The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-10-31

A"o i"ih WHICH, commenced mere MONDAY
evening, eliminated about midnight in no
lent southeast storm. Tuesday forenoon the
wind was blowing gale accompanied by tor
rents of rain. Fears were expressed that
many of the walls of the new buildings, now
inprocess of erection would be Frustrated. But
the damage during the forenoon was very
slight. l"t tfs.
One of the chimnies on the United States
Hotel, which, during the great fire of July 4th
was exposed to terrific heat was blown down.
A small portion of the rear wall of the store
OF Mr.. John E. Donnell, corner of Middle and
Silver Streets was blown down. -
Several chimnies left standing on the ruins
OF the great fire were prostrated and many old
brick walls were tumbled over. ="
In the afternoon the wind increased in tio-
lence, and whistled with great fury through
the blocks of buildings in process of erection.
1t was severe test but the walls stood hand
somely, althouth the rain had beat in SO kio-
lently as to soften the mortar that had been
recently laid. A small portion of the upper
wall of the Savings Bank block in Exchange
street blew over on to shanty adjoining,
crushing in about half of the roof and filing
the building with brick. There were three
persons, man, woman and child in the shan
ty, neither of whom were injured ~
On Carleton street, at the Bramhar eleva-
ton, the iercest gust was experienced at a. lit
tie before three o'clock, at which time two tall
chimnies of the mansion of Granville M.
Chase, Esq, were blown off even with the roof,
throwing up mound of bricks and mortar in
the yard adjoining We also witnessed the
mad freaks of flying board, which had been
caught up by the wind and dashed with rail-
road speed against and through the parlor win
dow OF Mr.. Harmon's residence, nearly oppo-
site, smashing in the sash and scattering the
glass in all directions, doing no further damage
however, with the exception of startling the
ladies within. Adjacent buildings shook to
their foundations, but being all new and sub
stantially built, Boreas but blew his breath in
vain, even at that high altitude of our city,
2 The tall chimney of Coreys establishment,
between Plumb and Exchange streets, was
toppled over. .'
The side and rear walls of the Athenseum
on Plumb street, which was in process of being
rebuilt, came down with q crash.
A portion of the walls of two stores on Lime
a. ST.,
were blown down. s1l 81. slataf. ''A
Aportion of the rear wall of COL Clapp's
stores on Federal street, and small portion
of one of the partition walls in his Lime street
block were blown down. '-o..-
The old walls of the Plummer & More store
on Fore street, portion of the old wall Of the
Owen house, foot of Cross street, a chimney on
the store Of Messrs. Fletcher & Co., CONNER
cial street. and portions of the old walls of sew
eral buildings on Fore, Cross and Silver streets
were toppled down. ....-..'.., ~. n'4
The stagings which had been erected to the
many buildings going up, suffered seriously,
many of them being completely stripped
About four o'clock the gale was at its height,
and fears were expressed that many buildings
would be prostrated. But the wind subsided
and no further damage was done. l,
In the store of A. B. Butler, corner of Con-
gress and Elm Streets, the front and side win
dows were dashed in. '&f ptt ''
The pecuniary amount of the damage done
by the storm to the buildingsis very trifing.
In the harbor the tide was very high, and
vessels danced about gaily Many of them
broke from their moorings, and ran into the
docks, doing some slight damage by polking
their bowsprits into the stores on the wharves.
We have heard of no damage to the shipping
as yet Steamer New England, from st. John,
N. B., arrived early in the morning, and re-
mained here. The New Brunswick did not
leave on Monday for st. John. Af
Steamer Lewiston left this port for Boston
at her usual hour on Monday night, and arriv-
ed at Boston at noon ON. Tuesday The Mon
treal left Boston for this port on Monday night,
but put back on account of the storm.
Steamer Katahdin, from Bangor for Boston,
put into this port and remained here.
Steamers Dirigo, from New York, and Lady
Lang, from Bangor, arrived here Monday eve-
ming. p 'ta." 1aitio gU l.sat ll.G ..4-
Steamer City of Richmond, from Machias, is
at Rockland, having put back there Monday
night tl5, ,.r.., ..'- i5 +" 'i' fii'.
We expect to hear of disasters all along the
coast. No vessels could weather the storm yes
terday on this coast.