The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-22


Tornado in the Gulf.
Inc mobile papers Of last ssturasy afternoon sne Sd
day give full particulars o, the terrific storm IL that CIV
on the 10th lnst We select the following from cur ex-
changes
From the Mobile Evening News seot Ys1
or severn unjs pss Ie VIVA las been from tie rcrsr
wnds prevailing Oh the Friday ngnt shor.
~ before ten o'clock, rain coam need winch sfssrEy
increased during tho night The wind which az erst s
Iorherly gradually worked mud to the cast and sor,
east and at tho time We write (twelve oco k) I. nas
been blowing urousy since al early hour tie
irg, the rain continuing with increasea srepgh The
water has risen beyond the corner Of uaophn ard Water
streets and merchants busy securing Their goods
All the whaIyes except hat al the foot OF Daapl Street
under water, AM the water stu rising The nd ss
pregcp. is more sou;hsrly but shifting.
We have not heard any actual dam age from he wrd
SO ar but apprsheLsio.s ara enter nsi .or tss p:rLn
iect sihy from perpendicular.
oae O'Clock Several steamboats, are ncx "a ins
wharvcz, and mon amusing Themselves with SWIM
ming ID Water Etreet rbe water the sidewalks
On an Average about half way between Water and Eyed
About eleven O'Clock eastern gable aard horse
fell down % the high qualification Of Q; the prison
seta,t xn0 nance rs an n'e'p0s'D o. i'av'n On 'ne1
Tho mail boat from New oseaus is still out eu: the
probability s she anchored lee shore FIR pro-
npcssible 70 cstrste what the loss WIN be- We learn
Iom reliable authority thar every merchant from Water
street down TO the river has sustained ess dam
age
nc Iarcad track ne'rs submerged, Of courre fs xis
.Ls ClI,orsLe tam - Up last evening We have every
that by The time Tbs sye OF he rss Ter h. tne
former trains VIII have arrived tha, all needsrl ar
rAngemeDts VIII be made to have everything running
order by honcay morning The freight all PAT up en-
the pasf v oafs and is not damaged Inc cotton, how
ever, 10 all wet
lrrom t5o Mobile Register Sept. 1911
Friday night shortly before 10 O'Clock, rain ccm.
ncnced, which gradually iu1sas during the night. vno
WIND, which al fret wac nortncry, gradually worked
round 10 the east aDc souihcst aud st tho time wrto
l2 9'cock) has beer blowing iurousy since early
hour a. The morning, the rain continuing With Increasing
strength 7he wrer las risen beyond the corner Of DAv
Ihin and Water sirees, and merchants busy
cumg Their goods All The vhsrres, except that q the
shifting
Abou, II O'Clock the eastern gable Of the guard housa
foi Gown TO the heh qualification Of q he PRISON.
trs who hailed Il as al Ineiposon OF Heaven on their
half past orc the wind had vccred to wes, a south
and was considerably aeated The wind toe hst neary
Buslnefs throughout The day WAS entirely suspende6
Not a bale Of cotton sold, or single commercial
transaction has been aioced In fact, citi4ens Do
voted themselves wholly 10 The hborious york u saving
their popcriy and those whose interests not
perkd nooy caiae to the rescue Of their less forznsts
There large arrival Of cotton on the wnar~ee and
in warehouses, which Wa fcricnsly damaged b. no
The steamer Baltic. lying across the river caught nre
about two O'Clock The me WAS put out By shc lands
board, and but little da mage WAS dono
II was runoed feared that the steamer &c.
Nicholas, o. Mefsrs OK Barnard Co u lost or seri-
ouay ssmaged She rad 70 be blown up on one Of he
The steamer John Briggs owned by Mr.. Coz, y.ns at
the marine ~ayr, was blown river, Ssw
Tour hundred yards from tae bank OF the Every
thing above her boiler deck ch.mncyg. cabin, Sc-A
ecne and nothing excep. the machinery viii 10 saved,
boat hai been recently repaired,
The steamer Wavely, owned BY tho Mcssrs Meahsrs,
above One Mile creek, with her Gimme upper
works gone She VIII probably be gotten OF with Sat
The steamer Warrior, Captain II r. Johnson ,y.rg at
one Of the upper whsrys lost one Of her chmrsys and
sastains damage Of about 81 zoo.
