The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06

Burton Frank Mayer's residence and outbuildinss; J.
J. Lescher building. occupied by John Tennis;
house occupied by Marx stein, building oc-
cupied by George Poynler, Lewis Cots house
and stanies; Mrs Duncan's residence and stable;
Lewis Sellers two houses, shop. stable. &C.; the
house OF Asa Philips hers house OF siias Kenepp.
unoccupied; residence OF J. c. Stanneld;
residence Of David Riagway; stop and stock
Of buggies; AcDowei's warehouse and story
business house, which contained the household
effects and millinery stock Of Alice g. Hunt; upper
story OF J. C. Woods je9cry store and AIRS. 0rth's
millinery store; Hubberton's two three-story brick
houses ono two-story brick house stable; Kenepp
Bidde's warehouse and two-story brick and bust
ness house; Watkins grocery store; ReinhArds shoe
shops Rein Smiths harness shop; Kreiders factory.
STORES AND PraLIc BUILDINGS wREcgEn
The Court House Is an utter wreck and the jail 10
nearly So Parknson's three story brick store,
tanning large stock Of goods. Tho Masonic frater.
nifty. who occupied rooms in Il, lost everything.
Edgar's three story building filed with largo stock
OF hardware and building material; seitz Bros.'
Iwo-stUry building and part or stock o
goodS The last named three buildings took Are after
falling and the woodwork Of the ruins was consumed.
Tho frame and cupola Of the Methodist Episcopal
church and the Presbyterian Church Is
complete wreck. nothing OF It beng left standing
George N. vehmans residence and shop. y. Dorney's
house and stables, Mrs. Scncllham house
and stable, William PratzIcr's house and stable,
Herberhod's confectionery, tho Registers ONCE and
Ridgways drug store, Phillip Oendorf's house, ths
CITY HOTEL n. c. Burns, proprietor; Mrs. Rbenhnrt's
house, George Rnonharts house, John
Kearn's house. Bakers house ana out build
ings, John Petorson's house, Mrs Townscnd's
house. tho Slliwell House. John Lcug's house and
stable; Augustus Bakers house, Florence Merkle'a
mousse stable ana outbuiidings; Mr.. Parknson's and
Mrs Kepple's houses, Mrs. Walters house and stable.
Oscar Beslcy's house aud the old Weinbich wagon
shop. ReiIs foundry, stable and two dwelling houses.
and MY other houses are moro or loss injured
CONVINCING LINES OF STORM MOVEMENT.
CiScISSAri, Juno s. 1877.
Tho Commercials Mount Carmel despatch tonight
says:-"Two convergiEg lines OF devastation prove
that the tornado OF yesterday partook largely OF tho
character OF q cyclone The FIRST wreck a frame
house, which blown ut tho sides, letting
tho roof down upon the foundation. Thence
tho wind swept over small strip OF timber and
was mot by counter current OF wind from the west
which did serious damage. except to fences, In It's
course. These currents met on Fourth street, below
Main street, with force which described to have
resombled the Of timber the tapping OF SAILS
and 10 the space OF few seconds the air was filled
with the debris OF hundred dwellings. public build
ings and business houses. Some OF tho wreck was
carried q distance OF a mile
Tho principal force OF the storm spent on the
line Of Fourth street, running northeast to the woods
west Of tho river, where tho wind again raised
from tho earth Tho amount OF the damage beyond
Is known OF tho absorbing interest taken
In the disaster at ths point Half square above Main
street, on Fourth street, the furious eddyny OF the
carried Methodist Church steeple In tho OPP
posite direction landing 1t 800 feet away front OF
saloon. The bell was dropped In tho middle Of
street near BY
AERIAL NAVIGATION DY scHooLBoY.
A little boy who coming from school below
Nam street was lifted above tho houses and landed
unhurt At his house, half mile south. He said hc
passed the church stseplo It went the other
way.
HOUSES WHOLLY AND PARTIALLY DESTROYED
The fury Of the storm spent In the business
portion Of the town. In some buildings were
only unrooied, but tho demolition OF other houses
complete Tho Presby serian Church IL RACED 10 the
ground.
BEREAVEMENT.
| Tho loss on property by storm and Ore 10 csti.
mated $500 000 but interest therein absorbed In
| concern for tho dead and missing.