The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-01-15 00:00:00

THE LATE AWFUL HURRICANE.

(Front the Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday.)
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
MELANCHOLY Loss OF LIFE.—One of the most lament-
able occurrences of the night was the falling in of the
chimney of Mr. Collins's house, in Sydney-avenue, near the
railroad, causing the immediate death of two of Mr. Col-
lins's servants, one a female domestic, and the other a young
man of the most sober and industrious habits, and the most
excellent general character. So dreadful a calamity has
produced the greatest affliction in the family, but we have
not heard that any other person in the house was hurt.
Mr. Bennett's house, in Sackville-street, was unroofed.
Mr. Williams, of Helles-street, had the front wall of the
attic story blown into the street.
A policeman of the D Division had his arm and thigh
broken, being blown down with violence. Several others
were injured at the fire in Dorset-street.
Sir Arthur Clarke bad his chimneys blown down, and his
family had to remain on the stairs all night.
A gentleman in Sackville-street was blown violently
against a lamp-post, and had his leg fractured. .
The house of a publican in Bow-lane was blown down,
without any of the inmates being injured.
The Waterloo Tavern, Pembroke-quay, was unroofed.
Mr. Pint had a rick of hay nearly blown away, at his re-
sidence, Usher's island.
Mr. Ex-sheriff 'White, in Camden-street, had his house
greatly injured.
The roof of .the Morning Register office was blown off, and
a consequent delay took place in the publication of that
paper.
Abbott's Sackville Hotel, Prince's-street, received some
datimyc to the back staircase; no personal injury, tier auv
considerable loss.
The Board of National Education had a large quantity of
the lead torn from the roof, and a tree blown down.
A woman and child were killed in New-row, on the Poddle,
by the falling of chimneys.
The splendidavenue of elms in the Phoenix Park are nearly
all levelled to the ground, together with a quantity of the
ornamental timber and evergreens of the Viceregal, Chief
and Under Secretary's Lodges. Upwards of one hundred
men were employed cross-cutting the fallen timber, to make
the road passable. Woodlands, the seat of Colonel White,
has had much of its fine timber blown down, as also Dro-
wellstown, the seat of C. 0. Keefe, Esq. Rathgar Avenue
was impassable from fallen trees. The ornamental demesnes
of Monkstow Castle and Newton Park were much injured
from the quantity of timber blown down. The cottages on
the sea side of Malahide were rendered uninhabitable by the
rise of the tide.
Messrs. Jameson had their malt-kiln seriously injured, so
as to prevent its working.
Mr. Haigh, of Ardee-street. had one of their chimneys
blown down; it fell through the roof of one of the work-
men's houses, but fortunately no person was injured.
' A large chimney belonging to Messrs. Purser and Biggs,
was much injured.
THE CASTLE.—Several of the windows were broken in
the Castle; but the substantial old stonework withstood the
storm, and no considerable damage has taken place.
MADAME STEPHENS'S HOSPITAL —The roof of one angle
of Stephens's Hospital was dashed in by the falling of the
stack of chimneys. The mass of materials fortunately fell
over the large staircase near the church, and no personal in-
jury was experienced. Indeed the portion of the hospital
which was damaged has not been much occupied for some
time.
JONES'S VITRIOL WORKS.—The vitriol works belonging;
to Mr. Jones, on the Military-road, were damaged, it is said,
to the extent of £2OOO, the leaden chambers having been
carried away and the liquor spilt. This accident occurred
early on the morning of Monday.
The houses 167 and 168 Thomas-street have been entirely
gutted, and nothing left standing but the gables and wall in
the rear, with the exception of part of the lower stories, in
which, though they were bent out in a manner that threat-
ened an immediate fall, the people seemed to be still living.
CARMELITE CHURCH.—The large cross, afleast seven feet
high, and of immense weight, which surmounted the Car-
melite church in Whitefriar street, was blown down, and
fell on the roof of the vestry, which it forced in. The clerk
of the church, who was at the time in an apartment of the
vestry, fortunately escaped unhurt.
At Williamstown avenue two women were killed by the
falling of a chimney; and we believe that much damage has
been done in that quarter.
At Marino, the seat of the Earl of Charlemont, great num-
bers of the ornamental trees were blown down; amongst
them a noble evergreen oak ; and the neighbourhood gene-
rally suffered severely.
The celebrated immense elm, Drumcondra Road, well
known by the appellation of "the big tree," withstood the
gale.
At the turnpike gate, South Circular Road, near Grim-
wood's nursery, the fine Canada poplar, nearly three in dia-
meter, was torn down, the rent extending six feet diagonally
across its trunk; and several of the fine old trees have been
blown down across the road.
The front of the Manor Court House of St. Sepulchre, is
njured •' and a chimney of the Incorporated Society's
School, Kevin-street, fell upon the roof, fortunately without
doing more injury.
In Sandymount and that neighbourhood considerable da-
mage was done—a hundred pounds being the estimated loss
sustained by the premises of one gentleman.
On the demesne of Scripplestown, the seat of William
Rathbone, Esq., sixty-eight trees were uprooted—the greater
part were elms of one hundred years growth. The avenue
was entirely destroyed. The top of a large rick of hay was
completely carried off.
