The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-05
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From the Boston Post
HALF PAST TWO O'CLOCK,
THURSDAY MORNING..
TREMENDOUS sToRM-sHIPWRECKs--
LOSS OF LIFE.

TREMENDOUS M-sHIPWRECKs-
LOSS OF LIFE
The weather during the early part Of yesterday
was clouiy and the wind variable. In the evening
about O'Clock, southeast snow storm set TO- which
conrioued until about o'clock, when 1t commenced
raining and he wind, which up to that time had
blown moderately, bust forth frou L s. f. with ire
mend0us fury. Many vessels which were riding al
anchor in the hIrbor, driven from their =
ings, and eilher dashed against the ends OF the
wharves or damned alongside of each other.
large We sci at the end Of Russia wharf was al
most blown on her beam enls and several schooners
aud brgs janmed together chafng and crack
ng,-sonc of them with no person on board
One or two smal vessels were also sunk at this
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AT Fort Hill wharf several vessels were more or
less damaged. A small schooner, the Jane Fish, OF
d. Georges, Me-, was driven from her anchor against
the wharf, and Nathan Fuller, an elderly sailor, IN
attempting To leave The vessel fell between her side
and the wharf, and was droSned. The crew oflhis
vessel state that the brig Uucle Sam had been blown
adrift, and then driving about the harbori and
that The ship Tyrone had parted her her head-asis
had swung round and sustained considerable da-
mayed.
The space between India and Central wharses was
filing up with drifting wrecks, and those vessels
al the ends ofhese wharses were careenps DIS 'uoif
tail masts would turn them over
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craft which probably sunk. The space between
this wharf and the Central wharf, was also the scene
of great destruction The noise OF falling mass and
the crashing of drifting wrecks rose, at intervals,
above the storm, and might have been heard even al
the cen OF the CITY, 80
Al the northern wharves and, in fact, at all the
wharyes, more or less damage was sustained by a
great portion of the shipping Such was 'ne terf'hc
violence Of the gale that 1t was dangerous ior an m
dyidual to venture to the ends OF the whar'es ana
a th,, tOnn
lie if any thing definite could be obtained OF the peo-
ple who had left their vessels.
We were informed that more than dozen vessels
had been SUNK and that the crews OF one or two OF
Them had persisted, but the names of the vessels we
could not learn his leads US 10 nope tat such re-
ports are exaggerated.
At . A. NJ. we took another stroll along the
wharyes and found things comparatively quiet, the
wind having shifted to +. N +. Although we saw
nearly twenty vessels more less damaged, we
could OF obtain any particulars, for most oil en-
were deserted. The schr. Conclusion, OF Glluces-
ter laying at the north end Of I wharf, had her
stern stove in, and sustained other damage large
Ship said TO be the Riga, was driven up the dock at
Long wharf, ani had her bowsprit carried away
close TO the knis hh heads One of the ships which
arrived Yesterday reported to have drhted rom
her anchors, and sustained great damage Aship at
the end of Commercial wharf was also reported to
have suffered considerably. The bark ANITA, 100,
was said to have sustained some damage
F. S. The wind still blows with great violence but
we expect it W i'll moderate about daylight.
Perhaps no gale that has visited this place Tor some
time has destroyed so much property IN ms por, IN
so short time We fear that few days VIII untold
tales of shipwreck and death along our coasts, that
will bring pain and sorrow 10 mary bereaved DO |
som for no vessel close in with land could carry |
sail or ride at anchor, IN exposed situations and
weather such tempest
We have taken no notice of the damage On the |
land, but, undoubtedly it is consderabe-for moth
ing fragile exposed to such fury, could escape I'M
scathed.
P s. We understand the Revenue Cutter Hami- |
ton parted her cables, and driited ashore.