The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-11-07
The Effects Of the Recent Storm

higher than has been known for tho H..
% gears. Some of the piers a!on, Tho
East aud North Rivers were completely
submerged, while the streets froDtipv ,bs
water were knee deep; and in Broad
street the tide extended "a high as Bea.
yer street, distance of i've locks. Tho
cellars along South, Front, Water. and
Beaver streets we're flooded. and laroa
qoaDtity of -four stored in uany of these
cellars was badly damaged. On the
North River, the cellars along Washing
ton, West. and Greenwich street, vers
also flooded, aud many of the poor fsui.
lies occupying the Easements IN that 10.
cality suffered severely. TIE bar.rooa
in the ba~eWent Of the Northern Hotel.
on the corner OF West and Cortland.
streets, was also flooded, and in order to
serve their customers a small boat was
brought into rcqui>ition to carry the mar.
ties to the bar at a nominal charge of two
cents per bead; many awaited themselves
Of the opportunity, as it wss DO rosel and
ludlcrous. The Atlautc and other docks
along the Brooklyn shore were also sub.
merged. There being but little or On
merchandize Oh the piers, of course but
slight damage could he sustained by
goods. Some of the cellars which had
been made water.tight which brick and
cement were iD worse condition than
those IN Kblch 20 attempt had teen mado
at protection. for the water, having flown
into them, had 10 chance OF escape
Men we're at work all yesterday pumping
out the cellar at the corner Of Stone and
Broad streets. Many sDaler cellars had
this work couplethd at eo@paratiyely
early hour. Most OF the damage was
done after midnight.
TIE coal and trisk yard Of BIr. Mar
feet, at Stap!eton, Staten Bland, vas 50
onpletely flooded that large quantity
of coal aud brick upon the pier was
washed overheard, BY the land inside of
the pier being under ined.
The old Qoarantino piers at Staten L.
land we're carried of, and the hull Of the
Wiliam Tell got away from ber III oorinps
at Hunters Poiut, making trial trip OIL
her own account. She vas taken in tow
near Ellis's Island yesterday morning by
the steamboat James 4. Stevens. and ts.
ken to Red Hook Point. Tao or threo
canal boats we're sunk. one OF which,
loaded with apples, vas some di-tapcs a.
bovo the city, in tow of the Aida.
10 Brooklyn the gale esu-,d a great
deal of damage throu. hout tie city. Ma
NJ of the tenement. in the lower portions
were completely flooded aud the families
experienced great difficulty in removing
their teddin. and iufGitcre to u.ore Sc.
cure quarters. There we're but few hou-
ses into which the rain did not penetrate.
Large nuUbers oftrees we're blown down;
aud one CT the lamps lighting the main
entrance to the Il all vas couEl,tcl? de-
molished. TIE effects OF the gale were
more severely felt in some OF the oat.r
Wards. where the ground j. acre eI~va.
ted, than in the deu-ely populated por-
iion of the city. The roofs OF seseral
buildings we're tlo~n eff. fences broken
Gown, and ehinne5 tops shattered 4
new three story brick Lou-e in Elliott
peace, tetwsen Lafayette aud Dekslb ay-
enues, wa totally de.toyed. It . a. not
yet CON pletcd.
In Jersey City the tide, osca.iocei By
tie storm. ga higher on Saturday niete
than has cen kuowBsf for tie pat lEcn-
~ one gears. aud tie dama.e oeca,ioned
by the flooding OF cellars aud taseEeuts
was sery great In some baseuen,s sew
eral blocks from the river, it ro>e from
three to four I, ,et, and the occupants weIo
to ataDdoG them.
A maa named Daniel McCartv. and
his wife. reiding in Newark-aveDue, near
5roSe-street, we're awakened ty the Ea.
er. Which bad risea to the top of their
bed, when Daniel, shouIderiOg bis tctter
laif, conveyed heT 70 room on Que Of
lie uFPer floors Il is estimated that
Tot less than | l,5C0 houses uttered ~ the
iood. The meadows between Newark
nd Hudson City were ogeIAowcd TO the
epth OF from two to three feet. and q
ortiou of the New jersey Railroad track
TaS Undermined.
Boston, Nos. 2, 1861.
a heavy northeast gale commenced
t o'clock lat light. lasting ten hours.
\ great quantity of rain fell. The noon
de today oseLfOwed several Of the
harvcs, doing con-iderable damage to
oods, 10, slowed 10 the cellars So
j. rh tide ba. net teen known for years.
The ship MaritaDua. Williams. Of
rovldepee, from Liverpool for Bottom,
18th cargo of coal. wool and cotton,
ruck at midnight on Egg Rocks, near
o>tou Light, the sea making clean
reach over her. At 3 q. II. cat away
Ie masts aud mizsen- masts aud stove
De boat; launched the other beat, but
Ie stove alongside. Five OF the crew
EN- succeeded in getting on the rocks.
t a. N the ship went to pieces, and
ven of the passengers and crew reached
e rocks on piece Of the pocp. i num-
II Of the passengers were drowned.
Baltimore Nov. 5. 1861.
The storm IN tho hav Inst nicht was