THE FIRE AT THE BETHESDA.—Many and various are the
rumours circulated through the city as to the cause which led
to the burning of this house of worship. Certain it is that,
were it not for the awful and ever-to-be-remembered hurri-
cane, the fire would very soon have been extinguished, or,
at all events, very little of the serious consequences, which
every one must deplore, would have occurred. On Saturday
evening, about half-past ten o'clock, a fire was discovered in
the building, but was apparently very soon got under, and
everything remained in comparative security,—indeed, so
much so, that the congregation assembled on Sunday even-
ing, as usual, to assist at the religious ceremonies usually
performed. About half-past eight, or a little before nine
o'clock, sparks were seen coming out of the building, and the
the storn4was so terrific at the time that what would only
be, on another occasion, deemed trivial, soon spread into a
most awful conflagration. Nothing could exceed the awful,
the horrible sublimity of the scene. In a few moments the
surrounding neighbourhood seemed in one vivid blaze of
light, and, coupling with this the howling of the tempest, the
continued whirlpool of slates and broken glass, which were
burled through the air like so much sand—the cries of those
who were obliged to abandon their dwellings, and seek refuge
even in the storm—the ringing of bells, and the rattling of
creeks—all seemed to denote. a city in a state of siege, the
inhabitants of which hail given themselves up to the most
wretched despair. About half-past ten o'clock the Lord
Mayor and the High Sheriffs arrived on the spot, when an
order was an instantly despatched to Island-bridge Barracks
for a company of artillery, with directions that they should
bring with them a few pieces of ordnance, to use them if it
should be deemed necessary. These gallant fellows scon
arrived, and commenced operationS to prevent the fire com-
municating with other buildings, (for that on lire was evi-
dently doomed to destruction,) but in vain. The engines,
and the firemen front the different insurance companies made
their appearance, but all their efforts proved useless, for in
directing the tubes in order to extinguish the flames,such was
the height to which the hurricane had arisen, that the water
was driven and scattered in the air, mixing in the torrents
of rain which then poured down with unceasing violence.
It was then suggested that, in order to ensure the safety of
the dwelling-house attached to the church, as well as the
other houses in the street, the pieces of ordnance might. be
directed against the smoking ruins; but, as we understood,
the officer commanding the party felt unwilling to incur so
heavy a responsibility without an order from Town Major
White, or from some person connected with the govern-
ment; and despatches were accordingly sent to the Royal
Barracks, and Dublin Castle, for that purpose. Subsequent
events, however, proved that such a proceeding' even if
adopted, world be totally useless, for the house had already
caught the flames, and was shortly after enveloped in a
cloud of lire Never was such a scone witnessed as at
this moment. Every attempt was made to preserve the

furniture from the destruction which threatened it, and for
this purpose a number of persons were employed to bring..it
out of the house; but such was the fury of the tempest,
that chairs, tables, looking-glasses, everything, together with
those who conveyed them, were driven along like so much
chaff—so awful, so sittiernatbral; in fact, waS the strength bt
the boisterous element. Again, in the tipper parts of the
house, which was composed chiefly of bed-rooms, it *as
found necessary, in consequence of the spread of the fires,
to fling the beds, palliasses, pillow-cases, and other bed-room
articles, out of the windows into the street ; but t.o sooner
was it done than they were carried on high, and whirled about,
in the storm like so many feathers, and many carried off,
none knew whither. About one o'clock a house, nearly fac-
ing the Bethesda, came down with a horrible crash, filling
the air with broken planks, bricks, and dust of every descrip-
tion ; and, when to this is added the livid flame ascending on
high, the crackling of glass; the rbstling of slates, the cries
of the spectators, the reader Will adinit it was a scene tb.die
easily conceived than described: Owing to the continued
exertions, in spite of every difficulty, of the engines and
the artillery, the fire towards the morning was considerably
got under; but not without leaving the church and .the
dwelling-house of the Rev: Mr. Gregg a complete thin;-=-
The neighbourhood of Rialand-square appears tb bare suf;
fered a greater proportion of damage than alinoit othet
in the city. The circumstance of the devastating fire, whii•li
destroyed the Bethesda and the school:house attached to, it,
the House of Refuge for reclaiming females, and the five
adjoining houses—all this naturally attracted troWds of per-
sons to the melancholy scene during the day. On entering
Rutland-square, the street in front was strewed with broken
glass, slates and bricks, part of the railings broken down by
the uprooted trees falling from the Rotunda Gardens. Burt
the most striking scene of injury wee that part adjacent to
Lord Charlemofit's house: The Chiinneys of Lord Mount:
joy's house were blown down, and carried away a great pot.;
tion of that fine mansion. Report states that the rubbish
actually passed through the apartment in which some female
domestics were sleeping, without doing them any bodily in-
jury. Some of the bricks fell upon th house of the late la-
mented Lord Norbury, but it did not appear to have suffered
much damage. Up to two o'clock on Monday the engines
continued to be worked with great efficiency on the Bethesda,
&c., by fatigue parties of the 42d Highlanders, and by the
Artillery corps. In fact nothing could be better than the
admirable arrangements of the officers under whose orders
the military acted. Various little facts of interest 'could be
gleaned by conversing with the people who Witnessed Ole
commencement of the conflagration. It appears that wheh
the fire had gained possession of the Rev. Mr. Gregg's house,
situate at the corner of Granby-row, the people engaged in
saving the furniture made several -ineffectual attempts to
carry out a picture rated at a high value. The frame was
too large, whereupon a gentleman stepped forward and at
once cut it with a penknife out of the frame. There was no
such thing as approaching the burning mass from the lee
side; large flakes of burning matter being every moment
carried down the street, and, from the unsteady point of the
wind, it was absolutely dangerous to approach from any point.
Under these trying circumstances, it was considered almost
miraculous that so much property should have been saved
from the general wreck.
