The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-17
Terrific Hurricane in New York.

New YORK, Feb. 10.-Last night about
ten O'Clock, the wind, which had previously
been from the Southwest, when there was
very pleasant weather, shifted to the west
and then to the Northwest, accompanied
with slight rain and snow, and during the
night blue heavy from the latter point.
Since daylight it had increased to perfe
hurricane, and has up to this hour, (l0A.M.)
done great deal of damage to the shipping
on both rivers. The Hamilton Avenue
ferry boats were unable to get out OF the
slip on the Brooklyn side owing to the fierce
wind and strong food tide, and passengers
were obliged to go up to 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 Montade street, has her stern
badly stove and is chated badly; the bark
Princeton, laying head to windward, at
Ford's pier, parted her morning chains for
ward and went stern on to the bulkhead,
driving in her stern, through which the inte-
rior of the vessel can be seen. She is badly
hurt and lays very badly.
All the vessels at anchor in the North
River have dragged. The three masted
schooner Forest Green, lays very close in on
Governors Island. Another schooner is
below her on the mudhats.
About half past eight a fire broke out in
a public school on Degraw street, between
Henry and Columbia streets, Brooklyn,
which was entirely destroyed in very short
time. About one hundr ed scholars were in
at 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 and beams blown of on to the adjacent
buildings. The old Hamilton Avenue mar
ket which stands much exposed, also had
the roof blown off, 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 Messrs. K alff & Per-
suhu, went ashore on Barnegat on the night
of the 9th inst, it blowing fresh from the
Northeast with fog. The supercargo,
Capt Decker and Capt. Fay, divided the
boats and crew and put to sea in conse-
quence of the surf being so high. Captain
Fay, fell in with the schooner Eagle, from
Rockland, hence for Delaware, who was re.
turning to this port for 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, name
not given. The schooner George was wrecked
at her pier. The steamers Hendrck Hud-
son and Isaac Newton were badly injured,
and fifteen or so other vessels were more or
less damaged.
Nothing has yet been heard of the bark
Hollands other boat. 1t contained Mr.
Decker, the supercargo, cook, and two sea-
men.
The Catholic orphan asylum on Sixteenth
street, was unroofed. 400 children were in
the building. None injured.
A large factory building on Dekalb Ave-
nue., Brooklyn, was demolished.
Hundreds of other buildings in this city,
Jersey city, Brooklyn and Hoboken, were
unroofed or otherwise injured.
A. DePeyster, President of the Relief In
surance Company, while walking on Broad
way, was thrown down by the force OF the
wind, and severely injured in the hip.
The school house, Brooklyn, cost $26, 900,
and contained library worth 81 SOCIAL
destroyed.
The storm has now entirely subsidized.