The New York herald., 1851-09-06
TERRIBLE STORM In FLORIDA.


places In Florida descriptive Of the hurricane and food
on ths 2ah and 18th Of August, the Gulf Coast of
florida 1t Ia said more appalling and terrible hurri
cane has never been known in that region The light
houses at Cape San Bias asd Dog Island are known to
have been blown down, ana many lives lost.
Great fears are apprehsnaed to vessels the Gulf
aud It s expected that the so1thsrn and Keys of
Florida are covered with vessels that hum
dreis OF human beings have been drowned The sea
rose several feet higher than any period the
cotton fields Of Middle Florida laid waste and is
not anticipated that than half crop will be saved
and it is feared that the injury has extended into
Georgia
AT APALAcHIcoLA.
At Apalachicoa, the sea ave or six feet in the
streets and with the wind destroyed many buildings at
tbs southern end Of the town and as far up as the
Charleston Bank The Of Centre street
which house also destroyed AT Dog Island several
hves were lost, and Bri ship John BRYAN was
lost Spanish brig lost the Haulover seven-
teen persons drowned from board Of her There are
bot two three buildings not unroofed injured at
Apaachicols Groceries and dry goods in stores
destroJed TO a great extent Al Old woman's Bluff a
steamboat, on the ways had her cabin blown of The
steamer Magnolia lost MIR. San uel Smith was
drowned he the only person saved from the brig
eaearo5o, wrecked on Orange Keys, in lS44
AT TALLAHASSEE.
From the Tallahassee senlinel. Aug 26
On Friday evening last laid and threatening horizon
wiae prognosticated n storm About six o'clock, there
ws violent squal irom the southeast and tremendous
shower In little Whine the squal ceased, but II con-
tnued to rain eopousy all the hight, till about five sa.
turdsy morning commencing again at halfpast eight,
the wind ais began To ris- on cue eastward the hor
xon to thcsen up scuds TO ny aud every sign to betoken
blow" The rain poue down literally in torrents
with only occasion slight intermissions till about sun
Iise on Sunday morning By twelve o clock noon, ON
saturday the wind had yoered to the southeast and
blowing gale At th. trees began to give way. At
two s ycerng southvard the blasts were rapidly in
creasng violence and ~orse evid ntIy coming From
three ~ haf past The cly stand nom ua
der Tai forest oaks uprooted, rudey snapped
adsr- China trees stood no cntnc1i fences were
pccstratedtp roofing peeled up like paper-roofs torn
CpbrcAbats yipgsnd altog.ter such general scat
tson taking place a. Is hst often seen From six TO
tr oclc there increase the force Of the gale
hut II anything abatem ment. From ten to two. IL
pined Up sgain and blew great guns" The night was
100 dsrk - note the miscnie IN progress except
bsrr ened just around one but tae howilng Kissing,
whiftng Gaming and groanng OF tue blasts were very
WI calculated to excite lively appsenensions Of general
The gale had pretty much absiei at four, and cay.
Lsht disclosed a novel spectacle The streets We're all
obstGcte with prostrae and the ground covered
With tvigs, boughs, leaves, ana whippngs." from
evcrythipg that grows In LITTLE walk aeout the vii
Isge we pottd the following =: rhe capito-the tia
roofing of the porticos of window blown in the
aiive hall and general misfortune among the
glsss Bosds warehouse (orick), unrooied and blown
Gown Wilson's Exehsnse bu.llng tin peeled of.
onroofcd and timber o the roof scattered in all drec
tons city Hotel piazza partly blcwn down Mler &
Brosavs large at,bles east half un.inued McMuilins
occupied by Messrs Clark and BestwricS. as
occupied by Messrs kindon half UDrcofed, and very
badly ipJurtt; HaywaTo's nsw store houses partly
uatnntI &; Cark's new carrisge chop badly ini ursd
Bryant piazza blown down; Richardson
cutinnfi; Felkeis store untinnsi au1 roof started
market house tlown down. Andersons new brick dwell.
