The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-10-16

Lie tide could nave eDoed little At all, 4
when the waters returned with irresisti.
bic violence. and between s and 4 O'Clock |
in the morning had reached a height far
exceeding that in the gale Of 1904, and
we believe Of any other tide within the
memory Of the oldest nhabitants-a very
small portion indeed of the inhabited
part of the island remained above the
ocean. The gale began TO subside, we
believe. about half past o'clock, the
wind blowing then from s. w. 1t vas
oppressively warm during the gale, and
many OF those luminous bodies, or me.
teors, unusual in our fall gales, passed
near the surface Of the earth. The gale
was of shorter duration. and accompanied
by less rain, than usual.
A detailed account of the sufferings of
families or individuals will Not be at
tempted for were it necessary, the
state Of our feelings, Produced by the
horrors of this dreadful night, and the
scene ofruin and devastation which now
surrounds US, would incapacitate Us for
the task. tl
We hasten to give brief occount Of
the injuries sustained in the different
dwellings.
DR.. Ford, his out buildings injured and
piazza settled.
DIR. Ailston, kitchen blown down and
servants hall injured.
G. w. Heriot, servants hall down and
kitchen unroofed stable partly so.
Rev. g. Capers, kitchen and stables
unroofed much OF the underpinning OF
the dwelling house washed down by the
sea.
Robert Heriot, dwelling house unroof-
ed doors and windows burst in all the
piazzas and eastern shed rooms blown q .
way chimney fractured near The base,
and the top blown off. The family, with
child very ill) after the house was IN
rooted, fortunately obtained shelter in a
neighbouring dwelling. The family es.
caped through divine mercy without any
other injury than confusion on the eye
of an infant son.
3. +. rrapier, servants lodging blowr
down, and stables partly unroofed.
Rev. VI. II. Lance, kitchen down, anl
the chimney Of the dwelling house down
Mrs. +. Myers, house nearly down
and injured in the roof and gable end.
Mrs. Sarzadas, every building destroy
ed the family took refuge in the house
of Moses Fort, Esq. where three of then
afterwards lost their lives, white chile
and Two servants.
| r. A. Taylor, every building down.
! r. F. Goddard, piazzas and sheds de.
stroyed out buildings damaged.
| 1. Salmon, house and kitchen chimney
down.
| A. Marvin, out buildings destroyed.
r, Outline, house chimney down ri
azza roef partly off; out buildings ipju
tred.
Mrs. Henry, every building demolish
| ed.
RevaJ 8. Caper, piazza injured.
l. Sa'amons do. do.
Liar Joseph, part of piazza and stabl,
injured.
Generul I. Car, dwelling house chin
| ney down, and kitchen, piazza blown a
way.
Mrs. Savage Smith, stables and FISH
house destroyed.
l., l.. Josephs, dwelling house dowr
| and torn TO pieces, out buildings injured
Mrs. ThrustoD, house down, out build
ings damaged.
Thomas Harriet, buildings de:troyec
and carried off by the water.
The church destroyed and every YES
! tige carried off by the water.
IL. lnglesby Kitchen piazza blown away
Mrs. Biylh, do do do do,
J. NJ. Taylor, dwelling house down
| Dr. Thomas, carriage house and stable
down.
J. e. Coggesball, clearinghouse sci,
tied at one end.
John Porter,jr. dwelling house muci
wrecked and out buildings injured.
A. de Rosa, building destroyed an,
carried away by the waller. This benev.
| client, industrious and honest man. and q
negro lad, the only inhabitants, are botn
lost.
Moses Fort, every out building destroy.
ed; the dwelling house thrown from it,
foundation, shattered and removed some
distance the piazza and sheds blown a.
way. ln this house there were FIVE
deaths, to wit Mrs. .Botsforl, relict oil
the late Rev. Edmund Botsford Miss
Scott, daughter Of Dayic Scot, and three
servants
Dr. L. Myers, every building torn to
pieces by the sea, and every vestige OF
'nem destroyed, and this respectable and
worthy man, with every member of his
family drowned. In this house fifteen
nves were lost, viz DIR. and Mrs Myers,
'nree daughters, a sou, and nine servants.