American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-31
.anrerttou Republican,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
SATURDAY MORNING, OcT. ST IS46'
AWFUL CALIMITTN

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RIs-SuIPWRECKS, Sc
Cam. Sloat and son, from the Pacific, and
Lieut.. WIN. G. Pease, bearer Of dispatches
"a Washington, reached New Orleans ON the
sed inst. From the latter gentleman the Ne"
ORLEANS papers loarn that an awful visitation
or Providence lately occurred at hey Ncsl'
which has rendered desoIate tho homes ell an
entire population, aud occasoned an immense
Josj of property, both public and private "A
terrific gale has swept along the Gull, carry
i,g 40. desolation and death in its train. The
annexed particulars we copy from the Delta,
ia which il was furnished by Lit Pease.
The scene vas awful, almost, if not quite be-
yond description. The gale commenced about
10 O'Clock, A NJ, on the llth inst, and at
o'clock. T. NJ, il blew perfect hurricane.
wa; on hoard the revenue cutter Morris, about
one miie uuloW Key West, at anchor, with $50
EaIhoIns Of cham out, yards down on deck ana
every preparation made for me storm. Oar
rd,,,t L,lis we're working, and it became me-
ce,sary to back them with deck tackles, the
cprreot was now moving by US at the rate OF
~ miles an hour; the Morris laying broadslds
To il. as well AS the who'd, made her very hea
w. and M danger of parting our chains, when
we were compelled 10 cut away the malnInast
FL, the safety of our lives as we'll as the vessel.
When the mast went over the side, it hung by
the lrtatlc stay, and in dagger oi falling upon
us every ulonenl; man could not go aiott, and
Sp were anxious to hold on to tbs foremost as
the last resort ia case the schooner should foun-
der AT her anchors. After few moments,
man made out TO get alott and cut the stay,
when the mast fortunately fell clear of U.s.
IL was a narrow escape. Tnlrjy men tossing
20 and iro on the deck Ola small vessel, with
must suspended above theft heads as 1t were by
a thread made the situation auy thing but en-
yiahle. We now baItened down the matches,
aud all hands passed through The ward room.
The vcsse. conInued to labor very heavily,
and the sea made a complete breach over us.
IL was with difficulty we could keep her free
with both pumps gong aud bal Ing from ward
rpp,n and 6rrtn deck. At 4 p IN the air was
full Of water, aud 10 man could look wjndwurd
for Il second. Houses. lumber and vessels
drifting 10y us-somc large sticks OF timber
turned end over end By the force Of the cur
rent, and The sea running so high and break
inr over us brought lumber, casks, Ne, on
hoard of US and across our decks AT quar-
ter past the water was up to our lower nall
p0 Is luOoard, and ganIEg upon US when our
staIbOard cham parted; and we commenced
d:lgying we know not which way, as our COM
passes few around III such manner that they
beCdme useless Tor that object, Now our fears
were that we should 20 out over the Reef into
tile Gulf, and before we got into the Gull the
vessel must s,nke and blige; but that would
not save her At this time We cut away the
toreuust, when sea struck Us, knocking the
sshuuLGr ON her beam ends, carrying away our
hulvarks, cranes laTbvard boat, quarter house
swinging boum aud everything movable of
derk; aud 10 right the vessel we hove the lee
guns uveruonrd and knocked out the potts, and
all expecting DonenttrIIy to 90 TO the bottom
We were IN tins suspense Tor OnR hour, when
we struck on some reef unknown, when our
laibuard cham parted, and we made prepara-
tIo,s to scutte the vessel. The hurricane gfa-
dua!Iy subsidized, although OF IL midnight we
were STICKING heavy and blowing gale from
S. T..
o. the morning Of the l2th the scene was
anything bat agreolbe; VIC had drrfted about
three miles, ANA Ouu.laIl Of that distance over
@ shUul wrth only two feet Of water on 1t at or
binary tldrs--thls is the depth OF water around
the Morris when lett hor. Around her large
wrecks of all descriptions; one ship on her
beam ends; three brgs dismissed; also, thee
schoOner,; three vessels sunk III a small chan
nel aud four vessels bottom up. How many
persons attached to these vessels have been
drowned, AN unable to say! Wa have picked
~ only two one OF Them ii young man whom
knew Intimately. The Itghi-stup at the n.
w. Pass had zone from or sunk at her moorng.
The light house at Key West and Sand Key
washed away, aud Key West N ruins. A
white sand beach covers the SPIT where Key
West lighthouse stood and the waves roll over
the spot where Sand Key was.
Fourteen persons were either killed or droW-
ned at Key West Light House, aud not a SOU!
escaped 10 tell the tale. The only vestlge ottbe
Light House to be seen, IS Il portion OF the iron
posts of the lantern, aud some pieces et soap
stone which have washed one hundred yards
from the spot where they fell.
AT Sand hey. six persons were killed OF
drowned-muSl likely tie former, as the gen.
eral impression is they flew to the stone Light
House tor refuge, the itey beng very low
Poor old Capt., NppIuby-I knew INN very
we'll; lie has told IHe the first hurricane would
sweep all 10 destruction, and alas! his predlc'
ton is verified.
At Key West the lido was five feet high
and running SIX miles an hour through the
centre uf The town. The citizens fled 10 the
hack part OF Tie town, which is rather higher
dian tie rest, INTO the buShes-lLid down and
held OF, expecting every moment the waves
would reach them. Parents were separated
from tn.ir children, husbands from their wives
and all vas confusion, terror and dls'nHy. The
island ,feu,bed to It's very centre. few
hours more, and white sand beach would
have cove ed the now desolate remains OF Key
West. The occupants of the Marne tiospta
we're expecting every moment to 60 INTO eter
nifty. A large stone building, surrounded viii
Eve feet OF waller running by SIX miles an hour
cyiting the sand from under The foundation
made the situation awful Thirty feet of The
,,ashed nwav ii9nl ono futnpT Eitpnn
from the either, AID the roof town otI
Ali Inc mLnrYeS are MashaA nu.nu or ininr-