Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-05
The late Gale and Ercshet,

' IN boston The Times states, tina, the damage done
ny the Gale was of small moment compared with what
mas Drep accasloned elsewhere. The tide was higher
however IN That barber than has been known for ff
teen years Some slight dlmag only, are alluded TO-
" 40" l"h, tie gale was segere, but the dam.
age sustained IN the harbor TO the shipping was not
great Up the Monday Morning papers there had
been no arrival from withou, the Hook
The storm of Saturday, says the y Express was
very severe on the East River. On BiackuriPs f. and
and on the Long island Farms sheds were bovu down
great number of barrels OF turpentIne have ddtrd
ashore AZ both those Places which are carefully taken
care OF tor their owners.
he upper aud lower bay and North River are com.
Pr"iy M with floating ice, much 50 that no YES.
rel can get up or down without the aud of steam l.,
addition 10 the accidents, by the gale of last Snnrd
we received the following Pour thiee story b,ct
buHii"gs on the lst avenue, between 10Th and nm
streets the roofs chmneys, together with most Of the
upper beams were blown into the street.-The buildings
were an inhabited also, new three story brick buid.
ing, enclosed, but not finished the opposite side Of
we 81, ihe whole 'front.' part uf the aud side walls
blown down.
he Navy Yard at Brooklvn was completely inuuda.
"u nuning hI'rd with lime took fire IN consequence
OF the Stacking OF the lime, and DESTROYED
PhdGeiphia, it seems was not exempt iron, the goe
and the storm. The schukilI, it is said rose more
han ten feet above lis ordinary level and two feet or
more higher than before known BURSTING over
'-'' - Wv 'h'd'i anu sweeping OH mills
and stores together with boats and much lumber. &c
some dwellings, near the wharves were swcp, Of aud
others 81 inundated that the inmates were .xtrcaed
from the windows Of the % stories BIZ boats
We are not yet in possession Of any news in relation
to The effects Of The Gale further South than Philade
oha bat oil along from Troy down the Hudson 20 n
orS' and irow New York through New Jersey to Penn
sylvana we learn less Of the sad effects Of the
~dr spread storm.
In New Jersey the Morris Canal was oyeraowed and
oonsidsrablr damage dome. At South Amboy the dan.
age was computed - or 30 600 dollars many bnild
i"es being blown down and damaged The extensive
Oh Cloth Factory at Eizpbe,htown was demolished and
many thousand dollars worth Of clothes DESTROYED
A. the Eastward up 10 New Hampshire and Maine
we learn the storm extended The Kenebco river rose
ten or twelve feet and spread no nconsderable ruin as
us mighty waters aided by the ice, rushed along and
without its banks. The Mills q, Brunswick and tn.
Bridge at Augusta were carried avay-The buildings
at Augusta also suffered considerably from the Gale -
The water, to the depth Of i,et, swept rou,h fine
main street al Augusta, and the bells were ranp through
he day 10 Gall out the citizens 10 protect progc,,y c,
destruction. At ToPsAam several houses aud barn,
were Frustrated
II ibany hs Evening Journal says. the oei,y r. snc.
fefng most severely from soddrn ro,y,,i..,, -
''rnrHis. Duuog The whole Of Friday and mari or
saturday The rain descended 20 torrents On s,pd,,
morning The foods came carr ag destruction with them
''I '~a'"R a's''rs' and desoaton in their train.
lh" earn drank none Of the rain which fell an F,
Gay ana Saiufd7y The srnsller streams enint.d s,i
u""s OF "a'er inin hr Hudson that IL zee s,,o,
an' a. 81 was, gave way. : on after eight clrf
9'eioay muihng- The zoe oppo-itc ihis CIV broke an
aN- "''ro "i ~ masses. The scene va. one Of SUI
,is ~ a'oT"t sieumhobts. Schnousfs Soaps and
'n'' ''a'' "re waited along by the ln,gLty ,r,en,
~" winch the zee came eoalsct presented
va ,".afa verse; which passed first, wa. family
Consisting OF a man. two vooi., 80 .tti sTm''.y
e'''e unconscious OF danger.~h, the thousands v
-, +.' s'9r aa'ns REGARDED ths,r positiaD a. inin.
10y l', - We learn that this Schooner "a, tl,,oy,
we DA' 81 the orersisogh, aed that The psrsoo,
ne 'P'ns's s'e'nhosi SosrH ASruo4-,hs pr,s.