The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-10-04
NEWPORT.
Further particulars Of fhe late Storm.
WRDyESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1875

Further particulars Of fhe late Storm.
At Bristol and Warres the gale poured
out its utmost terrors.--Nearly all the ves-
asls at Bristol were driven great distance
en- the land, aod considerably inJured.-Thc
tide rose feet higher than was ever before
known it carried away the building occupied
as the Post-Oftice, and several. houses and
stores. \ long range of brick storeso on one
OF the wharves, was carried away, and with
with i, their valuable contents, among which
was more than 400 boxes Sugar.-A great
number Of trees were blown down, and much
other damage done.-The wharves were
completely swept. Great damage was sus-
tanned at Uarren.--The shipping we're driv.
en- on shore, and injueed-Many barns were
blown down, houses unroofed, and trees torn
up by the roots.
Estract Of a letter from Fairharen, Macs
The damage sustained here and al New
Bedford in the late gale is imm mmense, and AL
,nost indcscribab.e. will, however, ,attemp,
10 inform you Of part, such as has fallen
within my notice. The tide rose, be,ween
five and six feet higher than was ever knowO
by the oldest inhabitants, and from ten TO
twelve feet higher than is common a, fu.I
tides-the wind blowing directly up the river
made tremendous sea, having tho entire
rake of Buzzard's Bay 8 miles wide. The
q whsrves in this place arc entirely destroyed,
and only one solitary store within the inifu-
eoce of the sea, escaped the general roio by
having large quantity Of plaster in it, A
large store on Old South wharf, contais6ng a
Rigsers and Sail-maker's Loft, with large
amount of property 10 sails, rigging, &c. was
swept away and entirely destroyed. The
Rope-walk belonging 10 Samuel Borden, Esq
i. with aquan,ityof cordagc, hemp, tar, &c.
The bridge nearly mile in length which
connected this place and New Bedford, aud
oaswcen 90 and 80 buildings, among them
many dwelling houses with their contents,
shared a fate equally disastrous. The few
vessels hero at the time, are driven up the
river, and are high and dry to mile from
tho water. One gun.boai on shore at Crow
Island much damaged, the other upset 10 the
river and long Ton overheard. The damage
in New.Bedford is much greater.--All the
Rope.walks are essentially injured Messrs.
RctCh's store, containing large amount of
valuable property as also the ono occupied
by Seth Russell s. Son, went 20 pieces. Ma
ny other small buildings were swe pt away and
hoated up the river. The SITUATION Of the
shipping is lamentsble in the extreme on
Rotch's wharf are two schooners and three
sloops dismasted and one bottom up on the
wharf adjoining are three other vessels. The
ship Augustus, Of 400 tons, loaded with to-
bacco, is high aod dry on Fish's Islaed. In
short, nearly every vessel has driyenon shore,
some in the meadows and Others on tho isl.
aud: The ship Euphrates, recently from
Liverpool, having cendismas,et in former
], gale, luckily rode it out. d.. Perry's large
aed valuable salt-works are entirely washed
away and destroyed, and every establishment
of the kind as far as we have heard has shar-
ed a simiiar fate. Many barns we're swept a.
WY, among the rest Capt, Wm. Kempon's,
at The extreme head of the iiver ia fine
( horse, 3 chaises, with other property, entire
ly lost. Near this pl,ce, there were man
and three boys drowned by the overflowing
OF an island, where thy were endesvoring TO
save some property. In New-Bodford, a
yonng lady was drowned from ssloop from
Falmouth, aud Mr.. Macy froono Nantucket,
whose body was found this dan and burried.
From Rochester, 1 learn that q out OF new
vessels on the stocks were launched before
they were ready, and some mucir injured by
driving on the bahk.-This section of the
sountry has certainly bore the brunt Of the
Aistress. To convey just idea Of the tre-
Insndous effects Of the winds and waves to
enc who was not 4 witness, isimpossible
Had the tide at Boston risen ,2-feet higher
than !, did, and hai your hsrbor like this,
been exposed TO such al overwhelming sea,
then would your disasters hass teen ,ea fold
grca,crthan they we're, snd thetr you might
have formed some just idea Of ours.
from Edga'foa, Sept. 26.-On the 23d
early in the morning, the WIND was Esa, and
sond rsin. Bys O'Clock !; veered to South.
Eosi, By 10 s'siack 10 SSu:h, and blew ex.