Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-10-18

TERRIBLE STORM.-The loim which
ragged from Tuefdsy to Wednefday morning lalt.
il pronounced by the o,dea ciuzcns to be the
mott jevere ard the tnoh deitrueiivc OF any that
has ever occurred in ,hi, place lincc tse recoec-
tion OF any one, and without doub, has not been
equallcd Gnce the fia ietilement OF the country.
The town and h.rbor on the morning Of We'd
nefday prefcnted indeed melancholy fpeetaclc.
"A large proportion os the beautiful trees which
ornsmented the town, we're tom up hy thc roots, !,
and tarown acrois the freet.. Bricks, fstes,
fpiinters SEC. thrown from the ncighhoriag hoSi-
cs. covered the groond in many places, aud a
nu rh:c OF valuable Buildings were either uD.
rooted, or entirely demoIilhci. The whaIve,
prs!en,ed fight ai.l more darefing. Several
Of the fhippiog were iuuk a, the wharyes, and
Others broke from their taAcning,, and were
driven on fho1e. The aerns and fdcs Of many
Others were beaten 10, ard their bowfprits carri-
cd away; and very few efcaped without con-
fdersblc damage.
We give the following particulars as fnal
part OF the rsvages OF this tremendous hurri-
cane. The North Church StccpIc fell on an
adjoining h,ufs and cruihed il TO pieces. The
family who rented the hooic were all of them
fortunately on a viiit at the tine, or they muR
tower Of IN: Stonc Chapel was wrenched off by
the viol-ace OF the wind. and carried aoove 400
feet before il fell. Several OF the new brick
buildings are 10 tw:ited, as to render their being
wholly pulled down neceGary. The battle
mcnts OF Mr.. Z. Easoa's new houfe fell upon
contiguous Que. in which he lived. and entirely
demohfhed principal part OF IL; borying in
lis ruins. every pstion lei, ia the houfe among
whom wa, ieivan, woman by the name OF Ben.
ne:, killed, and another woman, with man
badly wounded. Thc farnscr Of McGp. Reve-
res was blown down. Oae of the Wefcrn S:a-
ge,, 50 pading Wet Bottom B.;dse, was upfet by
fhe torce,of the wind, and .everal OF the paiIca-
gers coniiderably hurt.-in Charlsltown, the
Bap.ia meeting houic is partly unfooicd, and
the fpire of the Rev. DR.. Morfe's meeting houic,
very much bent. The new brick building in
the u. S. Navy Yard. is 70 far injured, that it
mua be taken down. if it docs not fall Of iticf
a large dwelling bocfc, belonging TO MIR. John
iiasIis, sod another to Mr.. Boton, are blown
down..- The fcuth meeting -houfc at Danvcrs was
partly uuroofed the Baptia meeting. houfe at
the New Mills was unrootcd, one iide blown in,
and the pews ripped 20 pieces.--Thc fpirc OF she
Beverly EAT meeting. hoofc was bfokea off,
AT Mays wharf, the 1oop Polly, belonging to
Dea. John Waite. with Lumber, drif,ed sgsinf
the wharf. bilsed and funk. A boat near this
wharf upiet and two mrn who were on board
drowned. At Long Wharf. fchr. Dorcas, capt.
Rider, of Chatham. loaded with hfh, beat near.
y to pieces. and fsnk.-loop Laura, capt. Grit
hn, Of Cape Ann. nearly bear to pieces. and car
go very much damaged. Al Foaer's wharf, the
brig Brilliant formerly the John) has biiged and
funk. At Fellows wharf, fbip belonging to
Mr.. Fellows, was drove from her fs!seniog, upon
Doreheaer fats. where fhc now lies high and
dry. A aoop tlighserl belonging to Mr.. Franks,
funk near the channel; lad. by the name of
Smith. who had bssn attempting 70 keep her
tree of water, finding The vefrI frkiag. clrne 10
plank, fom whici, he wss foon after wafhei of,
and drowned. Several bosm ven, of, and ss.
tempted to fave him, bat their excrtious were
fruitIeh. The fchr. Louihsna. Lsufcr. and
fchr. Nancy, Perkins, OF Pesobfcot. we're drove
from their anchorage. and drifted to Dorekeacs
fats. without receiving any material injury.
Two fchoonen, svo Hoops, and two lighters.
were ALTO driven on fhore pesr South Bottom
bridge.-At Salem, every vefsI IN the harbos
vas driven on fhofe bat forsostely 10 Gtss.