New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-11
TEE STORM AT APALAcHrcoLA.
The Town Almost Completely Submerged.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST

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ehave kindly been furnished by Messrs Post &
Mel, commission merchants Of this city, with copy
Of the Apalachcoa Commercial Advertiser Extra, of
the lstinst, from which extact'the following account
of the ravages of the late dreadful storm at that
place: .5s
We have barely time before the departure Of our
mail this morning, to give brief statement of the
gale Of the 18th and 30th ults. For several days
preceding the 18th we had strong easterly Winds and
on the morning Of that day the water had nearly
reached the top OF the wharves and continued rising
up to - noon. During this time the wind
veered from east to southeast. The water when
wharves to the brick stores on Water street. whilst in
some places it was quite up to the side walks. Our
citizens commenced early to move the most perishabe
merchandise into the upper stories, and there
general stampede Of all water craft BY nine o'clock
at night the wind had ulled and the waters resumed
their usual level t7s5F 3&
About o'clock the morning Of the 3Oth inst,
the wind began to blow violently from the southeast
and by three o'clock the water up to the top of
the wharves and was rising rapidly. At noon the
water had reached the side walks. The wind grad
ually increased during the afternoon, and by dark
blew with the greatest violence. At Z P. M. the
waters rushing into the stores on Water street.
The water at its maximum height about three or
four o'clock the morning of the 3lst and from that
time up to 10, were recedng rapidly with the wind
from southwest and west The wharves have received
wharyes are destroyed The water driven back into
the city nearly up to the Mansion House side walk.
Commerce street was submerged to the depth of three
and half to four feet. Market street was partially
covered, the water reaching about tWotrds the Way
across the street in front Of the residences of j. G.
Ruan and H. w. Brooks, Esqs The stores of s. NJ
Nicherson and n Baker are unroofed. The Apa-
laehicola Exchange, and the building occupied by
Mckenzie Il Elton have their roofs partially off, and
in a damaged condition. All the stores on Water
street from j. B. Hill Co.'S. down. have their roofs
torn up and lying in confused mass-doors sash ETC..
on the lower floors unhinged and scattered about
the city. AS regards the violence of the gale it
aproximates to that of 1851 than any other
| the gale was more protracted than that of 1851
though the water was not quite so high Alitchel's
press building and warehouses have their floors all
torn up. Petry's iron house is q wreck. The water
between four and four and half feet deep at the
highest point in the stores on Water street.
Sinclair warehouse on Commerce street had depth
Of about four feet over the floors Some seven or
eight small houses at the extreme foot of Water street
are destroyed, whilst several Of them have changed
their location entirely Alstns ways are destroyed
soop Sarah, on the ways at the time of the gale is
now high and dry in Irish Town. Chimneys innu-
merable have their tops blown off A large number
of china and other trees in the upper part of the city
torn up by the roots, and completely stripped
Of their leaves rs to have the appearance of having
been devoured by caterpilars. Prostrate fences
| struct!on. The sidewalks Water and Commerce
streets destroyed also the greater part of the
beach walk. Mitchel's pickery platform is entirely
stripped nothing being left but the upright posts; the
pckery building is still standing. In consequence Of
the barometers etc. the loss of merchandise on Water
street is comparatively small The drug stores of H. f.
Abel and j. I. Griffin much injured, but the stock
generally was saved by moving.
Gumps' store had depth of nearly two feet over
the floor the goods were saved by tearing away the
ceiling and slowing the goods above.
The Pee Dee warehouse has its roof slightly
damaged, floors torn up and doors generally much in
1njnf l,,,t
| Bucknams press and warehouse damaged Slightly.
Steamer Harriet was lying at the wharf making some
change in her machinery, by order of steamboat in
spectors the afternoon Of the 29th and could not
get up steam. Capt Markham, however, succeeded
in hauling her alongside of schooner Allie Day. lying
in the stream, and the steamer was owed up to the
mouth of Saul's Creek where she weathered it out.
| Steamer Harriet arrived this morning all safe.
Schooner Allie Day is ashore in the neighborhood of
Sauls Creek, about two hundred yards from the river,
in the woods and can only be got off with great labor
| and expense.
Schooner W. R. Petties from New Orleans, with one
third cargo for this place, LANDED safely before the
gale) and tile remainder for st. Marks, was driven
past the city on the night of the 30th, and passed
very near the Eharyes, dragging three anchors. She
cleared the wharyes in sight of the city and went up
into the woods high and dry about two hundred rods
from where the schooner will float. The sails We're
blown to pieces after they were made fast. Pilot
| boats went up the river and are safe. We have no
reliable information from the various lighters runor
says several OF them in the woods. Fears are en-.
tertained for the safety of the people at the light
houses We learn that the gale felt up at Ricoes
Bluff. The cargo on board the W. R. Petties is unl-
| iured and the vessel has made no water
| We have just heard from st. Vncents island-one
family consisting of man and wife and four children
are drowned. We have no particulars.