Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-11
To The Editor. of tie Enquirer.

san FRAxolsco Dec. |, 1852.
TIE ge.pLd .; iTaventr 1872 day long Ia DO re-
msmbered in san francisco - day q o'rors" The
,,Urnin p!osc sGrn and each oh 10 the uoy ncVnnc
ei tie .';ntlc:" inc'easu: ii r;yrrg and In fury Az
arly n. ioa;,d itry Gashci ~ upon 'lc shoic
and ,naav pur Grd many vessels in our cspacion5 ha
b as Succeeding hlc" tossed and vcSed ien IN III
r,ntrAur The s!.Il l,arlu whistle Of the Winds they
ma their through lie rngng nj the ships told that
tale OF asa obstruction Was ii coic he gate IN
creased, and each ~ extensive w'aE'"s might
nave bee seen gatherings OF ~ sre them
carried away by The violence Of the storm! The "ino con
tnucd ~ shrek n!ld yrl and The slu still sa!feicd
strength MUored The southern side OF PactIc wharf lay
magnificent cp,r shr ltac:T-llc w"ri crenHen anu
Welded az ne npty ship rose fell win the swell upon
HE waters ami ucn lear WAS rst mat zoe heaVY structure
0ud way For greater security she was fastened 10
The wial by dozen ii Ihe largest and strongest
and and broad side - the wharf ard e ~ln0s, tt
ever, quot OF the latter she would prove immense strain
tic wharf Towards The hour o noon, 80 great was me
,ur that the wharf would sustain the lnneEse weight
uau H. Orders placed ud iaaened almost the m
ire length IT IT, Broadway wharf Just abure with t~u
large clippers ell ships alongside seemed una
bic line upon il, and ready al e5rh h!ist 10
Weld Long aud akct s.rcci whavr thcugh better ehe-
:cea 10 !ne danger OF being cnrrled away by Inc
vessels ucur,d alongste Further out In The stream
sG!sr .eis 5sdly uJfed dragged their anchors and
damage: zach other b. collision and By chahng. Thus, IN
Storm und danger pnss@t the day, until the hour oil nuf
O'Clock !yed. ABOUT TINS me, me large
,r, ,uui 81, amer New World left Pacltc WAu on her
usual t!p SGcrnmeHlJ Gn had hardly got Out into Inc
s.an bsivio crash heard, and IN great danger STE
/
,rh snip at anchor, and carried away her wheel house
Ihc Tn, fdeuce seatn!n: down The Day, al
rapd rate urure niud aud being several hours be-
fore her usua from Sacramento conjecture was eel W
work ae hc probable o! her Hfpcardhte some
.GrpGss t.I lie nj ID DJHn lie walter ont TIC t'.
So tl.; sic cpuii nc1 iHs Tap However, she
was fa.iy aarancina d wul sst su!mses al res:
She pas Ir ~ gan: Sfy!., aid I'll hrcoh RON
ina d .t,soa!ef:, sni! boat, and atic c'aisi1G
uuc, il bay a", pat !a:E toward S.cTaneG-
10 TINS wGa .,. houL very sal-e oNrfer, rs II "as
lhouht highly dng~f"s Ia attempt 10 make me- iiha,
ny The e steamer Red icset py!n between his and
pclaluill u me whar, siorg IN ad complete
ly carried away whuGlIrHSe he'd IN s"!rg round The
wharf unlasrd The hlt she ay almost ronIfrlt
wreck IN lie nc, rcach"! -. city mai SGcfa
me-. nnEcd 10 the ground! lh= fePort spread
axe ..Is, an! soon mitch exaggerated, tat Tue
,e;s,n oy house, had ocen iri! various
and eat n!uis Traverse" ls CITY, iJa one end To me
| ether and all crcit:mcn. and c"niusion rumo',
sJIehuw U;htr cat iha; S.Ochon had been ounca
This ii crulae aided The cornson though the report
riysC ard as The hours Of darkness advanced, brilliant
ght observed in the direction y. Bcnicla. which, {"
cousa must 5ur nuess previously swallowed by an earth
Q:us, ne ~, aud stlrtln9 report was mat IN.
-oi-nd;d -lvau,ocat Wilson e. Hunt had blown UP and
ocd girLl nay ct her pas-en9ors ainy hurried TO inc
wharf .aroll aj isI sre Vas owcd down BY lie Va
r.ncte ien arrived he landing, i"und NC had
orsn .,,si wca-dy d. rio" The report g." out nave
nc.rr :inJ bui good nae TO "d.y OF ter
rors" a J. c.