Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-12
From As Boston Journal Of .aoHdav.
SEVERE GALE,

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very destructive upon the coast. In The vlcini
~ Of Boston, tender shrubbery. branches
| trees and in some cases, large trees, have ueeI
blown down. and The fruit not gathered has oeei
mostly shaken oil and damaged. 10 The CHI
the effects Of the gale were visible IN lhe rem
! awnings, and in some cases, in the prostratior
of cbmneys
In Chelsea, one Of the walls Of The new brick
church now erecting by Mr. Gcrfish, Oil Cbes
nut 81. for the Unversaisl Society, was pros
trated with a tremendous crash. The raf!eri
had been put on during the week, preparatory
10 laying the roof boards. The damage is esli'
mated at $1,000
Sad indeed is the devastation which the gale
has wrought upon the coast, and our worst
fears are more than realized in the heart.ren'
ding accoun's which we ale called upon tc
chronicle brlow-and yet we fear that all has
not yet been Told. Below we give the partlcu-
lars, so far as we have learned them.
The British brig Saint John, Captain Oliver
from Galway, Ireland. anchored inside Minots
ridge, about o'clock NJ, on Sunday, bragg,
her anchors and struck on The Gfampus ROCKS
aboui A. M. The Captain, officers and crew
with The exception OF The first maIe,) took 10 the
boat and landed safe al The Glades. The
passengers who were saved got on pieces OF the
wreck and landed near Whitehead, nor end Of
Cohassei harbor. The number of passengers on
board was about lG4, out Of which about ore hun
G,cd and forty fire persons are sup sdto be lost
There were IA cabin passengers, mostly women
and children. Another account s.ales that h:
captain look 10 the jolly boa', which suon swamp
ed, and he swan 10 the long boat and was saw
ed, with 10 others. The Pad mate, two men ard
Two boys, were lost The balance OF the crew
were saved.
Cap. Ceals, OF The steamer May fiower, gives
US The following particulars. he untcfso mat
the brig struck on The rocks known as the Sea
Lodges, little to The west OF Mnors Ledge
Light, about one mile from The shore, and imme>
dialely went TO pieces. There appears 10 be mi.
ierenl statements in relation 10 the number Of
Passengers on board. The captain says there
were but I'D, while The passengers who were sa-
we'd say there were $50. Of those saved and ar
rived al Cohasssi, ten in number, seven were ie-
males and males Six OF them were provided
with quarters al The house q Capt. Abraham h.
Tower, and The other four al M. Lalhrop's All
OF these can Z ashore on pieces OF the wreck
Two Of The women, il is thought, will no. sur
yive-one being badly cut en- The head by piece
OF the wreck.
The other woman, il is said, has hus band re-
siding in This city. She had three children on
board with her, all OF whom were lost. Another
gentleman from Cohssset informs US that the
brig first went ashore about hall past six yesterday
morning, and shortly alter, her masls were cut
away 10 ease her. The Captain ami ten OF the
crew then took to the long boat, and landed sale.
ly near the Glades. Previous 10 This, however,
one OF The males, with two ut the crew and seye-
raj OF The passengers, attempted 10 leave III, brig
in the small boat, but she swamped aorgside,
and all were LOST. The brig soon dTiled ON 10
the "Grampus Rocks" and almost Immediately
went 10 pieces, sirewing the beach with iras>
mens. The life boat was manned and every
exerton made 10 save those floating in the SUI
On pieces OF The wreck. Only ten, however, were
saved a, s;altd above.
Between twenty and twenty-five CT the bodies
OF those lost had been recovered This morning
when our informant lett the spot. Preparations
were making by The Coroner TO have them de-
Gently inferred.
As near as We can ascertain among the many
conflicting stories, there were lwenty-one saved
in all-en passengers and the captain, and len
OF the crew, who came ashore in The lo6s boat.
The number lost il is impossible IL ascertain
According 10 the Captains story, there were one
hundred and twenty IN board, incluiins the
crew. II this is true, there were but ninety nine
lost The passengers who were saved, ain
tain, however, that there were one HUNDRED and
hiiy Passengers on board, which, il rue would
swell The number lost To one hundred and forty
ihreei
The captain and one OF The mates, We are in
formed, arrived in The city from Cohassel in the
noon train to>6ay.
Quite number OF her passengers, especially
W men ard children, were below when she struck,
and were PROBABLY drowned there, As a hole was
almost instantly lhumped in her bottom. The
long boat that reached the shore in saieiy con-
la ined, in addition TO The captain and crew, ouly
one passenger. Or first class passengers, who
were all lost, were three girls nieces OF the ow
ner OF The vessel. Great difficulty was expert
enced in saving those who came Ashore on the
pieces OF the wreck, on account OF the surf,
which would throw them upon the rock, ard
then carry them 10 sea again. The poor crca-
lures would cling with dea,hgrasp 10 he clothes
OF these who came 10 rescue rh.m, and were
with difficulty made 10 release their hu.d even
after having reached place Of safety.
The following statement 10 from Captain Oil
Yer himself:
saturday, p. M, passed Cape Cod, with
Ugh: S. E. wind weather thick hove 10 with
head to The N. +; at 4 A. NJ wore ship and stood
South; al 81 made Minol's ledge. Not having
saw brig al anchor, inside OF the light The
violence Of The gale and heavy sea caused us 10
drag our anchors, when we cu away The masls,
and held on for a sh,rt time. The gale increas-
ing, she dragged asain,slruck and lhumped heav-
lily for about one hour before she broke up
Previous 10 breaking up, The jolly boat was
hanging ~ The tackles along side, when the stern
ring boil broke, ana The boat Tell into The wafer
The captain, second-ma,c and TWO boys, jumpet
into her 10 clear her, when about twenty five
passengers jumped in and swamped her; lhr
passengers, together with The second mate and
TWO boys, persisted. The captain raueht rope |
boaId By the frs, mate.
The long boat was got clear shortly after,
and heavy sea coming on board cleared her
IRON the vessel, when a number Of passengers
jumped over to swim 10 her, bu, all persisted =
The captain, lst mate, (Mr Cummcrford,) eight
of the crew, ard two passengers, swan 10 the
boat and reached the shore in safety. Ten
others, seven men and eight women, came
ashore on part of The deck. Total los, of life,
99-saved 81 Twenty Ave bodies have washed |
q shore this morning"
The other brig which was seen at anchor
the British brig Kathleen, Capt Barnaby from
Pictou for Boston, with coal. She also drifted
ashore, and still remains, with loss OF chains,
anchors, and rudder. Capt B. has arrived in
the city, and a lighter will be Immediately sent
her assistance, and il is expected that she will
come of after discharging part Of her cargo
MIR Eliot, British Consul, left tic city Tor the
wreck at an early hour this morn ing 10 render
all assistance in his power.
ln the hartor some tr;aing damage was done
10 several vessels al The wharf
FROM NICARAGUA.
LATE AND lip RrANT-We have by the
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