The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-14
Further Particulars Of the late Storm.


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Further Particul Of the late storm.
from the New Bedford mass Mercury Aug IL
On Saturday evening, at about seven O'Clock, severe
the space Of about half hour the rain poured literally
in torrents deugng the streets to degree that have
seldom witnessed The thunder, at intervals very
heavy and the rever berstion unusually prolonged 1t
accompanied with strong wind. but we have heard
of damage in this immediate vicinity more serious
than that cf relieving trees, which exposed to its
fury Of portion Of their fruit The severity Of the
storm continued only about thirty minutes.
In westport, about dozen miles southwest from New
unprecedented in its fury accompanied with violent
storm CT hail Full grown trees fences and stone
more than dozen trees we're either torn no SV their
roots or broken of. The fields completely
-velled and the leaves Of vegetables were cut By the
about three ourths Of inch in diameter and proved
greatly destructive to windows not only to the glass
including window frames, and moreover to this lives OF
poultry In the dwelling house Of Mr.. J. Kirby. 135
psnes Of glass broken in that Of Mr H. W. Kirby,
200; Mrs Delight Waite 100; H. w SMELL o. etc. The
hailstoLes down the chimneys in profusion The
tempest passed tract about three fourths of mile
in width, rounding in southeasteriy direction.
From the Providence Or. u Post, Aug Ill
II is melancholy duty 20 record Of the most
painful events that has occurred In vicinity
raj years and which most strikngy ILLUSTRATES. the
prospects which are based on tn. little We can forete
Of the hidden future.
On Saturday afternoon Rufus Read Of thi. city who
spending few days with his friend Henry Potter,
who resides Prudence Island short way below Bris
tc in river left the island accompanied by his two
daughters two and two dzug hters Of Mr. Potter
and another gentleman whose name is not given, in
sail boat and Bristol On their return 20 the
here about o'clock their boat capszed and four
Of the persons bosrdthe two daughters u Mr. Read
the oldest aged about seventeen and the two Of
Mr. Potter. Of about the same sge-were drowned The
young ladies in the cabin cuddy at the time TO
escape the threatening storm and bad opportunity TO
their eyiess before the boat carpened filed with
sunk The board th. boat the
approach Of tie squsl but did not have idea Of what
would be its severity though cautioned Of the danger by
Mr. Read till II close upon them. Then, in attempt
ing 20 lower their sail the hslyards became enangsd
and they almost instan ty capszed The four men
eung t. the mast few feet Of which out Of water
after the accident and rescued shortly afterwards
by sail boat belonging to John Whipple OF this city
and another belonging TO Jacob Biobitt Of Bristol
which near them at the time, and had made pre-
partitions for the squau by furlng their sails and CON-
ing TO sn,hor The soop Midas Afterwards came to their
assistance and after good deal Of effort the boat
raised md towed Into Bristol. al the bodies
covered and u Appeared upon examination that some
the young ladies when Il upset thus prevented them
possibly from oxtrcatng themselves from the grasp Of
death The bodies conveyed to Bristol wher. they
mainca yesterdsy These Of the daughters Of Mr.
Read will, probably be brought to this city to day
fFrcm the Washington Republic August IL
on saturday evening msncing about eight o'clock.
W we're visited With sewers storm acc lmpanied by
heavy thunder and constantly flashing lightning which
iluusTaiel AZ once the sky and the earth The rain
continued for upwards Of two hours with but Sigh. To-
termission end do not recoec before q have
noticed the clouds discharge their contents more svishly
within 50 brief period The branch having It's source
teyCrd frankn aud implying into the canal pass
Ing between Ninth and Tenth streets, overtoved It's
barks ard the consequences -a- damage 20 t-u-nents
and pr,mi,es within range. All the way we hear Of
uovsabe being swept of 81 the rapid current The lot
npt 1site 90 street Temperance Hall covered Ikea
lake; the wsterin the branch rapidly swelling six CT
eight feet In height and extending t. the re ht aui ft
ctlorpt man Who was feeble from sick ness with LIN
Guilty escaped from the destruction which probably
awaited hun lie was lying upon bed in turner's
daH in a.rffn "a
place q safety while the water accommodating Mr.
Trton baker the east side q the branch sustained
much loss IN injury % his four barrel of which ant
three q potatoes we're swept away The personal ELECTS
q he family we're likewise injured. the water filing the
lower rsom IN which they were deposited. That wa
chamber ana here lay Ascep an apprentice Boy on one
bd and infant another That which the latter
was refosirg was actually ahoat fortune presence
q mind however relieved the two from wstery
On the wet q the branch large section Of Mr. Nena
hss fence removed. biz Kitchen inundated to the
height - oar or Eve fee. and the culinary aan reneu
eri0usy interfsred With Higher up street az the
house q Mr. George Davis cellar full q furniture in
Guiding feather beds and mattresses was completely
saturated And otber persons ia The Immediate neigh
borhocd were subjected 10 oss and Inconvenience from
The effects a the storm.
Continuing down the branch from street, towards
Pennsylvania avenue, we noticed that the vide and
heavy foot bridge In Temperance alley had nJated TO
street where " lodged thus tending TO obruct the pts
fage q the water. Lumber too. bad been lifted from
the banks Ia that vicinity and carried away by the
reut Upwards % thirty feet Of the cellar wall of Mr.
shsnks new buildngtha, part which snks the branch
Pennsylvania svenuc-vas forced do On BY the ae-
cumuated water and timber The houses on the north
side q street suffered In the basement stories In one Of
which black woman asleep, md near drown-
ing Cellars on Pennsylvania avenue did not escape the
deiure; and In every direction and boys we're yeg
terdsy engaged In battling.
section q the stone wall enclosing the Presidents
grouudsfix feet IN height snd about forty In length
undermined by the rain. and fell
The csnal The Potomac liver Tiher creek Rock creek
al water hershUuts, received considerable &C
cessons their usual contents and in every drec
hear Of the destructive effects q the aquatic portion
q the storm
We learn that the house Of Mr D0rHiug, on Eighth
street. bstWcon and ". struck by lightning. shin
size torn a. and the fluid passed through back
luilding into the yerd.
rFrom the baltimore (Nd) clipper Aug. ~
During The heavy storm vhich occurred on saturday
81. DE- The schooner John Barber Capcsin Jss Jones
tf Annapolis va struck ~ sudden fI1il, about tv,
OIL r. below Fort Mcueury. and before sail could be
lwtr.d vas Instantly cspsiztd The captsin AMI crew
eco narrow scaps md had e. cling O. the wreck f,r
fae. until rescucd by passing bay Grail TIE
arttr ua. on Der down trio. and had In bsiiu1rs
It. Arrf tn previous uifh rumoer r. market 20
tH t.nfd " e irsfu from passefgrr On blard The
i'f ira.. 'L1t Dol pa.ana tte tcsfrl ah1u. TN
'.' -'u.i., n.flt perey ~ss Observed Bi1g
.''. goo Eu u. rrtti.n &C vlicp, on b.ing hailed
~ la1 lts,e tt.-f,.d sn-wer that IA bsuls we're