Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-31
FrOa the N. q. resysae Oct 81
= TERRIFIC GALE IN TI{E GULE-


Wreck fthe U. s. brig Perry--Loss of Rcpenue
Cater Morris-TStsi Dsshuefsea Of K.y JVest-Fi(ty
Lirss LOsf-Iamsase Desfrsefioa Of Psspsrty
The schooner Sarah Chutehuan, Capt. Baymore. from
Philadelphia. via Key West for BrsEos Santiago arrived
the N. f. pass "Wednesday morning, the 2is and
ed Com. Soat aud from the Pacific and Lieut. VIM C.
Peae Of the Revenue Service bearer OF to
ins'on They came up to town last evening the tow
boat Jefferson. To Lieut. Pease indebted for tho
details OF terrible gale tho Guf-o fury unsxamp.d
and from which expect hear all the depora.
bic effects In many weeks. We will begin with the gallo
as IL was felt at Key West
The gale commenced blowing from N. E. the morning
OF the iih inst BY O'Clock blew perfect hurricane.
The tide rapidly and the ragged with incredb BILE
violence un !, midnight. when II abated On tho 18th
II blew moderate gale and gradually subsidized. Every
dwelling house, save i've six Key West destroy
CO unroofcd The Custom House was blown down the
Marine Hospital unroocd, and supposed
property destroyed to the amount OF 100000. Fifty
wharvcs disappeared, and the Salt Works DESTROY
The U s. Barracks injured. but suffered lee. any
other buildings Many famiie. turned out houseles.
but the u. 3 Ouartemaster promptly their
lance
The lo.s OF life is great. Many wore drowned and m.
killed by falling buildings Key West light, house and
dwelling attached entirely Tho spot whore they
stood rs covered by white sand beach. Fourteen souls
pershc d in these buildings.
Sand Key lighthouse gone-totay disappeared with
the buildings connected Whit The occupants have
persisted.
The Light ship in the w passage dragged her moor
ings and went but she recovered aud
10 her position The agent OF the underwriters was doing
everything in his power TO property Very great
ger TO be aPprchented from the loss Of the lighthouses
vessels from Europo aud the North bound to the Gulf
We must refer to the list below for the injury done ship
ping. furnished to us by Lieut. Peasc. The oss the cut
ter Morris Is described letter from an officer on
board We give the substance in another column.
The u. s. brig Perry in the same gale or tornado
driven with rosstoss violence before the wind, but
finally run ashore after all hopes saving
in all probability will be saved.
All the lives on Indian Key and Key vaeas arc saved
and is hoped all the crews Of the wreckng vessels
The captain of the Morn, saved produce the
cargo OF one schooner and distributed it, through the Me-
thodst Minister'S 10 ia IN need OF the of life
We arc compelled TO omit many particulars in regard to
the gale from the preoecuPaion ct our columns.
Lat Of |ssse!s wrecked at Key West during tAe Hurri-
cane OF the llh instant
u. 5. brig Perry, Blake, from Hayona for Charleston
with Com Sloat ON board from tho Pacific ashore near
Sonbrcso ShOh inside OF the reef both mast. gone an
chors guns, &c, thrown overheard The vessel lies in
feet OF water and may be got off ell hands saved u s.
revenue cutter Morris Walden ashore about three miles
nom Ny West, IN two and half feet OF WATER with loss Of
Don mas's anchors chains, guns, buwaks &C., and
mule from the channel probably total lose Brig Colorado
OF Boston tprobaby) dismaed. ashore has been got
OIL vessel tight but much injured by coming in contact
with another vessel IL is uncertain what will be done VIII
her' schooner CON- hearnoy ashore in feet Of wa
ter Schooner Gov Bennett, War6eld dismasiod dis
charging she will be condemned II. w. Stafford from
New York for Brazos Santiago, came in wreck being
dsnased IN the gale she will probably be condemned
Brig Maiamoros, from New York for ST. Marks dis
mased high and dry, with part OF the cargo thrown oyor
board. Brig Waskaaw, from New York for Cedar Kew.
