Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-02-21


ENGLAND-DREADFUL HURRI
CANE AT LIvERPOOL-LOss OF
THE PACKET SHIPS PENNsYL.
VANIA, OXFORD AND ST. AN.
DREW, TOGETHER WITH MANY
LIVES.
The packet ship Cambridge arrived
at N. York on Tuesday, from Liverpool
bringing Liverpool papers to the eve
ming ofthe 10Th, and London to the 9th
Of January. The intelligence, as given
in the papers, is distressing in the ex-
treme. A tremendous gale, or rather a
hurricane, swept over England on the
night o. the 9th Of Jan. and filled the
whole coast as well as the interior, with
the most frightful disaster and distress.
No less than three of the New York
noble packet ships have yielded to this
terrific war of the elements. The Ok
ford, St. Andrew, and Pennsylvania are
lost, and in the case Of the latter q
frightlul loss Of life is added TO the ca
lamiiy. 1t is impossible TO estimate the
loss which will fall upon New York by
these misioriunes, but ships thus loaded
as the Pennsylvania and St. Andrew,
are said to bo worth million and u hall
dollars eoch.
The gale began on Sunday night,
Jan. G, and during the whole Of Monday
storm, that has been experienced in the
course Of the present century. In Liv-
crpoo the loss of life, to say nothing of
property, has been most lamentable !;
little if any less than twenty deaths hav-
ing been reported TO the coroner. From
the number Of persons bruised, and 9TH
crwise injured, it is to he feared that
that number, large as it is, will not in
clude the whole Of the deaths in Liver
pool, and as for those at sea, and the
surrounding district, very little was
known. As several vessels were sunk
in the docks, and not less than fifteen
were lying ashore at Bootle Bay, the
probability is, the casualties at sea will
have been very great.
During the whole of Sunday the wind
blew strongly from the southeast, and
the glass fell considerably, but many
vessels, commanded by experienced
captains, went to sea, and there was
nothing to indicate tho ftightful storm
which followed. Suddenly, however,
the wind shifted TO the southwest, and
increasing rapidly, it became perfect
hurricane soon after midnight. 1t con-
tinucd 10 blow in this dreadful manner
for many hours, without moments ces.
snGon, sweeping down chimneys and
chimnoy-pots, tearing up states by thous-
nnds, swapping in pieces large trees,
casting down thick walls, diving ves-
sells on shore, and spreading death and
destruction on every side. During the
whole night the crash Of falling states
was inccssant, mud it is remark able that
the night police, who were exposed to
the whole fury orthc storm, should have
escaped almost without injury.
The Victoria (stcam-tug) came up 10
Liverpool Jan. g with % persons from
the Pennsylvania, and twenty-five from
the Lockwoods, "a British vessel for
New York with emigrants. Captain
Smith, and the Cd mate of the Pennsyl-
rania, were washed overheard Jan. 8,
and drowned F; two men were left in the
main; and one in the mizcn top, all
dead About so persons were lying on
the poop of the Lockwoods, all dead,
and several drowned in the cabin
The whole Of the survivors, except two
who refused to leave The Lock woods,
were brought on shore from both vessels
by the Victoria.
The Pennsylvania was on shore on
the North Bank. Three Of the crew
and two passengers attempted to save
themselves, Jan 8, in one of the boats,
but only MIR. Thompson, passenger,
got safe ashore
The St. Andrew beat over the North
Bank Jan. o, in disabled state, and
the crew saved.
The shore presents melancholy mp
pcarancc. The Oxford, American
packet which on the Sunday afternoon
presented so noble an appearance as
she anchored off Scaforth, now lies
wreck on the shore, scarcely to be re-
cognized except by the bulk of the hull,
hours before so gal!antly rode at anchor
in the port. Her cargo is Of value
She now lies off the Kmrose, and be-
tween that point and Liverpool, short
distance Of barely three miles, are IA
other wrecks, one n steamer. -Four
vessels lie on the shore together, as if
carried with one gus, of wind.
Several bodies washed ashore in Boo
tie Bay.
On shore, tho effects orlhe storm were
scarcely less terrific. Chimnics, states,
tiles, &c. were blown so about that the
streets could not he passed without peril
and many buildings were also pros
trated. The papers are fall of disasters,
in the city to the buildings and in the
country to the outhouscs and stacks Of
farmers Fires continually broke out by
the falling of chilnncys, and all the ne
cessary frigltful incidents of such a storm
Occurrcd-hut we have no room FOR fur
thcr particulars.
The storm extended to Ireland, com
mitting great ravngos in Dublin and 9TH
sr places.
The following were lost in the Penn