INTERNET, Untitled Documents, file://C:\DOCUME~1StraitE\MYDOCU~1\MYRECE~1\AP5AF4~1.HTM
Bride: Mary Stults
Groom: Asa Applegate
Married: March 28, 1815
Middlesex County, New Jersey
County Clerk Records Film number: 0851752 & 0849560
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, in HISTORY, W. H. Benedict, pp. 223-39, Content: Great Tornado of June 1835, Newspaper accounts of Destruction Caused in New Brunswick, Piscataway, NJ, and a few nearby places & notes. Notes by Professor Lewis C. Beck. (mentioned home of Asa Applegate) "=New Brunswick - carpenters and masons will find steady employment in our city for some time="
" - - - - - Square. The house owned and occupied by ASA APPLEGATE; considerably injured."
The following account of the Tornado from "'New Brunswick Times, Extra" Saturday morning, June 20, 1835:
"Our city experienced a most awful visitation about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a TORNADO having swept through it from the western suburbs down to the river, and in its resistless course destroying a vast amount of property, to which we regret to say, must be added a number of lives. It was first seen approaching from the west, and, from the clouds of dust, shingles, etc., that rose in the air, was supposed by the inhabitants of the lower and central parts of the city to proceed from a heavy fire, and the alarm bells were rung; but the flying of roofs, rafters and trees in every direction soon taught them that a Hurricane was rushing with awful violence through the town, leaving a complete mass of ruins to mark its track. Where it first commenced we cannot correctly learn, but it is said in the vicinity of north of Trenton; and report says that many of the farm houses and barns northward of the turnpike are blown down or otherwise injured. Having struck several houses a little distance from the town, it reached the hill, where it remained apparently fixed for a minute or two, presenting the appearance of a pillar of fire, its base resting on the earth, and its top reaching a mass of black clouds. It then took an eastern course, threatening Albany and Church Streets, but suddenly changing its direction, swept across the town lot towards the dwelling of Mr. B. Myer, Dr. Deare, Prof. McClelland, Rev. John Croes, L. Kirkpatrick, Esq., Mrs. Kirpatrick, and Rev. Dr. Janeway, tearing the roofs off of some, making literal wrecks of the barns and outhouses, and either uprooting or twisting off the largest trees; in some instances carrying the latter 20 or 30 paces. [p. 224] It then crossed to the buildings at the head of Paterson, Liberty, Bayard and Suhureman Streets, unroofing the house of Mrs. Harrison, leveling the store of Mr. Little and burying beneath the falling timbers Nicholas Booraem, Esq., and his eldest son Henry. Both were extricated a short time after; the son in a dying state, in which he lingered until 9 o'clock last night, when death relieved him from his sufferings; the father seriously, but, we believe, not dangerously hurt. A young lad about 8 years of age, son of Captain Baird, was also killed near this spot, a rafter from the blacksmith shop having struck him immediately above the eyes and almost severed his head. A female, a widow named Van Arsdale, was found dead under a building in Schureman Street. "The Tornado now swept with increased force across George Street, down Liberty, Schureman, New Streets, crossing Neilson to Burnet Street, a quarter of a mile in distance, down to the river, unroofing or tearing off the tops of the houses, and sweeping the lower doors and windows from their fastenings. Schureman and Liberty Streets, from top to bottom, may be said to be a complete mass of ruins, as is likewise part of Burnet Street. The Methodist church, a brick edifice, is damaged beyond repair, having been unroofed, and the eastern and southern walls blown down; and the rear wall of the Catholic church, also of brick, is drove into the body of the building. The pottery of Mr. Newell, in George St. (part of it strongly built of brick), the carpenter shop of Francis F. Randolph, and the extensive coach making establishment of Mr. Richard Voorhees, on Schureman Street, the stores of Bruch & Probasco, and George H. Stout in Burnet Street, together with some few dwellings, are entirely destroyed. "The loss of our