The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-02-11
Storm at New York.

NEW YORK, February 1O.-Last night about
ton o'clock the wind, which had previously
been from the southwest, and very pleasant
weather, shifted to the west and north west,
accompanied by slight rain and snow, and
during the night blew heavy from the latter
point. Since daylight it has increased to o
perfect hurricane, and has, up to this hour,
ten A. M, done great deal of damage among
the shipping on both rivers. The Hamilton
avenue Ferry boats were unable to got out of
the slip on the Brooklyn side, owing to fierce
wind and strong food-tide, and passengers
were obliged to 20 up to the Fulton Ferry, as
the bridges on the South Wall street Ferries
were broken down.
Among the disasters thus far are the ship
Golden West, laying at the foot Of Montande-
street, has her stern badly stove, and Is chafed
badly. The bark Princeton, laying head to
windward to Ford's Pier, parted her mooring
chains forward, and went stern on to the
Bulkhead, driving in her stern, through
which the interior of the vessel can be seen.
She is badly hurt, and lays very badly. All
the vessels to anchor in the North River have
been dragged.
The three-masted schooner Forest Queen
lays very close in on the Governors Island.
Another schooner is below hcr on tho Mud
Floats.
About half-past eight O'Clock a FIRE broke
out in the Public School ON Degraw- street, be-
tween Henry and Columbia streets, Brooklyn.
1t was entirely destroyed in very short time.
About 100 scholars were in ct the time, who
were all got out safely, losing their coats, hats
and books.
The roofs of some Of the new stores on the
Atlantic Dock Were blown off
The new hotel occupied by Geo. Lossee and
the two Injured buildings on Hamilton Avenue
had roofs blown off into the adjacent build
ings. The old Hamilton-avenue market,
which stands much exposed, also had tho roof
blown of, and it is thought the building itself
will fall shortly.
The new bark Holland, Capt. Fay, from
Curacao for this port, with cargo Of salt and
wood consigned to Msssrs. Kalf Il Persuher,
went ashore on the Bsrngate on the night of
the 9Th inst, it blowing fresh from the north
east with sfog. The super cargo, Capt. Decker
and Capt. Fay divided the boats and crew and
put to sea in consequence Of the surf being go
high. Capt. Fay fell in with the schooner
Eagle, from Rockland hence for Delaware, who
was returning to this port for o harbor, who
took them on board and brought them to this
city.
Both bridges of the Jersey City ferry were
demolished. The schooner Middlesex sunk at
her pier North River; also another schooner.
The schooner George was wrecked at her
pier. The steamers Hendricks, Hudson and
Isaac Newton, were sadly injured, and fifteen
or twenty other vessels were more or lesl
damaged. ....s
Nothing has yet been heard Of the bsrl
Holland and other boats. -
The Catholic Orphan Asylum, on Sixteenth
street, was unroofed. Four hundred childrer
were in the buildiug-none injured. A large
factory building on Dekalt. avenue, Brooklyn
was demolished. Hundreds of other build
ings in this city, Jersey City, Brooklyn ant
Hoboken, were unroofed or otherwise badly
injured.
AIDE Peyster, President Of On Insurance %.
while walking down Broadway was thrown
down by the force CT the wind, and sustainet
q severe fracture of the hip. The school
house, in Brooklyn, cost $4,000, and con
tanned library worth $1,50O--all destroyed
The storm has now entirely subsided.
VIM. 3. Burton, comedian, died to-day.