Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-04
storm ana Flood ut Mobile.

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storm and Flood ut Mobile.
Gteaf dfsts uetioa Of property and tos'
az iWs-On tile gath. ult,. Mvliie wa
visited by one Of the most severe aud des
~tfuetive storms ever witnessed since, aiit
oiay eqnaled by those Of 1886, and 1887
Oar exchanges give long eeoullts Of the
loas Of property, aud life from which we
ris,st cordenBe.
. 1T seenis il.at a strong iiortheastefly
wind commenced blowing accompanied by
rain at about midnight Oh the Esd, at,d
continued until 0 o'clock on the next
iftotning, when tile wind shifted TO the
southeast, and the rain continuing to fall
almost necessarily. At about IA o'eloet
OH Wednesday night the wind appeared
10 be eubsiding. but souii afterwards blew
with renewed violence. The strong wind
from seawafd had delnged the front ftreeis
and the streets running at right angles
ssitl. them were Hooded for n considerable
distance back. AT | o'clock on Thursday
norning the gale tagged with terrible fury.
stale Advertiser says
+" Immense trees were torn up by the
foots, falling into the streets or Into the
yards, crushing fences or whatever imped.
ed their descent houses Were unroofed
and the helpless inmates were exposed 10
the pitiless peltings VI The storm atid I'D
tvd to this came the unweleuine aasu.
r:,nce that. with the risug tide. the flood
was progressing with alarming rapili'y.
by 2 o'clock II became evident that Water
street could not escape snbmersioll, and
some getteinaii whore anxiety would hot
permit them 10 rest, barely had time to
reneh their stores aud rescue their books be.
fore they were entirely ruined"
At sunrise on Thursday morning, the
city wore a gloomy aspect. The flood
having submerged Water street, forced its
way into the stores, offices aud dwellings
iof St. Francis, Dauphin, Cont aud Gov.
.efnmeit streets, nearly up to their several
intersections with Royal. The 1aseyte.
ser, IN u il extra, dated Thursday, 10 Il. NJ.
says:
"1he lower portion OF the mHrkethouse
was filed "a the depth Of several feet.
Awnings and awning frames were scat
tered indiseriminately about, the Zinc aud
tin covering Of several buildings was torn
tp and deposited In rolls In various places,
att', not least, The streets mostly devoted
to residences were very few yards ohstfuct-
ed hy the Frustrated forms of venerable
aud beautiful shade trees.
: Ii was a melancholy spectacle to observe
the care aud culture Of years thus scattered
ina night. In some instances immense
branches were snapped OIL like pipeslems,
.aud in Others trees were Torn up by the
yoots aud entirely destroyed. Hamilton
street is, at present, impossible from the
number of fallen trees. nnd looks very like
the path Of 4 hurricane through the forest.
On Government street the damage ii this
respect is very great, and, indeed, 90 il is
throughout the entire CITY. So sudden
aud unexpected was the progress Of the
siood, that little time was left, after the
danger became Imminent, 10 preserve any
thing of moment, Few Of the merchants
on our heaviest business streets have been
frortnnate enough 10 have secured their
books,
Atnoou the storm still ragged, hut the
iiood was at a stand. and At 8 r. M. the
water was rapidly sabsiding. During
tins time the shipping ii port experienced
much damage; buildings sustained more
Or less damage: we have accounts OF
ONE falling, roofs we've blown on Of 9th
efs. and not a merchant on Front. Com
mercial. aud Water streets but suffered
loss, some Of them very largely. in the
evening the wind shifted to M. N. w.
and the rain continued 20 fall moderately.
o. Friday morning The sun rose bright
and clear. but revealed . scene Of desola.
lion which brought sadness 70 the heart
Of every citizen. An<euition Of The W.
6unc Of Friday says
in the lower part DC the city, aI along
The margin OF the river. including Wafer
street. The sceue IS peculiarly impressive.
Every wl,arf there Is completely broken
up. aud fimberx. old roots, boards, ind
6re-wood. hIi up lie ways and render
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