let before the gale come Schr Catherine H. Bacon
ashore near the breakers, with the OF both her mass
anchors etc. she anchored with OF General T.ylos
eaEwhees che got off by assistance Of the crew of cut
ter Morris and came into the harbor, decks ripped up and
otherwise much damaged. Schooner Adela Waldron of
BRISTOL L. with cargo Of potatoes ashore in three fee,
OF water has thrswn her cargo overheard and nav 10
gotten off. Brig Gen Wilson, from New York asboy. In
ree feet OF wate with loss OF fore opmast she NAV be
gotten on but It is doubtful Brig Napoleon, Libby Of
Boston, eight days from Havana, both masts gone tho
vessel has since been condemned and sold 5000 Bark
Francis Watts Perkins, from Havana for New York fore
and main mas gono the captain paid $500 10 wrecker
for plotting him into Key Wcst he had his shoulder d
located but was IN fair way Pilot boat Lou
isa sunk in the harbor. Pilot boat Lafayette sunk in the
haIboF oil hands los-twO bodies picked Up BY the
cutter Morris. ~
Tho brig Exchange Dyer from Portland for H,v,n,
dsmasied lost mate overheard during the gale ashore ON
the reef and since sold for $3.50. Ship Warsaw. of
Charleston, CTowe bound 10 Touon mast cu .yv,y On
shore at Matscumbe Key; lost-all hands saved g,is
Commissary OF Bristol K. l., ashore Boea Ches lost
all hands saved; both before going ashore
Brig Falconcr BSgn, from Portland for Havana dismas
ed and since sold for about $500 vessel cargo Span
ish brig Lncedero Baaton from Barcelona ashore at Kew
accasi vessel lost hut cargo saved Schooner 81
from Newport, X. l., in dsmasied, and has since
a lighter. Schooner Emma Essenbray for Nnssan ,yb
less OF both mass and ruddeT. Spanish schooner Villa
Neuy for Nueviias vessel aud twenty lives lost
woman and child-onc man saved by u. s. brig Perry
schooner Sarah Chuchman rode out Of tho gale on the
Bahama Banks in company with the ship Adeliue with
hty passengers on board, bound to New Orleans. Ship
Eben Preble OF Boston, ashore on the N. w Banks
high and dry and cannot be got off
French ship LA REUNION Ardison ashore on the reef
part OF cargo saved Of the vessels in wreck
ing lost or have sustained injury only now engaged
in the business The Eliza Caharne is ashore at Kew Va
cas- in mans garden; and OF the briys ashore ia ON,
hundred yards above the high-waer mark -Four or five
vessels are IN tbs vicinity, bottom up and the reef
That we know Of vessel cOppered and doubt all hands
lost About weuy-ono vessels ashore the reef; oil
their cagoes OF no value being damnged among them and
not mentioned before, is the bark IRIS, Dillingham; from
New Orleans for New York. All the warehouses arc Ell
her blown down unrooed the streets Of Key West are
uli OF lumber aud not six OF six hundred houses but
what are either unrooled blown down The current ran
SIX miles an hour through tho town OF Key West The
lighthouses at this place and Sand Kew are washed awny
and not vestge OF them IL be seem
The brig Peconick, which cleared from New York for
hey West aud subsequently put into Charleston with loss
Of topmas has arrived here dsmasted ltwas reported
that Portland brig, the Eliza was coming down hui has
to the hafbor, and vessel cotton loaded and NOT vet
heard irom must have been in the hurricane and suffered
from its violence. schooner with new lantern for Tor
tugns light house, is lost with her cargo-a hands saved
no white wsor now extends sixty seventy miles the
southwark OF Tortugas.
The government will lose by the loss Of the brig Perry
revenue cutter Morris, two light houses Notifications Gus
tom house, and hospital. far from $500, 600
Many vessels doubtless will ashore from the fact of
Sandkey light house being gone Dead bodies
y dug out from under the ruins no one can tell how
nany there are remaining Aslar tv
sons have lost their lives snd s singular that few arc
dead and Injured, when remember that the air was full
Df boards, timber, slate, &C. and buildings falling ia every
direction. Stone could Withstand the gale and ali
oemed to DO going destruction. Many persons sseaped
IN boats, and held on 90 trees expecting every moment TO
DC washed away The sceRe was awful In the extreme.