Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-26
Terrible Gale.

From the Wakula Times New oit' rioiiua' Wv ~.
On Saturday mornin. last, about sunrise, few
ddrons of rain began to fall, accompanied with
iight wind varying from the &. s. E., and 5. s. E.,
which gradually increased until about half-past
lip. Nj, when it became violent hurricane.
About balf-past O'Clock, the western end OF
3the Court house was blown out: at about quarter
jpast o. clock the whole structure was blown down.
lThe Judge of Probate, Mr.. Wm.J. Council, mar
rowly escaped being crushed under the falling tim
3ber. The gable end of the dwelling of Mr.. Hay
wood was also blown down. Several other small
buildings were blown down. For some 20 mill
Jutes the wind blew, we think, harder than we ever
3before experienced. About o'clock the wind be-.
gan to iull, and shifted to the S. W., and the tide
1commenced falling. sft y ,.I}
The water at New Port rose about feet above
ordinarv spring tide doing considerable damage 10
1.-THE goods in some Of our warehouses, and some
slight injury to the ;wharves, carryingS.of large
quantities of wood, shingles, &c. syfD 81
r. The Plank Road track was washed up as lar rs
THE toll-gates Hands are engaged nreiaying II:
4 Some damage was done TO the Bridge across the
list. Marks river, which has been partly repaired.
i The steamer Spray, and brig sampson, Captain
wheeler, lying at New Port, did not sustain any
ainjury.
living at the wharves most disastrous.
4 The schr. J. Vail, Clark Delana, master parted
jher lines, and dragged both anchors until she
4 grounded nearly behind the Cotton Press ana is
now laying with her bow about 80 ieet' ana stern
The brig Wacissu, J. Powell, dragged both an
3cho,s until she brought up against the Railroad EN-
3bankment about 400 feet from the rver at high
! water, where she now lies on her beam ends.
4 The bark W. II. Brodie, Cary, broke down the
dtrees she was fastened to the south side OF the
ariyer and dragged both anchors, until she ground
Had about hundred feet from the river bank, where
she now lays, in a now upright POSITION imoeddea
iabout four feet in the earth.
Neither Of these vessels appear 10 nave iecei'eo
iany material damage, .u=u
4 The brig J. G.. anderson, Capt. Henry Delano,
Halter Knocking down the wharf at which she lay,
dragged her anchors, and swung against stone
istructnre, which she knocked down. She now
HAYS with about three and half feet of her stern
dom this pile of stone and her bow and bige on the
Srocky bed of the river with her Iarboard rail under
3water at high tide.
4 The bark John Denhdm, Gray, master, IRON Mo-
dbile, which anchored on Saturday morning at Tue
douter bar dragged her anchors. and drlied across
atbe marsh and now laws mile and half from
1.-The river,
The bark Oeilln, Starks, master, from New York
(which anchored in the Spanish Hole, on Saturday
9mornng rode out the gale IN safety.
4 All the wharves at st. Marks are gone About
lao feet of the south end of the Western Railroad
Warehouse, which the officeof the Collector
dof Customs, was entirely unrooied..
The three revenue boats, two OF Them copper
Boosting the government about $4,000 each, were
jblown about one mile from the river. Recovered
5uninjured
The stores of Mr.. George Hines and Mr.. Spencer
3were carried away, and their goods scattered in
3eyery direction. The dwelling oil Air. y. Moone,t'
! and a small building belonging TO Mr.. Merrill,
K were carried away. The railroad office, stable.
1negro quarters, &C., are gone. The railroad track
lis washed I'D the distance of halfa mile from the
iriver.
A From the Light House, we learn that the keep
jer's house and break water were washed down.
All the oil was lost. There not boat left on
4 the beach, The persons there sought refuge in
1.-The tower which it is said, swung to and fro like
5tree. l..-.-. r-l
! The Wakulla bridge is gone.
i From Tic Tallahassee Sentinel.
The morning of Saturday was cloudy, but SO lit
tie portentous of what followed, that some of our
acitizens set out 10 attend the Fair at Macon. OF
3course they did not get far. The wind was h. N.
4 E., and by II O'Clock fresh, but nothing more
by half past it had reered TO the South East,
4 and was blowing gale and raining hard. BY hall
Il past two the destruction commenced, and in an
hour after, the storm was at its height-thc wind
4 s. s. E. 1t is impossible TO give an adequate idea
! its fury. The rain drove horizontally in fine
smist-da: kening the whole horizon, and The crash
4 Of falling roofs and buildings-the CHATTER OF I'M
mense rolls of tin and iron torn from the housetops,
4 were most melancholy and terrific accompaniment
4 to the fearful roaring Of the storm. ' -
In the town are torn to Ibbons There IS
4 Scarcely building in the town which has not sus-
aained some damage, and there is several cases OF
Total wreck. .....
4 The Depot buildings at the Railroad terminous
iare all gone-demolshed. The Iron Foundry and
! Machine Shop ditto. .lL ft
The frame of n new two story dwelling house Tor
4 DR.. Lewis is demolished.
The Capitol is badly injured. Some OF the south
! ern gable is blown in-some four or five chimneys
\ were blown down and shattered the roof badly
1 About twenty windows were either wholly or par
atally blown in. The roof of the eastern portico
was started off and the building torn and shattered
generally. The Senate chamber is in bad condi-
don-thc ornamental ceiling all ruined. The force
iof the wind was such rs TO start the easements oil
some of the inside doors after blowing out the win
1Iows opposite The falling bricks have broken
1.-The arches of both the cisterns at the south end
5The whole roofis IN wretched condition. I"
The roof of Judge Bakers dwelling opposite is
3iniured-a considerable of the slate shattered and
blown off.
Hotel and the Planters Hotel are blown away,
jsome of the windows blown in and the frame OF
the addition to the Planters Hotel (avery substan
;tial piece of work 100 feet by 40 out OF perpen-
idicular. i.
We are sorry 10 learn that Mr.. J. J. Barnes, of
this county had valuable servant killedby the
falling of house during the storm. Every house,
lof every description on his place was destroyed.
ss Homestead Exemption.
The following extracts exhibit various qualifications
o the Exemption Bill in force in the several States
named: H. ... r .-. Cd e.a.lH.. D..
Manc-A lot OF and, dwelling house and out buildings
thereon US shall exceed five hundred dollars in value
Vermont--The homestead of every house Keeper or
head u family, the value of five hundred dollars
lot ard buildings thereon occupied as
IN residence, the value OF five hund ed dollars.
|, New York-Ihc and buildings thereon occupied
sidencc the value OF one thousand dollars.
Maryand-Al real estate acquired by rage during
i,he life wife execution of debt rom husband
Georgia veny OF land including dwelling house
land inprov ements not TO exceed Two hundred dollars
and the additional amount of five for each child under
ihftcen years OF age 4s.
Florida-Forty acres of land 10 every farmer and TO
eyery house keeper residing in city house and
1Iot not 10 exceed three hundred dollars in value.
Aabaml-Forty OF land when not in any town or
Ia ty and provided does not exceed in value four
hundred dollars. frr-a -i
Tcxas-Two hundred Of land, when not in any
Town or city Ios not exceed in value two thousand
dollars. asf11aI. "-.s'
oo.-Evcry family homestead not exceeding five hun
Il oil 40 rai,c 100.