Would we could even stop here in our detail of the many
awful calamities with which our fellow-cititens have been
visited. Scarcely a house in the city that has not been in=
jured, nor Will the terror which was created in the Minds of
all be soon forgotten. Windows have been burst in; and
whole parts of houses are left without a pane of glass. Sack-
ville.street presents to the YieW of the beholder one totititinell
succession of houses, without a single slate on the roof bt

the greater part of them. In Rutland-square various trees
in the Gardens have been blown down, and, what is still
more remarkable, the old trees in Portland-place, on the
Royal Canal, have nit only shared the same fate, but have
actually been as it were dug out of the roots, and thrown to
the opposite side of the canal. It would be almost needless
for us to recount the different streets where the storm has
done its worst. Not one house has escaped uninjured, and
although the storm has in many instances only stripped the
roofs, yet others have not been so fortunate. The suburbs
in like manner present one scene of devastation. In Fin-
glass the trees have been blown across the road. In Phibs-
borough every house is almost a total wreck, and at Glasne-
vin a portion of the wall at the Botanic Gardens is forced
out, and crushed to death a politeman, Who is supposed td
have sought shelter tinder it: A great quantity of timber
was also blowndown on Lord Charleinont's demesne:

(From the Correspondents of the Evening Aftith)
EXTRACT OF A LETTER DATED NAVAN, MONDAY.
"This neighbourhood has suffered severely from the effects
of the hurricane last night. I know not how better to de-
scribe the sad results than by saying in one btief sentence—
that the aspect of the whole face of the country is entirely
changed. Scarcely a tree remains—and is will take a cen-
tury before the damage done in a single night can be repaired.
Arch Hall, the seat of John P. Garnett, Esq., has suffered
much. At Mountainstuwn, the seat of Arthur Pollock, Esq.,
not a large tree remains standing. The splendid plantations
at Gibb's Town have been completely swept away."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED PORTADOWN, MONDAY.
" We have to thank Gud for outliving the horrors of last
night. The gale began about seven o'clock, and continued
to increase in fury until after twelve, from which time it blew,
for about three hours, such a tornado, as the oldest man in
the country never heard equalled. The houses groaned like
a vessel at sea, and the beds and other furniture were visibly
agitated. The roar of the wind was like an uninterrupted
cannonade, and every person in this neighbourhood thought
that this terrible night would have been their last. At length
the morning dawned on a scene of devastation unparalleled
in the annals of this part of the country. Carrick, the seat
of Colonel Blacker, has suffered severely. The demesne
could boast on Sunday morning of some of the finest timber
in this district, but, alas! they are all prostrate. Terrible
havoc has, in truth, been made all round the neighbourhood ;
and, I fear the worst is not yet even over, as it continues
blowing a heavy gale still, though a zephyr compared with
the night's hurricane. Mr. Hicklaud's place has also suffered
much; and all the fine elms which beautified his demesne
have been blown down. In fact, the losses which have been
sustained in this neighbourhood, no money can repair, and
will take two generations to make good. The scene, alto-
gether, is a heart-breaking one; but we ought to be thankful
to Providence for the preservation of our lives."

FROM A CORRESPONDENT, DATED AIULLINGAR, JAN. 7.
"It is a painful task for me to have to announce that this
town suffered severely by the hurrican es of last night and
this morning, toaheutter ruin of many of the inh.raitants•
I have just returned from Clanhugh, where the woods and
plantations are completely destroyed, with the exception of
a few trees standing here and there. 'l'o give an idea of the
destruction done, would be to suppose the woods and planta-
tions a corn field laid after a storm and rain exhibiting here
and there a few stalks standing Trees of fifty and sixty
Years old were snapped in pieces like glass, and others blown
-down. Many of the houses of the inhabitants, both in the
town and neighbourhood, have been levelled to the ground.
some burned, and scarcely any escaped damage. Hay and
oats lie scattered about in all directions, and, in fact, such a
scene of devastation and misery was never seen in this part
of the country as now presents itself to the view. The woods
and plantations at Castle Forbes are nearly destroyed. The
injury done to the Granard estates is enormous; but it is au
injury so general in its nature that all have alike been suf-
ferers." ,
EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED SLANE, JANUARY 7.
I find it impossible to describe to you the effects of the hur-
ricane in this quarter. •The Marquis Conynghant's demesne
has suffered much; but Beau Park, the once charming de"
mesne of Mr. Lambert, has fared still worse. The question
is not now which tree is now blown down, but which is left
whole and standing. The entire bank of trees on the north-
west of the house has been swept clean away, and those on
the
.opposite side have their tops shaved off about thirty feet
from the ground. Every avenue and walk is stopped, and
all the plantations are impassable from the number of trees
that have been blown down. As to the amount of damage
done, it is impossible to form an estimate. I should not have
written to you on this subject, perhaps, but fur a very curious
fact that I have discovered from a twig having accidental!):
gotten into my mouth, which, to my great surprise, I found
strongly impregnated with salt. This turned out to be gene',
rally the case throughout the place: the spray, therefore, °'
the Atlantic must have crossed the island. I think it well tO
make known this circumstance, as it may have escaped the
observation of others ; and, to say the least of it, it is curious'
FROM LOUGHREA, JANUARY 8.
There was awful destruction from fire and storm in this
town on Sunday night: upwards of 50 houses burned and
blown down; and on the Abbey Walk, so well known, ""
trees were blown down. It was also most destructive at
Dalystown and Marble Hill, and Dunsandle also suffered
much. The trees are all across the road. At Mr. Smith''"
Oakwood, near Shinrone, the property of that•gentleman,
the people are cutting his oak and deal in defiance of the
law, anti we are afraid to interfere with them. 'There is more
than £2OO worth carried away, and sold openly in Rost-red;
Nenagh, and Templemore It shocks any man in a civilized
country to see such conduct. . .
FROM COAST GUARD, GALWAY. • - a
Sir,—l beg leave to acquaint you that this town was visited
last night by a severe gale from the westward, almost artioun‘
ing to a hurricane, which has done considerable damage!
the town and shipping. Several lives have beon lost in the_
town, in consequence of the roofs and chimneys having Wirt'
in from the violence or the wind, and I fear much damage
has been done in the neighbourhood.
