The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

THE LATE r,TORIVI.

The city of Cork has not for many years been visited
with so violent a storm as that which raged here on the
evening, and throughout the night of Monday last.—
The gale set in early in the evening, and increased as
the night advanced ; and so tremendous were the gusts
that swept the streets, that long before the hour of
nine o'clock the highways and public thoroughfares were
completely deserted, the lamps were extinguished, the
shops closed, not a being was to be seen, and even the
watchmen were forced to seek shelter as best they might.
However, thanks to Providence, we have to announce
but one accident, the result of which is not of a
melancholy nature. Between the hours of one and two
on the morning of Tuesday a huge stack of chimneys,
on the house of Mr. Jennings, jeweller, Patrick street,
was hurled down with a tremendous crash on the roof
of a Mr. Murphy, spirit dealer, Market-lane, breaking
and destroying all before it, and smashing in several win-
dows in the rear of the house of Mr. Atkins, apothecary,
Patrick-street. In the houses of both Jennings and
Murphy the utmost confusion and dismay were created,
as it happened that the children of Mr. Jennings were
sleeping in a room immediately under where the chim-
neys stood, but who escaped most providentially, though
the pile of bricks and rubbish fell by the bed side in
which they lay. In the house of Mr. Murphy matters
stood differently; for the servant (rather an aged woman)
who slept in an upper apartment and within the range
of the chimneys, was completely buried beneath a stack
of bricks, slates, and rubbish, and was with the greatest
difficulty extricated by constable Burchill, assisted by
others of the constabulary patrol. On being released
all appearances of life were suspended; and but for the
timely aid rendered the unfortunate sufferer by Mr.
Atkins, who was instantly on the spot, the result must
have been fatal. However, under the judicious treat-
ment of that experienced gentleman, who remained with
her for more than an hour, using every means which
his medical skill and knowledge suggested, she rallied,
and had so far recovered as to be able to attend to her
ordinary duties on the following day. The chimneys in
question had long been the terror of the inhabitants of
the locality; and though represented as a dangerous nui-
saoce several times, they were still suffered to stand by
the public authorities.—Cork Examiner.
NEWQUAY.—During the storm of Saturday last, the
schooner Young Eagle, of Milford, Jenkins, master, was
driven into the breakers in this bay, about eight o'clock
in the evening, and had her broadside to the sea. She
hauled down to the western cliffs, where she immediately
upset, and sunk, and all on board perished. It is sup-
posed that she had lost her rudder before she came into
the bay, as she appeared unmanageable, and neither the
rudder nor tiller has come on shore with her. Her coat
was washed in on Monday morning, very near Where the
vessel came ashore on Sunday morning,. Every endea-
vour was made by the people of Newquay to give assist-
ance, but without effect, althongh they spoke to and were
answered by the crew on board.
BUDE.—On Saturday last, during a severe gale of
wind from the N.N.W., a brig made her appearance in
the bay, apparently heavily laen, and came to anchor
just off Widenaouth, where she remained until near dark.
The wind continuing to increase, as was feared, she
broke from her moorings, with all her crew in the rig-
ging, and came ashore near Mellook. Seven of the men,
including the captain, were drowned, and two saved
themselves by swimming to the rocks, and getting up
over a very high cliff, which enabled them to reach
Mellook. The name of the vessel is the " William and
Ann," of Sunderland, R. Matthews master ; and it ap-
pears she had just before discharged a cargo of timber
from Quebec at Swansea, whence she sailed on Friday
last, laden with stone coals, for London. She went to
pieces just after getting on the rocks, near Mellook, and
the fragments of her wreok were sold by auction