Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-19
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it's fercest, the wind struck the rear upper
 portion of the Center block on John street.
 The roof was blown off in a jify and the
 walls from the third story up were scattered
 in every direction.
 The tin roof of the Gridley block on Pearl
 street was lifted off it's fastenings and carried
 to the rear.
 A carriage in which were lady and gen. tleman was overturned on Wethersheld ave-
 nue near Browns lot by the gale and the oe- cupants were thrown out, but were not badly injured.
 large glass in store window on North Main street was badly shattered. The slate on the roof of the High school building was
 loosened and large numbers dropped into the yards.
 A chimney on the block at the corner of Main and Kinslsy streets was blown down | and the rain poured in torrents into the ex- l posed shafts flooding two of the floors and doing considerable damage. l Mr. S. F. Jones, the we'll known lawyer, while walking past Exchange corner with
 Coroner Sperry, had narrow escape from death. The huge sign of Goodwin Bros. the l druggists was blowa down without the | slightest warning and fell with crash be- hind the two gentlemen.
 l Shortly after 12 noon large elm growing on the bank of Park river just east of the
 northern extremity of the Ford street bridge | fell with 8 terrific crash that greatly startled | all who happened to be in the neighbor-
 hood The tree struck the parapets of the | bridge with such force that the wall was ! partly displaced, large stones being complete l ly shattered.
 1 The stained glass window at the High | school was blown in and seriously damaged. l The window frames of the new gymnasium | at Trinity college were blown in, doing con- | siderable damage.
 1 Several chimnies on the Buckingham | block on Main street were blown over by | tue gale with only slight damage to the roof ] and none to life or limb. The large doors on the south side of the
 stables of the Hartford and Wethersfield l horse car company on Vernon street were | blown in, injurjng the frame of the doorway | overhead somewhat and displacing the stone 1 foundations of the doorway. A large mas l tiff belonging to Mir. Elizur $. Goodrich, l president of the company, was in his kennel | near the doorway on the inside of the barn and the wind sent the poor dog, chained to | the kennel, rolling over and over, sometimes l the kennel and sometimes the dog being on | top half way across the barn floor, dis l tance perhaps of fifty feet. The dog escaped l uninjured, and on being interviewed said, by
 smiling, wrinkling the top of his head and ! wagging his tale, that he was highly pleased | with the result.
 1 Much fear was felt for the time being for | the safety of the Fourth church splre, but l fortunately it weathered the gale, escaping | without apparent damage. | AT NEW BRITAIN. 1 Much damage was done to property. A large chimney fell bodily from the top of Bulkley's block and crashed through the roof l of Dennis restaurant. All telegraph comma ! nication was cut off for a time. l IN NEW LONDON. The strong southerly wind caused high | tide and considerable sea in the harbor. l Over at the new dock the sea broke clean over the pier head, throwing the spray high | into the air. Down at White Beach and Os- prey Beach a tremendous surf rolled in l booming like cannon as it broke upon the shore.
 IN MERIDEN. At the noon hour, when the rain was the | heaviest, a pall-like darkness overspread the | town, which had been unequalled for
 many years. In shops, stores, banks and other business places it was necessary to 1 light the gas in order to continue with work. 1 The volume of water was greater than Meri- l den has had in long time past. The un- pleasant feature of the great quantity of | water which came down in sheets was the flooding of many cellars in the lower parts of | the city, and the washing of the streets. The | wind apparently did little damage in and around Meriden,