The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-23
Disastrous Gslc IN Florida.

plsoes it had been whipped cut by the gale. sad
scattered over the ground The gale abated IN VIC
lence Nc it moved north, but even high up ~ Al
nGDy, in Bsler county, it was very severe II tAs
vicinity OF that place, and ia the lower part a
southwestern Georgia, 1t was vory disastrous to tAs
Gotten
The only injury sustained BY tho Capitol SAYS tls
Tallahassee Eaidias, was from the blowing do~a
Of the chmneys. which were driven in through sns
ceiling Of the Senate chamber, and the disp,sss-
men. of portion Of the states on the roof Damage
about 81 900 Many store houses unroofcd. sod
goo ds and groceries exposed to the rain and wind
The building in which stored the small s~ma
of tho State, was mado complete wreck AnszE
The sufferers, the following names occur ;-MssrS.
Argyle. McDougsl. Hopkins & Magiuniss, Milsse,
Bioksw, White, J MeDougald, DR. Barnard, WI
son. Lloyd, Jaggsrd George w scott & Co, A.
Richardson, Berry & Ro -les, Butler < Dsphan. S.
s Knight, G. & Maginniss Byrd, Brosns &
Heir. kindon, Gslbraith, Gen Slime. the editor 4
the FLn1d,an, &c The Exchange was unrooEsA,
and the depot buildings and tho Nasouic Hall we're
Frustrated All the furniture Of jackson LSsee,
Florids Royal Arch, Chapter No I, and Of MsokAy
Council No l. was destroyed by the crash.
A German buried in the ruins OF his house,
but wos eztrjcatsd without serious hurt OnS
person killed in the country, and several ~sFs
injured Altogether, the gale Is represented to -
the most terrible that has visited that place foe
many years II lasted about SIX hours, aud Is sue-
posed 70 have been terrible on tho gulf OF IL
effects in the surrounding country, the H1tdiSs
The accounts from the country are awful al
appalling wo have not heard from . SOLITARY
plantation which has not suffered to tue smosns e
thoussnds Some planters have lost their easirs
crop of cotton Gin houses down, and Of oeurss
all the cotton which stored in them, nos gansd
or packed, has been scattered aud destroyed All
tho cotton not yet picked has been blown out sal 10
lost. The fields on Saturday morning were white
unto the harvest" but at this hour nothing IL % 10
aen in then but tho stAk aud empty bolls We
suppose that in this county aloue, half q milhoa
has been ost in cotton, say nothing Of the nsers
fouse, blown down, the fences prostrs.cd, and The
timber destroyed
The violence Of the storm al ST Marks has nsvsr
been equaIled by any previous gale, although d.
stuc iop Of property has not been 30 great. owing
probably to the fact tcst the gale sbsted 30
A letter frcm st. Marks. dated Oct 10. ssysi-
I'VE have been visited with another gale of ovsn
greater severity than the oce of August. 1851 ese
Brocie, Wac,ssa, and j Vail are ashore, high sal
dry. The Anderson lies with midships (fssAse
sterpwa.ds) across the pier head. three fsss wssR
stern, eight sad half boc. s6d viii st lesse asse
Ia discharge her cargo before getting 81. 10
Wscsea lies the piece where ths rsifesa cssA -
be, bet wecu tee warehouses and aneds cue bee4>a
iust ocpoeits the east ~iad0 of our Once. TIE
] Det.iam arrived OF che bsg on the n,xht ~ Ne
9Th instant, and yesterday parted her chs'nS -
,,oey Lies he and d-y ahcr. four mites fsva hsrs,
ard one 10 ti.e east ot ths nyer.