citizens in the destruction of buildings and other property must be immense. Various estimates placed it at from $100,000 to $150,000 and, as upwards of 120 dwellings, beside stores, storehouses, etc., are either greatly damaged or entirely ruined, we scarcely think the latter sum will exceed the amount of loss. [p. 225] "The accounts of the country lying in the track of the Hurricane, particularly east of the Raritan, are fearful, and we hope, much exaggerated. The village of Piscataway, two miles from this city, is said to have suffered much; and anxiety is felt for other parts of the country both east and west of us. "As the mails are now closing, we are precluded from making further remarks, but will give a more particular account in the next number." Later is continued: "Since the above Extra was issued, we have ascertained that the first commenced on the Millstone, within a few miles of Greggstown, a gentleman near the spot having his attention attracted to two dark masses of clouds, rapidly approaching each other, and which, furiously commingling, rushed to earth. Suddenly bounding again into the air a lofty black column was left resting on the earth, surmounting which appeared a mass of clouds in the wildest confusion. For a minute or two the pillar seemed fixed to the spot; the next it dashed to the southeast with inconceivable speed through, as far as we can learn, doing but little damage until it arrived in the vicinity of Middlebush, where, gathering power, it prostrated the stoutest forest trees. It first struck the buildings of Daniel Polhemus between Middlebush and Six Mile Run, which were slightly injured; then passed to the barn of Joesph Suydam, doing but little injury; thence to the barn of David Dunn, about two miles from this place, which it left a complete scene of desolation; thence to the outhouses of J. P. Wyckoff, which it levelled; thence to the house Theophilus Holcomb, which it unroofed. Coming swiftly onward, it struck in succession the houses and barns of Messrs. Sillcocks, James Fisher and Tunis Sillcocks; a few rods below the house of the latter the column remained for some minutes, observing a rapid rotary motion, and carrying up, in concentric circles, beams, boards, and branches of trees, which it threw to a great height in the air, until they fell beyond the sphere of its influence, or, retained in air, were forced with terrible violence either against or into the houses in the city, or swept before it across the river. [p. 226] "The following, as far as we are able to ascertain, are the principal sufferers, though there are doubtless others; the manner in which they have been scattered through the city, many families being house less and obliged to seek for refuge in its most distant parts, rending the closes inquiry, in some cases, abortive.
[HEVoress: 5E9C1. Asa Applegate (2 Feb 1788-19 Mar 1872) son of Samuel Applegate and Jane Scroggins; married 28 Mar 1815 Mary Stults (1 Nov 1793-12 Mar 1881) daughter of Henry Stults and Ellen Cortelyou. Asa was a grocer. In 1870, Mary's sister, Ellen Stults, born 1792, was living with them. Asa's will was dated 1871; proved 6 Apr. 1872. Children: Lewis (1816-); Henry Stults (17 Aug 1819-30 Dec 1852); Elizabeth H. (7 Jan 1823-2 Jan 1872); Catherine (27 Jul 1826-28 Feb 1845); Samuel (1830-c.1882); Ellen Ann (1836-).]
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GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE of NEW JERSEY, Volume 31, number 3/4, July-October 1956, contributed by Edward J. Raser (continued from p. 46) Chapter Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Marriages, pp. 80-85
March 28, 1815 Asa Applegate and Mary Stults.
Bride: Mary Stults
Groom: Asa Applegate
Married: March 28, 1815
Middlesex County, New Jersey
County Clerk Records Film number: 0851752 & 0849560
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, in HISTORY, W. H. Benedict, pp. 223-39, Content: Great Tornado of June 1835, Newspaper accounts of Destruction Caused in New Brunswick, Piscataway, NJ, and a few nearby places & notes. Notes by Professor Lewis C. Beck. (mentioned home of Asa Applegate) "=New Brunswick - carpenters and masons will find steady employment in our city for some time="
" - - - - - Square. The house owned and occupied by ASA APPLEGATE; considerably injured."
