The New York herald., 1851-09-07
The Great storm at the South.

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mail steamer Georgia. Capt Porter her passage out
ward to Chsgres, encountered the hurricane, and
obliged to lay for forty eight hours Having sustain
edsoe injury to her water tanks she put into Jamaica
She reached Chagres the 26th, and expected
leave the 2sth and viii probably reach here to- day
The steamer Union encountered the gale off
Cape Csrparva which lasted two days, bowed from
all points of the compass
The hurricane that has destroyed the northern Gulf
coast, did not, happy to learn, extend so far
south as the Keys, to do much injury, although
Capt. Platt, of the Albany, felt it in the Gulf
OUR FLORIDA CoRRE 'PoNpENcE.
QuIscy, Sunday, August q, 1851.
Interesting Particulars Of Tie Damage done in the Middle of
Vest Florida, Georgia. cnd .4lc6ama-Ijruy 10 he To-
bdcco, Sugar, Cotton Crops &c.
1t is truly with saddened feelings that undertake to
communicate to you account Of the fearful aud
destructive storm has been my lot to witness
is over hope, and satisfied l can only give
ycu faint idea of the extent Of damage done 1t must
be incalcuabe II commenced blowing early yesterday
morning, from southeast and raining in torrents and
ragged with most fearful violence from about o'clock
z. NJ, until two three this morning. 1 have never
anything thai will begin to compare with IT, II
awful TO think about but have heard of lives lost
We dreatng to hear from the country The tobacco
crop housed and not housed, be pretty much de-
stroyed well the cotton and corn all the ground
Quincy presents fre htful appearance large portion
Of the forest trees Of every size and nearly all the
planted trees in town. prostrated. II will require
twenty hands several weeks to clear the town
alone. Mr.. Madison Wilson'S dwelling the Masonic
Lodge Baptist Church, outbuildng Of Stewards
row Of little buildings, lately occupied a female
denny Mrs. Durrleys tobacco barn. Mr. stockonf stable
Sc SC, are al eyeed TO tie ground Old Mr. Wilson's
dwelling is blown of the pillars, bat seriously
damaged Two heavy top chimneys (tbe ones). OF
Mr. II. Hcrris's house turned the roof break
Ig some rafers damaging the walls stairs very much
The litchen chimney and nost Of Mr. Harriss shade
trees down The chimney TO DR.. psvidsons dwell
ing and Office are down Many other chimneys are
tepped The Episcopal Church is much damaged MIs
HAWKINS house il uuroofei large proportion Of the
noes end rslings In town blown down Axes ham.
Etrs and eaws are at work all over town today (sun
day. have just learned that Mrs siyley Jared badly
The eljnneys to her dwelling at the plantation
blown down and TIE house started. IN her alarm
cut into the open 6ei with her children about a.
night and remained through the storm all night Both
Of her gin houses and tobacco barn blown down The
riag,s and two mules Mr John Smiths Wirrinis)
hcme barn Is down. Mr. Cosn's barn is down. but he
fortunately had fourteen OF his best boxed tobacco
safe Mrs Lines tobacco barns are down. and tobacco
all dsftroyed Mr.. James Smiths barn aud Mr.
MeLsuchLns two barns are down. Mr. r Hsrris's
ta-p also down. but what tobacco be had cured,
In the gin hcce sage His fen:es at the plantation we're
blown away aud smashed badly by trees II about
three hours industrious work 10 10 about four miles
toieve IN many places could walk for hun1reds OF
yards, on fallen trees without touching the ground
never have, I think seen as much rain fail during
twenty hours Ths bridge the Bainbrdge road Is
gore The roads in every direction bleckod up
that almes utterly impossible to get along
horcbsck or foot Tie destruction TO The crops b.
very great There telling when the mail will leave
here for the north will therefore, leave this open
give ytu such additional items from the country
he able to get which, judging from what have al
ready t,en and heard, will be bad trough
MoSp,Y. August IS.
saw Mr. MIse this morning, who was at John H.
snhs Flat Greek. during the storm. lie says both
his tobacco harms and gin house down lie viii
thu hall Ct lis tobacco Edgertons premises
reaiy ell destroyed-houses and tobacco. Mr. Ran.
