New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-15
The storm, In aro.rias.

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Ihe Mercury gives an account Of the storm or
SATURDAY night in and about Mobile. from, which
| we extract the following:
The gale commenced blowing IN stful o1,sAs from
the east first which is invariably the case Wit this
| sort of storm here and Continued II, virI.,uce.
| coming with gusts harder and harder up h, tie
moment it began to abate That is to SAP lii rg.gcd
with increasing violence until about daylight 1n-.
day morning, when it began to subside gradually
BY the time the storm had fully established itss
character. the wind went around and blew from
south by southeast.
With the wind came slanting, searching rain,
that was driven through cracks and creyices not
known before to exist, drenchiBg the interior of
apartments always before waterproof to ordinary
showers. The night was pitehY dark, and the
wakefnl observer OF the bowling storm fand unany
such there were, for houses shook and ratified to
every blast to degree to disturb the slunbsrs Of
even those that were not scary) who peered
through the gloom, saw lights burning during the
whole night in the habitations around him.
At2 A. M. the fire bell rang to warn the people
that the water was rising. Before the alarm,
though, the owners of stores had turned out, and
were hard at work moving and putting up things
from the floors, all along Commerce and Water
streets. Much was done, and great quantity Of
goods put out of harms way. These efforts were
continued up to about or 4 o'clock when the
wind began TO veer around to the West, and all
knew then that the storm was abating and that
the water would presently begin TO recede, which
| it did. Es
| The water rose just about high enough TO fcoif
| Water street from Government to the noFth-end.
The depth on the floors of the stores of Commerce
street was from four to not more than ten inches
| at the deepest. Though great quantity of goods
were elevated above the water and saved from
damage, serious loss has been sustained, which
It was impossible to even approximate on yester-
away, as soon as the work of contending against
| the water was suspended.
Upon enquiry, there was less damage TO the
shipping and steamboats, at the wharf than we en-
| pected to find. A rumor reached us that the
| steamer Wallis had sunk. We were happy to learn
4 subsequently that she was saved, though, from
| some cause she filled until she was in jeopardy.
/ Her ehimneys were blown down. The Dick Keys
broke loose from her moorings on the opposite
side, with the hull of the burnt ship to which she
was made fast and drifted up the river and stuck
upon the marsh above the ship yard. The Swan
pulled her OFF yesterday morning. wood boat
/ was sunk 10 the slip where Reels oyster fat stays
| moored. We saw persons watching about, and
| somebody had said. but nobody knew who, that
one or more Of the crew had persisted. There was
notion, but nobody could tell why, that there was
a drowned man in the cabin. The wharves were
but slightly damaged, though entirely covered
When the water began to subside, it was found
that the submerged streets were full of crabs, and
the Sunday boys had lively time catching them.
An alligator said to be seven or eight feet long,
was left on the wharf by the receding water He
tried to hide himself under pile Of railroad iron,
but negro spied him and captured him. The No
t 8 boys bought him, and took him up bodily and
toted him home, and put him in their cistern.
The wind Frustrated trees all over the city. But
the damage in that respect is not much to be re-
GREETED. The fallen trees mostly china-a poor
shade tree we wish were extirpated entirely. De-
/. cayed fence arbors were Frustrated. The avn
ings presented pitiable sight yesterday morning.
Those that were in use last year were torn into
J shreds. The walls of the new theater that had
been run up from the first story were blown down,
crushing some work of value in their fall The
walls of the new house being built for Daniels &,
Elgin, corner of Dauphin and Water, that we're
run above the second story, were blown down,
falling inward. We observed that the iron frame
work of the second story for the Daupin front was
thrown out of line by the fall We hear Of some
shantes being blown down in the Orange Grove
settlement, but of no injury to life or limb there
from. AT Esiavas, house inhabited by negroes,
had been removed few minutes before. We
heard of house blown down on Stone street,
which had been vacated by family the day be-
The planning mill at the corner OF Conception snd
Eslava had the chimney blown down.
The New Orleans mail boat, the California, did
not arrive until 2. M. The wind was blowing SO
when she left that Capt Hopkins refused about
two hundred passengers for the different watering
she was anchored in Pole Cat Bend, just this side
the RigsTsp where she lay from log last night
until It next morning. The Captain thought
it tprheaper aaash down the cabin to save it fronl
Z blownate2 The boat touched at the head OF the
wharf at Pascagoula. The Intervening wharf had
d been carried away. The Oregon, going, was
passed at anchor near Pass Christian.
!. The California reports seeing 0 large schooner
ashore and dismasted; supposed to hsloaded with
timber for Government.
s From the deck of the California the buildings a
o Point Clear as seen through clear atmosphere
seemed to be all in good order, but nothing was
:, seen of the Crescent. Fears are entertained thai
she has been stove to pieces against the wharf, o.
e driven ashore and broken up.
In town there is report that the Junior is ashore
short distance above the village. There has beer
= no arrival from that side think but the opinion
II of some who have observed her at that poiu
through spy glsss, is to that effect.