The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-25
TIE CITY AND TIE LELAND RIVERS.
lrrcm the FrIend Of India, Oct. Ia.l


over Calcutta and dislrct upwards OF l20 mes
Wednesday, the 9th inst. u wrecked eleven vessels
the suore dismasted otherwise disabled three
nnsular and Oriental steamers laying one of them Q.
character
Hundreds or lives have been lost there Is not houss
10 Calcutta let unnjured, and Tor miles the native huS
down, aud the natives themselves III With iever
The cycone began from the northeast. and
SWEET everything before it, Il carried a.sy
the road which skirts the river a. sersmpMs'
than native boat In front OF our own house
sharing theirfae. The compound which surrounds spe
Fund Of India ana offices was studded TIN ane
trees. The growth OF century, now It wilde ness
After blowing some hours from tho northeast, ne
The destruction u native hints every is 90 rmoua
Dr. Csreys garden, which was adorned with some ssse
sumps The whole place y desert. and Judging iro@
hear from ss e.
0nest the barracks are unrooed and ali the bunee
. are q Sas
villages having been swept away.
~. sANnTHyR ACCOUNT. s#AMaN = 49,
IFrom the Calcutta EnRiisnman Oct TO- III
Accounts pouring In from all gu rters o. 10
damage caused shore and The utter ruin
which overakeR the greater part Of the shipping -
Curing the whole OF Tuesday night the weather was
marked by succession squalls and heavy ram fro0
tho N.NE, and il mainained me same cbaracter unS0
about half-past "Wednesday morning. gradually y
creasng violence The wind then veercd round 9 The
ing fury The weaker trees uprooted or brokea
Short but fer the first hour or 90 no greater dam.ke We
distant thunder, which PROBABLY may have bee.
heard from as far as two mites, gave warning e
coming In about two minutes this trno the true
| cyclone was upon the town Wherever there were
| tees they either uprotted and fell, carry.
ing with thm ia many walls rpiipgs. and build
iugs branches were snapped OF IKE reeds sna
hurled with the wind. Csrrsges and pukies 800
npsst and strewed lhe roads, mingled with the dts =
roofs versndans gates and fallen trees corrugated roa
| rooilnEs torn, doubled up and blown away IKE
sheets Of paper O'Clock the eastern and southern
suburbs the city those Of to tho westwsrds
which from their proximity TO tho Tt1fddN and the river
were the most exposed were less a Ex-
cep.ing and other palms, scarcely tree wn
Inc beautiful avenues ID Fort William we're entirely
destroyed the Eden gardens turned into wdernesA
In Tank square trees and shrubs were blown sways
in parts tho iron ratings torn up aud oves:
thrown Garden Reach the roads were blocked up 80
rendered passable from the trees that foil across the
ihs splendid avenue Of usoA iposalllea Ionssfossal
trees In comoonnd Of the school opposite e. Jane
church. which must have been four or i've esse
snapped Cd above the level wall which protects1
thcm but which in no longer st1udtng. The damage
done 10 buildings was considerable Among these ve
that roof the Free school was blown away ~
upper port Of Roman Catholic church u the uPpeS
end Of the Pow Bazaar road entirely DESTROYED and ~
stecpls Of the Free church q Scotland Tho minarets
janice theatre uurcced aud nearly destroyed, ~
OF the cathedral Is much damsgcd the shed. o. ~
Eas. India Railway Company unroo!sd, and MessfA
Thacker spILxs premises seriously damaged In saee
house y cSs nss essa ,s
were almost ali blown down The telegraph lines are :.
All tness Losses are sufcisnty annoying and l.ns.s.
able bat Ia the river that tho storm has been a.
