The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-10-01
.Awlt:! ani Tremendous Hurricane.
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J. On "Wednesday night last aLou1 10 O'clock,
q gale commenced, occasionally accompanied
with rain and hail; and which continued with
a most dreadful violence, for upwards Of four
hours.---.As We have never Witnessed any
thing to equal il, neither do We believe the i'm
syine,ion can p;cturc to itself scene more
truly awful and Distressing, Than iha, which It's
consequences pisscnts. 5,
The market house, large and solid build
ing, entirely demolished its brick columns,
of Two feet d.asnetcI, swept iowL as though
their weighty construction presented 10 Cb-
sisclc whaleyer 10 the overwhelming element.
fhe reof carried of from the church of the
convent, the scene SURROUNDING which, as also
the trees in the garden many whereof are re-
marksoy large, Ieyelicd TO the ground. The
Tin coteting o. the Theatres, nailed in such a
msnner as would certainly have resisted any
ordinary force, twisted and tore of as though
it were mere paper. A grea, part of,he brick
wall surrounding this garrison, beat down
Part Of The front wall OF Mr.. Snaulding's un-
finished brick house in Chartres-street, blown
in, and the building otherwise materially in
jured. A house at he corner of Bourbon and
81. Lou's-siree,s, entirely destroyed. The
brick store OF Mcssrs. Talcott and Bowers, ia
Charles street, (and from which Mr.. Talcott
fortunately escaped n time 10 avoid mos,
dreadful DEATH totally dc molishcd A brick
house in ST. Louis, near Bourbon street, part
ly blown down. Mr.. Donaldson's holsc Eau.
burg, St. Mary,unrooGcd, and otherwise dam.
aged-Thc government hohsc partly pnroof.
Cd Mr.. Fry's brick store Faubhtg ST. Mary,
down. Mr.. Musson's brick store Canal street,
down. MIR. Eikin's brick store, Charles
street, blown down. "A brics house in Char
trcs-sircct, biowa down. A brick house In
Chariesslreet, blown dawn. Abrick house
in Chartres-slrect, near Messrs. Konncr Co.
parity blown down, anu much damaged. Mr..
Lcste,'s bfick building, Bourbon-street, partly
blown down. ltswou'd be impossible to par
iicularise all the Gamagc that has been done :
VIC believe hvwe,cr, We may assert ,ha, there
Is not buldingrin the city or vicinity, but
what has been morc OF less injured.
but the scene presented to VS. on visiting
The shore who SHALL attempt to describe The
lcvce almost entirely destroyed, the beac q GOV.
cred with fragments Of vessels, merchsndizc,
trunks, sc. and here aud sherc he eye falling
upon mangled oorpcs. III short wha, few
hours before was life snd properly, presenting
TO the as.onishcd spectator only death and ruin;
u sight whici could alone bear con, ,parison
with The sensation experienced during the pro-
ced'ng night, night in which tie s,ou,cs,
hear, must have shrunk, from the dreadfl ics4
ofbcing the next moment im,.olatcd ina heap
of ruins The mind sickens o, the vcry &c.
collection and turns for reliefto that prov,-
dence, 10 that Almighty Being, The giyer oc
all May we reflect upon his Omnipotcnce,
our own no'hingness and may the rnclancho-
'y spectacle our city prcscnls call our serious
attention 20 that source from which alone we
can derive peace here and happiness here
after. tft