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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Severe gust of wind and rain struck Alexandria on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, severely damaging the Presbyterian Meeting House by tearing off two-thirds of the roof, collapsing the gallery, and injuring a nearby small frame dwelling. Rev. Dr. Muir narrowly escaped unharmed. Minor damage elsewhere.
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We had a very severe gust of wind on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied with rain. During the blow a flaw took the west end of the Presbyterian Meeting House, forced in the gable end, and tore off full two thirds of the roof, part of which fell on a small frame dwelling, and did it material injury; the remainder of the roof that was blown off, with several pieces of heavy timber, were driven against the houses on the opposite side of the Street. The gallery at that end of the house, was entirely thrown down, which in its fall crushed the pews below it. There was no damage done in any other part of the town, except the blowing in of a few sashes and lights of houses which lay in the direction of this vein.
The Rev. Dr. Muir very providentially escaped, being in the house at the time; and it is said, had but a few moments before the accident happened, removed over to the east end of it.
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Alexandria
Event Date
July 14.
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no deaths or injuries reported; severe damage to presbyterian meeting house including two-thirds of roof torn off, gable end forced in, gallery thrown down crushing pews; material injury to a small frame dwelling; minor damage to sashes and lights of other houses; rev. dr. muir escaped unharmed.
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A severe gust of wind accompanied by rain on Tuesday afternoon damaged the west end of the Presbyterian Meeting House, tearing off two-thirds of the roof which fell on a nearby small frame dwelling causing material injury; remaining roof and heavy timbers driven against houses on the opposite side of the street; the gallery entirely thrown down crushing pews below; minor damage elsewhere in town to sashes and lights of houses in the wind's path.