.
\ trap door blew from the roof of No.
ol' Market street, this morning, and
narrowly missed boy in its descent.
A large maple tree on Washington St.,
above Seventh, planted by Milton Lack
ey % years ago was blown down.
small tree at Third and King, and
one on Orange street above Sixth, were
broken off short distance above the
ground.
The Union N. T. church suffered
seriously. On tho upper side of the
roof the galvanized iron covering was
torn loose, and nearly half of it, compris-
ing piece thirty or forty feet square,
was lifted up bodily and blown upon the
roof OF s; A.. Prices house, adjoining
the church, where it fell with a tremen-
dous crash. Mr.. Prices family were
terribly frightened, but none of them
were injured, and the house sustained
no material damage. Pieces of the iron
remaining on the church roof were torn
partially loose, and futtered dangerous
ly in the wind, this morning.
At the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co.'S
ship yards, the steamers Vesper and Ed
,cin Forrest were torn from their moor
ings and swept to the lower side Of the
Christiana, where they were forced high
and dry upon the shore. Efforts were
promptly made, this morning, to bring
them back to the wharves. This is the
only instance of damage to shipping
around the city, though the wind caused
the tides in the Christiana and Brandy
wine to run unusually high.
On account Of the high wind, this
morning, the draw of the Wilmington
and Western Railroad bridge, which was
open, could not be closed, and the train
could not go over to the southside sta
tion after the usual freight.
Geo. w. Jackson's bill boards on
French street, below Third, were par
TALLY blown down, and the balance ex-
tending around on Third street, were
much weakened and had to be strongly
braced.
A colored man, driver for Mrs. Rodgers
OF New Castle Hundred, had his carriage
upset and broken by the wind, while
driving along the causeway, this morn
ing.
Nearly all the fencing around the
Quickstep base ball grounds was blown
down.
The chimney on Edward Il. Bellah's
house, No. 2l7 West street, was blown
over, but no damage was done by the
falling bricks.
On Eighteenth street west of Market
the tin roofs of two three story brick
houses owned and occupied by George
and Joseph File, were blown off into
the street. Though frightened none
of the inmates of the houses We're in
jured.
The most serious accident occurred
at 8 o'clock this morning, at School
No. Is, on Harrison street, between
Third and Fourth. The children had
just assembled in the upper rooms,
when violant blast struck the build,
ing, and tore off about one third of
the roof, in two portions. One portion
was carried to Fourth and Harrison,
and the other two Third and Harrison,
where 1t crushed street lamp to the
grounp and tore off two pairs of win
dow shutters from q dwelling house
on Third street. In the school the
accident created agreat excitement,
and teachers and scholars were terribly
frightened. BY tho falling bricks and
debris, the following children were
injured: Katie Ward, Second and
Monroe, cut on the forehead by
brick and knocked senseless: Harry
Forrest, From. and Franklin, bruised
in the face and on the hand by fall
ing brick; John Kelley and Harry
Wilhelm, slightly injured by falling
bricks, On account of tl,is accident.
the school was dismissed and the upper