The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-01
THE GALE IN THE WEST INDIES.


Effects OF the Hurricane mt Turk's Island
Great Loss 81 Life Heavy Disasters To ship
ping Turk's Island Nearly swept Away
Over One Million Bushels of salt Dcstroyed-
Scenes. Inrtdcnts. &c.
SALT Car. TrRxe istAsp, Oct ], 1890
sunday the 30lh OF september 1900 will over be re-
membsrod az dark dsy-one Of trouble exposure and
Distress by tho inhsbapts OF Turks and Cacos Isands
Standing to-day nild wreck ruins, with tho entire
destruction of tho labor aud AKIN Of almost century
about can yc. but family comprehend the nmonss
which have sustained and brought about by
the mighty olaa which swept this island within the last
twenty for ours Bui yesicrdsy With the Weakening OF
morn the g.'pring, with moderate breeze from tbs
northeast riding chocriully al their anchorage Gro
the mid OF DAY hely hus and shattered t,abers and The
corpscs o. rgess hurled upon tho beach The
wind a. Hves =, NJ from The y. ~ r., the barometer At
10 deg and nsught 10 indicate ne approach
Of a hurricane * A. n the barometer had fallen
TO % ID d-rs, s.a The heavy pufs that commenced
lot !oose from the aorb made masters Of vesssls feel
anxious and pscple shore 10 barricsdc Their houses
The barometer st, Kept falling and Al eight A. N
below all the marks the wind ihsn blowing feafuy The
vessels In tho hsrhor holding on yet brayey with all
anchors down. and The square 'sscrs sending Their light
yards below. rhe American brig A. O. Cslteli, how.
ever about this tune commenced dag and soon s
ashore on the beach The schooner sElie j. Akin
tAmeresnl followed suit, and ere the isyss Of
another hour every yesasi Ia this bsibor pcd up
on TIE nd Tho. Of The crews that we're Ises.d wsr.
wers either found ~ hs sand qT ihea bodies washed
% Ashore he havoc created was fearful tho sp.
asceplng with he "a which Was now washing Sef The
ebrc Island, bronyht Tho am GIFTED people
harr cane sudden yclied and many came orh 70 Wow
Mo destsuciioa eA,sed; br 10 the weather vita IN.
calm was dsccInu and bit the pf~nonlor ~ further
s~sS G' QUA p o cam susus s' over ne
lssLd with afry ~~s f'vris all comru'sgn. Raging
thsg 20 Withstand a. That inss,iats mon-ier The
sea, commenced MIRO strongly 90 shos its
power, and fearful surf Add heavy bows rolled
With Tremendous violence over the ture cays oomphs
ins Turk. Island, washing Everything b"fore a. n0ases
tmbers o. vessels email boats and tho cgrgse9 q ape
ltelsfs mxed indrr. Intimately toscAer ~ " nd ta'i,
God With her destruction, the great ocean must sI more
dsvas,aie. and work ing siyiy lnsdaoosy bot spify
among tho sands, hGn tho cofnoi dead from tseir
10 sa' bond dtfrsfusy % coward bs3f III vsiessS
ING sound q lhoss sha-,y deed q their earthly rssur
faetlon ~@M5
hond d-y ushsros IN ngiy Wild night the
set Of son va nj tod by sies 70 ne westward
household II vas only ien by III deep gloom ~LiCh
ovsrrsAd earth and aud BY tho dancDs lights Shch
rcseed from lamp end candle ,hrogsh hoiss snd
DEB, Va. - lie Loas. x " Jane, nsLbosp, snsr
he ne rescued IRON. the schooner Haliis Akin, OPS
tho s afssS ordeal py Si y -. .sihs
and the surf from ,hs West PM sso ~. l1.2 vs,e
.ss. rom 'hs 70. IN ,ls! s soass IL sssr
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recruited through me sindbss q ~ hhA'"hN ~
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it,,,n r.sst~ fs,ar8s aegs tsst ~ psH rosk the
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a ~ a. 4 Gao 4sesrtsn, srs ~, insafsa
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a., .rs,.A ..a k.u cav. wh1l Tea tho aams2w -
70 the an 81 t.st naftSr Lsve 80 yst hshff ~
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Jog Ne sr,'r- pscs me salt r@nis az 81 $500 :.
ssssywbsrp srd OIL - nors faAss - ihe 49,
too x1<rs Where psrtsps 30 90 bpshss a. - -
Grand and salt GAYS, bat Kss rsstf thsTs ~ 49,
len Ttss. . 81, nuls rfossors here, tgi a. 80
sharing saasliy and ssn~fnesiy With o1s sh'bW -
pf~~dents hoas~. ~ 1rsnd CT, sSas ri.h - ~,
svnofy nsssst an1 scho.i bousss have hsea sssl.
svsy Over aol0 pefsons have ossn h' tesss ~ .
psnns~ss AID slnnos, nsks1. sn1 -, tossss ~ ~
go. wko nave b~sn shlp~fs<tss haHs ssNe. h@s
N ussysaxL The Ansssssn C1nsa hsrs. - -
| 10 forward " on n sus homes - sslsu |. res -
vesnsls sspssts1 In We mss..".. 1900 .gs