The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-01

The LATE STORM. The storm and
flood on Friday last seem to have been ex.
tended along the whole eastern sea board.
In this city,the tide was higher, by an inch
and half, than it has been since the year
1856; and higher by nine inc hes, than the
great tide Of 1926. The wharves were
Hooded, and the cellars filed with water,
a large quantity of -four, sugar, and other
merchandise in the cellars on the wharves,
was injured.-A quantity Of lumber was
swept off. l40 hhds. terpentine were
swept from Tileston's wharf but part of
it has since been recovered. On the new
land near Charles river the cellars were
filed, and considerable cord wood set on
float
The tide broke through the Dam along
the RoXbury Cana, parallel with the Neck,
on the eastern side, in several places and
flooded the low lands. 1t swept away
fences and outhouses, snd prosrrated the
buildings in the vicinity. The water food
ed Northampton ST. and carried away a.
bout one foot Of It's surface, and did n
great deal ofinJury to the Rope Walks and
dwelling houses. Tie water flooded
the ten'feet dwellings so suddenly, that
not one of the families had time to remove
n particle Of furniture. The water stood
nearly six feet over the floors. About 50
women and children were taken in boats
to the houses on more elevated ground
and the inhabitants Of several other houses
were driven from lower stories into the
upper. The people have no other ingress
or egress than what is afforded by boats.
Workmen have been employed in cutting
canal through Northampton ST. TO drain
this pond Of water.
The shed on Burns wh,rf, Sea st. with
30 or GO chaldrons OF Sidney Coal, belong
ing to G. l.. De6lois & Co. was entirely
destroyed--and the coal washed off.
The wharves we're overfown at Cam
bridgeport, East Cambridge, and Charles.
town, and much property set oiloat. The
tide rose ten inches above the wharvcs al,
the Draw of Warren Bridge. The tide
overhowed tho Navy Yard, and broke
through the Golfer Dam. About 4 feet of
water came into the Dry Dock.
In Salem, the waves rolled several feet
above the wharves and, Of course, swept
away from them every thing movable.
Several houses and ! 10 cords of wood were
carried away. a number Of vessel went
adrft.
AT Gloucester the water was two or
three feet on the wharves.
At Portland, the storm was very severe
II threatened destruction to all the ship
ping in the harbor. One thousand hogs.
heads Of salt were swept away. The
wharves and docks exhibit n melancholy
scene Of desolation. Some Of the bridges
leading out of the town suffered consider.
able damage.
AT Portsmouth, the tide was higher
than it had before been within remem-
brance. The wharves were flooded and
injured, and several vessels driven on
shore.
In New York, it commenced raining
early on Thursday evening, with a strong
wind from the North East,and soon chang
ed TO snow, which continued TO fall nearly
the whole night, and at intervals during
Friday. The wind blew with great vio-
lence, and apprehensons are felt for the
safety Of such vessels on our coast as were
near lee shore. The tide rose to an un.
usual height and many Of the cellars Of
stores in the lower part of the city were
overflown. Boston Palladium