The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-12-24
From the Boston Atlas Of Dec. II.
THE GALE.

went to press on Sunday nght,~an about mid
night it blew violently. Chimneys without mum
bers were blown down, and several houses were
very much injured on the roofs. The shipping in
the harbor and at The wharves suffered consider
able damage. At Chelsea, the dwelling houses
on Mount Bellingham were considerably in =
iured.
AT East Boston, the railroad depot and car.
house was unrooied; chimney Of the new
brick school house was prostrated, biack'
smiths shop was destroyed, and other sim
liar damage done to buildings in exposed silu'
atoms.
The Maverick House, was injured very much
by falling OF some Of the chimneys.
The damage done to buildings, trees, out
houses, &c. in that city and vicinity is very
great.
But the worst features Of the gale are the ma
rine disasters on the coast. The loss OF lives is
most melancholy.
A gentleman from Barnsabe arrived last eve
ming, states that it blow hard ut that place from
to II on Sunday, after which the wind luIled
to moderate breeze, and shifted to S aud SW,
and so continued through the afternoon and
nigh:. Yesterday morning the wind veered to
the NE, but was moderate.
At 10 O'Clock, last night it still continued to
snow but the wind was quite moderate.
The Salem Register speaks of the storm as fol-
lows:
Storm.--A storm of wind, snow and rain,
commenced few hours after midnight on Sat.
urday and continued increasing in violence
through yesterday. During the day, at intervals
the wind blew with tremendous force from the
eastward, and the rain fell in torrents. The ship
Suinatra, from the Vineyard, anchored in our
harbor about noon, and had all her light sails set
until seven, yesterday morning when she first
the gale. She was spoken outside 10y the pi.
| lot, who could not board her on account of the
tremendous sea, and ran in, following the course
of the boat under his direction. The Sulnaira
left the Vineyard on Friday, in company with
The whale ship Izelte and brig Deborah, OF and
! for this port, and saw them both in the bay last
Saturday night, but neither arrived yesterday
and they probably made for harbor somewhere
The shipping on the coast we tear has suffered
much, especially vessels in our bay, which were
exposed to the full fury of the elements.
The Journal of last evening give the follow.
ing from Cape Ann:
Disasters at Cape .4nn We have conversed
with gentleman who left Gloucester this NOR
ming, from whom we learn that the destruction
OF lie and property III that vicinity has been We
| ~ great. AL the commencement OF The storm
a great many coasters entered the harbor, and
were the most Of them, compelled to anchor al
the entrance. About twenty of these coastng
vessels driven ashore, Of which sixteen
went to pieces, AMI many of the individuals Oh
board, probably fourth part were drowned
Our informant saw IL dead bodies lying on the
beach. Among them was the body of n woman
found dashed to the windluss bits of Casline
Eschoouer--two of the crew of this vessel were
also lost.-One of the vessels on the beach was
the SPLENDID of S., loaded with lumber
also the Mary and Eliza of Belfast. The scenes
which urred during the violent gale yesler.
day were truly heart rending. The vessels
which dritted ashore lay within thirty yards o
terra firma, between which and them dashed
the formidable waves breaking with great flu
ry, msonuch that assistance by means of boats
could not be rendered Some were WASHED
ashore and escaped with ite--and Others OF
RATS, or by ropes, reached the shore much ex
hausted. Eighteen twenty sail of vessels, b,
cutting away their mas,s rode out the gale
AtSandy Bay, yesterday schooner, name un
known, loaded with flour, struck on reef Will,
entering the harbor, and went Instantly to pie
ces. Ii is thought that all on board were drown
ed.
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