I am happy to say that the Dolphin, R. C., a..lllllChor rn
her
the roads, rode out the gale, although she parted one of a
chain cables, and narrowly escaped being in contact with,.
bria• that was drifting, and, as it was, carried away her ca'
head.
'['he following are the casualties among the shinpinq •
The St. Patrick, barque, with a valuable cargo, was driver,
from the docks, and now lies on shore, with all her masts
gone; the Glenora and Lively, brigs, were also driven fr"";
the cloaks, and lie high and dry inside the St. Patrick ; the
Leila, with timber, is high and dry to the eastward of te
town • the Courier and Albion, brigs. lying in the roads, were
both driven, the former on shore up Murra,gli Bay, with br;
g
loss of her mainmast, and the latter close to the rocks ",„
Hare Island, where she fortunately brought up, apparent.:(‘
without damage. Several fishing boats have also been sa"
in the harbour, but 1 do not hear of any lives having been
lost among the shipping.
FOM ATHLONE. al
The storm of Sunday night last, which hal been so gealr e.
throughout the country, laas perhaps, in no other part of !pd
land been more severely felt, or more destructive to life a",
property than in this neighbourhood. It commenced alre":1,
instantaneously about eleven o'clock, and continued 1.11,,
unabated fury until half-past three in the morning.. , the
town bears a most singular appearance, vast number! or , of
houses having been totally unroofed, or almost stripped
slates and windows. The artillery barracks and the lar.t,
storehouses are greatly damaged, the large ton slates havl;,
been torn off, and hardly a pane of glass remains. Thed t
red
distilleries suffered severely, to the extent of many hut, rs
pounds; that of Mr. Robinson having a long range of ca°`od
blown away, and otherwise sadly dismantled. The canal t.,
Shannob have large masses of hay and corn floating ab".,uips
the haggards of the unfortunate poor, along their banks, ha"
been entirely swept away. 015
The gable-end of a house at Esker, near this town,
ise,
blown down, killing a mother and three children. The h"t dr*.
shortly after, caught fire, and consumed the unfortunate:io,
ferers ; the father, an aged man, and his only surviving c .41
were dug out of the ruins, dreadfully mangled and burnt,la
are not expected to live. A poor man in the suburbs, havooe
saved all the members of his family, save one, after his hot,
had fallen in, was retreating with a young child in his a A
when he was blown into a bog drain, and both perishcd•sol
wake was being held at a Mr. Gaynor's, when the house,, be'
offices caught fire, and part of the corpse was consume",_ote
fore it could be dragged out. Vast quantities of trees.un.,
been torn up, blocking up the roads in every direct{
the cross mails having to be forwarded by horde; not ai.jaed
stack is to be seen, and a number of cattle haVe been ,`had
by the falling in of their sheds. Lord Castleunaine, whoo.o'
latterly been in de:irate health, attempted to fasten the hilt
dow of his apartment which had been blown in, and "
doing so, a strong gust of wind drove him backward—he
and instantly expired.
The demesne of the Earl of Charleville, near
suffered inure, perhaps, than any other place in Irelat"th of
is calculated that upwards of ten thousand pounds wort
timber has been destroyed. 30
From Castlecorner we learn that one house was burnt' oral
the church, which was undergoing repairs, injured. Cor. o ,
ap
hay have been scattered about the entire neighbourhood
several trees blown down

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TREMENDoUS SIONM.-1401.SES BIoWN Do'
BURNED.—LIVES Los": —The oldest inhabitants.rwye'boe
nessed such a storm as visited this town and neighbouri,oo
on Sunday night last. It commenced at about ten o'cl"frovi
that evening, and continued to blow a perfect hurricane. sier
that time, almost incessantly, until an artvanced bOur )ethere
day morning. At sea, and along the coast 001
cannot but be awful proofs plits forv. We ahoy asset'wid,
scarcely a person in the towu remained in bed after tbelaior
had luereased td ; all Were ajp,—etcgaged it 3 tie'

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their dwellings and prepared to make their own escape the
best manner they might. Very few houses in town that have
blnot suffered in some measure ; of several the roofs have been
own in ; five or six burned, and a large number stripped of
slating. Many narrow escapes occurred, from the falling
roofs and from fire. Mr. Neal Davis was saved in a most pro
bhuNon way. lie had been barricading a window in his
ei opposite the church, and was about to quit
Cf hen be heard a crashing noise; luckily he had the presence
nand to fix himself in the recess of the window, which he
ad Scarcely done, Vi hen the portion of the rout over his head
fall in, passing su close to hilt' that the timber or slates, tore
a Part of his coat, and a piece of the former struck him slightly
on the face. One of the
pinnacles on the church Steeple was
blown down.
But it is to the houses of the poor the greatest damage has
beep. done, or at least they are the greatest sufferers, because
the worst able to repair the injury. Five houses on Staball
have been burned, and almost every thatched house there and
ni and about the town stripped of the whole or a part of the
thatch or roof. That the entire of the houses on both sides
hf the street in which the fire broke out were not burned is
the
to the praiseworthy exeitions of the officers and men of
87th depot, and Mr, St, Clair O'Malley and the police.
aft immense quantity of hay and corn has been blown out
Stack, and scattered over the face of the country, Some
or the largest trees in the lawn and on the mall have been torn
by the roots; and large branches broken from those that
e,,itted the violence of the wind:
Although nit lives have been lust in this town, we regret to
I,eattl that tio perscitat Were killed near Greenhill, by the fall-
d94 of their houses. Altogether nu Sti,h storm has ever been
. in this place; Within the memory of man, and we fear that
ti
4 ainount
onstitut ion: of dama,re proportionate will be to be detarned:—
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fOir.eexttact the following BELFAST:
from the Whig of yesterday : —" In
,cuareral districts in our neighbourhood the tempest has been
lly severe. Haggards; stored with the rich spoils of liar-
Wi.YaVe been scattered to the winds; and many a poor
r; itt addition to the logs of his live stock, by the fall of
out souses, will have to &meth the deVastation of the grain
00 which he depends for the pajnetstit of his rent. In
ao`tv'untlrw, we learn, much injury was done, in the blowing
or tof the loftiest trees, unroofing of houses, &c., and nine
o persons were unfortunately hurt, more or less.
much from is not a house here but has suffered
ell from the effects of the storm—and lam sorry to say
that several persons have been killed. At Riverstown two
3?°ll°K men were found dead in the ruins.
