New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-24
FEARFUL GALE AT BUEN0S AYRES.
Great Destruction to Shipping.
LOSS OF LIFE.

On Aug % and 80 heavy gale was experienced a.
BueDos Ayres, doing great deal OF damage both
among The shipping and on thore. Capt Langson Of
the clipper sh Parana, arrived on Tuesday mprniog,
furnishes us with the following psrtculsrs: The
B itch taris Ctussder and Reciprocity we're in
tact, and Sunk each other in the outer roads. The
captain and msts Of ,he Crusader were drowned and
part OF the crew Of each velsel eleven in number,
lost The Bfitish banks Margaret and Jane ixiana,
Culloden, and British brig Jane Hudson, were all
driven ashore. One Of them struck wreck in the
outer roads and lost her rudder before going on the
beach, The Brilish bark Beethoven had been In con-
tact with another vesssl, and was totally dismated,
and lost off deck ba ~FeIf, bosts, galley bul~srks'
end everything movable. The Prussan brig Urania,
and French thip St. Francois, were dismissed rom
contact
The French brig Allied was drivsn shore at Paer-
mo, and was got off The Lubec brig Alma wasoriV
on STORE, also the Hamburg bsrk Pieciola' 'enos
Ayres brig, Sept. 90, was on shore The hanoVeraii
brig Ernest George went ashore about ore ie hor'u
of the Gas Works and nearly up TO the rair track
TIE Dnteh brig Snip 10 The same position as inc
Ernest George The Dansh brig Ametta gent ashore
at Palermo as also the Sandman polacca San Antonio
The Dauish brig Concordia went ashore near 81
Isdora The French ship MI ashore up the coast
and the French chip Senegal in the came position.
TIE only casualties among the American shipping
were: The Dutch brig Snip after parting her chsla
drove across the bows of the bark Dawn, pjung her
bows and bowsprit but not seriously. The same brig
in passing the Volsnte american brig, hooked her
best bower chain, and parted it.
TIE Volan,e rode out the gale with the email bower,
and escaped uni urt After the gale subsidsd she re-
covered her anchor Daring the gale the water OF The
river roee so high that there we're three feet OF water
in the lower story Of the new Custom-HOuse, doing
great dsmsge to the goods stored there. Inefe
were great many valuable goode, such as fine hard
ware, aud German aud French goods, some OF them
intended for export up the river, which we're rendered
totslly unfit for the Boepos Ayres market, and are
consequently total loss to the owners as the Govern
ment has denied shy responsibility for the loss.
The 81 washed away the north and south walls Of
TIE gss works AID inundated the whole Of the iateor
doing great damage to the works in consequence Of
which the city is without light a: night.
new fort which was built north Of .he gss works,
was lkewise destroyed-by the sea. About two miles
Of the San Fernando railroad track which was ready
for laying me rails, was completely rubbed out The
| ststion-house which was commenced was washed
down and the wrecks Of two whaleboats were landed
on tie site The lower buildings fronting the river
ON the north side of the Demada were some of them
completely washed down. and others Quilted, and the
| frorts and ipsdes all destroyed. The low buildings
| touh Of the Custom House also suffered very much
The whole of the town At the Boco had 10 be dessref
the fsies being taken out in boats and carts Great
damage has likewise been done at Barracks as nearly
s tie BARRACKS were entered by water and the hides
and bales much damaged. The Saloderas also suffered
very much there great quantities Of dried beef
piled up IN them All the salt in the BARRACKS along
| the Rochuelo wac destroyed.
On the whols, this has been the most destructive
gale they lave had IN Buenos Ayres for great num-
| Der of years. The wind during this gale was well -
the eastward; which threw very heavy sea On the
! city. and which as the cause of the damsge.
| The TriJuaa of the lsi September says:
il impossible TO state at present the extent OF the
| less The shore ia covered with the fragments of
wrecks and of houses blown down, The gas hous9s
dslIoys6 the railway 10 San Fernando impaesable,
warehouses hoodedin short, really great catastrophe
is The present Storm"
The ttoIm occurred on the day Of festival of Santa
R,ss Of Lima TIE loss of the gas is specially de-
plotd as it viii be several days, perhaps weeks, be-
fore the gas works can be repaired.
The performances at the thesters suspended on
the rays of the esle.
We are indebted to Capt. Langston of the clipper
chip Parans, from Buenos Ayres, for copies Of La
| I1s5una, dated Aug. 81 and Sept 3
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