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abated for an half hour, which gave a
sufficient interval for the most daring 10
venture out to make a few general in
quiries as to what had happened. Those
who were informed as to the nature OF
the deceitful lull, in the experience OF
former hurricanes, FASTENED back 10 pre-
pare, if possible, for what was already
coming upon them an increased blast
from the Southeast-which lasted until
about S or 6 pm, when the gale gradually
abated. 1t is almost impossible TO ex-
aggerate the extent of our losses, private
and public, here and at Salt Cay, especi-
ally in reference to the laboring popula-
ton. They have neither houses, food, nor
clothing left-as destitute in fact as if
they never had the one or the other.
This is literally true both as to this island
and Salt Cay, 10 say nothing of the Caicos
Islands, from which no information has
been as yet received. The Maglstracy
and Ministers Of the Gospel have been
sincc Monday engaged, under the sanction
of the Executive, IN writing out orders
for the destitute laboring classes TO re-
ceiye the mereSt pittance from any Mer-
chant in whose power it may be to ad-
vance them on the credit of the Govern
ment. A more heartstirring, q more i'm
perative, a more christian duty, perhaps,
has never fallen to any Magislracy 10 per-
form than has been theirs in thus relieving
the mass of a laboring population from
immediate hunger. 1t has also become
the further duty Of the Relief Committee
to relieve from nakedness; for the hurri-
cane has not only taken from the laboring
population, as VT have said, their tene-
ments, but likewise their clothing, so
that they have, positively, nothing left.
Famine, disease, and death, would be as
triumphant in this case, probably, as ever
happened, were it not for the active hu-
mainly of those whose province it is TO
direct, control, ameliorate, and humanize
what would be, In larger countries, under
less active benevoIence, anarchy and con-
fusion. The ruin has been so general
among the laborers both here and Salt
Cay, that it must tax, to the utmost, the
resources of private individuals as well
as those Of the Government to sustain
them. How they are 10 procure houses
again, within any reasonable time, TO
meet the commonest requirements Of hui
mainly, must, to a considerable extent,
depend on that active charity abroad
which in these times of christian bene-
violence is seldom wanting.
We have heard of several incidents in
dicative of the force of the wind and Of
private exposure which probably cannot
be surpassed in the record of similar
events. Such for instance, as the i'm
paling on the plant known as the "Span-
ish Bayonet" a wife who, in a state of
pregnancy and with a child in her arms,
was forced against the plant in such a
way as TO be pierced through, causing
almost immediate death. Again; Mr..
Walther Arthur, whose family was at the
Hawks Nests, attempted, during the lull,
after the destruction of his dwelling to
reach town, q distance of two miles, with
his family consisting of wife and 5 child
rem, not only failed in so doing until the
gale was exhausting itself, but having
during the struggle succeeded in depo-
sitting three children in a new house of
MFR. Nathaniel Adams in the suburbs, in
which there were over sixty persons, and
when afterwards at a distance of only 100
yards, on the ground, his knees imbedded
in the earth, to enable him to retain his
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