The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-11-03

Although it had its pleasant autumnal days, Octo-
Der has no, left behind it the same agreeable recol
lections which characterized the passage Of two
three Of its immediate predecessors wet and cloudy
weather preponderatng, with more than an average
quantity of rain, although less than fell during the
corresponding month of l843.
With the exception Of slight sprnkling on the
4th-the period of rain of some violence at the
eastward-there was no rain until the 18th, when
there was fall of nearly sixth of an inch ;-on
the l4h and 18th rather more than ive-eiehlhs OF
on the night of the 18th, during the 18th. and until
the morning of the 10Th, there was . fall of more
than an inch and quarter, with the wind s. E.
on the night of the 18th, shifting to s. and s. w,
ing Of the 10Th with great violence, Oft with the
wind fresh from w. to S. w. To this gale furtheI
reference will presently be made. On the 2lst, p
M there was another slight fall OF rain, and DURING
the 9Th, ashland 18th, there was storm, during
which more than three inches Of water were regis
tered.
Although in this quarter the storms were unat-
tended by any disastrous consequences, other sec
tons of the Union were not so favored. The high
wind Of thsnight of 1Sth-l9th, above alluded to,
was felt over wide extent OF country, being no.
ticed at the south of US, at the west as far as De
troit eastward as far as Boston, and at the north
beyond Quebec-a district at least SIX hundred
miles in breath, by five hundred in length. The
greatest force of the gale felt in the neighbor-
hood OF Buffalo, and upon Lake Erie generally
From the accumulation OF the waters OF the lax,
feet IN "a hours,) and the violence of the wind,
vast amount OF damage was sustained by wharves,
buildings, and vessels, attended with great loss OF
life. In that region the height Of the gale
after IL o'clock, midnight, although it lasted until
late the next day here II blew with the most VIC
lence, before stated, between three and four IL
the morning, and Jailed rapidly in the course
Of the day. The rain which preceded this
high wind was probably still more widely spread
In Missouri it was snow storm lasting whole
day-at Cincinnati a continued rain Of three
days at Boston, copious ram, &C. severe
gale was experienced at sea OIL our coast on the
9Th, productive of great injury to vessels with
in its reach Its existence is first noticed,
in the commercial reports, in latitude 2le
north OF the Leeward Islands, whence its course
appears to have been N. w. until 1t reached the
latitude Of 800 where it curved short to the N E.,
the usual circuit of our Atlantic gales-pussing
along the coast without making itself felt on land
until it reached New England; vessels on Its
northern border having the wind n. =. and those
near it's southern limits s. E. to s. w. Here o
cloudy sky was the only mark Of its progress
This was probably the gale that, having crossed the
Atlantic expended itself on the English coast about
the 10th. II is somewhat remarkable that only Il
day or two prevous-from the third to the fifth
another violent gale sprung up in the Caribbean
Sea, on the southsside of Cuba, and thence pro
ceeded in northerly direction across that island
dong great damage to plantations, and to shipping
in harbors; making itself felt great force
on the Florida Reef, causing the loss OF many lives
on ship board; and then apparently wasting itself
in the wlds OF the peninsula, tor no notice OF the
storm ha been observed further north, other than
cloudy sky and slight sprlnkling at some places
on the Gulf of Mexico.
1t is probable from its long continuance that the
storm Of 9th, 18th and 10Th was extensively felt.
Intelligence from Western New York represents il
as bringing snow in that quarter.
FoRsRK ARREsTEp-SurcIpR.- learn that a
man named Joseph Elder, Clerk in the Bank Of
England, who committed forgery by which he obtained
Es soveregns and hed to this country was arrest
in this city yesterday and committed to jail and this
morning he fosnd dead in his CELL having commit
ted suicide during the night by hanging himself After
his arrest he examined by Solomon Lincoln Esq,
u g. Marshal who found in his possession certificates
Railroad Bank and " r. stock to the amount Of $34
0l3 90 and 400 sovereigns He was apparently about 60
years Gage person supposed to be accomplish by
the Of william Burgess for whose arrest awarant
has been issued traced last night to Nahant from
which place he escaped in boat without his hat-Bos
Ton Trdpsc,ipt Nor 4.