The New York herald., 1878-10-24
Buildings Unrooled, Trees Thrown
Down and Roads ObStructed.
PENNSYLVANIA VALLEYS DEVASTATED
Damage to Shipping on the Coast
and on the Sound.
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER MARY TlCE.
Incidents OF the Storm in and
.sesss About this City.

The severe storm which burst over this city early
vesteHday morning abaed during the afternoon. and
NE sun even psepsd out occasionally from between
shs black Clouds But, short as It was. It was u.
tended by the breaking down OF trees and telegraph
poes flooding OF cellars impeded horse cur travel and
made much mischief generally. The storm signal over
the Equitable Building could not be maintained, and
she Flagstaff was iowsroA Tor fear that It might be
broken BY the foree o she wind, which blew At the
Of hity miles hour At daybrsak. Perhaps the
remarkable incident OF the gale was the blowing
from the deck OF the Harlem steamboat OF
. boy, whose life was saved with difficulty. Tho
show window OF Tiranys, on Union square, although
thrss-eahts OF inch In thick (and valued at
81 600j. broken in the furious gale, but fortu
Satsly thieves svailed themselves Of this inviting
opportunity 70 hslD themselves to costly jewery.
portion Of unfinished building blown
down and the chimney Of . five story tene-
msnt house fell upon adjoining candy store The
house itself swayed from the party wall to such .
dangerous cxtont that the Department of Buildings
will have 70 look alter IL. brick in Pine street
blew upon the head Of passsrby and fractured his
skuli. Not less than = dozen trees equal
nunbsr OF telegraph poles came down with = crash,
and in some the passersby reserved disagree
able knecks and kicks and slight injuries. The
did the usual amount OF damage to the docks and
shipping brig. lying in tho East River. between the
Wall street and Fulton street ferrss badly listed
By the wind, and opposite the Hamilton ferry canal
seat was sunk. Some merchandise Mallory's
dock was well nigh assalsd by the rushing waves,
and had 70 bs removed TO avoid damage. Telegraph
% the dstrimsnI OF business record oi ,hs
blowing Oh OF hats the uniurlng OF ladies' skirts
she swamping boots tearing away Of umbrellas
storm would greatly swell The list VI casuaitos.
BLowy yK0K RIvkRBoAT.
Ar thn nin nj 4 he Aurl linz
nearing fourteen,h street in the morning. the cry
'Aan Ovsrboardl" rang through the cabins The boat
we're msas 70 rescue the drowning passen-
ger. Ia the confusion, stools. ssttess and
ovsrbexrd Us the beat arli.ed swiftly away.
Fortunately, as the ferry boat Flushing was its
op ana r,nsns s,s Ss 20 inc .eoos
within y short distance he saw tho form OF young
nan floating nsplsssIy IN ,ns wafer, and signalling
-beathook TO the king stranger Tne latter, how
ever, was Too exhausted 10 grasp lit Phillip Robin
sen, An assistant on the Fiusning crawlod down the
psls and succeeded IN holding him until ropes were
provided, whom tho man was brought on board the
Rsstoratives were applied. and upon arriving at
Aunter's Point medical assistance was summoned
Doctor Graves succeeded IN restoring consciousness
Robert A. Hinvsst No. 435 East ll7th street, was
then learned 10 be tho name aud address OF The
lucky passenger, VINO is ,oung man under twenty
years OF age. Last evening he made the following
statement 20 HERALD reporter r:"I had been sitting
IN the rear cabin, wnen feeling uncomfortaby warm,
Was about TO seat myself when felt that was being
carried or my isst and suddenly hurled over
rise would be killed by the wheel, Owed and
sitsr the Aorrissn'a had passed many lsnRtha ! ut
lsss was uuabie 10 swi on account OF lny clothing
and was about To sink when rescued"
INciDANrs or TIE sroRM
M. James 4. AscAd.m, young lawyer, while
about ten O'Clock in the morning, was struck the
hsad BY BRICK or a piece OF coping which the fury
oi the storm had wrencbed from the building above
him. He was conveyed 10 the Chambers street Hos
pital, where II was found that he had sustained a
sompouud fracture OF tue skull. LAST night he
resting easily, although his condition Is slil consid
srsd dangerous.
