The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-09-12
BY THE MAILS.
NEw-YoRK, SEPT. A.
Temenaous GAG.

Will ItpcdlCu anu COpiUuo SiAONSiS "a
rain, accompanied by some loud peals
of thunder and lightning, and an ex-
IRENE dense atmosphere. The wind,
during the time, veered and shifted to
almost every point ofthe compass, when
about half past four O'Clock, yesterday
afternoon, it came out from about east,
with all the violence and fury ola hurri-
cane. and continued until about half past
8 O'Clock last evening, throwing down
chimnies, unrooing buildings, and pros
trating trees in various directions
When the gale was at IFS height, it pre-
scented a most awful spectacle. The fall
ing of slate from the roofs of the BUILD
ings, and broken glass from the windows,
made it unsafe for any one TO venture
into the streets. The tide, although
low water when the gale commenced,
rose to an unusual height, Overlooking
all the wharyes, and filling the cellars of
all the stores on the margin of the East
and North rivers. Great quantities of
lumber, and other property on the
wharves. have either been 1oated off or
been damaged.
The wharyes on the North river are
all injured, the framework being gene
rally started from the foundation. The
Battery was partly inundated, the earth
washed away as far as the first row of
trees, and the lamps in front of the flag
staff, together with the benches, all car
ried away. The wharves on the East
river are very much injured, some en-
tirely destroyed-all so muca so that it
is dangerous for carts to venture on
them. Some houses were unroofed and
blown over in the upper part of the city.
One in Broadway, near the Lead Facto-
ry, was blown down, and killed ten cows.
One of the wings of the Ball Alley, in
Allen-street, and Mr.. Tees Fleor-Cloth
Factory, in Rivington-street, are blown
down. The chimney of house In
Pump-street was blown down, crushed
the roof, and came through to the lower
story. The chimney of the City Bank
was blown down. A house in Gold
street, two doors from Ferry-street, had
its roof and chimney blown off. The
Fulton-street, were all blown down, ex-
cept that occupied by Mott s. Williams.
The chimnies Of the stores of Robert
son and Kelso, and Rogers & Oracle,
were blown down. The chimney of the
house No. AT, Pine-street, owned by Mr..
Bowers, was blown over on to the roof
of the adjoining house, occupied by d.
3. Ogden ESQ. and slid off into the street
without lnlurIng any Urre. ne chimney
of the house 202, Broadway, was blown
over, and fell through to the second
floor-fortunately the house was unoc-
cupied in the upper stories. A number
OF trees were Frustrated in the Park
A new building, corner of Dover and
Front-street, partly demolished; and
the front of the store of W. & G. Post,
in Water-street, adjoining their dwell
ling, was blown in. Mrs. Dowing's
house, on the Bowery, was blown down:
the family who occupied the upper part
made their escape into the yard bat
moment before it fell.
A Mrs. Taylor, in Ludlow-street, was
struck with lightning during the storm,
and badly burnt. The brick-bats, tile,
states, lead, &c. from the tops of houses,
and limbs of trees, were flying in every
direction. A man was struck by sign
board in the Bowery, and had his arm
broken. The Bloomingdale road, we
understand, is almost impossible by the
falling of trees. N. YE. Post.
The following is an account of the dam
age sustained at Powles' Hook, (Jer-
sey city,) contained in letter adj
dressed to us this morning by Mr..
Lyon. Ed Ev. Post.
ssJERsEY CITY, SEPT. a.
"Dear SiF-The gale at this place
yesterday afternoon was ostawfnl and
tremendous. The wind was from north
east, accompanied with hail and rain,
which fell in torrents. The damage
is very extensive. Our docks. wharves,
piers, &c. &c. were all swept away.
The ship Vulcan, that lay at one of the
piers at this place, lately from Mobile,
went high and dry on one of the broken
docks. The schooner enterprise, Jen-
kins; schooner Eliza, Salter; and pet
tiauger Rosamond, Seaman, are com
plete wrecks. The launch of the u. s.
ship Franklin, IA, lying in the North
river, while carrying out cables to Sc
cure the zip, drove from her, and came