Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-06-07
Terrific Blow.

have commenced from the Southwest put snOrt 10 nave
veered round to the Northwest from which quarter 1t
blew with even increased violence. Providentialy 1t
did last 10 all half hour and its greatest fury
was exhausted in about twenty minutes Had it con-
tnued much longer there calculating wfat amount
of damage it might have done.
We give such items of the damage sustained by yes
sells the river as have far been able to ascertain
The British Brig Rescue, lying the far side of the
river opposite Princess street wharf broke away from
her fastening, tearing off the pieces to which she was
fastened and dred across the river coming in contact
with the Brig Angola and Schooner L. P. Smith, doing
considerable damage The Angola had her railing and
buwarks abreast of the main rigging broken. The l..
P Smith her railing The Steamer Sun had her guards
broken off, and some of her upper works damaged
The Schooner John n. Genin, lying at wharf
on the West side of the Cape Fear River pulled
up the pngs TO which she was tied and was blown
across the river She lost three chain plates but sus
tanned no serious damage By coming In contact with
the Steamer Black River she did considerable damage,
as that boat had her wheehouse and cabin stove in and
her wheel broken.
The Steamer Hattie Hart, lying at the wharf of the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company, had her
upper deck completely blown off and carried some dis
lance
The Schooner Thomas j. Frazier, lying the foot
of Dock street. had several stanchOns broken and her
entire stern frame started by being struck by the Schr
Enchantress, which lying anchored in the stream
when the blow commenced, but which dragged her an
chors and driited down the Frazier.
Damage to a greater or less extent was done all
town. and the aggregate loss by the uproong of trees
the blowing down of chmneys and fences-the injury to
IrOO nd no hrpa nj ndO aOHS
be very considerable.
The most serious damages we have heard OF are as
follows:
Store Building corner Chestnut and Water Streets
owned by J. L. Holmes, ESQ, ard occupied by John
Bauman, Bremen g. Co.. and E. Paschal, had the tin
ming completely stripped off its roof and rolled up in
bundle on the top.
The roof frames, tinbers, raflers etc. of the new
Presbyterian Church were completely blown down. We
also notice that of the main windows in the Catholic
Church blown in.
Legro house of Mr.. John A. Saunders, four miles
East Of town, blown down luckily although occu-
pied none of the negroes in it were injured.
We learn that the disery in the upper part of town
belonging to Mr.. Blossom sustained good deal of
damage-also that belonging to Mr. Filyaw. We sup
pose that less damage done to all the dis
tlllereS about town.
The long bridge which crosses the Wilmington &
Weldon Railroad on the line of Second Street had a
good many of its braces and portion of its railing
blown away.
The force OF the gale did not extend more than four
miles northward 1t felt at the Sound but not with
anything like the fury that marked its here In
fact Wilmington would appear to have been the centre
OF furious whlrlwnd of comparatively circumscribed
1t was, while it lasted, much terrible than
the famous September storm in which the Central
America perishcd
R9g~ The Richmond Secedels' Convention is to meet
this day week. gentlemen who returned from Rich
mOnd Saturday, tells that there is nothing said
about it there does it even seem to be known in
what building it will be held. There is lack of energy
in the Richmond movement-a lack of concentration. -
There assured feeling, concert South Carolina
has sent Barnwe Rhett who, few days before the
meeting of the Convention which appointed him, expressed
his willingness to go to the Richmond Convention be-
it SECTIONAL That is the reason why 9TH
feel unassured in going there. Even in the seeding
States there is of unanimty and some 90 So far
to think that the Richmond Convention will not be
held at ALL rs Convention we think it is pretty much
obsolete idea advisory meeting it may do much
good We must have no Ruckerizng delegates from the
withdrawing States. Nc outside of the Democratic
organization attempted to be tosted upon the Baltimore
Convention to subserve special interest the interest
of particular caLdidate.- Daily Journal, 4h inst.
EssnThe Parkersburg was advertised to leave New
York for Wilmington on the I'd inst and no doubt slit
did so leave at o'clock P. NJ on Saturday and
might be seen by anybody enough to see her
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the latitude OF Cape Hatteras. Everybo will go tt
see her, although she simply good staunch eightns
propeller of hundred tons Still she is the pre-
cursor, tie orant courier OF line of steamships VI
rather expect to be aroused tomorrow morning by tn
D booming Of her cannon.
Well, that is ole great event in the steamship line
The steamship Great Eastern is advertised to leave Lon
. don some other English port for New York on tn
9th inst, thus, she makes good lun giving her pas
sen9ers chance to be present at the Baltimore Con
venon. No doubt the arrival of this immense vesse
will make good deal of stir in New York-nearI
equal to that TO be made by the arrival of Keenan, We
we question if as large proportion of the population
New York visit the big ship that of Wilmington
who will visit the Parkersburg. Neither will the arr
val of said big ship be calculated to affect the interest
OF New York for good or evil anything like as much
this opening OF ocean steam communication is likely t
affect the interests of Wmingon-we trust that it ma
= eventuate in good.
By the way, we think that, will be as far nort
as Baltimore at the time will stretch our trip liz
1 tie farther and see Noahs ark outdone
Daily Journal, Ah inst
q Arrival the Parkersburg.
The Steamship Parkersburg, the first of the line be
tween this port and New York, arrived at the Whining
ton and Weldon Railroad Wharf last evening. We
went down to her this morning and found arye anG