New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-31
KEY WEST IL RUINS. LIeHT HOUSE GONE.

WASHINGTON October 81, N
The schooner Sarah Churchrnan Captain Bay
more, from Phila. via Key West, sor Brazos SAINT
iago, arrived at the North East Pass "Wednesday
iao-aisg the aIs; inst and landed Com. slost and
son from the Pacific and Lieut- Pease, bearing dis
patches for Washington.
The Picayune Of the I'D inst. says j; IS indebted
70 Lieut. PeasA for The details Of terrible gale in
the Gull. Of a fury which Is uuexsmPled. To be
gin al Key West 1t commenced blowing from
the North East on the morning of the lth, and the
tide rose rapidly The storm increasing N violence
ragged to hurricane until midnight when it abeted
The next day it blew moderate gale But the
hurricane had swept away every dwelling house
save SIX. in Key West They we're totally des
croved The Custom House and the Marine Hos
pital were both unroofed. II IS supposed that Of
Government properly destroyed the amount Is
100000 The loss Of life IS very great. \ great
many persons were drowned and killed b. falling
buildings The light house and dwelling house al
tached were destroyed and a souls persisted IN
these buildings The Sand Key light house IS gone
and the buildings and people II them.
The L. 5. brig Perry ashore but II Is though;
she NAV be saved Com Sloat was on board her
ali the hands were saved The Perry lies in seven
feet water The Cutter Morris, " aldron. IS ashore
three miles from Kew West with loss Of uasts
anchors chains guns. bulwarbs and probably a
total loss The trig Colorado, Of Boston was pro
baby dismssted and went ashore, but was got of
much injured. The schooner Com. hearney Is
ashore in two feet water. The schooner Gov. Ben
nett. w arield was dismasted is now discharcinc
and will be condemned The n w Stafford Of y
for BRACES Santiago came IN dismasted and would
probably be cond Brig Mstamoros from New
York for St Marks was dismasted but lies high and
dry with part Of her cargo thrown overheard The
brig Waskallow, from y York, lett before the gale
the scbr Catharne Il. Bacon. damaged but not
lost also the Adelia Waldron. of Rhode Island
the brig Gen Wilson OF New York went ashore
in three feet water The brig Napoleon OF Boston
dismasted was condemned and sold for two sun
dred dollars The bark Frances Watts, from n
vana for New York was damaged and two mast:
gone. The pilot boats Lafayette and Louisa sunk
in the harbor The ship Eben Prebe, OF Boston
went ashore on the northwest bank, and is now
high and dry and cant be got off There are or
vessels in the vicinity bottom up About 20 vessels
are ashore on the reef among themis the bark lris
from New Orleans TO New York. Their carcoes
are mostly lost The current ran SIX miles an hour
through Key West. AS far as ascertained. fifty per
sons had lost their lives Stones could not withstand
the gale so violent were the elements The scene
was awful in the extreme. The Spiifre put in al
Kingston for coal as reported by Com Sloat she
leaked some duel was fought at San Antonio
Texas on the goth nit between Lieut. 5. 6 Ward
and Thos. Ycatman. both from Tennessee The
affair was about lady. Both were wounded. bal
mot killed