The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-10
The Storm In Florion.
NTfpArloS or GREAT DEsrRrc.
TIoN OF PROPERTY.

from the Apaiachlcola Advertiser extra, Sept Ii
We have barely lime before The departure Of our mail
this morning TO give brief statement OF the gale OF
2h and seth ult For several days preceding the Goth
We had strorg eastery winds, and on the morning OF
fat day the water bad nearly reached the top Of the
wbarves and continued rising up to l. During this
tine The wind veered from southeast. The water
wnen highest was about bali way from the edge of the
wharyes TO the brick stores Water street. whilst in
scmc places u was quite up to the sidewalks Our ct
gems commenced early TO move the perlshable
ohRndhe INTO Tho upper stories and there was gcne al
stampede OF all water crau. BY nino o'clock nigh,
bo Wind had lullcd and the waters resumed their usual
level,
About one O'Clock on the morning OF goth insl the
wind began to blow violently from the s. and by three
O'Clock the yaCr was Up TO tho top Of the wharves and
vas rising rapdy-at noon the water had reached the
fidowalks. The wind gradually increased during the
hernoon, and by dark blew with the greatest volence
81 NJ, the waters were rushing into the stores on
Water street The water al ts maximum height about
or click On the morning Of the Slst and from that
Time Up 70 ~ osock was reoeding rapidly, with wind
from w. and W. The whaTves have received compa
ravely but little damage, though the wooden wharves
are destroyed. The water driven back into the city
early Up The Mansion House sidewalk. Commerce
street submerged 10 the yth or three and half TO
Tour lcft Market street was partially covered the
reaching abeut tw thirds tue way across e street In
ir,nt OF The rcsidtHees cf 6. Ruan and W Brooks
isqs. TIE stores Of $. 81 Nicserson and ~ Baker
urroofed the ATaa hicola Exchange and the building
occupied by Mckenzie Elton have their roofs partially
"a end 70 . damaged condition All the stores on Water
street. from J B Hill 4 Co.'S down, have their roofs
torn VI and Jing In confused mass doers, sashes, 80
the lower noors, unhh ged atd scattered about
the city. As regards the violence Of the gale approx
raes that Of 1851 than any other the gale
pIouacied than that oi 1881, though the
quite 70 high. Mtchers press building and
houses taye their doors all torn up Peirys iron house IS
a wreck The water was between four ana four ard
taf feet deep at the highest point IN the stores Water
street.
sluclar's warehouse on Con nmeroc street had dcpb
q abUut fous ret tho oorK Some seven or eight
mall houses at the extreme foot OF Water street are
uoycd whilst several OF them have changed their loca
Ten entirely. Ausun's ways are destroyed sloop sa
rah tho wbys at the time OF tho gale Ia high and
ury IN lrthuvn. thmneys innumerable have had their
toT blown tf large number Of China and other
the upper Iart OF the city have been torn up by the
recis ard 80 completely stripped or their leaves as 70
have the appearance Of having been devoured by cater
pillars fTosuaic fences ere the most conspicuous OBJ.
cts ia this Picture oil drstrncton The sidewalks on
Water and Commerce streets are destroyed also the
greater part of the beach walk Nchells pckcry plat
term entirely destroy ed nothing being len but the up
tiehi PESTS licktry building s sl standing. In con
.squence Of tie baromoters &c. the loss OF merchsn-
dze On Water street is mrarailvely small The drug
stores q II v Abel and Griffin much injured, but
the stock generally was saved by moving
Guinps' store bad depth Of nearly two feet the
toor ne goeds were saved By tearing away the ceiling
The 7. n warehouse has ts roof slightly damaged,
foo1s torn up and doors generally much Injured; Onion
warehouse sustained but III le injury Bucknas press
end warehouse damaged slightly. Steamer Harriet vas
yirg al n wharf mekirg some change In her machi
tcry (oy order q steamboat lnspectors) the after
neon OF the 2otb, and could not get up steam Captain
sarktam, however, succeeded in bauing her alongside
y schooner Alhe Day yIg IN the stream, and the
whtre she wtathered ID out
steamer Harriet arrived this morning all safe Schooner
Allie la IL ashore in the neehborhood OF Sauls crock
sbout 200 Yards from The river the woods and can
o. " BE- got on With great labor and expense
Schooner W. X. Petties, from New Orleans with one
thnd cargo or ms place LANDED safely before the gale
and the remainder for ST. Marks was driven nast the
city en- the night o the 3oth and passed very near the
wharves dragging three anchors. She cleared the
wharves IN ssht OF the city and up into the woods
heh and dry, about two hundred rods from where the
schooner will feat The sas own 10 pieces after
they were made last Pilot boats went M the river ard
safe. We have reliable information from the va
rous hghters Rumor Pays several Of them are in the
words Fears entertained for the safety OF the people
~ the lighthouses We learn that the gale was felt al
Hcoe's Blun The cargo on board the W. r. Petes un
injured and the vessel has made water.
we have Just heard from ST. vincents Island Ono
family consisting OF man. wife and four children arc
drowned. We have no particulars, ~