Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-21
ny individuals. forced from their stands and

At Swansrring Mountain, the property of
Charles LatcheIi Esq. pile OF heavy cedar
boards s6 feet in length. and of moderate thick
ness, each regularly arranged and property Sc.
cured, were all scattered even to the bottom
boards, like so many feathers, and thrown to
distance of 90 to DO feet.
At Stony Hill. the roof of the hospital. bnild-
ing Of considerable magnitude, was carried OH
and blown ten chains from the house The roofs
Of almost every building at Stony Hill have been
more or less injured; aud trees torn out BY the
roots in all direction in that vicinity, as we'll as
through the Alvoe Rocks and in Linsnanea.
81. Catharine's.-Th storm has done great
damage to the pimento III this parish, almost
every grain having been blown of the trees,
numbers of which are torn up by the roots
The growers of this article will feel their loss Sc
verely;-ast year bad prices this, no crop at all.
Several small houses have been blown down;
they have. however. heen principally Old rookie
rics. which are much better down than standing
81 George and 81. Dauids.-We have seen
letters from these parishes. which give depio-
rabe account of their appearance after TIE gale.
The young coffee, it is said. has been blown OIL
the trees. and in many instances the trees are
torn up by the roots and destroyed. we hope
to have more favorable accounts from the other
PARISHES Ill tle lSidl'h, DIS !" cic ipS'h'" w "
ieye that the gale did not extend lis ravages over
more than small portion Of the North aud East
ern parts 0i It.
Ertroct eta Letter from Woront Bay" A
bout five O'Clock got up, and had scarcely time
to dress. ere the wind increased to such pitch,
as to make me very apprehensive that the house
would not long stand 1t. At this moment on look
in@out. the appearance was awful in the extremes:
branches and leaves of trees, old s'umps and
boards fying in every direction. About SIX
O'Clock the public school house gave way and
was completely DESTROYED. In minute or two
afterwards. long line of new negro rooms late
" erected bv Ncssrs. iicrwick and Reeves,
(the building being near eighty feet long and two
stories highl gave way with tremendous crash.
hpin" completely overturned from the foundation,
and thrown into the street. But the most awful
and distressing sight, was to behold the sloop
Perseverance belonging TO +. Taylor x Co.
drifting from her anchorage, with the Cap
tain. white foreigner. AMI two negroes. sailors,
on board, and driven with irresistible force to ut
ter destruction.
After drifting near mile. she was seen to
strike the beach, which must have biged her, as
she instantly shot of from the bank. with her head
to the sea. like an arrow, for couple Of hundred
wards, when she went down head foremost and
all on board persisted. Many witnessed this Ca
tastrophe-but to render assistance was totally
out of the power of man. The hurricane was com
pletelv over here by half-past seven O'Clock; and
though 1t lasted but for short time. the loss OF
life, and other injury done BY II. far exceeds any
thing of the kind ever remembered from similar
cause. bv the oldest inhabitants. The devastation
on all sides. is di eadful beyond description. A
fine Young negro man. about "a years OF are, be-
longing to Retreat estate. was killed during the
gale by coao o.nut trees falling upon him. In port
| Morant harbour. the sloop Michae! Samuel, and
! Mr.. A Depass's pilot boat both we're sunk
From the Michael Samuels two white men, 1.-THE
mate named EsterO and annther) were dro ned
as was also little boy belonging to the Captain.
With Mr.. Depass's boat but one valuable negro.
named James, was drowned. The bodies of all
except the poor boy have been found" THE Mi
chael Samuels was afterwards got up, BY his Ma
iesty's schr. Pincher. Her cargo was greatly in
iured.
Extract Of letter from, Port Royaf Nounfuins
The hurricane has left Famslead bean OF ru-
ms. II has exceeded in violence the storm of g.
IS, aud il continued one hour longer, | suspect
there would not have been habitaton on the
mountains. Ii is impossible for words to convey
more than a faint idea Of the awful spectacle. 1t
>ept the brain in one constant whir Of excite
ment. Blast after blast came blowing with re-
sistless fury. rending TO peiccs every thing that
opposed its progress. Large timber trees torn
from the roots and id prostratc--roofs of hous-
whirled into the air. and scattered like chatf'
before the wind--the crashing Of tjmbers-the
rrulnbing of walls. with the irightful roaring of
he elemeids--formcd altogether one of the most
terrible scenes il Is possible for the mind to con-
ceive. The preservation OF property became no
object: life itself was in iminenI, peril and each
succeeding blast was locked upon the signal
of instant destruction. hen the storm subsh
lcd il seemed to cease for want Of fresh objects
on which to wreak its yengence.
AS vet. know OF no place that has suffered
equal 10 this. could not expect to 80 unscathed;
brief detail will best enable you to innate the
damage sustained. Early in the morning the
kitchen door was wrencheG from It's hinges, and
The wind gaining admission split the roof in two,
one half falling over fiat on the grouud-the 9TH
er was earned mp into the air. torn to fragments.
and scattered in the adjoining woods. The fowl
house and rabbit house partly built of stone
were next thrown down. and not stick or stone
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