The New York herald., 1878-10-24

and Sixteenth Streets Passenger Railway companies
Was was very oaaiy samassd. Inc eastern emu was was
WIS blown or aud carried considerable distance.
ihe cars were not run until late IN the morning
The depot OF the Union Passenger Street Railway
Company was partly unrooied.
The wind lifted portion of the heavy roof Of the
and greatly weakened the southern wall. No injury
was done 10 the locomotives with which the house
was crowded.
AT GERMANTOWN
The evidences OF The storm arc plentiful IN German
town. The knitting mills, owned by Aaron Jones y
Son, on Wstar street, were unroofed while number
Of girls were At work IN tho fourth story The build
ing caught nrs ana panic snsuod. bat lor.anstsy
sxtnguished. rho building and contents were dam
aged 10 tho extent oil about $40 600.
the stcepe OF Christ Protestant Episcopal Church,
Germantown, was blown down. crushing IN the root
ana making complete ruin OF very nne and costly
organ. Tue building Is almost totally destroyed. IL
viii cost many thousand dollars to repair the damage
the Schumacher pianotortc factory. avery large hvc
story BRICK building built In quadrangle, sustained
severe damages The aud north sides OF the NTH
story we're blown down, dong groat injury TO neigh
boring properties by the failing Of Tim Der. Tue lac
tory Was damaged 10 the extent OF $40, 900, there
being no estimate as yet Of the loss stock, which
Work will bc resumed IN lev days.
The root OF the new building lately built as an ex
tension 70 the Pennsyivanm's Railroad Company's
onlce on Fourth street, above Spruce was Partially
blown away. t@t sH
In the northwestern section of the city, where the
ground higb The gallo ragged with terrible ury and
standing ON Nm elevated point, betwesn seven and
eight O'CLOCK this morning. one could sign boards
the wind like many pits OF paper. From the
In this quarter could dozens Of
ins presze, white pieces Of debris wh,rlsd through
the air gnt as feathers ihe damage IN TINS section
STRENGTH OF TIE WIND
One example OF the strength Of tho wind will be
notwithstanding under the roonng OF the new
house just fnished) at the northwest corner OF
Twenty seventh and Master Streets the root went OF
In fash, and the wind, rushing under and through
whole row. twsnly-one IN number, north 70 Jel-
street, unr00ted every one, and tore raterS
ami everything In iss path, bricks ana all Ia some
Cases. taking the entire third story. fhis
u quarter past seven A. N. At same moment al
most the school house at Twenty-sixtn ana Thomp-
son streets had roof on aud tho rait-
ers ana boarding torn away At the eastern ood.
The northeastern section also suffered greatly, and
the list of hou ses and injured rs
long one. On the Delaware water front have
already spoken OF the injury from tho high
flooding cellars aud damaging perishabe goods ut tho
DAMAGE SHIPPING
In addition to those the gale caused several ships to
up the river Two brigs reported eapsizsd at
Point Breeze. and the police boat Wave sent
America, broke loose from the dock al Cramps ship
yard driven up 10 The Reading wharvcs, but sus
.ainsd no serious injury; me men - a. 0Gamps YARD
r0lliny mills. ship yards aud industrial establish
men,s generally along the Delaware front there
more or loss loss OF property injured by the high
tds or the gale Az the lumber yards Of this region
planks scattered BY the wind ike 80 many cnipa
MARKKT HOUSE DESTROYER.
Ono OF the serious results OF the storm along
the Delaware the complete destruction OF tue
North Delaware Avenue Market House. The building
had frontage Of l20 feet and extended from Water
to Delaware avenue just above Vine. 1t cost
SS3,oo0 20 build, ana Was owned BY stock company
at seven O'Clock the root was carried away The oc-
cupan.s OF. the Market wholesale dealers In fruits
and vegetables. fortunately escaped injury, but the
building - compete wroek.
CHURCHES DAMAGED
There 10 q very long liss OF churches throughout
tho city which have been injured by the storm. The
following are only portion OF them. but will givo an
which this terrible but short lived storm has left
Tho stespls OF Emanuel German Lutheran Church,
at Fourth and Carpenter streets, was blown down,
and fel with terrible crash into the street. This
stsepie rose 2l2 feet above the sidewalk.
is located AZ Fourth ana Thompson streets, had Its
roof on and she chancel wall partly broken
ST. Paa's Independent Evangelical Lutheran
Church. erected In 1871 OF Fourth and Canal
and clock Daring the g.I. !. sopplsa over, crushed
through the rooi and what did not fall into ths
church dropped INTO The stree: and was an snsctua
the vicinity OF 81. Marx's Evangelical Lutheran
Church, the south side oil SpriDg Garden street,
above Thirtsenth rne wind had blown The spire out
OF plumb q constant expectation OF see.
noblcst In the city, and nished IN 1852. Il
stands In its present precarous condition with the
street roped OF SO that NO one VIII b injured 10 case
The roof was blown Oh the Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church on Green lan0, MApayunk
Tue roo OF 81 Alphonsus' Catholic Church at
Fourth and Reed streets was partially blown OF aud
ths cross was cast into the street:
The large gilt cross oi ST Pctsr's Episcopal Church
Third Pine streets. which stands 2l8 isst from
the pavement, Is bent down ana needs only strong
Tho North Baptist Church. on Eighth street. above
Master, which had wooden stsepie about forty feet
high. was divested OF that ornament, tho structure
The Mission Church. a. jasper ana Ann streets, had
Its roof torn or
One Of The walls Of the African Union Church. Fifty
eight and Vine streets. was blown down. This church
was only dedicated last Sunday.
ST. James Catholic Church, y the corner OF Thir-
ystghtn and Chestnut streets, had part OF its roof
turn on
sixth and Chestnut srests which was ITO feet high,
blown down. In IT'S fall the spiro doubled up Tho
base falling INTO the cnuren ysra ana ,ne TOP WIZ Toe
srod with siate and the estimated damags - $4,000
In It's TALL tho top Of tho sprs struck the houses oppo
The spire OF Calvary Presbyterian Church. ut FIJI
tssnth aud Locust streets, which about 175 feet
high, was partly blown down.
The root Of tho North Presbyterian Church. at Six
tsenth and SAMSON streets, was partially torn OF.
Broad ana Christian streets, was blown al, ss was
also portion OF the churon at Broad and Fitzwatsr
. streets. -
rho root and portion OF the wall at st. Cscilia's
Catholic Church, at Lshigh avenue and huntington
street, were torn away.
between lhrty-ninth and Fortistn, which has just
been reat,cd, refrescoed and reuphoistered at an
was 1s0 feet high, was blown down, and
In Its fall u struck the roof OF tho dwelling occu
pied by Mrs Rosstte, ana very badly damaged
IT, In It's TAIL portion Of the church root was carried
with IT, and vestbuie Of shs church and the organ
loft filled with debris. Tue organ, which mad just
recently been renltsd a cost OF $1,000, was COM
petsly demolished. The damage By the gale TO this
ehurcn will amount 70 SIS. 900.
DAMAGE IN EAsTou, PA. BUILDINGS UNRooFED
AND ORCHARDS DESTROYED
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD1
EAsroS, Oct %, ls7s..
The storm here to-day The scversst that has
bcsn known for . great many years. The damage
done in Easton ana vicinity 10 fearful, and large
buildings un rooted by tho hundreds. In some
places whole orchards were destroyed Tho roaas
leading TO the city blocgadsd by falling and
fences. Nt
EFTEcTs OF THE STORM IN wILKEsBARRE,
PA.-TERRIFrc FoncE OF THE wIND-ov ER-