The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-06 00:00:00

THE HURRICANE AT CALCUTTA.

LATER ADVICES.

The arrival of the India mail to-day brings us
advice. from Calcutta to the Bth of November,
being a week later than those which we were en-
abled to give in yesterday's Express. These ac-
counts increase to a lamentable extent the serious-
ness of the disaster. In Calcutta city 109 deaths have
been recorded, 101 brick-built houses destroyed,
and 2,338 tiled and thatched huts levelled with
the ground. In the suburbs the loss of life is
estimated at 285 ; and 62 brick-built houses, 1,745
tiled huts, and 26,148 thatched huts have been
destroyed. On the river, 622 lives have been lost.
In addition there have also been lost two ferry
steamers, 67 cargo boats, 15 Madras sloops, 84
dinghees, 82 native boats, and 33Q np-country
boats. The greater portion of these boats, together
with those lost in the canals, were laden with
jute and grain. The grand total of lives ascer-
tained to have been lost is, therefore, 1,016, of
brick-built houses destroyd 163; and of tiled and
thatched huts, 29,231. Of the larger shipping in
the river, only some 26 ships have escaped unin-
jured, and three have sustained serious damage,
one of them being a complete wreck.
This cyclone has occurred at a time when the
rice crops were in the ear, and the whole pro-
vince, wasted by famine and pinched by high
prices, looked forward to an abundant harvest.
Where the ear was formed it was torn off ; where
the stalk had reached mature height it was
snapped. On a low estimate at least one half
of the rice crop has been destroyed in the
110 miles to the south of the Hooghly
over which the cyclone extended. From
Nuddea, still suffering front an inundation
of the Ganges more severe than those of 1863 and
1866, we learn that the vegetation which survived
that calamity has been almost entirely destroyed.
Not only will the rice crop yield but half its tale.
Of the cattle which had been sent to the high lands
from the inundated tracts, a tenth has perished,
for they had to withstand the storm for two days
and a half without shelter or food. All the crops
recently sown within the tract blasted by the whirl-
, wind have been destroyed. The condition of Jos-
sore is worse. Not five per cent. of the brick houses
in the district have withstood the blast.

A general system of relief was contemplated. The
balance, amounting to about 19,000 rupees, of the
previous Cyclone Relief Fund, had been made over
for the purpose of affording relief ; and government
Lad promised to contribute by doubling the amount
of subscriptions.
Mr. Grey, the lieutenant-governor, was to have
been present at the Lucknow Durbar ; but has put off
his visit to Oudh.

The following memorandum of additional casual-
ties to the shipping in the harbour had been sup-
plied to the Calcutta Englishman by Lloyd's
agents :

Sevilla has lost an anchor and GO fathoms of cable.
Jeanie Douglas—Wheel and rudder gear, awnings, ladders,
and other alight damage. Malabar—Two boats smashed
in collision with Dnllam Tower, by which she was chafed
in midships. Cecilia—Lost rail, fore and aft, several
iron plates, stays, &a, forty-five fathoms cable,
main rigging, port aide and two quarter boats,
struck buoys and moorings heavily, will have to dock.
S. S. Orissa is afloat again, not making any water, lost
everything above resit decks, and about four or five sheer
plates, injured bulwarks ; rails, he., gone. S. S. Mali-
ratta was in collision with Fumes. Abbey, several plates
damaged and rivets started, lost fore and main topsail
yards, poop rail, &c. S. S. Bushier—At anchor at
Budge-Budge, lost a boat only. S. S. Himalaya—Vets
slightly damaged. S. S. Moulmein—Ditto ditto. S. S.
Coringa—Got ashore at Garden Reach, but is now
afloat ; lost one boat, no other damage worth men.
tinning. Berluimpore—Redived considerable damage
to upper works from having broken adrift, and
getting in collision with several vessels. Mirra,
pore—Slightly injured in upper works. Underlay—
Severely damaged. Legion of Honour—Upper works
damaged. Queen of India—Considerable damage to upper
works, spars, and gear. Callirrhoe—Bulwarks damaged.
Empress of India—Lost jib-boom. Challenge—Lying in
the stream, has sustained very slight injury. Dunedin is
considerably chafed from being in collision with the S. S.
Oriental. Atalanta, Erato, Aphrodite, and Queen of the
Mersey, only trifling damage. Mary Ann Wilson seriously
damaged, and will have todock. Floweret the Forest—Ditto.
Continental, Eliz►, Eddystone, Calliope, and Janet
Mitchell—All more are less damaged. Hearin Letchmy,
and I. N. Cushing—Slightly injured. Michael Angelo—
Went on shore on Sanger Sands, is totally dismasted, and
coming up in tow of steamer. American ship J. P.
Whitney—Totally dbimasted. Devi, Bangor Light Vessel,
towed up leaky and disabled. Pilot brigs and floating
light ships—Blown off station. Arracan totally dis-
masted at Diamond harbour, and has been towed up to
town. S. S. Interloper and Atlas—Wrecked at Bangor.
S. S. Thunderer, from China and Penang, 870 days over-
due. Captain Herrold, of the Hunsdon tug steamer, which
arrived in town late last night, reports as follows:
Picked off the crew of the Atlas from her wreck, all
saved. Interloper abandoned, all crew saved ; towed up
floating light vessel Dern, totally 'Smarted ; put the
lower Gasper light vessel into position. No brigs on
station, and lower light ship not to be seen; put a pilot
taken from the Interloper on board the T. A. Gibb, who
same in with her ; put the captain of the Atlas on board
the steamer Madras. which is towing up the Mutlah light
ship Star, leaky. None of these vessels have seen any ship,
except a large painted port-ship to the eastward. News
having been received of the safety of the steamer
Defiance, of Gopaulpore, the Hunsdon has proceeded'
down to her to-day. Government has lost a good
many boats, heave-up boats, and one anchor boat. Gun-
duck fiat sunk alongside Euphrates, and cargo boats with
coal. The steamer Arracan sustained damage. The Peel
L dismasted. Chinsurah lost bowsprit. New pilot brig
building in the government dockyard stern up, and many
frames blown down. The &s. Madras, from Rangoon and
Akyab, arrived off town to-day. She experienced very
heavy weather to the eastward, and remained in anchor ►t
Akyab in consequence on the Ist inst. On the 2nd she
left that port, and encountered a very heavy and violent
sea on the bar ; sea breaking in five fathoms of water.
GLADSTONZ, WILLIE, and CO.,
Agents to Lloyd's.