Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-07
him prudence. even in the dispcnsasioa
his charities.
NEw-YoRy, Sept. IS.
THELATE GALE.

I'VE 4 I'M sept &C.
THELATE GALE.
We have been favored with the follow
| ing extract of letter from John Coggcs
hall, jr. Esq. to his brother i'll this city, ia
ted
" .Nczv- London, SrAt. 24-,eveniae-.
It's painful TO describe even the partia
eff cts of the awful calamity with which
this town was yesterday visited. A.
o'clock in the morning the wind bles
fresh at ). T.. and had the appearance
a g lie; at ten O'Clock it became very Sc
we're and continued to increase in VIC /
lence until 10 o'clock at noon, when it hA,
risen to the fury of the most awful gale C
yer experienced by the oldest inhabitants:
of the town. The tide rose to an unprc-
denied height, and soon overlooked all the 1
wharves the shipping torn away and
dashing against each other by the fury OF
the waves, were precipitated against the
shores, and in a few minutes all was one
wide waste of wreck, ruin and devasta
tion--the loss to this place is immense
the suherings by the late war, taoGshI
great, are N to be comp ired with It. L.
very wharf and store near the water isl
destroyed. Both the large three story
store houses on Mr.. Rotch's wharves are
entirely swept away f; as also, the south
u,
{. Church, aud others the north store
was blown completely overinto the river,
ana Immediately crushed 90 pieces the
store OF John a. Parker. with al its vain
able contents, is also gonc /; the packet F.
mily now lies on its foundation. The large
store Of Seth Russell aDd Sens. on Snnch's
wharf, near the bridge, was entirely des-
troyed by the ald French ship lIarppnie =
driving against It /: in = very fey minutes Il
was swept out Of sight up the river, 10 ten
thousand pieces. The ship Ana Aexan-
der lies the top of John fIowland's
wharf; three large schooners and two
sloops are now lying on Nj. Rotch's wharf;
one OF TIE sioops lays at anchor-sie drove
over two wharves, and now lies bottom
upwards on N.Y. RS wharf young wo-
man from Falmouth on board WAS drown
ed. The ship Augusta broke from the
wharf and drove on Fish's island a large
new ship lying at Melville wharf was dr.
ven up into the adjacent street J; one
sloop drove quite up to the avenue leading
from our fathers house to the river-thc
roof and chimney of his kitchen were blown
OIL, but provideDtial!y none Of the family
were irjured-the lower part OF his farm
lying on the river. is literally covered with
the broken fragments of horses, stores, the
ruins of the bridges, &c. Every vestige of
the brldgelconnecting this town with Fair
haven, was swept away soon after the gale
commenced, as was also the bridge at the
head of the river, together with the whole
of DR.. Perry's valuable salt works--the
east end of one of the rope-waks was
blown away, together with a considerable
quantity ofhcmp. The dwelling house OF
Benjamin Fuller and ali its furniture WIS
driven into the river and dashed to pieces
the large poplars in front of my house,
were torn up by the roots and thrown a
gainst the house. dashiag to pieces the
fence and windows. This is indeed but
a faint description of the awful scene.-
Alas it is not the worst part OF it SIX
persons were drowned i'll SIGHT of th.if
own doors-Wiliam Macy Of Nanrack-
ct, persisted in endeavGring to save poor
drowning female Marina IKE Ink
ham, an aged respectable man, his son
and nephew, together with young man
OF the name of Trip, AMI tie young
woman above mentioned. The calamity
has been as severe in proportion in the
neighboring towns, Fairhaven, Westport,
NJ ttapoisett. &c. one Chui ch and many
dwellings, houses blown down At West
Westport four men were drowned. We
trembe for the fate of your city. Boston
we learn is wreck. The . was indeed
awful beyond description the stoutest
heart seemed to be appalled, The fountains
OF the mighty deep be broS up. Few
dared venture out of their dwellings to save
property or to- assist hose who Inigat b. in
peril. 1t was t c power of the Almighty,
and who or what could resist H."