We also learn that the sali barge Of Mr. NJ wsrng &C
the foot Of Government street. capszcd and threw into
toe riyer about four thousand sacAs Of salt.
ihcusand sacks
The wharvcs Injured very much. All articles Of
merchandise on them, tee wood the wood YARDS tho
lumber and logs at the mills, have been Ewep away,
ana very serious ss VI pfomneuous articles nsA been
sustained, the exact aoaht OF which cannot learn
low appro inmate.
10 add to the horrors Of the day nj about two o'clock
the IRE bell rang cali Tor the department. to sobdsc
nre the south side O. Government street, Us. below
Royal Fortunately, however, little no dam go was
done
Again. between three and four O'Clock ire alarm OF ere
was sounosd, and was coon asccralncd hat tie
house 81 xessfs P0msroy 4 Marshall, Ia w-icn largc
amount OF Inc was stored Being surround
ca or al side. by wasor 20 the depth OF ses
10 take iis ooute We aso learn tba The Dr. eonma.
Gated iiseii 10 eoooman's warehouse In WHOM there
were destroyed ny hts time tho water hal sa.entiy
reeeded 70 enable The ire engines approach scene
but lie drAt and other mpcdmcnts rendered ber anors
In q rfeat measure AOoiils
In The cry warehouse south wall was hiewn down
and several bales q cotton burned
keshums warehouse had large part Of the cas-, wall
blown down, and the north gable end feb n.
Tue water was Deep bot notwithstanding other
oAsIuctons, every Of the Gre cpmpaoies .p1uged
IN ana ~ 10 the mems waists, worked tho mashics
aud aburod Ike Trojans in their COZ tcnton win tb1
Gre hing We do not remember oefne to Gavc seen
ner labor with such zeal aud devoted detcrr nation.
The damage done great VIC ala not learn 10 what
IA a ll.ta 4 IN
dc 70 guess, but We bope thai matters exsggeraed
and that tie sciua oss will be FAR below the mIiD q
Toe rairoad track being submerged Of course tho Ms
fsspp passenger train failed to arrive; neither eoCld tho
Cltrorcie train 20 up lat evening.
Towards night the wind vccIcd the sosthwsrd spd IN
manner uled but The ssa continues pour down
city was visited BY similar storm. oae s.pga.srty
about Lese storms the total sb,cnce Of lsLl.rs and
thunder, wsle Il rains lac, SANITY.
y IL feared that good dea II inmarc has been acnc
e the shipping in The lower bay aud along tsc coast.
Iors We shall wait inteigsncc hope and suspense.
,a, W. s. ssus We WI s1s,vos 70 sys fuller rss
Iesc u i not lar from SEQ CO.
From the Mobile Tfpnns scrt lG1
Yesterday We were sssin Waited with very severe
which reported % tho I3h o. August las,; although
i 81 hot come ansspecieais er many Of ise 'od "a
xLcnever tho perels nyiaf prcdict~ several days
ago, thai would be vlsted BY another severe
Hs abou, noon tbs wsshcr We qr',e warm ssi cou-
tsoca Ia this way until Friday night
AT about eleven oclocx The began fall, tSs wind
blowing gently from The cart Worry heavy biacx clouds
were hanging overhead. rvss~ntug vcry thresssGing
aspect The wind and rain gradually incrcatcd Until tho
storm became Alarming The VIM almost "bowied,s
aud shifted the solh then south ~css east
and southeast and mos, OF the time blowing az %
rate
But little fears we're entertained si seven O'Clock A. NJ
there would be any da~sge dcnc BY the storm, ana
all supposed that would subsiac BY ten O'Clock 4. n.
Contrary 10 The expectations Of the 'sold salts" and no
many ad , q the weA,ssr The Wind beEan . bio.
about tbs time the Information received that
all the wharvcs above Mchae street vsre srundated
and that tie sil risog thus placing the ccs
and 0thfr valuable the wbnrwtg Ia dangerous
condition. The cSy shortly after heart rom
ihcse Who came IRON the lower psft u tlc city oesow
Government street
The merchants Ffont comfnstcr and watcr ard Tho
streets took nmedsac st~rs 10 preserve their
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