The following account of the Tornado from "'New Brunswick Times, Extra" Saturday morning, June 20, 1835:
"Our city experienced a most awful visitation about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a TORNADO having swept through it from the western suburbs down to the river, and in its resistless course destroying a vast amount of property, to which we regret to say, must be added a number of lives. It was first seen approaching from the west, and, from the clouds of dust, shingles, etc., that rose in the air, was supposed by the inhabitants of the lower and central parts of the city to proceed from a heavy fire, and the alarm bells were rung; but the flying of roofs, rafters and trees in every direction soon taught them that a Hurricane was rushing with awful violence through the town, leaving a complete mass of ruins to mark its track. Where it first commenced we cannot correctly learn, but it is said in the vicinity of north of Trenton; and report says that many of the farm houses and barns northward of the turnpike are blown down or otherwise injured. Having struck several houses a little distance from the town, it reached the hill, where it remained apparently fixed for a minute or two, presenting the appearance of a pillar of fire, its base resting on the earth, and its top reaching a mass of black clouds. It then took an eastern course, threatening Albany and Church Streets, but suddenly changing its direction, swept across the town lot towards the dwelling of Mr. B. Myer, Dr. Deare, Prof. McClelland, Rev. John Croes, L. Kirkpatrick, Esq., Mrs. Kirpatrick, and Rev. Dr. Janeway, tearing the roofs off of some, making literal wrecks of the barns and outhouses, and either uprooting or twisting off the largest trees; in some instances carrying the latter 20 or 30 paces. [p. 224] It then crossed to the buildings at the head of Paterson, Liberty, Bayard and Suhureman Streets, unroofing the house of Mrs. Harrison, leveling the store of Mr. Little and burying beneath the falling timbers Nicholas Booraem, Esq., and his eldest son Henry. Both were extricated a short time after; the son in a dying state, in which he lingered until 9 o'clock last night, when death relieved him from his sufferings; the father seriously, but, we believe, not dangerously hurt. A young lad about 8 years of age, son of Captain Baird, was also killed near this spot, a rafter from the blacksmith shop having struck him immediately above the eyes and almost severed his head. A female, a widow named Van Arsdale, was found dead under a building in Schureman Street. "The Tornado now swept with increased force across George Street, down Liberty, Schureman, New Streets, crossing Neilson to Burnet Street, a quarter of a mile in distance, down to the river, unroofing or tearing off the tops of the houses, and sweeping the lower doors and windows from their fastenings. Schureman and Liberty Streets, from top to bottom, may be said to be a complete mass of ruins, as is likewise part of Burnet Street. The Methodist church, a brick edifice, is damaged beyond repair, having been unroofed, and the eastern and southern walls blown down; and the rear wall of the Catholic church, also of brick, is drove into the body of the building. The pottery of Mr. Newell, in George St. (part of it strongly built of brick), the carpenter shop of Francis F. Randolph, and the extensive coach making establishment of Mr. Richard Voorhees, on Schureman Street, the stores of Bruch & Probasco, and George H. Stout in Burnet Street, together with some few dwellings, are entirely destroyed. "The loss of our citizens in the destruction of buildings and other property must be immense. Various estimates placed it at from $100,000 to $150,000 and, as upwards of 120 dwellings, beside stores, storehouses, etc., are either greatly damaged or entirely ruined, we scarcely think the latter sum will exceed the amount of loss. [p. 225] "The accounts of the country lying in the track of the Hurricane, particularly east of the Raritan, are fearful, and we hope, much exaggerated. The village of Piscataway, two miles from this city, is said to have suffered much; and anxiety is felt for other parts of the country both east and west of us. "As the mails are now closing, we are precluded from making further remarks, but will give a more particular account in the next number." Later is continued: "Since the above Extra was issued, we have ascertained that the first commenced on the Millstone, within a few miles of Greggstown, a gentleman near the spot having his attention attracted to two dark masses of clouds, rapidly approaching each other, and which, furiously commingling, rushed to earth. Suddenly bounding again into the air a lofty black column was left resting on the earth, surmounting which appeared a mass of clouds in the wildest confusion. For a minute or two the pillar seemed fixed to the spot; the next it dashed to the southeast with inconceivable speed through, as far as we can learn, doing but little damage until it arrived in the vicinity of Middlebush, where, gathering power, it prostrated the stoutest forest trees. It first struck the buildings of Daniel Polhemus between Middlebush and Six Mile Run, which were slightly injured; then passed to the barn of Joesph Suydam, doing but little injury; thence to the barn of David Dunn, about two miles from this place, which it left a complete scene of desolation; thence to the outhouses of J. P. Wyckoff, which it levelled; thence to the house Theophilus Holcomb, which it unroofed. Coming swiftly onward, it struck in succession the houses and barns of Messrs. Sillcocks, James Fisher and Tunis Sillcocks; a few rods below the house of the latter the column remained for some minutes, observing a rapid rotary motion, and carrying up, in concentric circles, beams, boards, and branches of trees, which it threw to a great height in the air, until they fell beyond the sphere of its influence, or, retained in air, were forced with terrible violence either against or into the houses in the city, or swept before it across the river. [p. 226] "The following, as far as we are able to ascertain, are the principal sufferers, though there are doubtless others; the manner in which they have been scattered through the city, many families being house less and obliged to seek for refuge in its most distant parts, rending the closes inquiry, in some cases, abortive.