Lo ( From our Kennetty Correspondent.)
4iolehot" LIFE.—The storm in this neighbourhood raged
gret tfn Sunday night—much injury is done—and, 1 re-
-4,6 i° 141S'; that the rdisf of Captain Drought's house, of Let-
's,' (I, has been blown in; burying Mrs, Elliott and another
t",°3' in the ruins! Mrs. Elliott was eister to the late Gen,
Ilea&
theisThe acceunts from Cashel, Nenagh, and Clonmel; are of
Most appalling description.
Bale,due on
ltwas nut until ten o'clock last night that the Holyhead
, how Monday morning, reached Kingstown; the,
due at ever, moderating, enabled the packet which was
Li,two o'clock yesterday to reach this morning, and the
dterhool
mail arrived at one o'clock this day. The Sheer-
er,
nai,ligstow
hich left Liverpool on Sunday evening, reached
u_ ing n yesterday morning, after a passage of 36 hours,
weatriered a gale such as the oldest seaman on the line
nyer before encountered. The conduct of her intrepid com-
r?der (Captain Smithett) is represented as beyond all
f0r4117. An address from the passengers (which will be
leen' in our advertising columns) was presented to the gal-
iufficer' testifying their gratitude for his bravery and
the
o the trying emergency in which he was placed. All
(A.ltiail3 hate now arrived:
(From the bublin Etening illail 4- the Statesman of Friday.)
WelmtkicK.—The Club House'roof was thrown down; and
llesley bridge greatly injured, owing to the t essels in the
Weree r being driven against it. One man and two children
drowned at Coonah ; the bank of the river there is
destroyed_ 111 r. Powell, county Clare, lost 170 sheep. There
osillot a single vessel in port that has not been injured. The
worth suffered severely
,• some say there was over £36,000
or Property destroyed.
log The Limerick Chronicle says, we beg to add, that the cata-
Ie of losses by the late storm is yet incomplete, and it
ane((illd be tedious to enumerate all the minor instances of loss
d damage. In our city, £20,000 will not repair the injury
I°lte to private buildings, nor £30,000 compensate for the
use' eael incurred red by the shipping in port. Slaters and masons
in request at 7s. 6d. a day wages. Ship carpenters
to Per week. lnfortnati,n from the coast was anticipated
th,„1.60,g a calamitous addition to our local sufferings. The
es-it,atitY, by the storm, described in our detail, for the port
w imerick; already comprises sixteen deaths, Andrew
arson Mahony, Esq. son of Alderman D. F. G. Mahony,
of
this cite, and Robert Patterson, Esq. of Kilrush, both
perished in the wreck of the Undies schooner, near Kilrush,
itt
the storm on Sunday night. The former young gentle-
Londonaw passionately fond of the sea, and embarked for
in the Undine, a splendid new schooner, commanded
°Y his friend, Mr. Patterson.
pt Clara, houses were burnt and blown dowu
Clara, and several in this town. The destruction of pro-
,resrtY is beyond description, and several ves have een lost.
Lucre were several houses burnt in Kilbeggli an, anbd a vast
Portion of timber has been thrown down.
roofedetes.—Many houses has been demolished and un-
, and glass to a large amount broken, particularly in
tour new college. In the country, the produce of whole
o'„lands has been scattered. The interesting ruins of
,"iney Castle, which resisted the lure of tunny a by-gone
laic, was last night tottered, and is tiow levelled with the
tigt,
DRUMSNA.—About fifty houses blown down between this
411'1 Elphin; immense destruction of property.
sk`" gentleman who arrived in witnessed n Tuesday morning by•
'"e Limerick coach, says—" I t dreadful havoc and
'°,4l along the line of road, cottages unroofed and levelled
with the ground, trees torn up by the roots, many broken in
the Middle, shattered, and mangled in every way; some
strewed across the road, so as to detain the Limerick mail full
six hours. It is greatly to be feared that many serious in-
Juries have been sustained, many lives indeed lust from the
fan and ruin of cabins. Hay and corn stacks too, I observed
scattered and destroyed in a deplorable manner.
i Cove. MONDAY, JAN. 7.—During the whole of last night
t blew a violent gale at W.S.W., having commenced at nine
and terminated about four this morning. During its conti-
nuance it fully equalled any of the storms of the past year.
Fortunately the damage to the shipping in the harbour has
been but trifling. Almost all the vessels hers drove, in-
eluding H.M.S. Rolla, with two anchors ahead. 'the brig
Henryl drove ashore near the Old Fort, and is off again with-
out sustaining much injury. The schooner Eliza drove ashore
More to the westward and is also afloat without damage. The
Pilot cutter Mermaid is ashore to the westward of New Quay
and is bilged, and the pilot cutter Waterwich is ashore in the
little dock near the Columbine hotel. Her escape was almost
Miraculous, having drifted into the dock instead of coming
M contact with the quays at either side. Several small boats
ark sunk and stove. There has been no loss of life that we
have yet heard of. The barques Venus and Onondago at
passage drove considerably, but did not get ashore. But for
the wind being so much to the westward, we would have many
casualties to record. The damage to houses here is very
considerable.
