The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-19
ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.
SANDY Hook, Sept 10, 1850.
Tho Persia will be up about two O'Clock.
THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE.

I6E E0U1NUCI1AL YALE.
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The gale and storm which commenced Friday, after
raging with violence for hirtyx hours, spent It's
force on Sunday morning, when II sabsiad In great
degree, with clear sky and the atmosphere somewhat
moderated, that overcoats which comfortable
he preceding day, rather oppressive The streets
looked bright after most thorough washing and the
atmosphere quito reported that the
packet ship Isaac Webb with 400 passengers on board
had gene ashore at squan Beach; but af dgen in.
qury among pilots and others the report was no. con-
frmed.
THE STORM IN BROOKLYN.
The Of Saturday caused considerable damage 10
the shade trees throughout the city, and lsveed several
telegraph poles tore down few chimneys and denol
shed some fences Several fine trees the Heights
were uprocted. In Gowanus the more severe
in its effects, and in Of the the large
for blocks swept down. and their trunks left
to cucumber the carriage way. Yesterday morning,
however, those which had blown the streets
chopped In pieces and removed enable the
passage OF vehicles The telegraph not in working
order yesterday account Of the dsarrangemcnt the
wires Some signs were blown down, AID awnings r;n
ped, but no buildings were injured, aud nothing
rious nature occurred in consequence Of the storm.
THE STORM IN WILLIAMSBURG.
The damage IN the Eastern district by the storm was
confined principally the blowing down OF few trees
| and chimney tops.
| WHAT THE STORM DID ON LONG IsLANp-HousEs
uHROOFED---BARNs NJURED-ruErR CONTENTS
RUINED
The Of Saturday last very severe upon the
farmers Long Island. They complaining bitterly
Of sustained by wind and water. In number of
Instances their fall crops, not yet gathered have been
washed out Of the earth, and the prostatei One
farmer near Jamaica lost quantity of hay by the of
/ lis barn being blown OF, and the contents becoming
drenched another who had lot OF salt hay stacked upon
marsh is unable to find but small portion of t. the re-
maipdcr having been foated Off by the tide His fences
have also been washed away third complains of in
Jury sustained by tho breaking down Of some valuable
trees fine gratis which he had much cherished
and choice specimens received from abroad
wholly Destroyed but branchcss trunks remain In one
instance barn, containing valuable pair Of horses was
unroofed and the animals injured by falling timbers
At RED Hook small house struck by a flaw OF
wind and window broken in scattering bits or glass
upon bed that stood to the great CONSERVATION of
| the inmates.
| At NEW UTRECHT many trees wore uprootsd, and a
number Of fences blown about in all directions wagon
left in barnyard, from which the horse had just been
detached dashed against the wall by gust and
| rendered useless
At GRExSroSr near the premises Of Francis Metallic
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tcrs shop two stories high About hy feet Of the roof
was destroyed falling in upon quantity Of manufactured
articles and TOOLS buryng them in Of ruin. The
building is the property OF Mr. Woicct, Of Astoria and
was occupied by Theodore Haf The lower story was
ueed as stable and carriage house, and contained three
horses Mr. Half narrowly escaped injury il not death
He standing in the second story, and feeling Jar
sprang the the front part Of the room lust
as the roof fell. Three other workmen employed by
HIM fortunately absent at dinner. Mr. Half esti-
mates his loss in stock and tools at about siOO Mr.
Wolcott loses about $780, Mr.. Half had previously noti-
fed the Of the insecurity Of the building and s
ncca suss--is rsps, s.ers taken to
| improve IT, The building about eighty feet long
The horses were eayed, but two wagons were injured
On the Greenpoint and Flushing plank road shed
owned by Thomas Mcguire was destroyed. Amount of
damage unknown.
| AT NEW BRooKIYs, near the Hunter Fly road stable
| was entirely demolished.
| There accounts throughout the island Of much
damage to fences and barns and few Of farmers have
come Off unscathed in amount
REPORT FROM OUR SHIP NEWS COLLECTOR
The wind yesterday from the North with plea
SAINT weather.
The steamships Borussia, from Hamburg via South.
ampton lth inst; De Soto from Havana Nashville from
Charleston, and Bremen bark Atlantic, from Bfem n
| the only vessels arrived by way of Sandy Hook
| yesterday. They report the weather of Saturday
| being very heavy. Captain Marray reports seeing
| large double topsail ship and bark Of the Wood.
| lands, laid too, the wind Blowing a hurricane
The steamer Commonwealth, of the Worcester line did
not arrive until four p NJ Sunday. The Vanderbilt,
Of the Sonngcn ne arrived about her usual hour and
reports meeting the that left this city Sat
day evening Supposcs they had been anchor at Hart
Island during the night
The propeller Petre from Providence, and wamsatta
from New Bedford, had arrived up last evening
The Montgomery and Potomac from Savannah Georges
Creek and Thomas Swami from Baltimore are also over
due.
The brig Tangent, from Boston for Ezabethport for
coal came the Hook Friday night anchored in the
bay. During the gale she dragged both anchors two
fathoms when, to save the vessel the foremast cut
away which, with the yards and mantopmast went over
the side, when she held on
THE WEATHER ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
EXTRACT FROM STEAMSHIP BoRUssA.
The steamship Borussia Captain Trautman from Ham
burg via Southampton making the passage from the latter
port thirteen days and eighteen hours reports that on
the 9th of September, in lat 1872 Ion. 143S encoun-
tered heavy gale from the west. with high seas shipped
q great deal of water; ship laborcd heavily
Sept. BLEW hard with very heavy sea; shipped
heavy throughout the day.
Sept. s-Heavy gales blowing ship aboroi heavily;
closed reefed fore and aft sails during day carried
away fore -trisa and fore.sai stay sail.
Sept TO- ~, 10, IA Is, l6The gale conttnued from
the west the ship iaboring heavily and frequently ship
ping heavy seas.
Sept 1.-THE last day OF the voyage the gale still con-
tinued with occasional fog wind shifting from
the the northeast then the west aad after
wards to the north, with heavy rain.
Arrivals and Departures.
ARRIVALS
From Hamburg and Southampton the steamship Borus
sia-Carone Zeh Amaie Eu and four children Louise Sc
ger, Rudolph tobel and lady, warnhot BirRhan and