[HEVoress: 5E9C1. Asa Applegate (2 Feb 1788-19 Mar 1872) son of Samuel Applegate and Jane Scroggins; married 28 Mar 1815 Mary Stults (1 Nov 1793-12 Mar 1881) daughter of Henry Stults and Ellen Cortelyou. Asa was a grocer. In 1870, Mary's sister, Ellen Stults, born 1792, was living with them. Asa's will was dated 1871; proved 6 Apr. 1872. Children: Lewis (1816-); Henry Stults (17 Aug 1819-30 Dec 1852); Elizabeth H. (7 Jan 1823-2 Jan 1872); Catherine (27 Jul 1826-28 Feb 1845); Samuel (1830-c.1882); Ellen Ann (1836-).]
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GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE of NEW JERSEY, Volume 31, number 3/4, July-October 1956, contributed by Edward J. Raser (continued from p. 46) Chapter Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Marriages, pp. 80-85
March 28, 1815 Asa Applegate and Mary Stults.
INTERNET, Untitled Documents, file://C:\DOCUME~1StraitE\MYDOCU~1\MYRECE~1\AP5AF4~1.HTM
Bride: Mary Stults
Groom: Asa Applegate
Married: March 28, 1815
Middlesex County, New Jersey
County Clerk Records Film number: 0851752 & 0849560
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, in HISTORY, W. H. Benedict, pp. 223-39, Content: Great Tornado of June 1835, Newspaper accounts of Destruction Caused in New Brunswick, Piscataway, NJ, and a few nearby places & notes. Notes by Professor Lewis C. Beck. (mentioned home of Asa Applegate) "=New Brunswick - carpenters and masons will find steady employment in our city for some time="
" - - - - - Square. The house owned and occupied by ASA APPLEGATE; considerably injured."
The following account of the Tornado from "'New Brunswick Times, Extra" Saturday morning, June 20, 1835:
"Our city experienced a most awful visitation about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a TORNADO having swept through it from the western suburbs down to the river, and in its resistless course destroying a vast amount of property, to which we regret to say, must be added a number of lives. It was first seen approaching from the west, and, from the clouds of dust, shingles, etc., that rose in the air, was supposed by the inhabitants of the lower and central parts of the city to proceed from a heavy fire, and the alarm bells were rung; but the flying of roofs, rafters and trees in every direction soon taught them that a Hurricane was rushing with awful violence through the town, leaving a complete mass of ruins to mark its track. Where it first commenced we cannot correctly learn, but it is said in the vicinity of north of Trenton; and report says that many of the farm houses and barns northward of the turnpike are blown down or otherwise injured. Having struck several houses a little distance from the town, it reached the hill, where it remained apparently fixed for a minute or two, presenting the appearance of a pillar of fire, its base resting on the earth, and its top reaching a mass of black clouds. It then took an eastern course, threatening Albany and Church Streets, but suddenly changing its direction, swept across the town lot towards the dwelling of Mr. B. Myer, Dr. Deare, Prof. McClelland, Rev. John Croes, L. Kirkpatrick, Esq., Mrs. Kirpatrick, and Rev. Dr. Janeway, tearing the roofs off of some, making literal wrecks of the barns and outhouses, and either uprooting or twisting off the largest trees; in some instances carrying the latter 20 or 30 paces. [p. 224] It then crossed to the buildings at the head of Paterson, Liberty, Bayard and Suhureman Streets, unroofing the house of Mrs. Harrison, leveling the store of Mr. Little and burying beneath the falling timbers Nicholas Booraem, Esq., and his eldest son Henry. Both were extricated a short time after; the son in a dying state, in which he lingered until 9 o'clock last night, when death relieved him from his sufferings; the father seriously, but, we believe, not dangerously hurt. A young lad about 8 years of age, son of Captain Baird, was also killed near this spot, a rafter from the blacksmith shop