ing house tuuhDshed) gable ends sbd chimneys blown
down Several kitchen and Other ehimneys were pros
bsed and various other injuries were inflicted too
u1erous 10 mcptien The fences state Of woful
dapidaton and The PROSTATE shade trees almost
past counting One citizen tells be has eighteen
upon bis premises which MT extensive Tns
TIA roCf generally fued tsdly and stores would
bave been unroot but for timely secarn, with
rEs TIE damage done to gods in store is supposed
t. b. small
Frcm The country h.ar that the roads in all drsc
tons obsrruct,d with fllen timber The quantity
b.own down Is beyond all precedent The damage done
t0 Plantations and maturing crops by such food aud
hurricane supposed 10 be very great We believe
ram never lc In the same lepgn Of time since Noahs
DAY
taer inf rmstion IL Is stated however that the bud-
irgs a, 81. MARKS with the exception of the railroad
warehouses and Hots Hotel gone. They few,
however generally Of small value The h1ors OF the
warehouses beaten out and the goods stored therein
aA hoa,ed away or sunk Al Sewprt there Is said 20
have been about six feet Of water in town The seamsr
spray drawing four feet took passengers through the
sreets to the hotti The first Jor OF which covered
roet Tie greatest sufferer Is reported 70 be Mr. Ladd.
IA whose storehouse the wafer is said to have dashed
the counter bis loss lie estimated at 5000 Nc
Taught ormoDd reported TO have sustained damage
20 the smouDt q So Coo These 6rst rrorts sli
hope that later information may put brighter aspect
s5ars No lives loet anywhere far as yet learned
The steamer spray went down to within a mile and
DsG of the light house she could get on ar.
coun; Of The hssyy sweiD en- Sunday. The house was
Standing snd she saw persons standing ia the lantern
elo waved their handkerchief.
AT ST MARKS AND NEWPORT.
We learn from e MAJ X that the water rose above all
fvors water marks upon the old ftrt Portions q this
oi fortircstion, which had wthsood foods Of sges
were swept away and the buildings within all destroyed
The Custom House books and papers are all zone-no
thing being left Of the estsblhhIent but the iron safe
"a. hsme house occupied by Mr. Birchett the Deputy
Collector the point uuction Of tn. 81 MARKS
NaAra, was raised from its fouudations broke In the
centre AID dashed 10 fragments against old fort
M Brchstt eve n tbins in the hspe of clothing and
housst Old effects All the hcuses at old st Marks (Se
pray snail frame houses of little vaue) carried
away The water Is stated TO have risen at least twelve
t-et above ordinary tide Level
At the terminus, the railroad washed up as far
tae hotel The water was two feet deep in the
houses part of the floors washed up and contents pra.
cipslly bagsng and salt good deal injured Cotton
ebed oor torn up and bales sdrif Wharf gone aud
esvsnty barrels rosiD With u. Cotton pr@ injured
Hot. Hotel not much injured the other building gone
pared and when Sc MARKS aud TIE terminus were no
longer bsbiable. the people repaired to the
woods
AtHer Pert there appears have been an average Of
fva sx feet cf ~arer The wharves are ell carried
sway but buldirgs destroyed far can learn
The goods in storh' u.rs hsv sustained much damage
dollars; McNspsht 0rnopd. three 20 four Mr.. Deo-
ham two to three aud ali the merchants have sustained
An extra Of the Wetr1a Ta,s received tbi. morning
est the Ices $4,000 which from the reports
b.v. received we sboud infer vas very moderate esi
mate The of the town said have been In
good boating condition for the steamer spray which
We are glad TO he.r that M are safe at the light house
and that The house AMI premises have suffered no nate
rial damage The breas~ster Is carried away In two
places but the dsmsse Fuppos~d not 70 exceed $1,000
There besidcs the keepers arn six eight
vistsrs at the light house They had Of course most
anxious sDd alarming time. TIL about ten o'clock Satur
day night when the vscrng q the wind lttle 20 the
Westward permitted the water TO receds. and they re.
turned 20 The kseper house During the height of the
rsle and the lgbthgu~e shook 20 itH lorest stone
and the terror aud d,co nfort q hs furitves were
greatly increased by the forcing IN q tue iron door and
the sprsy dsshing up into he structure
OnsrRrC CrfuS or PokDS-THE CROPS.
Wesvp7ose there s very little of printing paper
TO jsy, a. IL. 20 our Inind cxce.dingly doubtful
whether fba have any mail stage other carriage
communication with ia. rest e mankind short Of
raj days. More timber is blown down than
known before-ss much told In any three
which have visited F0rids within the las; fifteen
f.Fa sh.-, f.rt tngto