Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-02-22

down, reach us from every quarter. IN this
town, the losses OF life and property have
been more or less injured, while multitudes |
are recountjng particulars Of narrow esca.
pes from death, or featured limbs. The
destruction to the marine, il is feared, will
have been exceedingly great on the surroun
ding coasts, though the intelligence on that
subject is not yet very ample. Many yes.
sells have been sunk 10 the river and in the
docks, and not less than fifteen are now
lying ashore at Bootle Bay.
From two to five o'clock the gusts were
tremendous, and il was during those three
hours that most damage was done. In all
quarters, chImney-pots, states, and lead,
were swept away like chat. flying about
over the streets Of this town & the adjacent
villages, as il offering no more resistance
to the wind than so many pieces OF PASTE
board The alarm was as universal as the
destruction. Thousands Of families arose
from their beds, unable to rest, from the ter
ror inspired by the roaring OF the tempest,
and the railing ofthe bricks & fragments OF
their dwellings, Numbers left their hous-
es, and sought safety in what they conceived
were the more secure and better sheltered
habitalions Of their neighbors.
The best built mansions in the town, ia
bricks OF solid and substantial masonry,
trembled and rocked before the assaults Of
the wind as il they had been shaken by an
earthquake. When the morning broke, the
tempest was still sweeping from the west
ward with all the fury OF a tornado. Though
the gale had apparently done its worst
to the town, having shaken down such
buildings as cold not resist its force. and
swept away a multitude ofthe more exposed
chimneys and chimney pots, still states
bricks and fragments were flying from the
tops OF the houses, in such numbers us to
render walking in the streets perlous
From one end of the town TO the other the
pavement was strewed with materials, in
many places the avenues being DISTRACTED
with masses Of brick ruins, fallen walls. and
pieces OF timber.
Here follows detail ofihe injuries occa-
stoned to various public buildings and
houses, which being only interesting 10
those acquainted with the localities. we omit.
The coroner held an inquest on seven per.
sons killed in the town during the storm.
In every dock the damage has been enor.
nous. from the vessels pitching violently a.
gainst each other. and thus staving in their
bows sterns On the river and the adjacent
marts, the disasters have been numerous and
awful. as our marine intelligence will make
manifest. Many vessels in the river. utterly
helpless. were driven about at the mercy o.
the tempest,
About sixteen vessels las before stated
were thrown ashore in Bootle Bay; aud du
ring the day a vast number of persons. pc
deslrians and equestrians. went along th,
beach 10 witness the destruction The Ok
ford was seen rounding the Rock at hal
past twelve on Sunday night She wa.
uiisru Oss .l.~., LII n har so,s,s s,a. din G.
in about an hour afterwards, and ate
grounding. never stirred from the spot wher,
she now lies. On the retiring fthe tide lh
passengers thirteen in number, and The ca
tain and crew. landed with their baggage
about ten o'clock.
SEVEN DAYS LATER.
The Hibernia, packet ship, has arrived a
New York, with accounts from Liverpool I
January 18th. The papers are filled wit
particulars OF the late disastrous hurrican,
which appears 10 have extended its ravage
far and wide. The most unhappy resu
has been the loss OF lives in Ireland, SCOTLAND
and in the Isle OF Man. Douglass, in III
latter island. presented the appearance of
city alter seige. Throughout the Who'll
Of ireland. from Londonderry to Cork, an
from Dublin TO Galway, the destruction ha
been complete.
la the Phenix Park the noble avenue {
! elms is nearly leveled with the ground Vi
: wards of one hundred men were employe
+ cutting the cross timber 10 clear the road
e On the estates OF the Earl OF Charlevill
9 near Tulamore upwards OF 10000 wort
1 OF timber is destroyed. The Bishop Of Meat
!, had two thousand trees blown down on h
r estate at Ardbracon. At Galway five pc
I, Sons were killed. AT Athlove from fort
e TO fifty houses were blown down.
The inquest held on the bodies Of tho.
$ lost from The Pennsylvania is Of most me
n. ancholy interest
}, The principal witness was Mr.. Thompsc
e OF New York, who identified those ind
+ viduals, and related the circumstances
e their death.
a On the Thursday after the wreck, thr,
men were taken out of the Pennsylyani
o frozen dead, one Of them a black. III
!, slewardness, an Eng ish woman. was TAKE
o out of the rigging alive, and has spce I
y covered
8 1t gives us great pleasure TO learn III
> the noble fellow who refused to leave b
oofl dying wife, was. with her, brought safe
" to land.
ir A letter from George Washington Ric
ards, third and only surviving officer oft
p,nnsvlvania after oivin0 the particula