having struck him immediately above the eyes and almost severed his head. A female, a widow named Van Arsdale, was found dead under a building in Schureman Street. "The Tornado now swept with increased force across George Street, down Liberty, Schureman, New Streets, crossing Neilson to Burnet Street, a quarter of a mile in distance, down to the river, unroofing or tearing off the tops of the houses, and sweeping the lower doors and windows from their fastenings. Schureman and Liberty Streets, from top to bottom, may be said to be a complete mass of ruins, as is likewise part of Burnet Street. The Methodist church, a brick edifice, is damaged beyond repair, having been unroofed, and the eastern and southern walls blown down; and the rear wall of the Catholic church, also of brick, is drove into the body of the building. The pottery of Mr. Newell, in George St. (part of it strongly built of brick), the carpenter shop of Francis F. Randolph, and the extensive coach making establishment of Mr. Richard Voorhees, on Schureman Street, the stores of Bruch & Probasco, and George H. Stout in Burnet Street, together with some few dwellings, are entirely destroyed. "The loss of our citizens in the destruction of buildings and other property must be immense. Various estimates placed it at from $100,000 to $150,000 and, as upwards of 120 dwellings, beside stores, storehouses, etc., are either greatly damaged or entirely ruined, we scarcely think the latter sum will exceed the amount of loss. [p. 225] "The accounts of the country lying in the track of the Hurricane, particularly east of the Raritan, are fearful, and we hope, much exaggerated. The village of Piscataway, two miles from this city, is said to have suffered much; and anxiety is felt for other parts of the country both east and west of us. "As the mails are now closing, we are precluded from making further remarks, but will give a more particular account in the next number." Later is continued: "Since the above Extra was issued, we have ascertained that the first commenced on the Millstone, within a few miles of Greggstown, a gentleman near the spot having his attention attracted to two dark masses of clouds, rapidly approaching each other, and which, furiously commingling, rushed to earth. Suddenly bounding again into the air a lofty black column was left resting on the earth, surmounting which appeared a mass of clouds in the wildest confusion. For a minute or two the pillar seemed fixed to the spot; the next it dashed to the southeast with inconceivable speed through, as far as we can learn, doing but little damage until it arrived in the vicinity of Middlebush, where, gathering power, it prostrated the stoutest forest trees. It first struck the buildings of Daniel Polhemus between Middlebush and Six Mile Run, which were slightly injured; then passed to the barn of Joesph Suydam, doing but little injury; thence to the barn of David Dunn, about two miles from this place, which it left a complete scene of desolation; thence to the outhouses of J. P. Wyckoff, which it levelled; thence to the house Theophilus Holcomb, which it unroofed. Coming swiftly onward, it struck in succession the houses and barns of Messrs. Sillcocks, James Fisher and Tunis Sillcocks; a few rods below the house of the latter the column remained for some minutes, observing a rapid rotary motion, and carrying up, in concentric circles, beams, boards, and branches of trees, which it threw to a great height in the air, until they fell beyond the sphere of its influence, or, retained in air, were forced with terrible violence either against or into the houses in the city, or swept before it across the river. [p. 226] "The following, as far as we are able to ascertain, are the principal sufferers, though there are doubtless others; the manner in which they have been scattered through the city, many families being house less and obliged to seek for refuge in its most distant parts, rending the closes inquiry, in some cases, abortive.
