Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-17

Destructive Storm at the East.--A dreadful
| gale, which prevailed on Sunday last caused
great destruction of property in New York city
| and in parts Of New Jersey and Connecticut. The
Morris canal and the Housatonic railroad are se.
riously injured. Eight lives are reported to have
been lost in Considerations at Birmingham
| and four at Derby.
Several vessels have gone to pieces at Derby,
and others are high and dry.
In addition to these disasters, in the CITY of New
YORK, new block Of seven or eight houses was
blown down in First avenue, between Thirty-third
and Ihirty-fourth streets. The trees have also
! ton to the venerable willow in the Park. +.
About o'clock in the morning, the rear wall Of
the building on Vandewater street. known as The
Mission Church, and recently destroyed BY FIRE,
was blown down, killing one person and injuring
several others who were inside the ruins Six
men We're employed within the walls in getting
out the rag stock of Mr.. Mclean, bu, none Of
them were hurt. =
The persons injured were engaged in obtaining
fuel. These were one man, three women, and a
lad 1 he mans name is John Dunn, an Irishman
he received a severe hurt and was taken to the
hospital. The woman killed was married, and
has left two small children, one an infant
The Deer and the Turtle..-The Cornwall
(Canada) Freebooter relates the following hunting
incident as an absolute fact. There are some GU.
life: =
As two hunters were hunting on the banks of
the river Nacion, near Crysler's mills their dogs
pressed close on deer which took to the river,
where the hunters pursued it with canoe. On
approaching the animal, they were surprised to
see it struggling desperately, being every now and
then Jerked suddenly under water. The hunters
Immediately approached, and with the aid Of others
at hand, dragged the deer into the canoe when 10
the astonishmenf OF: all present, large turtle
weighing forty pounds, was found firmly fastened
TO the tail OF the deer, which would have undoubt.
edly been shortly drowned by its amphibious as
sailant. The turtle retained its grip upwards OF
two hours after the deer was killed. This extra.
ordinary circumstance was attested by several
Witnesses
The New York Police.--The policemen of
this city are to appear in uniform dress, SO that
nobody can mistake these officers. They are also
TO be guided by some new rules and regulations;
among other things, they are forbidden TO drink or
smoke, on pain of losing their places Il is also
made the especial duty of the captain TO exercise
the closest surveillance, not only upon persons of
suspicious character and bad repute, but on those
who visit houses of i'll fame. and he is enjoned to
report his observations TO his commanding officer
Policemen are prohibited from rendering any
assistance in civil cases, except TO prevent an i'm
mediate breach of the peace, or to auell disturb.
ance actually commenced. ANY member, also,
VINO contracts debts for food, raiment, fuel house
rent, and the necessary appurtepances and who
shall fail to liqudate the same within reasonable
time, shall be subject 10 suspension or dismissal.
Robbery of Gold Dust.--Quite an excitement
has been created recently in consequence Of q
heavy fraud consummated between San Francisco
and Philadelphia. On Friday last, two boxes re.
guary marked and in perfect order, purportine
to contain $45000 in gold dust, wele received al .
the mint in this city. Upon opening the boxes
they were found to have in them nothing bur
buckshot and balls. The boxes came from re-
spectacle firm at San Francisco, and were con-
signed 10 q house in New York. They had been
changed, and the originals were most accurately
counterfeited, with all their peculiar marks and
stamps. The trick was so well managed as 10
escape suspicion or detection until the boxes were
opened at the mint.
Terrible Loss Of Life.-A mechanically loss or
lie occurred on the Severn river near T,inbridre
England, October 81 from the ineficiency Of q
bridge. wagon, loaded with forty persons, men,
women, and children, their return from hop
gathering, having descended from hill, and Just
entered upon the bridge, one of the horses stun
Died and threw the wagon against the railing on
one side OF the bridge. This being rotten, gave
way. and the wagon with It's contents was pre-
clpltated into the river, which was much swollen
by recent rains, and the current being rapid thirty
six persons were drowned. The bridge was forty.
two feet long and nine feet wide, was old, and
much out Of repair