The chimney Of the tcnsm snt house No 3o3 East
Chirty-thrd street was blown down upon an adjoIn.
Ing itams building The latter was used ~ u candy
store, anu Mrs Mccormack, VINO owned II, had
marrow escape. US the joists above her head were
erushed IN. This accident, It is said may be followed
BY others II precautions are not taken 10 provide
svaysd three inches from Tho party wall on the other
side. rhs Department Of BuildIDgs was notified.
Ninth avenue, and lsl ON the dwelling occupied ny
Michael Finn, knocking down ths chimney Of the
buiiding. The occupants escaped without injury.
Trees were blown aowD In front oil No. 2Ol3 Second
Avenue, No 127 West Fourteenth street. NO IS Charles
street, No. ll5 West twelfth street, Ma 227 West
Esvsnth street, No. 81. Luke's place and No. l23
Charles street.
The telegraph poles Of Atlantic and Pacific Com.
psny, at NOs. l06 l2o 1872 lao FIRST were
blow. dowA, ana 'alns across tho car track mpeded
The Produce Exchange transacted little business
swing 70 the interruption Of telsgrahie communica
hon.
IN BROOKLYN.
Thrcuehous Brooklyn tho storm ragged with un-
uauai severity. Shortly after eight A. three story
brick building In course OF erection In President
street, Eighth avenue, was blown down, causing
loss Of ovor 1000. Itwas owned by Mr.. Bcrkett
John d. Grifin, twenty ave years OF age, living Ut
No ITO Richardson street, was severely injured by
large sign blown down In front OF No. $40 Fulton
valuable plate glass ~ the show window Of the
lsug store ~ the corner ot Ninth street and Fltn
travel through Vanderbilt, Park. Flushing and
Portiapd avenues anu YORK; Court, Prince. John and
1ola streets obsIrucled Tor u considerable Ion 9Th
Of time W fallen trees ana telegraph poles.
On fortisth street row OF willow came down,
sarsyIug the Telegraph poles and wires with them
The telegraph poles at the corner Of John and Gold
About $50 fset the ienco the side OF tho
union 0rOunds WAS blown down. Duo tournainent
game, when was to have been played there to-day,
bas been postponed until next week 10 consequence
f nocKAwAY AND coNEY ISLAND.
The suri along the beaches al Rockaway ana Consy
sland rolled the sands Into unGulaons like ploughsd
Solids. Many new bars were formed and some OF the
oid ones shined. Early In the morning, when the
storm ~ It's height the tids, fortunately, was
Low. otherwise disaster would have come to tho struc
tusss along the shore. Az was considerable damage
Sas done at Concy Island. Engsman's old Pavilion,
yBicn WAS erecs0u on Bpllos anu projected ron tue
p1Aoh between the Atlantic Garden aud FeitInaD's
Ucsan Pavilion was unrooisd ny the blast and many
81 tns spiisswore washed awny fhe residents oil tue
vicinity wore on hanu aud helped to secure the debs
- well ~ seine Of The furniture which was washed
away As these things all noated and were
Shropn upon the SANDS TO tho westward they
were easily recovered. Tho proprietor stated
lass night that tne damage would not exceed
$500. The Sea Beach Railroad station partially
Undermined ami somewhat damaged Otherwise Aside
uVmths the only injury wrought was among the BATH
ns houses, when were carried away Oy ths score the
Manhattan, Brignton Beach, and otbor large ho,cis
uninjured Fearing recurrence OF tho scenes Of
last winter. when structure was washed away aud
several lives lost, residents oil the bencn
tpsr p0r ADD remained alert all nght ready 10
~ ~ Tue approach of tho surf Last evening iran.
0uiIiiiy was generally restored
STATEN ISLAND.
The pilot boats and yacn,s At anchor OF tho ferry
saslas as staten Island wsro towsd to place OF