The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-06
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.


From the BOSTON Transcript, Dec. Al
- the gale iast night considerable damage done 70
Ne shipping in the harbur
eh'p Westward 10 broke Of the posts ct India
wharf, and Is somewhat chaisd on the quarter.
brig hatanzas. Of Boston, ia South Boston dats,
0h 81 sater There are three ballast lighters also sunk
Brig A. absla has lost bboom and is alongside Of bark
Eksex In the stream.
bsr Of small vessels have lost their jibbcoms
Steamer Essex the old Eastern Railroad boat, sunk ct
Me hart in East Boston, during the gale.
The outer marine telegraph station reports an I'M
kDows British schooner with oss of fore and m lin sails
ct anchor In Broad Sound with signal OF Distress
he steamer Neptune has been despatched to her as
\ weasel lying at Of the South End wharves was
Rris nierrrise dragged her anchors and stove lar
board how, and received other damage. Schooner c. w.
Dyer, at Russia wharf lost bcws,r and schooner Ore
The powder boat whipple drited up against the New
Ysrk Central Railroad bridge and sunk with 14o barrels
Roxana also driied up near the bridge, having board
eco kegs Of powder This morning there four feet
81 watcr in the hold, and the powder was partially
damaged Two other powder boats also drove up
near the bridge
The Journal has the following list Of Disasters along
An unknown brig is ashore near scituate Light aud
bdg Perkins, Of Portland laden with COAL is ashore
n the Fourth Cliff Scituate.
The fishing schooner Susan, Captain Harty, arrived
Gloueester ON Sunday night from Bay Chaleur, aud
10 o'clock went ashore on Norman's Woe, and became
about 10 tons burthen, and had board between
90 and 700 barrels Of macAcre Captain and savel
The was insured in Beverly Capt. Hartys wife died at
het.
Brig Whitaker Of Gouldsbolo', Capt. Perry from Ca
his for New York. with cargo OF lumber il ashore at
The mouth Of North river, Marshfed. Crew saved.
Schooner Boston, OF and from Bangor for Nantucket,
humber laden is also ashore at the entrance Of North
river. One boy Lost The rest Of the safe
The vessel has gene to pieces.
The gale felt severely In this city and vicinity and
- hear Of numerous items of more or less damage.
Awnings, shades, blinds shutters, and all light outside
articles were profusey etrewed about by old BOreas
And in the streets and especa ~ across
The bridges to the suburbs performed at great peril
chimney was blown down in Beacon street, and
hrcke through roof but no further damage was
tain@d.
portion Of the cupola of the Boylston Market build
ing was blown off,
In Court street, opposite Alden street, very large
sign was blown down, which made great noise but
fortunately did not injure any one.
Chiuneys were also partially blown down in Mont
No presume in various other parts Of the city.
tree OF considerable size, at the csrner Of South
street and Wavcrley place was blown down, the trunk
breaking short off near the ground.
The South Boston bridges choked up with piles
and timber broken from booms alongshore and washed
At South Boston the large windows Of the dry goods
store Of Edwin ren, Of street and Broadway,
blew in, with terrific crash, about midnight and con-
sid rable damage done to the goods About IS feet
Of the stockade fence at the House Of Industry
blown down First street. on the line Of the harbor is
One Of the tall glass house chimneys at East Cam
nsidge was blown down, and did considerable damage
- East Boston was blown in and demolished. Slight
damage was done in most Of the suburban towns.
NEW JERSEY.
