The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-24
CENTRAL AMERICA.
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TERRIBLE GALE ON THE MOSQUITO COAST
The Town OF Bluefleld Swept
Away.
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Many Of the Plantations in Nicaragua and
Belize Entirely Destroyed.
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Great Distress in the Belize
Settlements.
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LOSS OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY.
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LOSS OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY.



GREyrowN, Nov. 8, 1855.
The steamship Ericsson from New York. arrived at this
port today with four hundred and sixty passengers and
freight for San Francisco being thirteen days from New
York About seven hundred passengers have been here
Tor eight days from San Francisco per Moses Taylor to
San Juan del Sur and thence here. They in the
widest state of excitement when the Ericsson was
sighted Much complaint and with justice is made Of
the detention of passengers this point The last trip
previous TO this they were delayed six days The in
hahtants OF Greytown complain OF outragcs and the
passengers of want Of while here and the
necessity of living AT their expense There gross
mismanagement in the affairs OF the Central American
Transit Company from San Francisco New York via
Nicaragua. The boats arc iprovded, badly differed
and no attention paid to the comfort of passengers
OFF THE MOSQUITO COAST.
On the night OF the 18th Of October the Mosquito coast
visited by tremendous tornado reaching from Mon
key Point to above Blueneld heavy northcr set in
from about Buefeld commencing at about three O'Clock
on the afternoon OF the 18TH increasing perfect gale
at mdnigh, or thcrcabouts, when the wind suddenly
changed to the southwest and then perfect tornado set
in. The entire town Of Blueicd swept away, with
the exception Of portion of the Mosquito Kings house
and the Moravian Mission. These buildings finely
constructed, the latter nearly All the other build
ings Of the place blown down. Men, women and
children were kIcd--how many is yet accurately
known. All tho merchandise, provisions, &C. have
either carried bodily away by the tempest destroyed
the debris OF the common ruin. Houses were raised
bodily from their foundations carried for a hundred
yards and then crushed down, OF broken tinbc
Boats reached here the morning oil the 2ls bringing
intelligence Of the sad disaster and begging help for the
Surviving inhabitants who thus In MON mt rem
dered houselcss and destitute OF the necessities OF
subsistence. A fund Immediately raised here, and
provisions NC, despatched 10 the relief Of the furnishing
and almost naked sufferers.
DESTRUCTION THE PLANTATIONS.
All the plantations tho coast far heard from,
have been entirely swept away From Monkey Point 10
Bluehcd is represented 10 be wide of ruin and
desolation where lately existed fine cultivated panta
tions
LOSS OF an AMERICAN FAMILY.
boat arriving from Pearl Cay brings the intelligence
that an American living thcre Thompson by naine
known TO have been home With h wife and four chill
dren, and his workmcn, thrtc u souis Ia all. the
night OF the 18th and on the following his dwell
ling and outbuildngs and his entire plantation cocoa.
nuts) had disappeared, and the Cay covered with
some Eve or six feet OF water sin breaking H.
Captain Thompson was formerly engaged in The
ing trade hercabouts but had been for the last few
years engaged in laying out and cuitvang cocoanut
planation which was just commencing 10 yield him
profitable remuneration and in year two would have
givcn him competence II not absolute wealth he is
said To- have mother and brother residing Ia Balt!-
WRECK OF rnr SCHOONER paIvERAsct
AZ Breeds, Boy Corn Island the schooner Deverance,
Captain Samuel A. Cobb master Barrett Hooper
owners, from Boston TO Old Providence She had die
charged her cargo at Old Providence and Corn
Island for cocoanlts Sho was taken up bodily by tho
hurricane, carried hundred yards inland and
deposited high and dry upon the shore The captain
disposed OF The vcss 10 the best possible advantage ana
tho mate and two 10 Grcytown, and win be
sent home The captain remained with the ship ~ last
accounts Tho tornado reached as far inland as Lake
Nicaragua, where the northern Tor Cbontaes)
shore great damage done, and the lake itself
several baGgoes, with their entire crews lost.
Captain Thompson, mentioned heretofore, possessed
considerable property at Pearl Cay and leaves
here 10 for IT,
Last night during very heavy blow the old channel 10
the west OF Groytown reopened The gale very
violent, but not much damage was done There must
temporarily be much suffering in tho districts visited by
the hurricane but will be alleyiated by assistance
from other parts Of the state which have not suffered
Henry Bradford, native OF Pennington, Ne, died
here November4 4. Captain PIN, Royal Navy who had
obtained contract from the Ncaraguan government for
the building Of a railroad from Monkey Point to San
reached by the Ncaraguans He got the contract on the
terms he asked, but In addition 70 tho right OF way
through Nicaragua he granted right OF way through
Mosquito territory, which Is under the protection the
British government When tho contrac, was shown 10
Earl Russell no said II null and void az II
they acknowledged tho contract II would be acknow.
lodging tho English government 10 nc nterlepers tho
Mosquito territory so tho contract falls through The
Ncaraguan government will not IL and the cap.
tain dares not 90 on without renewal