Or connected account Of The osa 10 shppao
10 as yet impossible. All y YET combustion. and i
are irrsusdasy dsmasca and what arc safe The iass
indeed perhaps not than half doxsa alo
he srps
mcorngs, and cast ashore or ammed togeinsr o -
q s. snssd Sy he we've
high The csloa!ts shore ssvers, ships are .snsss
House, Hs s.i To- ts seared Oss u mo s.n
s,.s:.:s Cd z. S::s:: .;H T.; F:s
s s.rss c.s..s s .s *. ssss S &:
her dssgc ard nsaiy rolling over and Oyer wen. dow1
Barn. .,s s; La, a.s sis:
vile ds 81 DENIS AerIis England ,hs tug .ssSns H:
A:E " :a.u,nsia sAisA us gs1s.sy .pppe.ss = :,
Great loss Of NE TO Be feared bas attended Thea
during the gale floating down the river on pieces =
wreck, and ae have heard tho number lost estimated =
lisve. man nansd cisary, VII 90 hercism should .
handsomely rewarded swan 81 with ne line 70 the
sIoeu ship Govndpore aud rescued eight OF her crew
feared very imperfect, while rumucs Of vessels that are
DO 5ssssdau.d. Msuy ships rode out the AS
IN safety until nm foul OF by others adrift anS.
he VIZ
chain she again brought up, when i've other vess
and al sxosp, IL ~
fortunate enough 20 ride out the At shsS
wsh escaped without sny Sai TIC loss Of one x
her boats The police hunks have all foundered with bs
exception Of the one at prnceps Ghsut which Is hgh
and DRY. Close 70 nes may DO seen the governments
| steamer Adja. with q broken back.
The presented By the shipping s indescrhabis
There be least hundred fhips ashore, al
huidled together N tangled In nextrcable Coz
fusion. Yards and mas's arc hanging about in every
conceivable form Of wreck, and the scene Is OF The
utmost dosoaoD and The loss Of boats Of every a.
scpton IS also probably nine oat Of ter wses
capsi1ed and sunk by the storm which followsA
shc change OF the wnd from 10 SOUTH and maoy q
the remainder have been shore. The utmoss
! difficulty II from this experienced Ia communIsaA
| log with the shipping. ers
| fhe inland river steamers have not escaped The
steamer Progress with fats left two days ago, ana
| must have been between Channel creek and Mu,las.
ss , sSs u, saos a ..sss sss Il; sss =
1.po esSgos 70 ns ar .s SSmps =
Sscas sGs s and %o -.
MAYA .@EaIt Ss ssnss river Company are sup
pcsed 10 have been 81. Ths stc.er cachar which A.
rived mere two days ago, %sins, rens ne' '~' Va
a. ssrsmTors the gale appears 20 have blown =
Ds 80 shs uss have ieSsd .Fanpors mIss late,
than caicutls. appears 10 hare trayeied In NORTH
scs.efy direction 1i-4s \. n;sa,. sA q
nsRoisi or az rsaLisn sknoa- -bisfss-r,~~
scAsRe on BOARD THE VESSELS youwpgaTSas "
Caicutts (0c 100 correspondence OF londcn Trssi
or the two huudr2l shIs N the har5ps cny eight 81
nine have escaped wIiho Offering suv fsera danisas
sud " bs rcnsioiue vessels fer b ascetansA
al proscut, ~ olve have fouDdcred.
Tue lady Frankn ~ eDipcsrd 20 have fo0ndcred WITH
oil hc crow board and The GovIud, ore, OF the suk.
shalt also down. There ninc men on poaeA
the latter vessel ooiRons tbc captain, aud were II pce
Tor The singular gal and courage displayed by =
soanau, nsnied fdskfd c'esry, tbey might probably
hsve all met WITH wstcry rrayc Nv. =. L, Rsbefa
was m rho Gun, with N tho police snjoavoeips 10
p1ss rope 70 tho shin, which middle Of
Tho Stream but could not act siaslC 10 among tho
lstgc number that was There 30 ytnthte out frsu
ans river thougn he offered a reward D oue hundrca
rupees 10 aDy cna who wonii 10 10 swim out TO The
.hs IN ou.h av In oaxt 10 st~