The vessels remaining at Cove to-day are—
b erMajesty's brig Rolla, Barossa transport; barque Sally,
I'g Mary Pring, brig Ringmahon Castle, barque Elizabeth
Be
sv• Ill'eY, schooner Aquaforte, undergoing repairs; brig
rtineon Hardy, schooner Scipio, schooner Consolation, and
tVO schooners that dropped down the river this morning.
Although the barometer is rising a little to-day, yet other ap-
pearances indicate another storm. Last night's gale must
ave been severely felt on the Welsh coast; also on the
Western and north west coasts of Ireland.
(From the Waterfinil Chi onicle.)
tkATERFORD, JAN. 7.—Durie fight the wea-
f-ewr was considered moderate,n t g heth windlast generaortnlly blowing
ront W.N.W. to S.W.; but a more furious storm than that
which visited us on Sunday night has not been remembered
to this city for many years. The wind set in with a strong
Kale from the W.S.W., at an early part of the evening,
Fu,irei,hriggradually increased to an unmitigated hurricane.
the night scarcely a house in the city escaped with-
-Ss clan-loge, more or less ; almost all the trees were covered
with-
With slates, tiles, &c., blown off the different houses ; but the
l'huros seemed to vent its greatest fury on the upper part of
she town. From the country we have received accounts
at the storm was unprecedented in violence. At Carrick-
"Sutr several houses fell, whilst many others were dis-
--tanned, One man, we have heard, was killed by the force
0, the storm. There have not been as yet any accounts
uni sea; but as the wind was partially off the land, the dis-
-sterS. site trust, were few, if any.
( From the Wexforil Independent.)
w.kWP UL HURRICANE.—On Sunday night we were visited
it one of the most violent hurricanes from the S. W. ever
remembered by the oldest inhabitant ; but owing to the low
Position of the town, and the consequent shelter if received
lolls the high grounds to the westward, the action of the wind
vas not so terrible iu its effects as it has been in other places
tells favoured by their mutual position.—However, we have
sYmpathize with many of the iubabtiant on their (lila-
Mated chimneys and roofless houses.—Thes vessels in port,
t%lee are happy to add, all escaped uninjured. Our private let-
" state that considerable damage has been done to the town
tof Ross. Several houses shaken to the centre, chimneys
own down, and roofs carried away. Mr. French's family
yin a most providential escape from destruction ; as, after
s sY had retired to rest, the end wall of the house, which
r_ornts the river, fell in, carrying away the whole roof. A
'oartge beam or purloin was precipitated from the attic through
isre of the stories into the very bed where Mr. and Mrs.
thrils!ch lay, without doing them the least injury; and two
st 6 uren. with a servant, who were hurled to the basement
rY, also escaped unhurt.

i From te Drogheda Journal.
DROGHEDA, WEDNESh
DA Y.—Never, within ) the memory of
atiltsita. has this town and neighbourhood been visited with such
1--" awftd stor as that of Monday morning. About eleven
,'clock ou themprevious night, the wind rose from the South
:7„," With a degree- of violence as terrific as unprecedented,
..,--"" continued to blow a perfect hurricane until an early hour
if! tho morning; of yesterday, when it subsided, leaving this
!tu--wil a complete wreck. Pew houses have escaped being
ne or less injured; and, we are sorry to add, that in souse
bust or
the roofs were driven in, though we have not heard
tthat .there Was any loss of life sustained. The injury done to
i:.!)Pertyis very great, and the extent may be inferred from
tif fact that slaters will not work under ten shillings per
ini• Two or three cabins in the suburbs were burned, and
I—'' Many
In unfortunashipping te creatures lthe eft hriverouselesustainess at this in-
errient season. The d no
%.staral injury-, but we may expect the worst for those Which'
ere at setik.
We have been informed that the agricultural
:aP.loduee, to a large amount, was carried from the respective
ckyards in the neighbourhood, and scattered about the
Dand fields. The Newry Lark coach returned to this
13:ti on yesterday evening, having proceeded on its way to
blitz as far as Ballygarth, the seat of Colonel Pepper
slaot, four miles hence), were the road was impassable by
the fallen trees. Its passengers were transferred to the Bel-
h4" daily mail, which did not reach here till tour o'elock, two
_Purio after its usual time. We are informed that the Belfast
ght mail was delayed fur a considerable period at Clare-
l!'"ilt, near Dundalk, by a similar cause.
(From the Derry Standard.)
i., PREA'DFUL HURR ICA NE.—A tempest, seldom if ever our-
ell'.seci in violence in this quarter of the globe, visited this
o'i " She day night last. It commenced about eleven
Changed"it the wind about S. E., from which it afterwards
to about S. W. It was accompnied at intervals,
ti“..at its most violent periods, by torrents of rain, and con-
with little abatement till about six o'clock on Monday
therning• Chimneys, rooms, windows, &c., in all parts of
de.,,c!tY, have suffered severely, The Court-house is la
good
ir',. Winced. It is in vain for us to attempt to name the in-
flOduals whose property has suffered ; but there are many
tealoh.iive reason to thank Providence that their lives have
.
spared, for so many chimneys having fallen on root!,, it
ttrost miraculous that none have been lost. In the neigh-
treattritood,.trees have been tome up by the roots, and a very
destruction has occurred by the stacks of grain and
:Z4Y+ ~n many Parts of the country having been blown down
,-elcst. Matey of the huts of the peasantry have been an-
P,,,e. a or entiiely prostrated, and in not a few cases have
17201_ !wards been totally consutned by their thatch taking tire.
