The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-24

Cacutfa payers received by the lac, European
steamers contain fuller details " the injuries re suit,
ng from the late terrible hurricane IN India The
OVERLAND fEiEsD OF isprA, Oct. lob states:
A terri lie cyclone, unequscd within the cxpe.
renee u men who nave cen forty wears in Inc
country, burst over Calcutta and tho GIstr 4 for
upwards ~ - miles, uu Wednesday, the 5th inst:
II wrecked ii vessels ouir ght In tie river iIooyh-
~, laid oilers HI AMI dry ou the shore, ted
or otherwise disabled three fon.usular and Oricu-
tai steamers, loy.as ono ~ them ou shore, aud
causei scne - &c ,ol1tion o.! the most awful
character. Iiihdr"ds Of Eycs have ecu lost |;
there Is not uusc ~ Clcgttn lct uuInlu-cl, and
for nalcs the native huiH orc down, md the
natives themselves III with fever. Tho
cyclone bean from the northeast, aud
turned tho river uooghly into q sea which sv,crt
| everything before it. 1t carried away the road
which skirts tho RIVER NJ Seraiupurc, and ia the
height Of the gale four laro tla,s foundeied-fnorc
than one native boa, ia front of our own house
sharing their iae. Tho compound which sur
rcunds the FairSp or IspiA house and Offices was
studded with Tine ircoe, ia" growth Of a ceutu y
now i Is q wilderness. htCr blowing me hours
from the northeast, the gale shifted round to the
south and southwest. Tho destruction of native
huts 10 every where enormous. Dr. CArcy's garden,
which was adorucl With some rare an1 beautiful
trees, contains now few melancholy stuuns.
Tne whole place - dclcr,. and judi, from what
we hear from Birrackporc they have not Jared
much letter ON that SIDE. The park Ia Stripe of
It's finest trees the barracks are uuroo'ed and oil
the bungalows arc injured. The mass OF vcgota-
ton on the ground is to he dreaded. especial as
hesvy falls OF rain have since taken place. The loss
OF iiic has bcep awful, and We hear Of whole y.l-
lagos having been swept away,
The London MoESiss STAG gives .he following
summary Of losses upon land and water, derived
from the latest news:
In the evening md during the night there were
heavy gales but It was not I'll ten o'clocl; on tue
morning Of the bth that tue cyclone. which had
been raging ut the mouth of the rver and in the
delta o. the Gangcs, for Mt least s.x hours pro.
viously, reached the doomed city. As long as the
wind WAS in the east the waves were kept down.
but when 1t yeore1 round 20 the south the violence
became terrb, and thsvor; o' havoc commenced.
For time many Il the sA.ps were Gue To DEFY tie
nIry, Of tie storm. Som, however they sue
curnbed, enc ty one, t. tnc rccutlcss foe, and
with tie break ng Of Their cnaiIs, they were sccn,
rs M eye witness yr1ph! aiiv SAWS "iiiltlny ont
into the m ST." Some OF he weakest or most eN-
posed sank h. the bottom. OIc noble voscl Of eleven
hunCrcd tons WIS blown out of the river INTO a
Jungle which skrlci It's banks. One hun irel
sh,pf,msuy Of which had pLsseu uuscathc ed through
the Io4les. weather sra, we're dr. ven on shore
The loud reports Of the sails when they were rent
In twain; the frantic shouts Of tie sailors, who In
vain hostel signals Of distress nnd raycy ssrug-
rcd for lie; the IN, c Efforts VI these hsplrss nu-
nj n beings who sou At means U. escape uA plarAs
and in boats, only to he sacked under g. ! own
OF ncighbor.n; vessels; and at We al, tie thunder
ui the storm aud toe v Id rage II the boiling surf
al oonspirei to make scene ANU III It's Lorfor,
unsurpassed in It's ~ ctrsl tloom. "a sh,rs
the spectacle was cq lully fearful, although Il
may tc reasonably Hoped tnat imas.uat ga has
given too DAY. cUOr.ng TO the pc,ure. The
city, we are tod, wears TIC aspect o! hnviu.
been Tor days IN the hands OF an .nsurgent mob
Tue CAoWrns bee, ~ the EIsllsh l.r,cr IL called,
est hprI wllh toinlHrat.yU'y Little L.,lIgo; h. me
rck,,y balaars lui fragile hats ot tie "H.,k
IOWA " tel Ike LOuses 81 y SIC. olri hcnra.u IA
ilelgc hammer Lows OF lac 3 oun X ~; wlIIo
the waters o. the HJoSnly, oVe.now.nS is Danks,
formed ehanuels .n,u Wa. the naive hsu.tilous,
WIN many oi their Inmates, popt.cbsly s.nk
thousand of our dusSy -auci i,IoN - 4bIcv,s az.
believed to have Iec sDIO,Lcrcd IA tht uIGI " TO
have cen Gr."LeL "a tie Aooi HIfr.cL Us thcy
..to eternity IN the midst OF ,s..vty ana re-
jo,.ns-!ue lie eTtst 10 Avail tclI III HONOR Il
DJuraA WAS IN piuAlcs5-tGt.r lAlc CILuut lLl
eAclto tue ot,pr,s COMMUNICATION. II &C
fragments OF timber aud m.sulury were blouL 80
great .staue. carriages ana palaces wcl'
thrown over ami rohva as II they h.d Oceu Ch.l -
reh's toys; tnc cIWhul Gar lcu- Ga, - with its
denpLtul residences hul pleasant glrdcns, w4s
n,-.c IA hc"Lu| waste tie Bn,.n. cal u4gucus,
W j., a were tue Pridr 81 ttclt, anu tGo envy ul
iuoiH, we're lad are anu dies. late tie WIDE road
calci the strau' Wine. ran a,oug the s4ore, Was
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