dan Johnsons Island Is all blown away. J. Q. Loves
timber AZ far as MIR Muse came Is ali i,d waste aud
the daructop seems TO be general We have heard from
the norbward as far as Murphys westward as far as
MutquIto Creek bridge which gone and the creek
rasble eastward. a. far Little River brdzs-cresk
is isimpnsite At tho ssub, a. far a. DR. Carnochan's,
Of your city there much the results DR. Car
pochaD barn s safe and not much tobacco lost Mrs
Csrnoeh.ns bouses are all safe DR. Broomsars all safe
but considerable tobacco IL blown away DR. Liford had
two large barns full totscco blown down ia fact his
Whole orop. thirty " said TO he destroyed Dr.
Booths harms aud gin house down, and two negroes
tsrouly injured. Il not killed lie tired all day yester.
day g. his plantation but had 20 give 70 up
tain, the creek i 50 tloeksd up Mr. samuel Love has
just act in om the river, thirty Eve miles below
ihis and says everything ruined cAnddly believe
thfeefourths of the tobacco crop is destroyed II not
more.
We have not been able 20 hear word from T.lla.
fssse the eide of Little River That river va.
tnovn 70 he high The bridge a ne and strong
enc, the lower read called MCss IL gone The la
ron bridge on the stage road Is and several piers
oftte main bridge snost We had another gust of wind
yesterday nng which lasted Tut about half hour
-tlowiug down more trees. chimnsys Sc with heavy
rain. fya~s barns at both places Elijah sbspherds,
T NJ Johnstn's. aud msny others heard nom. all
dewn. In fact. nine-tsnths Of the BARN. far az
know sre down Gone think half Of the cured tobacco
vii te saved but have idea much will be saved
have made careful and particular inquiry about the
co;tcn, and n the most reliable Information ct
would sy that half Il the cotton crop may yet be saved
II truy ssto nshng that 20 little loss Of fe has
ourrrtd The Only we have heard of Is man In
Bsirbrdgs, from the blowing down Of house but we
hear q nsby most miraculous escapes. have heard
i,.m ha,nsi,oss and Oss,ts to,d,y All sem 70 fare
both demolished. -, probably Nsrport Nonswsyet
from The east side ~ Little River (it is now r 81 al
though rpeatsd eors have been maGe road
II Il too much tlocted 20 swim through MIR John IT.
smith he's just got t. town says he will between
four and eve thousa nds pounds tobaccothat his hands
picking lt0 pounds cotton per day before storm
snd nov he certain there not eve pounds open the
crop Of cotton Ms father will ave some oo ponnds
ard Dr. Hsrmion some 5000 pounds learn the mail
vii protaly leave lere morrow morning for the north
ther items @ long a. possible.
mr. strcus lpsdlar) murdered In Calhoun county
near lola on Friday last lie drove g. lola he
stof he mile and gave tb. o. the man who shot
him fr, m the reed eide. as Andersen.
EvE>ISe 2G-Mr g NJ Harris went from here 20 |
Chatts yesterday. taking the mall with him lie writes
this evening that he IL ell afe-that be has houses
eslass.a .aefs re- ne ,ays :, one continued hurri.
will require nifty hands At least two to clear cut
the road from here 10 Chstts II took him eight /
10 nine hours hard riding 10 get there, % miles he
say he heard from the west Campbston; that
the storm very there but not thought 10
be as lad this side. The Albany steamer fgot
10 day from Eufsa Ala reports the storm severe
up there We have heard as fer north as Newton Geo
IL i ttl but probably not quite 20 bad AZ here
woo,en Arnold tebacco half lot; Mr. John wbites
premises are all blown away except the dwelling Mr
Nelson Havleys barns are down Mr. Davis will save
most q bis tobacco; flysw will barn full \ /
have heard from sesbrotks Mrs Gees Jesse Gregory
sons-no lives Lost have most Of their barns down /
No Communication still with the other side of Little
River stu rsning and weather unsettled No telling
when will hear from Tallahassee
General Allisone houses all standings the fencing
sDd trees nearly all down The street from hs corner
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