The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-20


The storm which commenced ON Tuesday, and con
tmued until Friday, has been very severe Indeed We
and at this IL the year experienced = north
east st.rn VI 80 many days and n great sev-r-
time raining with IN. wind blowing steady gale This
forced IN ons 81 the highest tides known here
ably damaged by the washing OF the "a Front street
was so deeply suhncryed Wednesday night that peo
pie were under th necessity Of crossing it in boat No
~ wa. able 10 the ferry between Grccnport and
shelter lsiand On "Wednesday The STEAMER Statesman
dd not venture 10 cro- from sag arhor this place
either On "Wednesday Thursday. The Cricket which
arrived h.re"n Iu~rsay WAS also detained till Friday
Prom ths salem lMass.) Register. April Ill
After several days II clear. cool weather. with fresh
nortfeasery brr~ze- storm Of rain In on Monday
night and ia ably increased until yesterday morning
when Il became furious gale If extreme severity con-
hnuns It It's height M til hours after full sea- at
noon The tide a height unprecedented for many
years exceeding that VI the storm weeks ago and
repng me wharves and streets in exposed situations
The railroad bridge at the North river csuseway be-
tween FORESTER street and Norheys Point carried
away and ths rnd COW red by the sea, which rushed
through the tunnel over the rails that man oacd
through ON raft Portions Of the TX were swept
away on the marshes in Rov-y and Lynn the trains
Nero very much d.rsrged The Essex train which
started in the forenoon just before high
PEELED To return after proceeding short distance and
await the fall Of the which high as to nearly
extingui n the ore If the locomotive.
Lafayette scet this side OF the bridge and the wharves
on each side flooded and the tide flowed almost
into Front street 80, too in North street the
bridge the tide flowed across and left much drift wood
a. IL rccedet.
immcpse quantities Of wood and lumber were hoated
from the wharscs. including several car,s belonging
The raillt ads the North river; from eighty hun
dred cords Mt the Aims House establish nent many
lots from the yards OF tho dealers. yards
were oycrhowel. and sustained much damage cellars
We're fed and the occupants OF oosed
We obliged to yaeatc the promises; fences pros
tried aud trees lost many Of their braashes Most Of
the vessels in the habor dragged their anchors
'crs went ashore The tide We believe higher than
any record.
Cartonvic bridge hoatcd of towards Frye's mills and
the North bridge was raised little.
The the North at the height Of the tide
and storm II winess and desoation, often
witnessed in that landlocked BASIN wh seward the
ocean presented spectacle Of terrible grandeur and sub
Unity. Indeed We have recollection Of storm all
things considered u such and long continued fury
We fear that IT must have been awfuly disastrous along
our rock bound coast.
! From Lawrence. hear that a barn. in which
five horses blew down. and Of tho horses 20 bad
/ IL injured that they obliged to XIII him. A
who WAS in the hay loft at the time very severely
! injured
In Marbehcad. several vessels were driven ashore
The railroads in all directions much damaged The
nluncaton with Boston pretty much cut of,
yesterday, after the morning The - and a., trains
from Boston. however arrived in good The East
ern Railroad down track was washed away on the
marshes and the Boston and Maine along Mystic river
/ The Geographic line also suspended operations.
We hear that there schooner ashore al Chelsea
beach and II l. feared that all hands have persisted
Wood supposed 20 have come from her was driven up to
! the railroad track
/ The damage by this dreadful storm must have been
immense in loss If life we fear well as property
From the Now Bedford Mass Mercury. April l..
The storm which commenced blowing from the north
Il Monday
"Wednesday with unabated force. Such prolonged and
violent storm has not occurred in this vicinity for several
yet We are happy 70 state that IN this city and the
nei2hborn2 localities IL has not been attended with those
destructive caamties which have marked it progress
elsewhere.
No material damage has been done to shipping in
port few bawser have parted and vessels have ehafed
little against the rhar,es. The ship Maria Theresa
the piles which she attached out Of
the earth q considerable distance The ohio parted
her fastenng aud the Two Brothers and several other
4 ships laid upon their beam ends.