[HEVoress: 5E9C1. Asa Applegate (2 Feb 1788-19 Mar 1872) son of Samuel Applegate and Jane Scroggins; married 28 Mar 1815 Mary Stults (1 Nov 1793-12 Mar 1881) daughter of Henry Stults and Ellen Cortelyou. Asa was a grocer. In 1870, Mary's sister, Ellen Stults, born 1792, was living with them. Asa's will was dated 1871; proved 6 Apr. 1872. Children: Lewis (1816-); Henry Stults (17 Aug 1819-30 Dec 1852); Elizabeth H. (7 Jan 1823-2 Jan 1872); Catherine (27 Jul 1826-28 Feb 1845); Samuel (1830-c.1882); Ellen Ann (1836-).]
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GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE of NEW JERSEY, Volume 31, number 3/4, July-October 1956, contributed by Edward J. Raser (continued from p. 46) Chapter Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Marriages, pp. 80-85
March 28, 1815 Asa Applegate and Mary Stults.
Bride: Mary Stults
Groom: Asa Applegate
Married: March 28, 1815
Middlesex County, New Jersey
County Clerk Records Film number: 0851752 & 0849560
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, in HISTORY, W. H. Benedict, pp. 223-39, Content: Great Tornado of June 1835, Newspaper accounts of Destruction Caused in New Brunswick, Piscataway, NJ, and a few nearby places & notes. Notes by Professor Lewis C. Beck. (mentioned home of Asa Applegate) "=New Brunswick - carpenters and masons will find steady employment in our city for some time="
" - - - - - Square. The house owned and occupied by ASA APPLEGATE; considerably injured."
The following account of the Tornado from "'New Brunswick Times, Extra" Saturday morning, June 20, 1835:
"Our city experienced a most awful visitation about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a TORNADO having swept through it from the western suburbs down to the river, and in its resistless course destroying a vast amount of property, to which we regret to say, must be added a number of lives. It was first seen approaching from the west, and, from the clouds of dust, shingles, etc., that rose in the air, was supposed by the inhabitants of the lower and central parts of the city to proceed from a heavy fire, and the alarm bells were rung; but the flying of roofs, rafters and trees in every direction soon taught them that a Hurricane was rushing with awful violence through the town, leaving a complete mass of ruins to mark its track. Where it first commenced we cannot correctly learn, but it is said in the vicinity of north of Trenton; and report says that many of the farm houses and barns northward of the turnpike are blown down or otherwise injured. Having struck several houses a little distance from the town, it reached the hill, where it remained apparently fixed for a minute or two, presenting the appearance of a pillar of fire, its base resting on the earth, and its top reaching a mass of black clouds. It then took an eastern course, threatening Albany and Church Streets, but suddenly changing its direction, swept across the town lot towards the dwelling of Mr. B. Myer, Dr. Deare, Prof. McClelland, Rev. John Croes, L. Kirkpatrick, Esq., Mrs. Kirpatrick, and Rev. Dr. Janeway, tearing the roofs off of some, making literal wrecks of the barns and outhouses, and either uprooting or twisting off the largest trees; in some instances carrying the latter 20 or 30 paces. [p. 224] It then crossed to the buildings at the head of Paterson, Liberty, Bayard and Suhureman Streets, unroofing the house of Mrs. Harrison, leveling the store of Mr. Little and burying beneath the falling timbers Nicholas Booraem, Esq., and his eldest son Henry. Both were extricated a short time after; the son in a dying state, in which he lingered until 9 o'clock last night, when death relieved him from his sufferings; the father seriously, but, we believe, not dangerously hurt. A young lad about 8 years of age, son of Captain Baird, was also killed near this spot, a rafter from the blacksmith shop having struck him immediately above the eyes and almost severed his head. A female, a widow named Van Arsdale, was found dead under a building in Schureman Street. "The Tornado now swept with increased force across George Street, down Liberty, Schureman, New Streets, crossing Neilson to Burnet Street, a quarter of a mile in distance, down to the river, unroofing or tearing off the tops of the houses, and sweeping the lower doors and windows from their fastenings. Schureman and Liberty Streets, from