The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-02-05


tenemCn,s. Hundreds of poor GtmiIics last
! night without homes, Men, women and children
ere literally drowned oui OF their dwellings. The
Mayor and Aldermen WIRE actively engaged last
evening in providing shelter, food and fuel for the
sufferers
| The GALE IN PHILApELpuIA. Tho hurricane
Of Saturday last caused much damage of properly
at Philadelphia The Schuy Will river. rose ten feet
above its ordinary level, and two feet higher than
was ever before known, OVERLOOKING the locks Of
the canal, and washing down stores, mills and
sweeping off lumber wood, boats, &c. Much
property was destroyed in ccltars-some houses
! The whnrves were swept away-and in some cnses
! the inhabitants of houses taken out Of the
second starry acindoaos by boats in tho streets. a
! good deal Of -four damaged-bnt The interior
Of the city suffered but lilllo. The floating bridge
ut Gray s Ferry was swept away. AZ Manhyunk,
! the banks OF the river were inundated, and the
dwellings Of many poor families carried off A
dye house swept away-loss $7O0O-and Il
number of valuable mills destroyed, All the
streams in that vicinity were much swollen me
mail driver lost, with the mail, IN attempting
to cross the LehIgh.
IN New JERSEY good deal of damnge was
done. The Morris Canal was overfown, and one
Of The wharves carried away. The mail conirae-
tor from Jersey City 10 Newark, on the other side
of Ilackenaack bridge, hoaed off with his
wagon and horses, aud three mails lost. One Of
the mails, small one, from Jersey City To Morris
town is not yet found. The driver saved his own
| life, but lost his horses The meadows at Newark
were complet ely inundated and great deal OF
coal swept away. A, South Amboy the damage is
computed at $2G 600. Many buildings were blown
down in various places, among Others the oil cloth
| factory belonging to MIR Edwards at Elizabethtown
Many thousand dollars worth of ti''ths were de-
stroyed
| In CoNNEcTIcur the gale appears to haYe been
also severe. The Hartford C"urant says that sew
eral buildings unroolrd, chimnies blown
down, and other damage sustained 10 the country
much damage was done TO the barns, fences, trees,
&c. The ice in Connecticut river broke up-nnd
a..
way an entire span the East Hartford side
Several vessels were forced from the wharves and
carried down the river. The ice carried away
Windsor bridge, the bridge at TarviIle, ard the
bridge over the Agawam near Springfield. The
River rose twenty one ieet above low water mark.
Tue late GALE IN MAINE In Saco, learn
from the Democrat, The wind was more violent than
ii had been for twenty years. Fences were de-
stroy ed--hOuses We're uurOofed--cbimneys were
blown down, and the river rose 10 an unusual
height.
| In Augusta, according to the Kenncchec JONI nal
damage was done To the Methodist meeting house,
and other buildings. About fifteen buildings were
blown Down Fences were Frustrated in all direc-
lions The Belgrade Academy was blown down.
There was tremendous Gcshel on the kennt"""
river. Theice broke up. and came down. tearing
all beinre it. Some injury was done 10 the dam
though the main structure appeared 10 stnrd firm.
Some vessels which were frozen up at the wharyes
were swept away, and carried down with the ice.
Vast quan titles of timber and wood were flooded
off The water rose TO fill many cellars, aud
in Halowell and Gardiner, it must have caused
much damage. The Skowhegan bridge was carried
away.
FreSAet IN tic .4ndroscoggin. BY the following
extract of letter from Brunswick (Me.) il appears
that good deal of property has been destroyed BY
the late storm the Androscoggiu:
There is at this time the greatest of water in
the Androscoggn known for many years. The
main boom and pier, together with large amount
OF lumber, has been swept away. A new mill on
the lower falls, bridge leading from Goat
! Island to the main shore, aud part of the lower
dam, together with nearly all the manufactured
lumber on the Falls have also been carr led away.
The Montreal papers announce the authority
of letter from London, u. G that three Of the
Sandwich prisoners have been executed there's and
that l2 or ID more would probably be hanged.
Two thousand dollars have been appropriated by
| the Legislature of Missouri for the relief of the
Mormon women and children in Davies and Cad
well counties.
Grst NIL owned by Lewis Merritt, in Hart
land, in this State, was burned on the l1th inst
Loss estimated, including grain burnt over $4,000.
Insured in the VT Mutual s., 200.
Ruel WHtianaS, an old Hartford Convention led
eralst af the worst kind has been reelected BY
| the Legislature of Maine a Senator in Congress for
six years from the 9TH of Mach How the loco
focos abhor these old blue lights they invariably
give them the best Offices their disposal.
BRIGHTON MARKET.