New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-20

I ytrNTIFy
,ysry portion Of the city through which we pas., q.
Inc iboesssDt rain which flooded the streets all the
une pr.vertsd anything like reportoris promsDsds.
hld whtn We old start ont ast evenrs fos stroll. tte
n'Jorhy of ue streets in almcst impassa6Ie
nh,s. ne ne deposits Of mud left by the heavy rsns
tehoiSu lpe ,.de" AXIS, where 'oo,jng ooui 81 az
oe mr. Z, 20 upper - greasy, that il next 10
- - p.I,,.. III, o.s 'p one'' feet at ALL Frasmests
% siatts, fD" ges, bncks, mortar, glass carpeateg
wo'b, &c, suewed the sidewslks. lana gone
70 smash, a"h.tgs csabl.d, ana galr1cs un-
hooiet and Rniaiet. Windows s,d 49,. h.nr.
ing On hinge. each at an ANGIE A. ss
dfgrees; ornamentf shade tees and their si,ic,i n,s
tecors postraieo x,o the very dmchss; wooden .sde
wsBs strewn about everywhere bot where they w.rs
Origin ally plsced; bcges uncoy, red and the wegbtv
plsIks which once renrered them passabr scs,tere4
broadcast aosg the paved and uspaved strests ev,ry
variety, IN size, Of gree, bouahs being Interpreted
b.twttn them. Houses uIrOtied, cbispRfys rent.
pigttb, ready to dtmonstr-ie tAe law OF prayta
Ion in their descent; weath-rvanes pointing N every
direction which TIE wind did not indicate; In fact,
every conceivable result produceable by sssere
Storm was to be found here, there, and eyerywAe,
as We pasStd aony. In the extreme Of the city
the majority of the ferces boarded picketsd &c bit
the duet which was Lot very difficult thing for than
10 DO eo,iGerng the stste of muddy softnes wsnh
The b, syy rars hsa ,tduced T. several buldings sai
churches in course Of rSction suffered con,derabty.
having sny Of their architectural and Ornamental
proportions considerably cui'al,d; and many OF The
Uharyes were injured anu eoodly portion OF tho
principal wharf Of the Third ID strict was carried away
1be disasters cn the rver, though not so numerous,
sill more serious. Barrels of flour, boxes OF
uerchsndi7e. in fact every thing of which a steamer
or hatboat reasonably 10 oistress, could be disen-
numbered, b0ated hiIi er and thither, and gave
tie Mississippi wIeckers" prospect OF profit
such as their .wIdest hopes, in the month
Of August, could have never promised them.
Disu sltled steamers, upturned fiat boats, unclaimed
era OF every description, rose with the ~ned
surge. ard gave app. arance of chaotic regularity
locke on. Ii wss tie festival of the water king. On
lsnc the wreekiI quite IN keeping with the fee
tivsl Of the geIii who delight in rooess houses dis
monled churches, urtoru trees and calculate
care what trouble tney give the itemizer TO follow IN
their destructive track Well, considering tha, il
the uoLth cf August, the nth day of the month, and
the yesr CT our L"rd 1885, hat storm was a-st0rm.
The steamers Red River, Amanda, snd Trenton,
which were lying at Algtrs, parted their moerings,
ard were driven TO t1ls side OF the river. The Red
ar sunk two or three faibosts The Amanca and
Trenton came in at the head Of St Louis street.
The steam ship Mexico, Capt. Lawless, which was to
have left yesterday morning, did not get vi until thv
mornng
The officers Of the steamer Rapides, which arrived
last night, report having passed the steamer Capitol
thirty five miles above the city, with both chimneys
blown down.
TIE STORM OF SUNDAY.
We have ss yet received such disastrous ac-
counts as Anticipated of the effects OF the violent gale
which visited Us Sunday last and only absted its
fury " stsrGey mornirg
In addition 10 our previous report we learn that two
Gernais ard three negroes were drowned by at
tempting TO the river in an old sk, which was
coon shattered to pieces by the winds and waves No
bodies have yet been have even tho
names of these unfortunate victims been ascertsined
The steamer Capitol had her chmneys tom of ~
the wind WI lie lying some twenty mules above the
city. We were out at the lake last evening, but no
ticed damage effected except that the ladies' bath
house was ruined. The regular msil-boat arrived
from Mobile without sustaining any notable injury
The steamer Arrow. due firm Mandevie ON Sunday,
had no. reached port.
