The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-30

The storm was first noticed far to the westward and
IL travelled toward the rate of thirty miles
hour Not only swinging signs, shutters and
awnings carried away by the gale in its passage, but
roofs blown OF, and houses that
previously considered safe substantial structures
aid in ruins. But the ravages of the storm still
greater in the suburbs The wrecks that mark its pas
Iage ara seen on every side Trees that have been
blown down lie across the roads and path
ways The frames of unfinished houses
overturned, and houses lying in low quarters
we're cut Off from access by the floods that
surrounded them. Tho money damage caused by the
storm cannot readily be estimated and 1t Will take
little time to repair the injuries done to private prop
erty. Apart from this view of its effect the ncon-
venence discomfort the public generally cannot
easily be overstated
In Brooklyn several houses blown down. one
crushing in the ruins three of its unfortunate inmates
Some buildings in course of erection blown down
and the roofs OF several other buildings carried or
The storm assailed Staten Island about the same time
II struck New York and resembled tornado IN its
force.
The following reports of the storm were made to
superintendent waling yesterday by the various Cap
tains of Police
shortly before nine O'Clock yesterday morning the
front OF the unfinished four story brick building No.
B4s East Seventy-sixth street fell to the ground.
Although person injured considerable excite
ment caused in the neighborhood, many believing
that catastrophe had occurred. The crash OF tho
falling wall resoundel with much force The rain OF
the night previous having loosened the mortar, the
drst gale caused tue fall.
tree in front of No. Washington place was blown
down.
The telegraph pole at the corner OF Tooth street and
Second avenue blown down and the wires wero
broken
Thirteenth street, near Third avenue, was blown
down.
TIL
A number of fences and old trees in different parts
OF the city fell before the gale
ACCIDENT.
ono story frame house IN Dean street. near Roches-
ter avenue, Brooklyn was blown down toward morn
ing, burying Ia the ruins the occupants who were in
bed at the time. The house was occupied by colored
man named Elijah Benedict, with his wife, son aud
daughter. The little house was built on spiles, and was
located in hollow formed by the cutting through OF
The thoroughare While the storm ragged eariuiy the
heavy wash caused by the flood OF rain, combined with
The force OF the wind. overturned the house and
smashed 1t into pile OF ruins An alarm
sent tosthe police precinct, No. l,G9S
Fulton avenue, and the Sergeant in charge went with
his reserves TO tho scene OF the Disaster They
rescued Benedict as soon as possible iron tho
injured. His little daughter the next rescued,
aud She too, was not much injured The lives OF tho
father and daughter had been saved by fortunate ac
cldcnL The shock threw them out OF the bed, and the
falling beams formed protection TO them by slanting
over them. Mrs Bundict was found dead. She was
about TO become mother within short time. The
little boy the last removed not quite dead, but
crushed by the debris that he died while being con-
summoned to Investigate the manner IN which the vic
Inns their death and on his arrival jury
panellcd, who after viewing the body, adjourned the
inquest until next week.
Another building IN the same street was also
destroyed-;he Two story frame house IN course OF
at No l. 129 Dean street, owned by Bartholo
Rooney. Tho owner places his loss at $500
The storm swept the roofs OF three other new
houses cutie finished, Reid avenue, between
Fulton avenue and Broadway, brooklyn The damage
TO these is estimated at about 81, COO
small two story frame house in Ralph avenue,
Brooklyn, was also damaged by the storm TO the ex-
lent OF $l75
Another building two stories high. in the
nue. destroyed, causing $500 damage
In Staten Island the storm broke down quite nun.
Der OF trees overturned grape arbors destroyed fences
and even blew over wagons. a carriage, the property
OF brewer IN StapctOn, several times rolled
and destroyed new house IN Edgewater was blown
foundation, and canal boat at the Stapleton
dock loaded with ore, sunk, the crew barely
escaping with their lives.
JERsEY CITY.
The gale swept with great violence over Jersey City
Several accidents occurred but only lie lost
Trees were torn up and many houses more or less in
Jured, and Ia general the effects were the same as in
other places around New York.
William H. Noble and Anne Curtis were blown over
board from a canal boat living of Stcarns' dry dock,
the Central Railroad depot at Communipaw.
After great excriions the part Of boatmen who wit
messed the occurrence. Noble was rescued IN an
almost exhausted condition, but the girl was lost.
large summer boarding house in course OF erection,
l25 feet by IS with wing GO feet by 81, at ocean
Grove. n. j. laid in complete wreck by the gale
Two dwelling houses IN tho Grove not occupied at the
time, however, were also destroyed.