The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-24
ST. THOMAS S.
"Details "r The Hurricane ON October $s-Nind
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"Details &c The Hurricaae ON October .sp-Wind
Blow y. N. w. for mn Honr, Lulled md
vccrcd 10 >. e.. Making Fearful Havoc.
: Almost terrific hurricane has passed over this island
On The 18th Of October, between msedian and seven
o'clock 7 NJ, . gale vas experienced here which, II
not In magnitude, certainly In deetrucvoness is de-
Elarsd TO surpass anything hitherto known. A 70
Shs extent Of in severity or internally. opinions,
nf The opinion that Il was stronger fierce
Any tornado that has bsea previously felt In this
sand while il take data il was not Is
ksvsrs the hurricane thai experienced here on
She % OF august, 1887. Piddington's Sailors Horn
bsfs st. Thomas says that the barometer fsl twenty
Zines, two inches, white have the authority OF
N Sso ":s:s 70 % * n s
mis- obssrvason 81 no period during which We
bow recount was lover than nftssn linss. q one
he REASON q THIS = OBVIOUS a. BON ne town and h
ucon han & The oWn i now
more extensively built embracing churches larger
81 When L WAS vsS ~ sss hurricane Or Iss The
harbor like manner; for In 1885, It did not boast Of
ssssmsags shsrs are Il least nine ON shors, with
ens entirely sunk We have thus far en-
sss,ossa 70 s prelude S.s, 20 ~ n s. terrible
ksneraly admitted that the wind commenced to blow
Bad the rain % pour II not directly from the west At
Dont lasted fully hour; there then be-
PANE lu which dsludsd some people into tbs belief
MIST had subsidsd Up 70 this Iu Its destructiveness
had extended to the ovsrturnng driving shore OF
The smaller vessels in the harbor viz scbconer. soops
Gghsrs yueboass and the breaking up Of many wharv
IN she town to the stripping Of many roofs After
HE lu the storm veered round to the south est and
hsn Increased In force to much higher degree than
% had been when II blew from the wsst and naturally
onsummaiod the greatest extsns Of damage for It then
eixsd opcn the larger vessels in port and shifted them
kbcut until they wers either sunk or thrown high and
DRY shore with attendant loss OF ne In the town
nnd country Destroying numerous houses both large and
Moe who could mot escape the ruins or in escaping
tAsm ma have been struck with ono or other 81 the
Sous ~ ,ss wnd has pssu ssssd sas during The
batter part Of She hurricane Two earthquakes were FELT
bet thers are - many persons who say they did not
SseI them II may b that wallis &C, in falling nssf
~ may oecssoped ssroog shocks 70 BE- fst that
Gould easily BIO mistaken for shocks o. the earth. A.
from sns west 4 mishs b a. veil thst W begin 10
4sta damages a the west end OF the town. and FOL
g FAR - possible % mention those preminsst disasters
hnd strange occurrences - they now present them
ysly's When =. ossh n,r s ,n,ppsn: , d nns;.s
hinder separate heads Our narration viii then be. b.
aying that small building At the burial around vas
SureS bs It viii Al least require three months TO replace
eAsm, meanwhile the town viii have 70 b lighted with
Kerosene lamps. The sparpits OF Mr.. Daniel and Mr..
usbss srpssd Of their massive spars and timber, and
&hoss srtcss carried away inland and nearly si the
% ncss snc ,na' down q NJ me
Suidings ., Honduras wharf broken mp The marine
pa,rns alp wss siasu''riy ior:gas;s t., s'h0Ssh
VAS out Of repairs, for 4 We except a
rev tiles tAken from the engine house, and some
sr ' ana hat too sisS sss steamship ss' Red
Esunties ways The jesslss a. the coang wharf
NE oa ~ s so. sssa. unroc s oc %
usli-badlngs .: what ID called Hszxslis new wharf
blown o. chcr damages dons and tho cttes destroyed
Ia Steam Packet Company, the jottss broken up and
ca. s' ;S W. ssss T.: :sss =
fssy asrso,sd rns pleasant rssidsnes %
RAwsnUgh, ADD the surrounding houses demolished.
WIS bou.ss little higher w the Hill belonging 30 MI
ESs Il.sspsol compsny's whsrf destroyed. The new
Dpxetcus rosi sheds Il the shaf u The Ccmrsguie
SsssSis Trsnnslsutiqus destroyed. The barracks in
phoassrd men destroyed. hasy Of the roofs Of the
bulalnss comprising the Communal Hospital blown
frss.n nv rss arslin ss cr Mr. rsebssnburs nsis~
Kjgrs castle entirely dsstroyed The tower OF klrfs
caste blown ~ rhe LashssAn ehorcb me EppcopAl
oil strpped " thar covsrngs me nsw rsh house IN.
frsiy broker ". Tue lumbw xhsdk az NJ Tucker, OF
s 1870 e ~ Avery :. nsss q loss :, g.
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ss sssars upvssssd Many q ne trees ~ ne
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kewvrs nn', to<npssssy unrocssa The buildings
ss.ssy "'s &C.. = sss s..,:a May mn ~
wv}sht suush in)srsd rhs western pcrsgon
Ms ~essssos 81 "a cAmsros, carried away.
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sss~iy lalsFsd hs blsoks.ih sssss,sshnsns q
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