TIE weatb.r esterday was cold and rainy, and ola
dec cidedy auumnal character. II rained very hard
till about ocl,ck, fooong the streets and causing
general su.psns or of business.
TIE STORM AT THE WATERING PLACES.
NEw. ORLEANS, Tuesday, Aug. ~, 1856.
Having Just returned from trip to MadieoOviIlo
MaL6evllle ard Lewsburg-Cur Louisiana watering
plac.s-and b, ar that accounts had been received
i ON all parts stating the ravage. done by the storm,
thought a dig ut record Of its doinss over the Lake
left the terminus Of the Ponchartran Railroad for
trip to Mandevilt intending to remain a. Monday
OF the iaiiy seamer Ano~, Capt. Chamberlain, on
Saturday afternoon We reached after pretty rough
pa.ssse our des nation at the u-ual time AFRO ad
the ". L YOutg, in the same trade. During Sutur.
day night the ram fell and the wind blew. giving ndu
btable evidence of the approaching stern. On Sun
day ming the Arrow left at her usual hour fJr the
city; but the Young, being BIZ hpressuIe boat, did
Tot venture beyond the mouth OF the Ichefuncti. !.
through the Wise forethousht Of captain Honman ht
aster.
During Sunday at intervals, the wind blew almost .
hurricane and about or O'Clock the Arrow returned.
briI grg large number Of excusIonrs from the city
who reported the lake very rough, and tie eounte-
OF al fU nished proof that had been
pretty geDeialIt tending TO leave on the return trip
Of Sunday; but il wbs use, the captain would nok
have 18th such g prospect before bun, and s hnnds
to the conclusion To pass The night as well a. they
couo on tie boat ard at the hotels. Monday came,
ard stil the storm con'' ued, and with 1t storm
rei-ed around the head If the worthy Capt Chamber
lain, WHO obrtDately refused to risk the pers Of the
lake, End many Of the passengers became clsmorous
against him. Here was pretty hx: businets men, in
fencing TO enjoy hours Of pleasure; young clerks,
with nexOrsole employers, having the keys Of their
stors with them gentlemen of leisure, and cIty dam
des withou. clean sLirts; and all without
any certainty when they would be able to get back.
AL day MOrday the storm continued furious, occa.
sic nal showers being the only relief from the general
ncrotcny of the town. and as if TO render the thing
teIble icecream saloon adjoining the Plant
els Hotel twas blown to pieces, much to the conser
nation Of the ladies' Night came and still the captain
pld not venture, and another night the disappointed
excurs nsis we're left to brood their msortunes.
During the night, however, the storm luled and this
Tuesday, moiLi tie Arrow cast off from her moor.
ints for the city. We stopped at Vaudeville and took
on great number Of passengers placed in the same
situation, not wone than Ouselves but we dare not
land at Lewisburg.
But let NE cease this ard rum up the damage.
MadisobvDe mipjued with the exception Of the
lie cr' am ssloon though the river rose to hight
cetdpg the memory Of the Oldest burgheis. At
Ltwkbug the damage was great TIE wharf was
entirely swept away; seven out Of nine Of the bath.
louses destroyed; the water overhowed portions
Of TIE town, and there is telling to what iaIther
extent the damsge il, as communication was neces-
saijly Interrupted. At Vaudeville eighteen bath.
house were swept away, though the wharf remained
fm and some OF the passengers fiom that point in
ioIbed that the in front of the town 10
enorl oUs hight, beyond what had ever been seen
there before and rendering it utterly impossible for
sDytbirg z in the shape Of vessel to live
The little Arrow sped on and rode the water besuls-
iuly, landing at the raioad in time for the ten
O'Clock ear much TO the general satisfaction OF ou
pleasUre.setkers and relief Of anxious h1encs "n0
. linn f.n,n tba at-