The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-31
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WASHINGTON, October 30, 7 p. M.
The schooner Sarah Churchman, Capt. Bay
more, from Philadelphia, via Key West, for Bra
EOS Santiago, arrived at the northeast pass
Wednesday morning the 2lst inst, and landed
Com. Sioat and son from the Pacific, and Lieut.
Pease, bearing dispatches for Washington.
The Picayuse of the 23d inst, says it is indebt-
ed to Lieut. Pease for the details of terrible gale
in the Gulf, of fury which is unexampled. To
begin at Key West-It commenced blowing from
the N. East on the morning Of the llth, and tho
tide rose rapidly. The storm increasing in violence,
ragged to a hurricane until midnight, when II
abated The next day it blew moderate gale.
But the hurricane had swept away every dwell
ing house, save six, in Key West. They were to-
tally destroyed
The Custom House, and the Marine Hospital,
were both unroofed. 1t is supposed, that OF gov
eminent property destroyed, the amount Is
$3CO,OOo
The loss of life is very great. great many
persons were drowned, and killed by falling
buildings
The light house, and dwelling house attached,
were DESTROYED, and IA souls persisted in the
buildings.
The Sand Key lighthouse is gone, and the build
ings and people in them
The U. States brig Perry ran ashore, but it is
thought she may be saved. Com. Sioat was on
board her. All the hands were saved. The
Perry lies in seven feet water.
The Cutter Morris, Waldron, is ashore three
miles from Key West, with loss of masts, an
chors, chains, guns, bulwarks, and probably
total loss
The brig Colorado, of Boston, was probably
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injured.
The schooner Com. Kearney is ashore IN two
feet water The schooner Gov Bennett, War
field, was dismasted, is now discharging, and will
be condemned. The H w. Stafford, of N. York,
for Brazos Santiago, came in dismasted, ana
would probably be condemned.
Brig Matamoras, from N. York for st. Marks,
was dismasted, but lies high and dry, with part
of her cargo thrown overheard. The brig was
kallow, from New York, lett before the gale. The
schooner Catharine H. 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 hundred dollars
The bark Frances, Watts, from Havana Tor New
York, was damaged, and two masts gone Inc
pilot boats Lafayette and Louisa sunk IN the har-
Dor. The ship Eben Preble, OF Boston, went
ashore on the northwest bank, and is now high
and dry, and can't be got oil. There are four or
five vessels in the vicinity, bottom up
About 20 vessels are ashore on the reef; among
them is the bark Iris, from N. Orleans for N y
Their cargoes mostly lost The current ran
miles an hour through Key West As far ~
ascertained, fifty persons had lost their lives
Stone could not Withstand the gale, so violent
were the elements. The scene was awful in the
extreme. The Spitfre put in at Kingston for
coal as reported by Com. Sloat, she leaked
some.
A duel was fought at San Antonio. Texas, ON
the 18th ult., between Lieut.. 8. G. Ward and
Thos Yeatman, both from Tennessee. The AZ
fair was about q lady. Both were wounded but
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