Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-07
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
FROM The ". Y. Courier.


FROM The ". Y. Courier.
Dreadful Gaie Our city was VISITED on Saturday
MOI ming with a storm, winch though Of comparative
I, .bon dura lou was more ten,ble IN its violence.
and disastrous IN its effects than any which has oc-
cured here for years. The gale commenced from
the S. T.. IN the morning. and ragged With unabaied
fury for about six hours, during which time an I'M
mense amount Of property was destroyed On the
eastern side Of the city The waters Of the East River
were so high 40 To complete. deluge South Front
streets, from the Battery nearly up 10 Ooilasfs
Hook. At one time the wafer was so high IN por-
ions Of Front street, that boais passed safely over IT,
and the BROOKLYN ferry boats landed some oi thrif
passengers IN boats al Ilols IIoic llthe stores and
eating houses u.ider the Fulton Market were com
pletely drowned, there being IN some Of them over
FIVE feet of water. The cellars oil all the stores a.
long South street. aud nearly all on the eastern side
of Front street. we're delugcd with the water, winch
must have done an incalculable amount OF dam
age As the " alters reeeJed, the streets were left
completely blocked up with the immense quantity
Of ice which had fosled into them, and yesterday
South street was nearly impossible. owing TO the
large piles 81 ice obslfucting H. Above Corears
Hook tile effects OF the gale were scarcely percepu-
bic no damage whatever having been done. either
a, the Dry Dock the various ship yards III that
part Of the city
At Whitehall sevefal stores were more OF less
damaged IN their roofs OF chimneys, and the side
walks in that street were yesterday tbickly studied
with small boats, which bad been driven up by the
tide aud wind.
At Castle Garden much was damage done The
bridge is rendered nearly impossible, having beenso
much injured MS to be unfit Tor repairing. The boat
houses OF the Amateur Boat Club Association were
carried away aud regret 10 state that Tour OF the
most beautiful boa,s either entirely destroyed
so dana ged be un, for urhur seiyce. The four
arc the Gull the Minerva, Colnmbs, d the Seadr'lt.
The latter was nearly new and cost 5000 The Nalad
WAS also very much damaged but is not rendered use.
les-Along the westerly line OF the city the violence
OF the gale did not appear to have done much injury
Pier No. is party carried away and several OF the
shin carpenters yards above that lost many OF the
spars which were hoaied or Tho water deluged
The whole line of Wes street. and at tho Washing
ton aud Spring street markets the cellars were food
ed with water.
In the city the principal damage done, as f't as
hav. been enabled To learn, has been TO the roofs,
chimneys, signs, and awnings
The storm OF Saturday did no mererial damage At
| Boston or Providence. We seem to have had the
wors, of it here, and a, Philadelphia with which city
for oncr at least, are thrown into condition oil
| common interest.
! The storm was severe at Hartford Connecticut
where the Connecticut river rose very suddenly car
rying away aporiion OF the great bridge, aud doing
other damages.
| All along the Hudson river a good deal OF dam
! age done both by he wind and the flood.
! At EhzAbethtown, several buildings were blown
down, among them the oil cloth factory Of Mr.. Ed
wards.
At Albany much damasc was done. The Argus
! Of Monday says,
- The greatest disaster, the partc uIars To which
have come to u.s. is the injury to the steamboat North
America, well known as one of tho largest most com
modious and elegant of cur river boats She was
moorcd Immediately below the pier. aud crushed b,
the heavy masses OF floating ice filled, and was then
swept down the river. with what fate is not know
This boat, renewed aud admirably fitted up during the
last season, cost the pfoprirtoIs 800, 900.
! The water was scarcely ever hihgcr in this city
than on this oc casion. The Eagle Tavern, Colum
ban. Fort Orange Hotel, &c. &c. were literally in
suated. and were only approached with boals.-
The water up State street to the new Elk
change. up Maiden Lane nearly TO the from, Of Stan
wx Hall or Market street, and up South Marke
stree, within Few rods OF the front ofthe Argus Of
fee. Jour Com.