The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-01
TiIE LATE STORMS.
Additional Disasters, Marine and Other
wise.

SeV rort Oct. 3i.--The L. z. steamship John
Rice, Commander Hoves. srrvcd al this port from
Ne- Orleans yottc day, and reports Oct 92d espe.
ricnced tremendous hurricane from the North EA,,
AIS " the wind becoming ~ heavy that the ship
could not hc kept head to the and nding thai tho
ccutrc Of the hurricane you'd pas directly ever No,
II se did not ohsnre position accord ngly At tha
above mentioned hour bore away 10 the South Wee,
and ran scrcs' the path Of the storm uutl A. NJ on
tho following morning. shen tho y ind hauling TO the
WestWsrd' tore away On course With fair ind.
and arrived a. Fort Jefetson. Oct glth. at 10 N
Pound ;ha, ,ho hurricane ha' b.csn do.r LARGE
brch building At Fort Jefferson. and Killed the pos,
QuartesmAsor also severely iniurins several otheu
Buildings inside tho tot we're unronicd. thir ney,
blown down, anil tree. torn NJ by the roots After
landing couyictA steamed out Of the hatbor Arrived
~ kcyvcst ON Monday Of the 2bth. where
found that the Falo had been intensely
severe, u having nearly desolated tho island
hver' Ves'c' Ia the hsrbor had been either sunk or
driven ashoTc. One large ship, coal laden, was
driven ashore at tho lighthouse. One man.of.ar
lay high ami dry On tho reef, All the pilot boat.
we're either 'uuL or driven s.horc Several tug.
boats sunk At the -harve. sflcr demo'i,hiug the
~harv- and siukins ,uudry ye.sc.. Quite uum-
Der OF houses we're uuroofed aud most Of the trees
torn up by the roots. Aier hllins the water tank,
shu tAslns the Whia GA board, steamed out OF the
hartor. At y. spoke schooner u. " Warn.r
Of brooths,en, c., who reported having lost the
Captain overheard aud vessel badly dAuaiei. They
were bearing up for Key wrst
steamship Northern Lght, from New orlean, Oct
lHth With merchan,ilse, mails aud pasaeuger. A..
rived At this port yesterday. len on Bsr steamers
Guiding Star aud Coneordia aud bAsl John Iruci.
Oct. 2lsL steamer Guiding Star passed her north
Oct. ili, A. T.. w., lat. u 20 inn ~ 3D. encoup.
tered Nerv heAVy blow from tic sAatuard utnd
Neefng about 4. ". to the northeast and blowing
hurricane, phIch lAstod about T. houts uheu uind
hauled about \. y = aud continued blowing very
heavily Tor u hours more, during which the shi
ned noly. DuHug ths gAl, carried asay rldder
ana Nherl' ou-e, causing No N pnt into Port KIyA for
tepzra arriving OCT 9TH ~ Il A aut Aiter uudtr-
goinB need o,s fru tap stcu OF deteut0n Tor "a
hours, vAs poi mitt,d TO Tepsi and pu. To seA Oct
tSh, At L. NJ. Lean tort Roy al steamers Uuid-
Ing star aud fsthpoo Since isay ing Port Roy had
strong northerly Winds.
British bus r A. Pitt Covsi, bermuda ten days.
At this port yesterday, reports oct 2g,h, 20 mile,
south Of Fire IL and lEhL sap schooner Ellen Capt
Norton, Of and Tor Bo.ton, from Phi ui.lphi. Nth
cargo oi coal, IN siukiug condition; took OF captain
aud cfe- and brought tncm TO this plr. The ellen
., about " tons - vcrrs Old, snf owned by Reed
Com, o. Boston. AID Na,uvd. pith cargo, At tb,UOv
steamship forL D0.anO,, from Savaush, oct 22d.
vin merchandso Ghd pas sngelp also arrived at thi,
port Oct f2d had ss.ronE breeze from y T.. and a,
So " II incr6AseI toa very severe gale which
lNs'ei 10 houfs, ,~t sails aud received some other
lauint, a1,h, put lutO ChaIlHst tul tOal sailed
stuln E'th. siare th'u had head ~inls
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