The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-25

heart bigger han his houze and welcomed and sheltered
the unhappy wanderers.
Poor Mrs spa0genbergs critical period came on before
che could be lifted out OF the water She had hardly
been put to bed when she gave birth 70 Z dead child
drowned perhapsand al the last accounts herself
distress to q woman than this Oystermen generally
have boats spsngenberg had TO wade with his family,
because the gale blew hs boat away before IL ble~ his
The Eighth ,use keeper Round Island barely saved
his family from destruction. He carried his wife and
OF hundred yards more before the water knee
deep Returning TO all the food and clothing pos
sibe he had - abandon the attempt In order 70 save his
own fe for the water rose seven feet in less than twenty
minutes They remained cooped up the lighthouse TIL
the storm vas over, and before they had
passed thirty six hours without mouthiu TO eat or
Captain Johnny Clemens, the well known yachtnan,
and Mr. Hodge, Of Mobile out In tine schooner,
half yacht and half oyster boat built at expense OF
81 70o and just launched Back Bay, behind Biloxi
When the gale them, they anchor ten
cut the snchor loose, went several mies before the
wind, and finally capsssd In the surf and went
ashore With their crew they chung 70 the boat,
float and the wind 70 wan the wrecked schooner iniaud
among the trees 70 distance OF over mile from the
shore Hodge Clemens and tho crew clingng 70 and guild
One Of the sailors in wading cut his foot badly xr.
hodge drew his handkerchief from bis pocket 70 bind up
the wound, and In doing erkod out his pockebook,
containing $780, which fell In the wAter aad lost BE
LET the money go and attended only TO his sailors foot
regular sea dogs they would have drowned through ex
hauEtion and despair.
They finally rescued by the crew Of another boat
that heard OF disaster went search Of them
When rescued both Hodge and Clemens half nsensi
BILE ard suffering from cramps They taken to the
taken TO Biloxi where Hodge, generally prolific Of cloth
Ing was reduced 10 the necessity OF borrowing shirt
The schooner lies in the woods dry enough bot IL
would TO get her back to the water TO
build another schooner like her
ADDITIONAL FROM MOBILE.
From the New Orleans Crescent. Sept Iol
The accounts already published OF the doiugs OF the
storm along coast give fair idea OF the character
and extent OF this caamitous vstation and we hope
OF the devastated condition OF the Guf shore Xeau
while We give facts additional 70 those detailed 10 tho
hurried letter orr special correspondent al Mobile pub
tbs lower streets Of Mobile prcsoo. an interesting and
peculiar appearance most Of them being blocked sp with
driven in By the storm The wharvcs generally are in
wrecked condition, and large expenditure VIII be
sary TO pat them In repair
the st. Nicholas the Arrow, the Eliza and the
Basaisy, high and dry upon the piles Of the DIS
they will all. probably, prove . total ioss other
STEAMERS were more or less damaged, and II probable
that one or more WI be lost. Tia water stood from two
70 I'VE feet deep IN al the cotton presses and
and the damage to the staple will be large Merchandise
suffered IN many stores Of the city, previously report
The loss Of cotton BY Ore during the food In Goodman
Jones' wsrehousethe condagration having arisen from
ing warehouse Of Poneroy MarsSai-sas two thousand
and eight hundred bales The second cook OF the hotel
at Point Clear, with two companions and bottle Of
whkey started out for sa during the prevalence OF
the gale, and, not having been heard Of since,
counted lost though they have been driven far up
the bay and escaped With their lives Numbers OF small
craft lost in Mobile bay and In the river right OPP
posso the city the psosTudins mas.s Of forty Q, nsty
quietly reposing far in the mud below.
pAxAaz BIZ Tux sroRx.
From the Mobile Advertiser, Sept. 10
In another place have made estimate OF the loss
Of cotton in consequence Of the late oof 10 this the
most important item that be added 10 that Of the
mated a s3s COO The damage 70 wharves We have put
s:s $3.50: sss:,s s
shas warehouse and stock, and Goodman jones' ware
house were insured . the amount Of and were
probably worth 10000 The damage TO the Shell road
was probably about q 600 that 70 tbs steamers st.
Nicholas BAgaey, Arrow, Eliza wsyerley and Briggs
We may be $4,000 under the mark We thus have %
a Of $2 o0o which may require 70 be increased 70 the
round sum Of ooc 70 cover maceaaeoas items which
corroS LOSSES.
We s.ve endsavcred . Obtain tOerasl e,rrsc. esti
mate the sount Of los N oossoo c.ussd the recent
AZ Goodman Jones' warehouse sac bales or cotton
burned Of which 22s bales vsrs DID, essms,ed II
so bale; as new 81 $50, and OF the remainder about
twothrds u mpposed 20 be new. giving
New cotton, sos bales, at $50 per bale. e65 $50
Old cotton, LIS bales, ai $40 per bAe..... 10000
Total $50
The damage BY water IS Iess saslly ssosr..iaed. De
Quoting The amount burned there "a 700 baca
In the city OF which, perhaps. 40. 900 suppos-
ing 10 900 bales 70 be tiers, ten bales high usus
damaged lees than IS bale while the next tier Of 900
would not suffer moro than 81 bale Of remaining H.
500 much headed and yet to the height ropes
And must have been damaged 20 the amount OF
g. bale supposng hall VI II damaged, We have the
foibwing estimate
COO bales, ~ So 900
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