The daily gazette., 1876-02-03
&bUjNI} EDITION.
THE GREAT STORM.
GA'H'EIze h'MEs'E'aGGIEAEg%
iicp0ri* from V0riCHs Sccii0ns,
EvTsErr Damage.

published yesterday, the following ad !
ditional items are reported:
The roof of Frank Miller's stable, cor
ner of Eighth and Franklin streets, was
lifted bodily off from its fastenings. and
carried over his greenhouse, some fifteen
yards, where it was dropped in heap.
4 chimney attached to the residence
of Rev William Murphy, Market street,
above the farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
through the roof. Il portion OF the bricks
fell upon nephew, who was still in bed,
but did no injury beside u few bruises.
\ portion of the tin covering of the
roof Of the dwelling Of y; i. Warner,
903 Delaware Avenue, was blown of.
Tho walls of new building being
erected 10y William Valentine, in Elst
Eighth street, and almost completed,
were Llo~n down almost to The founla-
ton.
During the night one Of the four PIN
nacles surrounding the base Cf the spire
of s.. Paul's Catholic Church, Fourth
and Jackson streets, was blown down,
falling first upon the slate roof, which
it is feared is considerably damaged, and
thence roilin. off to the ground. The
pinnacles wcr1 erected three years ago,
and have subsequently been rendered, it
was deemed, still more secure by means
Of iron braces.
A large, full-grown mulberry tree was
blown down in the back yard Of a resi-
dence in Second street, above Lombard.
1t fell ac1 oss number Of yards, break
ing down the fences.
One end of the boiler shop of
Pusey & Jones, foot of Poplar street,
was blown down.
AT Landenburg, Chester county, Pa.
the gable end of the school house was
blown in, just before the hour for
commencing exercises. The falling
timbers fell upon and broke the cell
ing and dropped into the school room,
though the children fortunately cs,
capped injury.
VIM. X. Curry's stable and Barclay
Hopes house, also ut Landenburg,
were blown down. The house had
been vacated by tenants only the day
before
At West Chester, Pa, the house of
j. Baldwin was unroofed the sheds
and fence at the Fair Grounds were
torn down; some largo trees were torn
up and blown against tHo houses, for
time making prisoners Of The in
mates, a milk wagon was capsized; the
gable end and part of the roof of the
large stable belonging to the Eagle
Hotel, was blown away; tcle-
graph poles were blown down. lumber,
boxes, signs, sheds and fences fell u
prey to the storm.
The rear wall of Parry Il Sons store
at $40 King street, was partially blown
out. The front of the store was all
torn out, to make room for new one,
which gave the wind fair sweep
through the building.
In Baltimore about $50 houses were
unroofed, and great amount of other
damage was sustained.
Fifty houses were unroofed in
Washington, aud the spirc of the Me-
tlop0litan ". +. Church was dispac-
ed.
Hamilton Graham's kaolin sheds. at
| Hockessln, Were blown across the w. &
| w. Il. Il. track.
At Coatesville. the gasometer was
blown over and the people had to burn
coal oil and candles last night.
Along the w. & X. X. Il. considerable
damage was sustained. One half of the
roof OF the bridge over the Brandawino
ut Pyle's station, was blown off lab Seed 3
Station, the water trough was blown
against and broke down the wires. AT
Coatesville the water in the dam was
forced clear across the track and dashed
against the Company's office.
At Clayton on the Delaware Railroad
freight car was blown considerable
distance and then unroofed
At Milford the storm was also severe
and portion of the roof was blown
from one of the public halls of the town
VESSELS ASHORE ON CAPE HENLoPEN
LEwEs, Del, Feb. 2.-The followIns
vessels are ashore on Cape Henlopen
Schooner Martha l.. Compton; thu
schooner Ella Pssey. from New Cas-
tie, Del, for New York. with grain
schooner Martha S. Granger, lost an
ehors, jibs, main boom and wheel
schooner Curtis w, Wright, lost boat
crew abandoned her and got aboard
the schooner Vicksburg, which also
went ashore; steamer Vindicator from
Philadelphia. Passing to sea-steamel
supposed the VIM. p. Clyde. Gam,
to the harbor this evening-ship Len
mic, brig z. Schiefiins, the latter fo
Baltimore, The schooner Ralpl
Howes, from Belfast, Me-, for Balti
more, is ashore on the point of Capt