The New York herald., 1850-08-29
The La,e storm.

The philadelphia N~th Amsrie IN, of the 18th
inst, ssys;-" A bOut noon on Sunday, violent
blow occurred al Cape May, which demolished the
upoer landing on the bay side. and the wreck driv-
inc against the lower wharf, tsre that away also
The Sic smboat OHIO dragged her anchnTs Al the
same time, and mad drfted some considerable dis
tance before steam could be got up 10 return 10 hes
anchorage. In consequence of The wharycs being
demolished, the embarkaiion of the passengers ON
beard the Ohio on Mon lay morning. was attended
with consider inle difficulty They had TO be con-
veyed 10 the boats in surf boats. which was, how
ever, finally accomplished without accident.
During the whole of last week, the weather pre-
sented a strange and threatening appearance, anu
many predicted thai We should have another gale
About ii O'clock, Saturday night, a storm OF wind
from south To west, accompanied by rain, set ia aud
continued throughout the night, aud up 10 Sunday
morning un'il O'clock, with great violence. The
effects the city have been but little seen, except
the tearing up of the tin roofs of tew houses; the
new Methudiis; Episcopal Church on CRANKY street,
we are sorry to see, mas s1..--,. &c. ...,. moo.
damage IN the country has been very great;
houses Were blown down moved from their
places trees uprooied, and the crops OF corn
which had cut barely recovered from the effects
OF The other gale were again prOstrated. On Back
River, a white woman and two children were
kJed, by The house in which they lived being
blown down The shipping on the coast has not
been heard from, but We fear the damage there
has been very great-NorfoLk Beacon, Aug. q.
The heavy blow ON Saturday night did no
damage in our city or harbor but 81 vereiy felt
10 the bay and on James river The steamer Osce-
ola, her way down from Washington. had one
ot her wbee-houses carried away, aud the mate
Mr. Mitchell, (son of the CapaiD,) came very
near Icing carried away with il, saving himself
by holding on TO moulding, until relieve! The
steamer Georgia, coming down from Baltimore,
aiso hud rough time of it, but Sustained no damage
During The night whrlwiDd swept along the
country from Craney Island in the direction of the
WesteD hraoch, doing considerable injury. On
the farm Of Mr. Henry Kingsman, occupied by Ed
ward Cullender, about a mile and half from
Cfaney Island, it blew down the three chinneys
Of The (new) dwelling house, which, in their fall
crushed the building very badly, but fortunately
without harming any OF the inmates. The rush of
the wind, through breach made by the fallen
chimDeys. was 80 powerful to tlirt bed, with
three children on il, into the middle Of the floor.
TIE smOke-house was lifted from its pillars, bodily
and set down, upright, about twenty Yards distant
The barn was also removed from its pillars, bodily
Many stout trees were torn up by the roots, aud
Others twisted asunder midway, and the tops blown
10 considerable distance. The farmhouse of
Mr. Capps, quarter Of mile further up the
branch, had its piazza blown down, and the frag-
ments scattered TO great distance. The whIr-
wind seems 10 have been confined to space of
about one hundred yards in wldth.-No,foik
Hvaid Aug "a