The New York herald., 1878-10-24
.sTRucTIoN OF PROPERTY IN TRENTON, N.
J., AND VICINITY.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 /.

TRENTON, Ne S OoI Zo 1919
The storm whicn broke on this city about four
O'Clock this morning caused damage 70 property ss.
smatsd at about $4,000 The gallo was At its height
between ssvep and egh, o'clock ana lastsd atogether
about six hours Rain commenced falling about
eleven O'Clock the night before.
DETAILS or DAMAGE DONE
The NEST serious damages A. fsllows:-Ths
largo chimney smokesack AZ Rosbling's wiro mill
was blown down and fell upon one Vt the buildings.
causing considerable destr uc,ion. About ten min
utes before the occurrence the foreman
cautioned the workmen TO get out which
they did, ese seventy lives would
nsy. he bell tower, bsouging to tho Goodwill Fire
Company. eignty-six leet high, was blown down and
the bell, weighing about two thousand pounds came
with IL, all falling over on a shed belonging 10
Richard Mendham, hardware merchant, and causing
much damage. Tns DELL aiiing on lot o. scrap wire,
Church was seriously bent, and about iorty ieet OF
roofing Assanpnk block was torn pieces The oof
OF Taylor Hall was damaged, aud the sheds near The
BULBS Head Hotel carried into the depot yard Of
the Bound Brook Raitroad, causing much havoc, ono
passenger car being much aged. la all parts OF
the CITY roofs OF houses, iences and succumbed,
and Tor the most part OF tue day wero busly
gagged taking up the debris. Tho wires OF the west
Philadephia were slown down, stopping communica-
tion Tor hours Altogether it Of the most
gales tnat ever visited this city ana vicinity.
DETAILS OF DAMAGE DONE IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, Oct. 20, 1878.
A gale Of wind passed over the city about noon
day, dong considerable damage The porth roof oi
All Saints Cathedral, on the corner Of Elk and awk
Streets blown TO the centre Elk street. House
No. SIS Canal street partly unrooisd The factory
OF Bott Il johnson, on Hamilton street. was partly
unroofed. Nos. 1l6 and lis Pier street, owned BY
Mr.. Backus of Schenectady, were partly unroofed.
No 12s Pier street. owned by Mr. Lansing was partly
Corning was unrsoiod. Cole 4 Wings building, No.
81 Quay street. was entirely unrooisd.
yERRYBoArs STOPPED.
A tow was blown into tho slip of South ferry and
prsven ted the boat IRON landing for some time The
root OF a building on the corner OF Hamilton and
Quay streets was partly blown away. The roof Of
shiids 4 sons tobacco warehouse, ON Church, near
Madison avenue. was blown on, large beams being
snapped as Il they were pipestems The blacksmith
snop on the corner of south Lansing street and
Broadway uuroofed.
Mr. KuoIander's residence on Swan, near Lafayette
house on Central avenue and Sherman street. near
Sntps street, was unrooied. The root OF Mr.. Ncid.
trai avenue was blown on. Mr. Carfon's two houses
on Perry street, near Central avenue, were blown
down.
Fire alarm wires wore bio~ down IN all directions
house ON tho coruer OF Canal ana Dove was
blown down. Trinity Church, in Irinity place, was
partly unroofed. poruun OF the ROOT on the Eagle
street addition 10 tic Albany Hospital was blown
away. several houses on Philip street, be-
tween Wilbur and Elm streets, were partly un-
rooted. church street was booked up In some
on the corner OF Montgomery and Dewitt
streets, was partly unrooted. The root OF the old
Tracy oissisry on tho corusr os Norm Lansing aud
Montgomery streets, was continually lifted by the
WIND and several ch hmneys were blown down ON Jof.
Isrson street.
A large willow trso In Mrs J. ". I. Pruin's yard
was tlown down ana signs and awnings were blown
down and destroyed on broadway and many other
streets
man named Hitchcock blown from shed at
the rsnth regiment armory while attempting TO put
on . seattle, and sustainsd slight injuries.
ALONG THE HUDSON sLooP ooNR TO
P1EcEs--DAMAeE TO FRUIT
PouonKEEPsiR, N. r., ocI 20, 1873.