New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-09
The Great Hurricane at the South-Further
Particulars.

We learn that the hurricane hlch swept
with such fury over Florida the 22d ult extended
south to the West Indies The steamship Georgia
encountered ii on the 2sth IN the Maraquana Passage,
on her outward voyage to Jamaica and Chagres,
from this port 1t is described as terrible gale She
laid TO upward OF forty hours under the lee Of the
island. but all her sails were blown away, and her
topsail ward was lost The Georgia. after the gale,
made several feet of water before she put into ia
malca.
The British Royal Mail Steamer Great Western,
on her way to ST. Thomas. met the hurricane IN the
Mona Passage She was Knocked down upon her
Team ends. shipped several heavy seas carried
away her wheel-house. and was several hours IN
imminent danger of being lost. She was greatly
damaged
by wrecks II Is expected. is very great. Many YES
sells must have been lost at sea that Will never be
heard from.
The hurricane was felt at jamaica, but no, SO
severely IN other islands. so FAR as information
has been received
The island of Porto Rico has suffered greatly.
Most of the plantations utterly ruined beyond re-
suSciidion for one or two years. Thousands OF cat.
lie and horses and other animals were killed, and
many persons lost their lives. The plains were IN
undated, ard IN the vicinity OF the mountains worked
into immense gullies, by the force of the torrents
4 gentlemen who visited the mountains on Porto
Rico to view the surrounding country OF one OF the
most fertile regions, describes II ons entire scene
of destruction and desolation by the winds ana wa
tiers.
The hurricane was not felt IN Chagres. We stated,
on Yesterday, that II believed the gale had not
reached Kew West and the southwestern coast OF
Florida We believe our informant may have been
mistaken, and that we may receive IN few days,
distressing accounts from that region OF wrecks ana
losses of life. The on the coast OF Porto ltlco
and on the Gulf Coast, at ~. Marks, Apalachcola,
and Cape ST. Bias by the accounts already published
rose several feet higher than has ever before been
known and It must have affected the KEYS and south
err coast. II appears also, that the steamer Union
felt the gale in the Gull Stream on the eastern coast
OF FLORIDA. of Cape Carhaveral.
IL seems that the first accounts which reached us
conveyed adequate idea of the destruction caused
by the hurricane Florida the following letter to
The Tallahassee Republican will show
APAL.cHIcoLA Wednesday Aug. %, 1851.
sit down to one of the most painful tasks of my
hte-to depict to YOU the scene OF destruction and
suffering our town has Just been visited by We
have Just had our annual gale, and a more terrific
and destructive hurricane has never been known on
our coast. On the night of the 22d, about ii O'Clock,
the wind blew hard from :. ; f. and the tide rose
over the wharves, and by daylight was IN the streets
| came down town at IL o'clock at night. Vt
o'clock In The morning the tide was stu rising Al
daylight, although the tide was within two feet OF
the sidewalk the wind uled, and II was generally
thought that the worst OF the gale was over ~ sun
rise the wind freshened, and from that time the TIDE
rose with fearful Tapldity
Tie wooden sidewalk was first undermined, and
In spite OF chains and ropes hoated away Will
not attempt to tell you fully OF the destruction
witnessed on Saturday, the 3d. the gale continuing
the ntire day Al o'clock A. A., the wind changed
from s f. to : W, the tide being at It's hight. 1t
was IN MarketsTeet, IN the porches, and the scene
around was one vast sheet of water. The whole
point was a scene of confusion and distress. Judge
IL, whose house IS out of town, found his house
surrounded BY water, and saved himself and family
by getting from the second story window Judge
S. house was Frustrated. Several other reslden-
ces were blown down or undermined by the sea-
The promenade was overfown. and Is now perfect
pond. The Presbyterian Church was blown down
Nat the windows and doors of the Episcopal
Church are down OF the chlmneys and fences and
UalInes, few are standing IN town.
several warehouses and other tenements are blown
down, and others have been moved oy the hood ana
wind The beech has receded several feet IN some
parts Of the point. lrshtown Is perfect wreck
cannot describe 1t differently. The old orlck agency
OF the Charleston Bank. at the corner OF Center-st
and Water. s RACED 20 the ground. Inc T. ID. ware
house j. blown through part OF the Exchange IS
cone the Dog Island light Is gone, as also the cape
- Bias light. Five or SIX ives were lost al Dog
Island ship III the East Pass, supposed 10 De the
British ship John Bryan, i high and dry ashore
Thessteamer Falcon. on the ways at Old Womans
Bluff was washed of and blown across the bay to
Penhook Point. in the woods.
\ Spanish brig was wrecked at the fiaulover near
Cane 81 Bias. and seventeen lives were lost the
resi- of the are IN the city She was loaded with
fsh onions &C. and bound from st. Jago 10 Havana.
samuel smith who was on board the brig Saratoga,
wrecked In cii, and was the only one saved, was
crowned SIX or seven thousand sacks OF salt, IN
store owned by Liverpool houses, are entirely lost
The John Bryan had AGO bales Of cotton for Liver
pool on board, insurance effected chiefly IN New
York The steamer Magnolia is supposed to be lost
TIE shore Is strewn with trees and drit WOOD ana
pieces OF wrecks
,dylces state that the hurricane extended up the
Apalachicola rver on both sides. The plantations
on both sides Of the rlver for thirty miles are iad
waste. At Mariana and IN It's ylcinlty many houses
were blovn down. and others unrooied. Yin houses
and screws are generally blown down, and fences
destroyed The storm extended up nearly 70 Macon,
Georgia, though the damage Is not SO extensive anu
severe IN the interior. Al cambridge, georgia, or
al Chaita, the junction Of the Chattanooche anu
Hart ryers) the damage was very great. some
lives were lost by houses falling upon them The
sugar tobacco, ard cotton crops are injured very
greatly. Not one-half OF the ordinary cotton crop
viii be saved
TIE Tallahassee sentinel contains still further par
iiculars which We subJOln
In Tallahassee the tspl,ol was injured lhe lul
roofing Of the portcoes torn Oh, a window blown IN
the Representative nan, ana genera laS ,I-
among The glass. Bonds warehouse IoncAJ IN
rooted and blown down. Wilson's ExchdH!e
building Tin peeled Off unroofed and tlmoers OF the
roof scattered IN all directons cry hoIe., paLaa a
partly blown blown down. Miller Brona" 5 Iafge
stables. east half untInned McMulhns corner Oc'
cupied by Messrs Clark Bestwrick, As stores par
/ italy unroofet
The brlck and slated building occupied by Nessrs
Kndon. half unroofed. and very badly injured. Il.
| Hayward's new store houses, partly untnlhed--
Clark's new carriage shop, sasiy INJURED. Dryai.
/ store, piazza blown down richardson ~ IN
/ timed. Felkells store untnnec ana iOoI "ai'e"
/ Market house blown down ..4
Andersons new brick dwelling house, tunhnlsh-
/ ed,) gable ends and chfnneys blown down seVerai
/ kitchen and other chlrneys were prosirated. and
various other injuries were inflicted. TOO numerous
/ 10 mention The fences were IN a state OF "ofui
cilspdanon and the PROSTATE shade-trees were al
most past counting.
We Learn from St Marks that The water rose
above all previous water-marks upon the old FORT
Portions OF this old fortlhcatlon, which had with
stood the foods of ages, were swept away, and the
! building within II all destroyed The Custom-house
books and papers all gone-nohIng beng left OF
| the establishment but the iron safe
The fame house occupied by Mr. Bircheu the