! in
packet Mt anchor below ready Tor roe out the gale
in safety In This city the violence q the wind has oc-
casioncd eyer Disaster all II them however Of minor
importance. Signs fences hudings and trees have
been blown down. The front windows q the shop Of Mr.
streets wore literally in by the gale. barn
Morgan had Of it, ends blown or. We may add
that in the general destruction Of signs, time
honored hingle did not escape. but yielded position
which hal maintained for fifteen ears to the fury Of
I the element
/ A. ihe eleven o'clock train from Boston within
three miles Of this city. large tree cPitaed by
the wind upon the locomotive just in front of the boiler,
crushing the railing breaking the standards which sup
port IT, and fortunately thrown clear from the track
iy the force With which the engine was running Mr..
! George Raymond. the fireman who proceeding for
ward AZ the time oil the cylinders, struck by
branch Of the and slightly injured on the foot,
escaping instant death almost by n p,iracle
Notwithstanding the violence Of thp gale Tuesday
/ night. both boats from New lork came through.
A. we 20 to press the violence Of the be
abatinr We hail await not without anxiety further
reports II the effects OF this gale upon life and property
on the seaboard
lFrom the Boston Evening Journal, April IL
We learn from studlcy- Express that large quantities
Of wood the steamboat wharf 1T bingham washed
away. aud the wharf badly damaged Other wharvcs Mt
bingham were wholly destroyed and wood and lumber
washcd mp into thu street 10 render II impossible.
Sargent = Cos lowell Express informs NJ. that about
90 feet Of the Lowell hloachery dry house wa blown
down. Also that the old sationhousc at Wilmington
junction. the Lowell road. and two barns In Tcws
burr met with the same fate. yesterday.
AcorrSpondcn, writing from Commercial street, Dor
chester give. The following account Of The elects Of the
4 .alo in that vicinity
Tho effect. IL the storm Ia th. vicinity disastrous
ieyond MI precedent the srfn- 81 the wind aud force
~ the sea upon the shore irresistible. -teray
the tide wa az IT. highest about H. u, Al which time
The Whole supeFsructure q Commercial street wharf
CUPID by Nessrs Charles Emery CO. oated OIL carry.
inf. With H. In body about U0sc feet II valuable
~oned lumler the whole foated "a in mass. unis
'hcd until reached the beach on tho opposite eide Of
the coy whore Il Wa thrown into perfect wreck, and
lays scattered over acres Of surface
Tho railroad, between Harrison SQUARE and NcponCt.
/ Is covered With lumber aud trtwood Tcnncan road,
from The bridge the oye u literally piled with timber
bard. and wharf stun.. Ia indi.crimnate mass.
The pleasure boat Cento Of 10 tons burthen ays on
top II the -ea wall biged 10 feet above the height Il
ordinary tcs the read h point 1. half washed
away and the expensyc wall. both sides Of the
brire built last year by the town. l. very badly damag
cd the expense Of repairing II and putting the road ia
god shape cannot fa short II SioO At pro.ent IL l.
dangerous pas foot AMI impossible 10 do at
night u must h. weeks before 1t will be- in situation
Commercial Point wharf literally washed clean
\ the rlanking a the coal sheds, although loaded with
coal III placed. AMI much coal washed otcrboard
tn heavy coal scales. with all the iron work attached
f0attd from the PIT ana Tagged against tie stable
The uanage 70 THE wharf aud Its occupants hardly
- computed.
Tie "a = aic clean sweep acres. the wharf belong.
nR 10 Ranst0ad I Dearborn which their forge b.
situated carrying away hall u their coal shed aud
about ffy chalirops u cosl; the water entering The
forge obliged them 10 suspend operations The heavy
capst0ues Of this wharf q which weighed two
tons au1 upWards mostly displaced Tho other
vtarscs Ia this vicinity being lees exposed not
/ much duTsag,d.
Tho OH Cooay railroad track between the bridge and
Commercial street entirely swept away The bridge
~ Ntpnn.st y III gone, and the tolbridge badly
damH4cd "a to b. unpc.-shle, schooner which rode
out the gc for two day. between Thompspn'- Island
and Gov Pasture Ear this morning lays high and dry
i SlnNntum marsh
] .hlp ypvl a large size, nearly new, the
beach ~ Commercial Point, where he lays acros. the
road, slightly damaged She i " superior build with
brass roock., cedar bottom and coppcrc on the bows
This account a The disastrou. effect II this storm