[From the Trenton Gazette Dec 81
The storm Of Sunday ght extended wide tract
Of country. Tho snow in Bergen Cut was deep
greatly to Delay the railroad trains The train which
New yGfn a. az arnns did not
there much detained not to reach Princeton
until nearly twelve The mail train due here at twenty
minutes past ten passed II at Princeton and the
mediation rain here at half past nine did not reach
the station until nearly The trains from Phade
pha their time showing that the snow was lighter
IN that direction In the country the has drifted
- to render the travelling very bad especially by the
roads running north and south The ground hot having
been frozen, horses break through at every Sep aud
travelling either by sleigh or wagon is very tedious
WRECK ON TaE DELAWARE.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Dec. 81
On SUNDAY evening about six O'Clock, section canal
boat, laden with coal and destined for Darby creek in
charge Of man and boy, driven from her anchor
age near Maidens island The severe storm that ragged
1t the time carried her out and in few minutes
secon OF the boat went down entirely and dragged the
other after IL
running Of it, allowed it to turn over, and the
Aad boy succeeded in getting upon the bottom Of it.
Upon this Sra bark they urously driven down the
river without any hope Of escape from waery grave
When Thoinpson's Point their cries ,r help
heard by persons the shore aud VIM Catcat OF this
city, who was down there visit and John L. Thomp
son. Hiram Cog and several others belonging to the
neghborhood, put of in two boats, and NJ the distance
VI ,wo hundred yards from the shore, they fell in with
the wreck, and found the man on il nearly dead Tho
boy had been washed of few minutes before and but
for the fortunate arrival OF the party from the shore the
would have persisted also in very short time. The
carried TO the house of Mr. Thompson and
every attention paid to his painful and critical condition
10 resident Of this city, and homo yesterday
The boy German, about nineteen years of age We
were unable to learn tho name Of either Of them
AT ALBANY AND ON THE soRTH RIVER.
IRON the Albany Argus, Dec. 81
The snow storm, which commenced com. esiy sunday
CLOSED yesterday afternoon continuing uninterrupted
SOME thirty two hours During portion OF the time
the wind was high and the snow drted considerably
An the trains upon the railroads entering this city
the south, north and west detained and in
on Monday three and four hours behind time. Canal
boats moved about the basin with difficulty
though the ferry boats and small steamers continued
their trips usual The evening boats left in advance
81 their regular time Tor starting and had clear chan
mel through unless tho wind, which has prevailed thus
far during the month"; has unusual ebb tide in
ts in the basin for tho winter Canal navigation is Of
course, c0sed and there fair prospect Of
navt alton being suspended at an early day.
We learn that the barge Erastus Corning of the Eek
fsrd line, sunk at Red Hook yesterday at r. IL. She
was living aground at the dock. and keeed over Her
cargo consisted Of 5000 bushels of corn and large
quantity OF -four, pork and ghskey Vessel and cargo
5otalloss.
doubtless cloggrd up the canal and navigation has been
suspended FOR the seasonal gay or two in advance OF
LIZ time designated ny the lanai Comm $50 1ers.
The rvsr-ia covered with sush and snow, bot II is
rot of sufficient thickness to retard tho running Of
t0ats vessels and barges taking cargoes Cor
The south and eastern ports. The passenger steam.
boats up at early hour this morning, bat il
tho storm continues may be forced to leave at
ier boar than usual in order to get the Dars aud
ont cf the shallow water before dark.
The ST amtug New York. with several of the smale,
rtcsm craft have gone into winter quarters The mum
her OF canal boats laid is not Large az In
yous This may be accounted for by the fact
that large number the canal bound eastwara,
and . large lumber detained az Buffalo, awsiting
the arrival Of sail and steam vessels on the lake.
C0NNECTIcUT.
from the New Haven Journal, Dec. 81
After little rain Sunday night and prom scgous
ssbk wing round" Of q few flakes Monday
ing, the out and smiled upon the Sunday WORK
Of the storm king Notwithstanding the high wind the
pretty equally spread the ground to tn
dspth Of twelve or fifteen inches and compact
70 AFFORD capital basis OF circulation, to the numer-
sleighs which dashed continuously through our
srscts The snow extended to the north far Spring
Red where said to be deeper than here and prob
ably reached mp To the White Mountains. 10 he south
lighter, accompanied more and more BY rain until