Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-24
The storm az Yesterday Even.
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About 7 o'clock yesterday evening,
one Of the severest storms visited the
city that has occurred here for many
years. Shortly after sunset, heavy
clouds OF lnky blsckneSs %overspraad
the western horizon, and the mutter.
ings Of distant thunder were heard.
The afternoon had been very warm,
and the atmosphere was 20 oppressive
that every door aud window IN town
was wide open when the hnlrrcaue
broke forth In ell lie fairy. II seemed
10 come directly from the West, and
blew for several minutes at the rate oil
81 miles On hour. Then there was q ter.
rible Gathering Of shutters, doors, and
q rattling Of tin roofs as these were
rolled up like paper and blown into the
streets. To add to the confusion, 90
alarm of ere was sounded, and the
Washington and Pt@nix engines came
rushing down Crawford street 10
Levee, where the fire was said TO De
By this time the rain began falling 10
torrente, and II there was any fire II
was Immediately extiuguished, IS The
hremen failed 10 find 1t.
Numerous leaks In the HERALD Of
Gee, showing that portions Of the tin
roof had been blown of, was the first
iutimation we had that there had been
q real hurricane. ,.,,
AZ soon as the wind had subsidized
little, we sailed out to ascertain the ex'
tent Of damages, but the rain was sc
continuous, the night 10 dark, and tht
confusion so great, that we couldn'
make even an approximate estimate II
money value,th Ugh It will reach pretty
high In the Thousands. We found TN
store Of Fitzpatrick Bros, north'wes
corner of Crawford aud Mulberry
aOodod,with water, and that the build
ing had been struck by lightning. Tn
bolt entered the roof On the south side
passed back througN the counting'roou
and out Of Q back window, carryinl
away the shutters and knocking Mr.. j
C. Fitzpatrick senseless. When we ar
rived Mr.. F. was just recovering from
the stroke, and we are GLAD 10 say, is no
serioualy hurt. The who'e roof, tim
bers and tin, was blown tf the store o
J, q, McManus s. Co., south. west cor
ner of Mulberry and Crawford streets
and their damages are heavy, as arr
those Of j. j. Mulligan, whose shop
lust below, on Crawford, was badly
wrecked. The entire roof was also
taken oil of the house known as tht
Hill City Brewery, the upper part c.
which Is occupied by II. Schiller, Jr'
as a dwelling. The large timbers from
McManus's roof we're blown about 2Ot
feet, across Mulberry, over the build
ings Of w. II. Smith and Mrs. Bluhm
against the west side OF the Mississippi
Valley Bank, and the walls Of two
rooms in the second story Of Thu
building were driven in. We no
ticed two scanllings, two BY eigh
inches, that had been driv
en- through an iron shutter AM
into the door. The other sufferers W
can only briefly mention Mrs. Sci
lers, Levee street, part Of roof blow
of; Parisot Line store, whole roo
blown off; Sappington 81 Harris
drug store, corner Crawford an
Levee, roof damaged Mrs. DALEY
roof damaged two houses on Sout
street, between Washington and Mu
berry, roofs damaged HERALD buil(
; ing and Bunny building, Washingto
street, roofs damaged E. W. WALL
: & Co., part of roof blown of; Horl
= thai & Co., Maurice Meyer Il Co., |
, Tuck, Washington street, roofs bad.
: damaged. The damage 10 these firm
especially the latter TWO, is very sci
: Gus. H. Tuck's Star Clothing Ha
y was flooded, and the ii
: stock saturated with wat'
and the magnificent stock
Maurice Meyer Il Cos millinery d
partment was also flooded. The ro
= from one of these stores blew acre
Washington street, and lodged on I
= verandah of the Opera House. Fl
? Ia. of course, but a part OF the ruin a
devastation inflicted. The streets
full of debris, sections of tin roc
~ bricks from fallen chimntys, timbt
signs and shutters. Trees and fen
were blown down in almost every p
!. Of The city, aud we expect that our
;. vestigations to-day will add largely
the chapter OF accidents.
4 AtsiA.e hour last night It was
- !. ported that a house had been bio
=. down and q family crushed out al
u Cherry street crossing, but we ioun.
~ to be a false rumor, and we are hal
!. to say that after diligent inquiries,
-, could hear OF no loss OF life, and
y casualties Of a serious character.
y, ~ shall give further particulars in
ha next.
g. The PERIL OF THE HoUR,-Cin'
"a. natl is in danger Of losing her grip
ic' the practical, tangible things Oh
,ly such as hog and whisky, II she peri
her soul TO indulge with absolute al
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