Stu:4. preserve the unfortunate sufferers ! From Newtown-
_l'4(lY We have accounts of the dreadful effects of the
onti9
,being much the same as here. Strabane has suffered
on the troM the storm but by the inundations consequent
~._ rain, which had so overflowed the town as to prevent
oe Dublin coach passing' through. A correspoadeat sends
Os the foll • '
owing:-
13uNic
-6tb
.. , RA NA, JANUARY B.—On the night of Sunday, tlie
,n,...instant, the brig William the Fourth, of Tralee, Cou-
_a":,_coMmander, laden with oats, and bound fur Liverpool,
amongstfeet the rocks off this town, with her rnizen mast broken
retained above deck, and hanging overboard, where it was
nvery the attached rigging. The waves broke fearfully
ue ZOtil the Wreck, the hands on board were in a dying state,
._7ee.he
hourt an cold and fatig to which they had been exposed for
74d'one'Of them had become insensible, and

was apparently dead. It was evident to the inhabitants of
the town, who were assembled on the beach, that a similar
fate would speedily overtake the rest, unless speedily re-
lieved. At this critical moment, early on Monday morning,
Samuel Taylor, chief boatman of the revenue police on this
station, John Kennedy, John Stewart, and George William-
son, at the extreme hazard of their lives, put of; in a small
boat for the wreck. These intrepid volunteers succeded in
reaching the vessel, and had the satisfaction of rescuing se-
ven human beings from their perilous situation. Alt the
people assembled rejaiced at their success, and evinced an
earnest disposition to render the sufferers every assistance in
their power. The dyilig sailor was immediately conveyed to
the house of the Rev: Hamilton Stewart, where he received
every attention humanity could suggest, and i❑ the course of
the day this good family had the happiness of seeing him
eventually restored: The schooner Venus, of Glasgow,
M'Fie, master. from Glasgow to Sligo, with whiskey, sugar,
&e., dragged from her anchorage off Ramullen, and struck
on a bank at the mouth of Fallen channel at four o'clock in
the morning. She immediately tilled with water and fell on
her beaus ends—the crew took to the main rigging, where
they remained until taken off by the Ramullan water-guard
boat, at nine o'clock. The hatches have burst open, and
two puncheons of whiskey have floated ashore. They were
taken possession of by the water-guards.
(From the Galway Patriot.)
Never, perhaps, in the memory of the oldest, did the wind
attain such a fearful height ; the gale commenced with some
of those sweeping gusts which indicate a coming elementary
war, about ten o'clock, tem., and continued to rage until four
A.M:, on the ensuing morning, with unabated fury. But what
a scene presented itself when the abating storm allowed i❑
the morning a passage through the town ; how melancholy
to remark the devastation ; houses on all sides roofless, in
many eases a heap of ruins; streets impassable from the
quantity of bricks; slates, or tiles strewed abort them ; in
fact, every thing wearing the appearance of a prolonged seige.
Our shipping, too, such a short time before imagined secure,
and looking, indeed, trios and safe, might be seen, some dis•
masted; some on their beam ends, some cast high and dry on
a rocky shore, and all evidently greatly injured. We are
sorry to say, that to these disasters we must add the loss of
several lives; principally caused by the falling of old chim-
neys through the roofs of the houses underneath, carrying
with them the craiy floors—it was afflicting its the extreme to
behold the distress of thoSe haVing friends missing or killed:
fathers might be seen looking for or laanenting their children,
and wives in dispair searching for their husbands; when day-
light gave a reprieve to their personal feats. The following
are the names of those who have fallen a sacrifice to the fury
of the storm :—Mrs. Catherine Reid, of Mainguard-street, a
very old and respectable inhabitant, and her aged sister Mrs.
Callahan; Mrs. Gorman, who was far advanced in pregnancy;
Mrs. Shaughnessy and a very fine interesting female between
four and five years of age, daughter of Mr. John Morris, of
Shop street; a youth named Hurley, in Lombard-street,
whose father is not expected to survive ; two sailors severely
brnised at the quay, with a number of others its every direc-
tion of the toWn dangerously maimed and bruised, many of
whom will have to undergo amputation. The stores and all
the public buildings are completely striped, and mostly all
the windows blown to pieces, mote particularly the county
court-house. There is scarcely a house in Salt-hill that did
not feel the awful effects of the storm, and it is inconceivable
to think what ravages were committed between this and
Outerard, which latter place is, we hear, a scene of misery
and woe. Gort and Athenry shared the same fate. It was
heart-rending to witness the number of interments which
took place yesterday, and the piercing cries of their sorrow-
ing friends. The roof of the Rev. Mr. Roache's chapel, at
Bohermore was completely swept away, and some of the cut
stone ornaments in front of the parish chapel were blown
down.

(From :he Clare Journal.)
ENNIS.—The appearance of the town is dreadful—whole
roofs thrown down, the slates torn off others, and the lead and
tiles blown off more: To enumerate the number of sufferers
would be impossible; but as evidence of the violence of the
storm we may mention that some trees have been torn up
which have defied ifs power for many years. Tire friary, the
poor house, the gaol, and fever hospital, are also damaged.
Three pinnacles of the church were blown off, The accounts
from the country are also dreadful. Fite houses were blown
down at Corofin, and two more burned. At Quin, live houses
knocked down, and the roof of the new chapel greatly da-
maged.

(From the Fermanagh Reporter.)
