The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-18
TREMENDOUS STORM.
The Recent Storm-Its Elects ~ Boston and
vSeinity--45OO,O 900 Worth or Property
DcstlUycd-IOss OF Life-Incidcnts, DC.
THE STORM IN THIS VICINITY.

The storm has now continued for three days, but
not quite 20 severe yesterday and last night the
previous night II has produced considerable amount
Of damage The tide overlooked several VI the wharyes
and flooded the cellars in West and South streets and
severa poor families living in the streets running
Washington and Greenwich stfeets to the river
we're driven from h homes and had 10 take refuge In
the station houses and wherever they could ind shelter
Their furniture and clothes destroyed, and the
Of misery that occurred in the First ward may be
easily imagined than described. Some Of the flm
las sck and unable to escape from the uundaton
tuthey carried out Of their beds SO suddenly did this
lido into II the houses that the inmates ed
IN error large amount Of property in Easements,
stipg Of hour hams butter &C. damaged In Of
the cellars the water to the height Of three foe
Al hD South ferry the water three feet aud half
above its usual level and the cellars South street
were almost without exception overlooked The watch
removed from them whatever goods could DO easily
conveyed but TO Of the cellars culd not BE-
obtaincd The Franklin Saloon. under Franklin Market
was fucd with to the depth of twenty inches
The water aided by the sewers, entered the collars in
water street in the neghborhood Of Old Slip and at the
foot # Pine street up Front street the cellars
were invaded The first floor Of the Peck Slip House,
although a foot above the level of the wharf,
npi,oy immersed that the occupants Of that part Of
tse house compelled to quit Fulton ferry al
entirely exempt from damage but Catharne ferry
oyCyfu wed and for time almost rnpassa-
bic 1icm pier No. 43 twenty hogsheads sugar
sayed ~ the watehmen. Cellar No. CO containing a
store cl bots and hats has suffered badly The water
took It's up to Front street each cellar either
s.dc being entered Prom Montgomery to Gouverneur
suctts, perfect overflow; and the Jackson ferry
had cosc hour earlier than usual on account Of
In, extreme height TO which its bridge had carried
airing the time from its fasenings and partly
crushing the ladies saloon The amount of property
damaged Is said be about 100000 The high tide drove
Thousands ofrat from their holes in the docks and boys
aulust themselves killing them with sticks stones
The Sound steamboats, did arrive at the city until
half past ten yesterday morning making them five
six hours behind their usual time During the night
The wind very violent from about NNE Several Of
the large trees in the Battery Frustrated At Staten
Island the tide higher than has for eight
ten years previously The overfowed the dock
and the stone wharf in of erection at the
Narrow considerably damaged The ferry boats the
Quarantine could not MIKE their last trips Of
have lost most Of their nets owing to the force Of the
current and the large ntties Of drift stuff Those
Of nets which remained good order large
numbers OF fish In one 1000 taken.
The long pier at Piermont oyerhowcd The village
Of Pcrmont much injured by the freshet and many
d the aborers on the Erie railroad compelled to
alan don their houses.
1t Is the storm that has occurred at advanced
period Of the season for many years.