The New York herald., 1844-10-02

MORE OF THE EouINox.-We add few more
particulars OF the late terrible gale. We shall pro-
badly have still further accounts to publish. A few
wrecks are given under the marine head:-
The pilot boat Thomas Smith is ashore on the Horse
Shoe, having dragged her anchors on Sunday last 1t is
probable she will be got on without damage
The pilot boat Commerce carried away the head Of her
foremat Thursday last and in getting into
Little Egg Harbor where she rode out the gale in safety
and reached the city last evening
NThe brig Emily, from Turks Island, put into Little
On Friday in attempting to get out she went ashore on
the Rcmer Shoal lost both anchors and lay in that sua
ton until the gale Of Sunday morning when she went TO
pieces Her sails yards and water casks drove ashore
on the beach. The hull Ii bottom up.
brig Is ashore on Squam Beach.
At Eaton's Neck, schr Martha Wood, 10 days from
Cherry field (Me) with lumber, to Smith Boynton In
the late gale both mass awayo save the schoon
Also al the same place, the schooner Fame from Ma
chas, lumber loaded, cut away her masts. steamer
has been sent up to tow them to the city
From New Haven Courier, Sept. 3o.l
On Saturday evening, storm of wind apd rain com.
menced and continued without ntermssion through the
a wna ew 30 o
till about 10 o'clock, when changed and the tide COM
ing in rose so high as 70 inundats the Long Wharf Basin
Wharf SC washing of great quantities Of lumber and
wood besides doing serious damage the wharf and the
buildings it. The tide nearly to the foot OF Fleet
street. higher than has been knowL for eleven years
One pile Of lumber containing over thousand feet
removed by the wster from the Basin Wharf and safely
deposited under the canal bridge Water street. Other
piles containing 20. 900 feet, moved
and piled away, without even consulting the wish or
OF the The rats too great suf
erers they in large numbers lay drowned upon the
dock The swell IN the sound must have been tremen
dous, and severely ielt by vessels exposed.
[From New London Advocate, Sept 80
Schooner Harry 7 Hnckley. Saunders, Of Bangor
from Philadelphia for Boston, with cargo Of coal struck
morning wind heavy from f. 4 and in about an hour
and half bilged About ~ NJ the wind shifted to 8. W.
and blew the remainder OF the day almost hurricane
The vessel gradually heeed over and at about z.
/ disappeared Nothing saved from the wreck, and
those board ed only what they had on Captain s
and his wife and crew. picked up by Captain Josiah
keeny who had gone TO their assistance 10 smack soon
ded for by the family Of Capt George Comstock.
[From the Newport Mercury sept. ao1
The brig 'ene II Wayne. (of Tho naston) Robinson,
at Tsy ors Point tn end Of Rirde Island on Sunday
night the 29h inst. The vessel and cargo total loss
he I'll saved. We understand that there
no insurance on the vessel or cargo. :,
The sloop Franklin of Chatham, with load OF Ok
wood, went ashore the W. st side Of Goat Island abou
7oclock night. She will be got on without much
| damage
The schr Pemaquid Fossett from Philadelphia for Bos
| ton, with coa when off Block Island Sund y NOM
| ing, carried away her deck load, boats. &C.
| From New Bedford Mercury, Sept 80
| severe easterly gale, accompanied by rain, CON-
menced at this ace on Saturday night out IL o'clock
and continued with but little abatement until our api
went TO press last evening Yesterday at noon the win
shifted to the South We nave not yet lea ned Of mat.
rial damage beyond the dsrohng Of fruit and ornamental
| trees and the destruction Of sever fences
| The schooner Rochester. Dixon iron ystic for Ken
ne)eck in ballast anchored about miles y. W. Of Cut
tyhunk at 10 r. M on Saturday in calm and tho ga.
coming she rode at anchor until ~ o'clock yes
terday noon when the wind shifting TO the sutb with
inc easing she compelled to cut her cables
and put in this port for harbor where she poviden
TALLY arrived in safety