Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-04-13
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On the south side Of the town, being
the principal seat of business, the confa-
sion and destruction was much great
er than that above related. Great auanti-
ties OF boards, shingles, timber, &c. &c.
with many boats, were drove, with the ut
most violence and disorder, to the shore
opposite the town. The wharves all over
flowed and the perishable articles. such
as salt sugar, &c. in stores to great
amount, destroyed by the tides rising to d
most extraordinary height, so high, It's
said, as not to have been equalled within
the memory Of the oldest persons among
". Nine vessels, among which were a
ishiP, q snow, and brig, were drove
from their anchors, and forced up the riv-
er towards Capt. Gardner's mills; several
Of them laden for the Streights and the
West Indies The brig, commanded by
Capt. Warren, was considerably damag-
Led. A schooner, Capt. Mottey's was
thrown an incredible way on to the land !,
and much injured. Capt. Waters's sch'r
was also much damaged. Capt. Samuel
Webb's schooner was forced forced from
a wharf on to the land the opposite side !;
and it was with difficulty the other vessels
were prevented driving from the wharves,
The ship Antelope, Capt. Putnam,
was the only vessel at anchor in this har-
bour, that rode out the storm.
&" Twenty-one sail Of briggs, sloops and
schooners. were driven ashore in Marble
head harbour, but happily not any of them
very materially injured.
Great numbers of fences were blown
down. and trees tore up by the roots, in
this and the adjacent towns.
The bridges between this place and
Marblehead, are so mach damaged as to
be rendered impossible.
"a considerable large Bridge, near the
New Mills in Danvers, we hear is totally
ruined.
We hear that vast quantities of salt
Hay were carried off the marshes at lynn
in the late Storm"
BosroN, Ger. %, 177O. Last Satur-
day we had here very violent storm of
wind and rain, which continued most of
the day at about N. N. E. attended It
noon with the highest tide that has been
known at this place for near SO years
past, by which great damage has been
sustained by the loss Of sugars, salt, and
other articles in store on the wharves.
which we're oxeraowed in all parts of the
vnu,n G.oot los. he, ,leo sbo,,., i. 4
by the floating away ofcord wood, boards,
slaves, shingles, &c. from different parts
of the town. The water came up into
King street as far as Admiral Vernon's
Head Tavern, as also into Dock Square,
about the Draw-Bridge, land into the streets
at the south and north parts of the town,
that were nearest the seaside, SO that it
ran not only into the cellars, but into the
shops and rooms Of dweling-houses, obIig-
ing several families to retire up into cham
bers. Many stores on the wharves we're
almost filled with water. From the South
ward we learn, that the greatest damage
sustained, was the washing away the hay
from the meadows, spelling the sugars and
salt in stores. carrying off the cord-wood,
&c. from the wharves, blowing down
stores, sheds, barns, fences, trees, and car
rying off the roofs of houses. A number
Of vessels we're drove ashore, and some
sunk. Far Eastward no great damage
was done. At Piscatqua, Cape Ann and
Newbury some stores were hurt, &c. AT
Portsmouth, the tide rose higher than it
had been known for 40 years past.