The New York herald., 1851-09-10

We have received few additional particulars of the
late gale the of Florida Annexed Is an
extract of private letter, dated -
ArALAcHIcoLA, August 27, 1881.
We have Just experienced OF the most
storms that ever known in this place making Apa
laehicola perfect OF ruHs The of goods
are lost badly damaged that they of but little
value The water was about seven feet dsep the first
floor the roof Is entirely gone not only from store
but from other in the place 1t is estimated there
Is but onethira Of the goods that in the
Water street saved and they in damaged state Goods
from every store in town lying ali about the
streets up the river, the bay and all over in
places three four miles from here. pu 5ting all
that have, and save in Union warehouse, where
will keep thtm until the store is repaired.
The whoe Of the low block OF brick buildings gone
including No l5 where had stored for Mrs. Roberts 5S
bales Adams, "a Cromwell "a 10 al lo5 bales cotton,
which have neither seen nor heard from since. The
"P. D. warehouse is down church ditto; custom
houfe ditto all the light houses ditto Five lives lost
Deg Island lost at Caps st. Bias. ship John
Bryant ashore but will be got of Spanish brig hors
nesr St Bias will be a total loss.
The Excelsior the wharf few days before the
gale She is in the marsh three four miles from
here.
[Frcm II Apalachicola Advertiser Aug g7l
Our city tho 2sth visited by the most awful
and uctiye gale that have The loss
ofproperty immt and the town Is almost Ia ruins
The storm on Friday night about one clock
the wind from southeast 1he tide being previously
high above whsrves and before daylight
dashng against the bri stores in Water street
The wind increased the day broke aud at early
hour the lower floors in Water street had FIVE fes
water in them The wind blew with the greatest fury
ucNhsthtiLB eWIytnDs Ddrrictuny OF tue
doors Of the least service The gale ragged all day
until after night Before two O'Clock. +. NJ the
whole Of Water and Commerce streets five feet
der watr the foors II the stores goods counters and
lumber, all afloat The wind high that nothing
could be done TO either the stores their contents
Not one bJilding in Water street remains uanured;
many Of the roofs are torn OIL and every has had
the lower floors steps counters and store swept
of or injured be worthless; several are very
badly injuitd the Exchange bulldogs the Offices over
the by drsuc press and the store occupied rhos Or
man, the building lately occupied BY the Charleston
n.a nh Aron tofa IN hat.sa la
badly injured, only the side walls standing The store
wh,re the Cuitom House is kept is almost down; aud
al the lower block nearest the bay In ruins from that
portion of town every house Front Commerce Is
swept avSy; the entire road around the Promenade
and along the bay as far as Judge semms house has
wasbed away, carrying down Mrs Grerson house. and
all the garoen and yard in front Of A. l. Bennett and g.
Benerets houses nearly to their very doors Judge
semmess house vas also undermined and Is now to-
tai ruin.
buildings all gone and the warehouse attached 20
Thos u. Mitchclls cotton press badly injured Almost
every house in The town loss nured aud all
the and fences prostratod The Episcopal Church
Is almost wreck and the Presb terian Church totally
demolished.
The storm ragged all day with the greatest violence and
lasted about twenty hours in the afternoon the wind
changed to southwest but did not abate in its violence
until late IN the night So far have heard from,
Il quite violent as in the city, at the Bluff, and
the hCutes washed down. the steamer Falcon
wahtd of the ways and driven by the storm and tide
some distance up the river, and capsized island
All three Of the light houses in the district blown
down or washed away and at Dog Island ave iyos ost
at Cape ST. Bias spanish brig OF war has been strand
ed ON the beach, and feveral lives lost.
We give adequate description OF the scene; IL
most awful and terrific But the destruction and
devastation to be is truly m.lancholy
not ascertain the amount Of loss but think IL mode
rate estimate to ssy two hundred thousand dollars
The abuve account Of losses IL furnished TO by
Of committee appointed to make estimates Of the ndi-
ydua and eggr gate losses 1t IL placed at two hundred
thousand dollars but In the opinion Of many, will reach
hall a million.
The roof Of iRoe Is olive all aaoat-bnt
clear up the ri and Debris fuller parcu-
lars will be given.