Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-04-24
A Tremendous Storm.

Last week on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, the New England coast was visited
bv one of the most fearful storms that have
transpired within the present century. The
tide rose higher in some places, it is said, than
it has done since 1876. Even in Boston, guard
ed as that port is by miles of narrows, the water
inundated a large number OF whole streets in
the lower part of the city, doing immense dam
age. Several vessels, with parts of their crews
are already known to be lost; while scores in
different korts and along the coast, were strand
ed, and driven high and dry upon land by the
tremendous force OF the wind and waves. The
Light House on Minot's ledge, built on a sunk
en- rock, some three miles from the shore near
Cohasselt, about 20 miles south of Boston, has
been swept every yestage of it from its founda-
ton, and the two assistants of the keeper, who
was on shore, are lost.
From the many columns Of reported incidents
and disasters, with which the city papers are fill
led, we select the following:
The whole damage 10 property in Boston is
estimated by good judges at not less than one
million of dollars.
The tide made a complete breach over Chel-
sea and Warren bridges, and at noon the water
was of considerable depth in the streets about
the Boston and Maine Railroad depot. The
floor of the engine house was covered with wa
ter.
The steeple upon the Rev. Mr. Blain's Church,
on Bunker Hill street, in Charlestown, blew
down with tremendous crash, killing Mr.. Theo.
dore Locke, a milkman of Lexington, who was
passing in his wagon at the time. His horse
was also killed, and the wagon smashed to atoms.
The steeple is said to have been mlserably built.
It fell directly across the street and damaged the
houses on the opposite side considerably. Cor
oner Sunner was called and will hold an inquest
when the manner of constructing the Church
will be inquired INTO. 1t was feared after the
above accident that the entire building would
be blown down.
The new Episcopal church, building in East
Boston, was blown down and is nearly a total
loss. A chimney was also blown down in the
same place, by which an lrishman was instantly
killed.
A Brighton butcher, crossing Cambridge
bridge during the day, had his wagon and load
of calves thrown over the bridge by a gust of
wind, when they were swept off to the Mill Dam.
The calves we're drowned, but the man aud horse
were saved.
The Beach for miles is strewed with logs,
planks, and remnants of merchandise. And to
the disgrace of the " wreckers," a large number
of teams, with oxen, were seen carting off the
spoils which doated there.
On III the railroads the trains were obstruct-
ed, andln some instances they were impossible.
Nh .nn- LA -. a..s- f. II ILL., ,nrtn
day, and 6at by the Boston and Maine road
PassehgeB who left Newburyport at 6 o'clock
in the morning, did not arrive until a l-2 o'clock
p. NJ. On the Eastern road, the track from Sa-
lem to Beverly was washed away, and foated
off, and thirty rods of track at Rowley are i'm.
~pGssable. A breach was made &C HAMPTON
Two hundred feet OF embankment are gone on
the Cape Ann branch, with u prospect of much
more last night. AT West Beach, old fishermen
say this is the highest tide for fifty years, ard
were confident the night tide would be much
higher.
In Springfield and Worcester the rain de-
scended almost horizontally all day, accompa-
MED with sleet and hail. Steeples, chimnles
and roofs suffered materially SO far as we have
heard.
At Uxbridge, on the Providence and Worces-
ter railroad, the car house was blown across the
track completely obstructing 1t. The trains Ell
Their way met there and exchanged passengers
during yesterday.
In New York, yesterday morning, the storm
was very severe. Chlmnies and roofs of houses
were blown off, the tides were very high, and the
streets were flooded. Many vessels are reported
as wrecked.
At Bridgeport and New Haven the lower sto
? ries OF warehouses; on the streets nearest the wa
ter were submerged,
The wind from the Sound was so violent that
the Express train was detained an hour between
New YORK and Springfield.
The gaze was very severe on the Sound, but
all the steamboats, from New York rode it out
%bravely.
Several houses, at what is called "Pleasant
Beach, in Cohassett, were entirely swept away
on Wednesday. One large three story hotel,
kept by Mr., Isaiah Baker, was foated from its
underpinnlng. Several b~oarders, and other fam.
lies beside Mr.. Bakers were in it at the time
and barely escaped with their lives. But a few
moments after the occupants had left, the sea
broke over the building, breaking it into four
parts.
/ Another small dwelling house was washed
from Its foundation, and almost totally demolish-
ed. The occupants escaped with their lives
Several lighthouses, barns, and other out build
lngs In the vicinity, were all washed away
These buildings were owned by Mr.. Henry
Doane, Of Conassett. Mr.. Doane's extensive
saltwoiks @8re almost entirely demolished.
MI. Isaac Halls ship-yard at Cohassett, is
swept clean of its lumber. The yard is very
much damaged, and the lumber is scattered in
a most singular manner. Mr.. Hall had just
laid the keel for a new brig which he was
about building, but the sea of Wednesday car
ried it off.
The amount of damage done to the harbor of
Cohassett is said to be very great. The exact
amount cannot now be estimated. About fifty
sail ~ofvessels were in the harbor during the gale,
and rode it out in safety.
AT Scituate, a Russian brig name unknown)
went ashore on Scituate Beach, near the mouth
of the river, about II O'Clock, Wednesday,
evening. She soon after went to pieces
Crew all saved. She was loaded with salt
This vessel lost one OF her rev overheard, off
Provincetown.
Scltuate harbor has been damaged to the
amount of five thousand dollars. Houses have
been swept away. and some of the streets are
entirely blockaded with lumber and all kinds OF
drift stuff.
Scituate Lighthouse was entirely surround
cd by water on Wednesday and Wednesday
night, and the underpinning is very much dam
aged. This light has not been used since the
light on Minots ledge went into operation.
The " Oldest inhabitant' at Sciluate informed
us that the tide has not been so high as it was
on Wednesday, since December, 1856.
Sloop Herschel of Marshfold, broke fiom the
wharf at Scltuate, and went ashore on the mead
ow-she will be got off without much damage.
Cooks wharf in the outer harbor was totally
demolished. Other wharves were partially de-
stroyod. H. g. e. Otis will suffer some from
loss of lumber also Briggs g. Turner, from loss
Of ship timber.