The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-10
Dreadful Gale In the Gulf of ST. Lawrence
Vessels Driven on Shore near Shediac-
80 II

A correspondent of the St John IN b. Ne,,s, writing
from shedac September 80 gives the following account
OF the late terrible gale in the gulf -" Through the
columns of paper it not be unnteresng to give
you brief history of the dark North yen have termed
it. On the 2sh inst that beautiful sheet Of water, viz
shediac harbor, had the appearance Of calm and I'M
rufed surface, apparently in state of immoyable conf
Of what was at hand. The large bark Evergreen, of
Whby CARING master; the banks Enterprise Mary, and
Recoycrythe three latter with railroad material on
board and the Evergreen taking in deal also the brgan
tine James Murphy and several small vessels were lying
at anchor and all apparently in state of safety but be
fore II O'Clock the same night, this beautiful
sheet of water aroused from its stiffness. and
commenced its warfare with powerful northeast
wind and heavy rain ifyng the b Ill sailor to pre-
pare for battle. However, the good ships and
all stood out in bold array until the following day at ten
O'Clock, A. H. when retreat began to take place, the
breeze feshened up into terrific gale of wind and driv
ing rain The schooner Poughboy Galang master drove
shore scovils Ml the schooner Wasp, belonging
10 W. W. Lord ESQ. Charlotteown, drove shore
scoyirs long Wharf the Prince Edward Island packet
Rival, Welsh master, drove ashore Mines Pcint;
the bark Evergreen dragged both anchors ' and
full OF dealswill have to be discharged before got
of, The bark Mary parted one chain and lost
one anchor, let go another and brought up the
bark Recovery drove into the mouth of the Scodogc river
channel and grounded soft bottom has full cargo of
railroad iron board will be easily got when the
go is taken out Many fences were blown down; ALSO
large frame house seventy feet long and two stories
high in the Of erection by the Railway Company
blew down with tremendous crash, about II o'clock
a. NJ, making great havoc of the timber.
AT Cocagne James IoIg, Esq and Mr. seely had taken
the bridge the day previous which lying at anchor
when the storm and drove tie brig against tn
bridge which stove in the bulwaks and cid other nju
rie to the es and the pressure of the brig against TIA
bridge moved the top over some four or five feet
AT Buctouche schooner from Quebec, loading with
anchors drove shore below Bowsers also Captain
Dixons schooner was drove shore Little Bridge
The schooner Neptune of Shedac, Captain Hashy lying
at anchor midday with loss Of boat colors flying half
mast high at 10 A. NJ, Both; wind blowing hard no
boat Is able TO go of to her brig is ashore the out
side OF Buctouche beach, close reefsd topail and
guns firing schooner is ashore not far from the brig
with sails set The Inhabitants shore think all hands
are lost in consequence of sails standing; Smiths pilot
boat is gone off, wind blowing hard and raining very
great river and brook apparently doing its
utmost to assist in filling up the mighty ocean.
william Hannngton's mill dam broke Howard's
brock; Welng's III II dam broke Shedac river doing
serious injury TO the mill and aharves and carried away
quantity of lumber; several RATS logs and lumber
broke up and drove on shore belonging Scovls and
others
French lad, about twenty OF age, by the name
oalang fell OF log in Wellng's mill pond the Goth
uit. ana was drowned. pole handed him by n
comrade, but he did not take hold of it, and made no
effort to himst If.
despatch to the News Room furnishes the following
additional particulars -
"ihe schooner Happy Return, Rodgers master from
Bedeque, with cargo OF oats bound for Miramich ia
ashore and stranded on the end Of Buctouche beach
brig, belonging to Exeter and bound to Mramichi Is
ashore on the sands beyond ordinary tides about half
way between Buct ouche bar and Chooknsh riyer.v