Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-10-05

FLoRuDA, PoRr LEON, Sept. f5.-
Tremendous Siorm-H Horrible Loss JC
Life and Property Destruction u Port.
Leon, 81. Marks, and The Light House. -
Our city is in ruins /! We have been
visited by one Of the most horrible storms
thai ever before devolved upon US TO
chronicle. On "Wednesday about ] l.
o'clock, A. NJ, the wind commenced
blowing fresh from the souihe east, bring
ing up a high tide, bat nothing alarming,
at i. M. the wind lullei aud de-tet,
the weather still continuing lowcry.
ALL at night the wind freshened,
and tide commenced flowing, and by ~
o'clock il blew,a perfect hurricane, and
the whole town Inundated. The gale
continued with unaba,ed violence until
9 o'clock, the water making a perfect
|brench ten feet deep over our town.
The wind suddenly lulIed for few min
utes and then coIne from Southwest with
redoubl.d violence and blew TIL day
light. Every warehouse in !he town
was laid fiat with the ground, except one,
Messrs. Hamlin s. Suelrs, aud part Of
that also fell.
Nearly every dwelling was thrown
from its foundation, and many OF them
crushed To atoms. The loss Of property
is immense. Every inhabi,ant par,ici-
patIng in the less more or less. None
have escaped. Many with only the
clothes they stand in. S.. Marks SUI
lered 10 like condition with ourselves
But our losses are nothing in COMPARE
son with that n, the Light House. Eve
ry building hut the Light House gone.
And dreadful TO relate fourteen lives
last, and among them some Of our most
valued citizens We cannot attempt to
estimate the loss Of each individual at
this time, but shall reserve it until oar
feelings will better enable Nv TO invesii.
gate il. We give below n list OF those
drowned, rs far as heard from.
Al Port Leon.--A crazy negro boy
belonging TO Tallahassee.
Al the Light House.-Capi. nj. G.
Robertson, his wife and three children,
and u child of DIR. Treadwe's.
Mr.. Joseph Wood, portrait painter
from Tallahassee.
Those saved are Capt. Hungeriord
his wife and two children, DIR. Tread
Wells youngest child, Messrs. Ogles-
hee, Ble,hen and Kennedy, Pilots, and
five negroes,
Our citizens nre now out, looking Tor
any that may have escaped, ano bring
the bodies Of those that may be found.
Such a total destruction Of property new
er has occurred in our place.
Our loss is estimated at $3.50, 900.
10 addition to the nboye, we have
learned that the family Of Mr.. Edward
Walker. living Oh Shell Point, vile,
children and five OF six negroes, all per-
ished. Mr.. Walker himself escaped by
clinging 10 ,he branches Of a ,ree,liI tho
waters subsidized.
II is also stated that there are several
other persons living at this point, and
who have not been heard from, aud Of
whose safety great doubts are entertain
ed.
There are also several families from
This county, in summer quarters on Jas
Island, on whose account much anxiety
10 FV. i"utEo sue" WIS une sioIeucc
of the winds and the height To which
the tide rose, that our Imagination can
scarce fix limits 10 its raYsees.
Cedar Keys, Apalachicolu, St. Jo-
seph, can scarcely have escaped With
out much damage. Com. Gag.
DEsTRUcTivE GALE AT TALLABAs.
SEE, FA.-A postscript 10 a letter re-
reived at this office from Tallahassee,
Fa., under date Of the l4ih inst, says:
1--WE had destructive gale here last
night, accompanied with rain, which
pr"slratcd a number Of trees, tore tho
slate and brick from several buildings,
and did considerable damage TO tho cot
ton crop Bali. Clipper.