The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-01-26
EFFECTS OF THE RECENT STORM.
tary Department Of Key West

A terrific storm OF wind from the northeast accom-
panied by fall Of snow, sleet hail and rain set in on
Friday evening" about nine o'clock and continued up to
late hour yesterday, causing considerable damage to
property in tho city, and the shipping at anchor in the
bay As natural consequence, the city Yesterday prc-
sented most dreary and desolate appearance The
wind, which whisted through the streets with
the utmost fury, drove signs awnings, baskets and
ashes boxes about without any respect for persons
places, and the snow which had fallen pretty heavily
during the night previous kept constantly dissolvnr
into the most impossible slush and muddle puddcs Wa.
teproof boots overshoes and india rubber coats were
poweress against the penetrating effects Of the thawing
snow and driving rain, and few could stand upright ex
cep such as might have been feats of za
piaerosaton The streets fronting or near the rivers
on the north and east sides of the city, were
pretty well flooded and Easements cellars &C., were Of
course made enantless by the influx Of water The old
fogy stages usual in their rato Of
looomoon; and the city railroads. in default of the
salt sprinklng driven TO the OF snow ploucs
to clear the tracks Of the resisting barriers somo Of the
could scarcely get along with horses The tides
In the North, East and Harlem rivers very high
overowng many Of the piers and docks and sweeping
away large amount Of valuable property. We are in.
formed that the press Of the Journal Of Commerce
was SO extensively flooded that the ordinary presses
could not be worked and printing accommodations had to
be found elsewhere.
At high water yesterday great difnculty was expe.
renccd in getting teams board at the various ferries
in consequence OF the ascent Of the bridges.
Tho ship De Witt Clinton anchor in the North river
in contact with the ship Marmon and suffered some
In her upper spars, losing her forstopgaant mast &C.
The ship Ewood Walter, with troops on board lying
at anchor at Quarantine coded with the ship
but BY the assistance Of the steamtug Achilles they were
separated without damage.
Most Of the vessels the North river dragged anchors
The screw steamer Osprey, Capt Kenny from provi.
dence, arrived yesterday morning at halfpast eight
O'Clock, reported the gale at northeast in Long
Island Sound, and very heavy.
The Sound steamers City Of Boston and Bay State did
not arrive at the city till hafpast four p NJ and the
Metropolis at seven p NJ The City OF Boston left on her
return at hapast I've. the others probably during the
night
THE STORM IN BOSTON.
BosroS Jan. 25, 1862
Asevere storm Of sleet and last night
which changed into rain this morning, and which con
tinues to fall heavily.
BosroN, Jan. 25-eP.M
The severe rain storm stil continues here rapidly
melting the snow in the streets which present the ap
pearance OF . miniature dsluge
TREMENDOUS GALE In WESTERN VERMONT.
TRoY, Jan. 25, 1867.
tremendous gale prevailed all through Western YER
mont this morning Az the train which left Troy for
Rutland at quarter past seven A. N. was ave or six
miles above Bennington, In the town Of SALISBURY, VT
IL encountered the gale while passing an smbankment
about thirty high One Of the cars was broken from
the coupling and thrown BY the force Of the wind down
the embsnkmsnt. DR.. H. Dwight, Of Boston, passen.
ger, was instantly killed. John Robinson, the road
master was severely injured and win mot survive One
other man and two ladies were slightly injured.