The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-09-17
GREAT STORM

The great storm which recently extended
throughout the Atlantic slope of the ALE
ghenies, from the extreme North to the ex-
treme South, has done an incalculable amount
of damage. As a specimen of its effects, We
give below sketches from the Mobile Register
of the 26th ult., and from the Augusta, Ca,
Constitutionalist:
Those who have lived in Mobile for the last
twenty years say that they have seen no such
storm as prevailed yesterday. About mid
night on Tuesday, the Oath, the wind COM
menced blowing strongly from the northeast,
with a constant rain. About o'clock yester-
day morning the wind shifted to the south
east and continued blowing, with rain, until
this present writing. The result was that the
water was driven in upon the city, and the
streets nearest the river were flooded. Front
and Commerce streets, their whole length,
were completely flooded with water, and the
streets running at right angles with them were
partly filled. In the upper part of the city,
Water street, the third from the river, was
covered. At Government street, it came up
to the market house, and we saw dug-O
moored there to the post at the north east cor
ner of Water street. The grocery in the mid
die of the street was surrounded with water.
Fish and small turtle-called by those who in
formed us of the fact sea turtle-were taken
at the corner of Government and Water
streets, where at one time there was fleet of
five or six good sized boats padding about.
The gale continued all through Wednesday,
and until noon Of Thursday, the Goth, at which
time the wind perceptibly decreased, and the
flood began to retire, though the rain contin-
ued to fall throughout the day.
At one o clock, Thursday morning, says the
D. A ,,,,A f,,.y
Immense trees were torn up by the roots, fall
ing into the streets or into the yards, crashing
fences or whatever impeded their descent
houses were unroofed, and the helpless in
mates were exposed to the pitiless peltings Of
the storm; and, added to this, came the un-
welcome assurance that, with the rising tide,
| the flood was progressing with alarming ra-
pidity. By two O'Clock it became evident
| that Water street could not escape submersiOn,
and some gentlemen whose anxiety would not
permit them to rest, barely had time to reach
| their stores and secure their books before they
were entirely ruined.
At sunrise, the aspect Of the city was gloom!
indeed. The flood having submerged Waite
street, forced its way into the stores, office
and dwellings of st. Francis, Dauphin, Con
and Government streets, nearly up to thei
several intersections with Royal.
On the river front, its great damage com
menced. At the Island it had swept away al
the Improvements, sheds, ship ways, houses
&c., from the land Every thing was cleare
off. The sea-drift house, boats, &c, were al
driven off, and every thing swept from tha
side, except the Mischief and her dock.
On the west side of the river, of course, wa
the greatest destruction. Below Government
street several pilot boats, water boats anC
schooners, were laid on the streets. Two wer'
only stopped by fetching up at the wall OF th'
Cotton Press At the foot Of Contemporaries
the brig Michigan carried away the wharf sht
was mOOred to, and went with itlnto the MID;
die of the stream. The DrydOck dragged
higher up, and nearer shore than her regular
moorings. The Ice House was inundated ana
all the fresh pond produce entirely dissolved.
Every store Of course on Front street WasoVer-
flowed.
The whole range of wharves is one vast rum.
Nothing but the uprights remain in most pla-
ees. and not one solitary wharf retains any
thing like its original form. Those OF the mail
lline are the best; the two in rear OF the q. z.
Gage are entirely swept away. That at foot
Of Cont street remains tolerably intact. All
along the shore, from the lower Press upward
10 Government street, vessels are lying high
and dry. A large barge is driven up in the
rear Of the Press.
The brig Michigan carried away the wharl