For the last forte Years this country was not visited with so
Furious a gale of wind, or one as generally and awfully de-
structive in its effects, as that which took place on Sunday,
night last On Mon fay morning the town presented a fright-
ful aspect; the shops were all closed as if death had visited
the inmates of each; the streets were covered with broken
slates, thatch, and rubbish from the different chimneys blown
down and roofs taken off. An awful extent of damage has
been done; windows broken and blown in; trees uprooted;
roofs blown off; chimneys thrown down ; floors forced in;
cattle maimed and killed, and hay and corn blown away. Pro-
videntially we have heard of no human lives lost, except one
man, who, living near the edge of the lake, went upon the
roof of his house during the night to preserve it by putting
weights on it, and was himself blown away, and perished in
the angry waters.—lt would be impossible for us to enumer-
ate in detail the losses sustained : but we may mention that
three houses have been blown down in Castle.-lane. The
large ball-room in the rere of Mr. Willis's hotel, is in ruins,
there is scarcely a pane of glass left in the front of the Town-
hall, the roof and window of the church have been much in-
jured—the Roman Catholic Chapel is partly unroofed, and
the stone cross shattered to fragments. One of the lightming
conductors, formed of a thick pole, bound to an immense
strong bar of it on, in the Castle barrack, was beaten to the
earth like a twig. The sentry-boxes were upset in all direc-
tions. There is not a house in the town but has suffered less
or more from the effects of the gale. Florence-court House
is much injured; and thousands of pounds worth of the large
forest trees blown down, besides a long range of the deer-park
wall. Castlecool has also suffered severely, several thousands
of trees have been uprooted, some snapt across, and others
torn to pieces. All the strong timber on the grounds of
Richard Dane, Esq., have been destroyed. The seats of all
the gentry in the county are dismantled; in fact, wherever
we go, desolation stares us in the face. The Belfast mail,
which left this on Sunday night, was upset three times; and
we learn that the coachman had his thigh broken.
Bi RR, JANUARY 9.—This town was visited, on the night of
Sunday and morning of Monday last, by the most awful tem-
pest that has, perhaps, ever occurred in Ireland. The roofs
of several houses in Birr have been blown in, and chimneys
and walls levelled; and great and many, under the kindness
of Providence, have been the hair-breadth escapes of the in-
habitants. A great part of the barracks here, as well as
other houses, were blown down, and a great number of houses
stripped. The great reflecting telescope, constructed by
Lord Oxmantown, which, with its carriage, weighs about
five tons, was lifted off its pltitfotm, and carried to a short
distance ; but very fortunately, owing to the small surface
it presented to the gale, this interesting tuonutnentof the no-
ble lord's great science, ingenuity, and perseverance, escaped
from any serious injury. Mr. Cooke's dwelling-house and
offices.were almost totally laid bare; and the dome (weigh-
ing about seven cwt.), which covered a reflecting telescope
off a small tower, was lifted up, with its wall-plate, and car-
ried off into au adjoining plot. Some of
.the spires which
crowned the buttresses of the Roman Catholic church here
were blown down ; but the lofty spire over the principal en-
trance remains uninjured, to testify to the ability of Mr. Mul-
lins, the eminent architect who planned it. Lead, tiles,
chimney crocks, glass, trees, hay, and shrubs, on the follow-
ing day, lay scattered in one common chaos around the town.
At Ballyloghnane, about a mile hence, a boy was killed, and
another so dreadfully wounded that he cannot survive.
Many houses have been destroyed by fire and storm at Ba-
nagher; inure have been levelled at Frankford; a person
has been killed at Balls cowen.
DUNDALK.—The post-master, Mr. J. Parkes, and his clerk,
were up waiting the arrival of the Dublin mail, when a stack
of chimneys fell, hurling them into cellars. They have been
severely injured.
Royal. OAK.—The Ross mail this morning was two hours
and a half late, owing to the impediment of fallen trees lying
across the road at Dunleckney. The coach had to return
back to Milford cross, and come here by Leighlin-bridge.
The guard had to walk with the mail from the Royal Oak to
Bagnalstown, such was the state of the roads Loin fallen
timber.
CASTLEBELLINGHAM--The beautiful demesne of Lady
Bellingham has been destroyed. Upwards of two hundred
noble trees are prostrated.
PA RSONSTOWN.—There is not a house here but has suffered
—several persons have been killed—at Riverstown two young
men were found dead in the ruins.
KILKENNY. JAN. 7.—The hurricane blew down the new
gas chimney, which in his fall levelled all the other works to
the ground. :even houses were burned. Sir W. Cuffe,s
demesne is spoiled of all its magnificent trees.—At Goose-hill,
near the city, two small houses were burned down, the unfor-
tunate inmates of which, twelve or thirteen in number, kindly
received shelter in the house of the Rev. Mr. Sandys, where
they remained for the night, and were supplied with food 'And
money before they left it next mottling; and in New-street
one house and all the property it contained were consumed.
Part of the wall surrounding the Bishop's Palace opposite to
Troy's Gate, was blown down. The glass which covered the
green-house at Jenkinstown, (where upwards of 450 trees
%vete blown down in the demesne) was raised off; and after
having been carried over a 16-foot wall, was shivered to
atoms amongst the trees outside; the green-house at Mr.
Wandesforde's, at Castlecomer, was also destroyed, and a
number of large trees were uprooted in =slot* the gentlemen's
demesnes throughout the county.
Ca u Low.—The demesne wall of Oak Park, the seat of
Colonel Bruen, was levelled for more than half a wile.
DUNLEER.—The dwelling-houses in this town were all
more or less injured. The losses to the poor farmers will be
most serious, the hay and corn being scattered all over the
neighouring country.
Ca STLEDEU MOT. —This town and its vicinity has suffered
greatly. The destruction of agriculturul property is enormous.
MoaTE.—Seventy houses have been reduced to ashes in
this town. _ _ _

lA. r. AMORE has suffered great devastation both from fire
and storm.
MOUNTMELICK., JAN 7.—Not a house in the town but has
suffered more or less. Seven cabins were blown down, and
trees of immense size torn up by the roots. .
M It? BOROIA3 immense destruction of property
took place in this town.
PORTA LIEGTON.—No town in Ireland for its size suffered
more than this.
Alt DRI:ACA N—N AVAN.—The Lord Bishop of Meath has
had two thousand trees blown down in his demesne at
Ardbraccon.
Garbally Park, the beautiful seat of Earl Clancarty, is
left almost without a tree standing..
The storm committed great ravages in Clones, Kings-
court, Cootehill, Nobber, Kilmainham wood, and all along
the mail-coach road to Dublin.