The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-19


LOSS OF rHB PILOT BOAT WARRINGTON, Win TnnB
OF uKR 0RHW-pIsAsrKRs 70 OrHna vnsGuzS-
TIE GOLD wRATHxR, IrC.
We expsrisncsd ths orstasts Of winter In this city
yesterday. The rapid variations Of tsmpsrstars whSsh
were Indicated by the thermometer from Thursday eve
DiBg. suddenly ceased and at daybrsak tbs mercury
fell TO within two degrees Of the freezing point The
shiftiig and gusy viAd, which prevailed during the
name period vss lullsS, for fsw hours after midnight
Of Friday; but 1t four O'Clock yesterday sa+urday)
meIniBg blew with great force west BY north, ana
the morning advanced, increased to perfect gale The
storm continued during the entire day-ti coming from
point nearly west BY nerth-sad accompanied by
excessively cold air which Keenly felt BY
citizens to the sudden and unexpected trans
tion. The wind high ct intervals that along the
streets bordering upon the rivers the store awnings
into shrsds in tho upper part OF the
old wooden pests snapped and broken away;
flower boxes and pots blown down pretty freely,
and in few instances bricks and chimney tops were
rolled to the ground. There general chatting and
pitching Of the shipping in the rivers In another psrtof
paper give account Of the immediate sinking
schooner by Of the Peck slip ferry boats. This
owing to the storm the tide in the river sudden
that the schooner and boat unmanagsabis It Is
not known nthsc any hands board the schooner
In the afternoon schooner coming down the river
very running into the ferry boat Hontsuk. The
ladies on board much alarmed. very heavy sea
in beth rivers the effect Of which that the canal
boat Temple, Of tho Buffalo line, loaded with lumber,
swamped in the East river and towed into Coenies
slip; damage. zeal barge, loaded with coal, lying
yanderbts ferry dock Staten Island also suuk
and has gone 10 pieces The soop Mary Attwaser (of
Say brook lies tsp OF tho barge, having dragged her
anchor from oppots the Battery she has received
trlfiDg damage. The slooS has since been towed on
safsly.
The sudden gale Of Thursday night blew from east
south east When nobly Drawing against It. tins pilot
boat Washington (New York. No. 2, went ashore
Squsn Inlet. Immediately afterwards the yawls we're
get overheard into which the g0t but
OF them capsixed In the surf and melancholy
lste three Of the occupants unfortunately drowned
The boat lies high and dry having beaten the bars
She in charge Of the 1T the time Of the
disaster tho last pilot having been put board ship
few hours prevousy Parties have gone down from the
city to get her of.
The following are the Of the men who were
LOST
Charles Johnston Mike Burke, and ChaAss Hutohias,
loook)
Smed-John Kelly, and George Freeman
Wecould not learn the who persisted left families
but il is more than probable that they did The Water
Is commencing with truly melancholy forsbodng for
the hardy pilots OF this port At eight o'clock last night
the storm moderated little but the weather remained
very Geld. The thermometer at the HERALD Building
rsPgsd during yesterday follows: At ., A. NJ, S1H
deg ut noon, SO deg at p. M, 81 deg; at g. p.
ssh deg IL was almost impossible to traverse the
streets owrg to the high wind and feeble psrs
were blown to the ground Lste last night had
heard Of any personal injury.