top to bottom, may be said to be a complete mass of ruins, as is likewise part of Burnet Street. The Methodist church, a brick edifice, is damaged beyond repair, having been unroofed, and the eastern and southern walls blown down; and the rear wall of the Catholic church, also of brick, is drove into the body of the building. The pottery of Mr. Newell, in George St. (part of it strongly built of brick), the carpenter shop of Francis F. Randolph, and the extensive coach making establishment of Mr. Richard Voorhees, on Schureman Street, the stores of Bruch & Probasco, and George H. Stout in Burnet Street, together with some few dwellings, are entirely destroyed. "The loss of our citizens in the destruction of buildings and other property must be immense. Various estimates placed it at from $100,000 to $150,000 and, as upwards of 120 dwellings, beside stores, storehouses, etc., are either greatly damaged or entirely ruined, we scarcely think the latter sum will exceed the amount of loss. [p. 225] "The accounts of the country lying in the track of the Hurricane, particularly east of the Raritan, are fearful, and we hope, much exaggerated. The village of Piscataway, two miles from this city, is said to have suffered much; and anxiety is felt for other parts of the country both east and west of us. "As the mails are now closing, we are precluded from making further remarks, but will give a more particular account in the next number." Later is continued: "Since the above Extra was issued, we have ascertained that the first commenced on the Millstone, within a few miles of Greggstown, a gentleman near the spot having his attention attracted to two dark masses of clouds, rapidly approaching each other, and which, furiously commingling, rushed to earth. Suddenly bounding again into the air a lofty black column was left resting on the earth, surmounting which appeared a mass of clouds in the wildest confusion. For a minute or two the pillar seemed fixed to the spot; the next it dashed to the southeast with inconceivable speed through, as far as we can learn, doing but little damage until it arrived in the vicinity of Middlebush, where, gathering power, it prostrated the stoutest forest trees. It first struck the buildings of Daniel Polhemus between Middlebush and Six Mile Run, which were slightly injured; then passed to the barn of Joesph Suydam, doing but little injury; thence to the barn of David Dunn, about two miles from this place, which it left a complete scene of desolation; thence to the outhouses of J. P. Wyckoff, which it levelled; thence to the house Theophilus Holcomb, which it unroofed. Coming swiftly onward, it struck in succession the houses and barns of Messrs. Sillcocks, James Fisher and Tunis Sillcocks; a few rods below the house of the latter the column remained for some minutes, observing a rapid rotary motion, and carrying up, in concentric circles, beams, boards, and branches of trees, which it threw to a great height in the air, until they fell beyond the sphere of its influence, or, retained in air, were forced with terrible violence either against or into the houses in the city, or swept before it across the river. [p. 226] "The following, as far as we are able to ascertain, are the principal sufferers, though there are doubtless others; the manner in which they have been scattered through the city, many families being house less and obliged to seek for refuge in its most distant parts, rending the closes inquiry, in some cases, abortive.
[HEVoress: 5E9C1. Asa Applegate (2 Feb 1788-19 Mar 1872) son of Samuel Applegate and Jane Scroggins; married 28 Mar 1815 Mary Stults (1 Nov 1793-12 Mar 1881) daughter of Henry Stults and Ellen Cortelyou. Asa was a grocer. In 1870, Mary's sister, Ellen Stults, born 1792, was living with them. Asa's will was dated 1871; proved 6 Apr. 1872. Children: Lewis (1816-); Henry Stults (17 Aug 1819-30 Dec 1852); Elizabeth H. (7 Jan 1823-2 Jan 1872); Catherine (27 Jul 1826-28 Feb 1845); Samuel (1830-c.1882); Ellen Ann (1836-).]
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GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE of NEW JERSEY, Volume 31, number 3/4, July-October 1956, contributed by Edward J. Raser (continued from p. 46) Chapter Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Marriages, pp. 80-85
March 28, 1815 Asa Applegate and Mary Stults.
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