The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-11-14
Interesting frOm giat!eras Inlet.
Great Storm and Flood,
THE ISLAND SUBMERGED.

THE ISLAND SUBMERGED.
Tents, shanties and Provisions Swept of
GREAT DISTRESS AND PRIvATIoN.
Dep2oraLle Condition Of tae goth Indiana
Special Cor. to the Tribune.
HATTERAs INLET, Nov. 2, 1861.
The land forces at this point are nos
in the midst of another engagement, which
is of more serious character than any
Of the conflicts that have yet taken place
Oh this coast 1t is contest With the el
emcnts. A great deluge is upon US
Last evening gale sprang up. which
continued to Increase in fury every mo-
neDt until mornin, when it assumed the
form OF perfect uhiFlwind, accompanied
with rain, which fell 10 torrents. About
3 o'clock this morning, the waves from
the ocean began to sweep over the isla I'D
(half mile wide) into the Sound and
before daylight these two bodies OF water
we're united Not spot of land was to
be seen. All tbe lover portion o! the ISL
and where Fort Hattcras aud Clark are
situated. was B0der water. and 20 ,udden
was the upbea7ioa and so violent the
stcrai, that all chances of escape were cut
cf before the morning light came, 1t
was utterly iupo7 IDLE for any as,istaDce
to rescb them FROM our feet. 20 terrible
wa this Il attcras storm. Aud it was
not untll a breaker swept across the isl
aud. carrying mcD. nt-, shaDties, and
evefy creeping thing With it, that the sol
dIers were asare of the presence of
great Good. Men we're suddenly washed
out Of their beds and found all their
clothes (shat few bad undre-sed) borne
to the Sound Live stock, such as pigs,
chickens. horses. cattle. dog-, cat-, aDd
ccokiD; utensils, lumber, drifts ood, box
es, barrel- traHkS. -banties, we're carried
forward tos' tber with men 90 them and
in them. soAe Jumping ou, of the win
do#s, one cutting their way through the
root, others jumping of Dio t..e water,
wbicb, in many places, vas over their
heads in depth, and akiBg for box or
barrel in order to reach the root of
shanty still standing. Oficers on horses
we're riding or wimming through thi-
Go5iHe- mass, giving orders to this float
ing army Of OeD, who, with gun in one
hand aus with the other banging on to
some kind OF an object kept themselves
sbove water. The most mournful sight
Of all however. was TO witness the moving
OF the sick, so ne Of WHOM we're IN dy
10: condition before the storm cane
They we're carried on cots from place to
place on the shoulder. of men who we're
wadipg through watef nearly neck deep
1t vas also a sad sig ht to witness such
destruction OF property. At the wharf
we're all the GovernneDt property is rtor
ed. wholesalc oe-truction took place =
Provisions Of every kind we're soou afoat
barrels Of crackers. bread; sogar. pork,
beef. molasses, beans, potatoes, f>h. box
es o! candles, soap, clothing, and in fact
every thing required FOR an army vas seen
to 90 With the food, with the buildings
containing them iu very dilapidated
condition. The steamer Spaulding ar
rived the eVeDiDg before with large load
Of provisions. clothing, lumber, &C.. an4
as good luck would have it, she wasTuna-
bic to land but small portion o. her car
60 the night she came in. Unfortunate
~ there was, however. some clothing Ian.
ded for the naked Goth Indiana Regi
ment Nearly half of this much needed
freight was placed on the pier. and went
with the waves of the ocean within view
OF the soldiers. who, with fearful eyes
and sbiseliog forms. beheld this, to them,
the most elaucholly sight Of all. About
6 o'clock this morning the food We, at
its hight, and for two hours Col. Brown
of the goth Indiana Regiment and officers
we're in great suspen.c. 1t was very e'l-
dept that a new inlet below Fort Clark
bad been made during the night, which
entirely cut off their escape; and as the
waves were rushing toto Fort Clark by
iu the morning, i; was apparent that all
must meet witb watery grave if the wa
ter continued to rise at the same rate for
two hours to come Fortunately. the
country vas spared from hearing OF such
horrible tidlDgs as was Domentariiy
Threatening the lives OF these loyal sol
diers. The storm began to abste by
a IN this morning. aud BY q clock
narrow ridg Of Sand boash wa- discover
ed above Fort Clark, whioh was hailed
with slid deIi4 By the goth Indiana
Regiment, wbo, but few minutes before
were making prePar stlons to save them
selves. if possible from a fearful tate -
By noon the tide bad gone down, and
left quite little spot for the half drown
ed and exhausted men to walk UPON and
build some cam fires. which enabled The IA
to cook scsDty meal from what ie" irag
ueots of provisions bad been rescued
from the water What -ight to behoio!
All was devastation and ruin; the entire
camp was 10 ade desolste Several feet OF
sand are taken frOD the surface OF the Isl
aud. leaving it in such. condition that 1t
j. sure to be under water az often as the
tide comes up.
Between Fort Clark and Hatterss.