The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-20
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! The iiihernia, packet ship, has arrived
nj New York, with accounts from, Liverpool
to January 18th. The papers are filled
with particulars of the late disastrous hur-
ricane, which appears to have extended its
raynges far and wide. The most unhappy
result has been the loss of lives in Ireland,
Scotland, and in the Isle of Man. Doug
Ass, IN the latter Island, presented the up
pearance of IA city after seige.
Ireland from Londonderry TO Cork, and
from Dublin to Galway was swept by the
tempest IN nm awful manner, leaving the
country scene of desolation.
At Galway five persons were killed. At
Aihlone from 40 to so houses were blown
down. Orchards, groves, avenues of trees
IN every direction were laid pros,tnte. Two
thousand trees were blown down on one es-
tate; on another, the estate of Lord Chale-
vile, near Fullamore, upwards of l000l
worm oi timber was destroyed. Troops OF
workmen are employed in cutting timber 10
clear the roads.
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that the 81. Andrew, PENNSYLVANIA, Lock-
wood, aud Brighton we're or would be total
wrecks; that much of their cargocs was al
ready wasted out and strewed along the
coast. The following account is given OF
the manner in which Captain Smith and
passengers of the Pennsylvania perished.
Alter striking, and owing to the violence
OF the gale, which brought her Into collision
win the bank, against which she struck
with great force several times, she rapidly
hlled with water. At this eventful crisis,
she being then about three miles from the
shore brief consultation was held with the
passengers The result was that captain
Smith ordered the jolly boat 10 be launched
into which MIR. Parsons of Manchester, Mr..
barrow. "f New York, Mr.. Douglass Of N.
York, Mr.. Sulter Of South Americs, aud
anolher gentleman, entered, accompanied
by the chief mate, MIR. Blish,enburgh, and
young Scotchman named Downey, to-
ee'her with of the crew. The i'll fatcd
boat dat not long live in the tempest. A
bout midway between the vessel and the
shore she swamped, and all on board were
thrown into the foamiug element.
After desPn,chng the jolly boat, captain
Smith ordered the long boat to be got rea
Idy, when, to their indescribable agony, they
could not find The line for lowering her in
to the sea. After some delay, however, sh,
WAS got ready, provided with a rudder, oari
and other requisites but in the net of low
ering her the vessel shipped dreadful sea
which stove in the boat, and thus cut ef
their only prospect of escape.
The same vibration Of the vessel threw
Captain Smil, wnh great force on deck
he lost his footing, but, on rcganing it, a
mother sea swept over the devoted ship
threw him with great violence between two
water casks which were rolling on deck,
aud Immediately after he was swept int,
the ionming abyss beneath.
The crew then got into the rigging nbou,
three O'Clock in the afternoon. where they
remained from that hour until the followiu.
morning, about 10 O'Clock. Their suffer
ings during this period, without food or
nourlshment of any kind, exposed in al
the horrors of n night unexamped for se-
verify, have hardly ever been surpassed.
Among those on the rigging during th'
night was the stewardess, native Of Srop
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poor fellows, however, the secord cook
John Lenya, the second steward, Dewitt
HeItner, and n seaman, sank under the ac
c"mulated suffering produced by the s,oru
and intense cold. They were literally
starved to desth.
The whole number on hoard was 40, o
whom 3 perished.
The letters Of which the superscriptor
could he read have arrived by the Hbernia
One ot the bags was missing.
On board the Lockwood there were a.
passengers the crew consisted of 23 per
sons. One of the crew and so p.s.eneer.
perished.
The losses by marine risks at Lloyd.
sustained in consequence of The gale, are
estimated at half million sterling.
/ A very remarkable effect of the storm
is in the incrustation Of trees and other oh.
jects far inland, with salt.
Several villages in Ireland were burned
down during the gale.
The Humane Society, founded in Liver.
pool Immediately nfier the disasters of ihe
9Th aud Sth. had alrendy received subscrlp-
tlons To the amount Of 4000L Lord Frnnci,
Egerton gave 500L.
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