The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-12


the sea'hsr d.st and the spray snd
50 thick throughput LANCE port,.n of the 80 that
q ruror ret ID ct that the rof Il 'he Noai rio
house sas bel eyed {, have been destroyed Hapotiy
thi s'ors Wa dis p.ted in tb" oy ~ he TACT .ne
cupos o the bot.l distinctly sean IT. m different
pcDfs n 'he city The ci'cuGstsnce howesrr o'd nov
altogether ailsy TIE ssitsmeot among those having
relatives friends tn island aud eve EFFORT va
MADE ,pduce coop o~nirg vessels "a venture down
for purpose OF sscertsuiDg ,hs true state OF affairs
/ ?o~srds room tSe salant Captain Payne Of the
stearus Aid, generously copclu1ed that b. would mako
sp effort 70 reach the Island ae gave orders t, 'hee
M spa 81 h,f past O'Clock his sci left her
arl~d the most fearful
cnrsionl ever voluntarily uudert ken Many venlstnen
who -nSious to hear from their frieuds the
Isspd hsd hastily cong egatel on board, among ,hsm
reIo,te, sho although 'oi saito himself, says
he never uent upon a iempestuols hsz srlcus
voyage. The waves ~ere rolling mountains high At the
, tine ard the WIND was howitrg ~itb rsge. Whilst
three standing at she Wheel the gaze ssept of
| the rilo' house End lett them perfectly exoosed
| n. AID oceedsd IS the c,ve this
end OF the leland as she could conveniently g-s,
! hut dnding the old Point souse washed away,
1t was CO. ciodsd 70 venture farther che House,
|, VIII he horne IN mind hiss Of the guides 70
the pilots IN heir way 10 the Ishbd) The
50 thcs and hszy, that DO, house tie sland could
be o.screc from he boat Tn discovering that il would
be impossible the Md reuac, service those on
the s,snd Cart fayne returned aod safely qusrterod
his We, Eel /. the shey river
meeting held by those board. and rcsolitions
returning hauss 10 APT PAYNE, for ais humane noble
and gererous conduct, We adopted
From Whatwe cen L. 70 i j. the opinion Of gel, in
1m-d persons. that The ,pls Island per
fec,ls fate The Mouir,e Hcuar and Fart Hourie
safe WHEN = ss.r and .,ouid doubtless con,n
people ON he island,
TpE STORM n the COUNTRY.
sgt We ~" beard nothing inx hs ex'An. of
~ =" ~ IN The .nt'y sany o. the Geographic poles
do ard liz % 10y yires vas recev.
% from gry quarter Yesterday. From the vast amour
Of marsh weed, &c floating IL 'hf rivers it l. e,red
that imueose and n,etfiefahi damage hiss been done
70 the rice ard Other ationsnao, Of the deis
have 10 tonht been rstiaoaeo aud the COO nt,cry
iui cd Millions wi Mt repair the loss property
iIoyea by rhe stoln in tts state alone.
From the Cha, estoa c. urier, sept 81
We q led upon to OF the everest and
most destructive storms bat has been felt port f,r
MANY ,eai 10 dnrdtipn, whence sne amount of dan.
age VIC ear, mi ea cooPse The visitston which hns
just lassc With ho'nng that has occurred
memorable eae Of g. iot which by itrsnse ooinci-
Deuce the present the 81 mi centennial verssrv
The hfst Indication end warning Appeared 1T very
ea4ls hou OF Thursday morning or 5000 alter the mid
r'sh' 81 Weenesday The breeze was from the north
east and era u"ilr increasing amounted 20 gale about
midnight ON THURSDAY. Firm tni. Period il csnsiaued
with occasion al inermsscns and with violent
Throughout me whole OF Yesterday. h lection
changed frequently there brief intervals Of
compar'e quiet and has beer usual in MI
eal- the wiud. tar the uroster portion # its voieot du
ration settled down at nearly in the southeast.
The violence Of the storm, which vas accompanied
the excl emen ueon pecesssriIy Attending such
sn occa ion trevep ed us from obtaining such tate
nep. OF usrtirsts would Justify evan an annroxima
tive estimate al damages We have seen ane learned
enough no force the convs that the sggre
gate o. 'os. in snd the city itself viii heavy
porrs shsll in Time of he damage at q
distance a. along coast md rivers We can bat
specify nov such items OF the oemages have been
able t. tain.
All tho wharye- along East Bay have Suffered more
or .ss some ben ely ged the nanKi,c
ana posts berg carried while number hav. also
been injured ~ their head walls The flowed
them completely ard flooded the wGreroous, store
hou'es anG counting Offices.
In acdi,ien 10 the wharf property nnres there has
been IL ihis serious 5ss SUSTAINED he total or
ratta de,Iuc merchandise in store IN Bro sn's
Thousand
salt is Ieloted with serious damage dece in sugsr Of
been ole led in he lower tier Tie loss On he wha,, a
generally, Ia roughly estimated nov AZ $4,000 %
TIE city, in ia ccrposs ia capacity has suffered
heavy los IN The damago 70 The Pattery. Tue wood
wor with a'ee portion of the stone ir the fac pg Of
water fotmco br aches - the swes Of the apnd even
over the highest uonts and the spray dashed in
considerable quantities On the roofs II houses opposite
The bridge c.useway leading the bathing house oil
sonside- ably damaged The wharses along south bsy
have all been seriously mi urei = Mes Glands wharf
having teen cut awsy neatly 70 the low water mark
lie e,usera ~ st the sest IN Of TTadd street which
was built few years at heavy By the city
| and 6ir 'h:sholm has c.so utterly restroyet
ILL mud racbnr hra d NJ it, place of the
| wharf and will he lost. IL is supposed
As &c the damages in thu city, from those ALREADY
nsi TONED &c Gao give het partial statement. We
led TO hope however that Tho fnl reports w not show
az serious Losses and Injuries might have been appre
hended.
In the southern and southwestern portions Of Ire city
there az An extensi,s area !, Tho 5.,,
several feet The spsce gont OF rroad ~ rae, ,ad vs.
os Logan street Including he Greater noroo al TrsnI
lin and mith streets was me min erru Nod lssa
MANY wards and gardens 10 the sor ,i,east rre alo
flooded and tho occupana Of aeyer.l honses re-s co
PEELED 10 retreat in bnats The ont h,iitings ~ NJ To-
bawa n At the water end Of Lmehou.a street wara ms
dermned and carried off and the fopnds ions os III,
dwelIiy houAe seriousiv imnsirna Tho ~ roahaa
IN Calhoun steet from ths east !, seat;na sas. d
we learn also that the ood the n Of he Soth
The average heiuh, "a cos,narnd NTH r.vono 1900.
FOODS we cam State bu In msnv nortions II rscha
10 sks and roints consaered beyond evan the nrnha
ble iirits az snct aooSs ''5oAu s'en INC p'ooa'
At Castle pincknsy tho sentry bonsc and no-.;o &c
the bridge nttacne, were Torn ioosa ana r,Stas ~
Browns wharyns - 's''as'
The anx ETY. to bcsr from splliyans Island a,,no th
greatest violence cf the storm was psinfny
IN oughout The DIV nunicat;on wac III al, ,a
rupte as no ve sei could have objected landing ~ the