The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-12

Additional Particulars-Terribie Suffering and
Distress the Islsnd-Additionai Details Ss
the Marine Disasters.
ST. THosAs. oot. 81, 1857
on The 2sth ns at twelve O'Clock NJ, the bsrometss
fell below tempest accompanied with rain and the wind
from northwest AT two O'Clock ?. n there was luh
OF about twenty minutes, whom storm came on WIN
greater force from the northeast Not dwelling house
the island that has suffered. and many houses
have roofs The small houses OF the poor classes
isveled the ground and there have boon buried
already hundred persons who were killed on
shore; . like number are wounded and MANNED Every
few the harbor throws up the dead, and II
continued string OF collins through the stresh
Over Eve hundred persons were drowned In soms
cases not soul Is living to relate word as regards
their vessei
The steamer Wye lost ffty-shree souls. The steamer
Rhons Peters Island, about thirty miles TO wind
ward where she waiting to be despatched Tor South
ampton out Of hundred and nfty souls twenty
saved. Spanish steamer Camaguey, whose heroic
captain Aguar saved many lives. lost seventeen Gus o.
thirty. American s4p Chas Spragus had but the cap
tain and saved In fact hardly vessel bus
report OF the missing. Men we're lifted
bodily from shore aad carried watery grave Not
wharf lighter Is left. Houses were carried one
thousand feet in the air. The streets six inches
deep with BRICKS tiles shutters doors Every tree y
as It were uprootsd The English stca mer Columbian
haa just arrived with eight thousand packages dry
goods and was sunk In less than three hours After
anchorage.
Eight million dollars will not pay the losG Merchants
suffered heavily with tho RAIN the tops o! stores Wsas
or
regards the telegram from this island in your paper
Of tho 2sd tho dock has not been raised and there u
hope OF t. a. tho vessels have smashed IT, ana
four ars sunk alongside.
ST. THOMAS. Nov 1, 1867.
% to date three hundred aud sixty have been
buried Of oss who their lives In the late hurricane.
VESSELS sunk ana dsmasted in the hurricane ~ s..
Thomas October 2e 1857 Not vessel left In the har-
Dor uniniursd, NOR dwelling that has not receives
dsmsse Loss estimated at least $s.ooo,ooo Over
I'VE hundred lives lost. The gale lasted about tosr
hours from northwest 70 northeast barometer ss~
below Tempest 10
cargo iost Union SUNK and part Of cargo Lost Alfonso
sunk Tres Hermanas, SUNK only part OF cargo Host;
vslos dismissed A.s Gssc's sum- Ia. n.ss
Spanish steamers-l amagusy. sunk; felsyo. SUM.
spanish man.oi.wM-vasco Nunez do Balboa. a.
Ycossuslsn schooass-Joyen Panchi,a, sask; Csa-
cspcen sunk. part Of cargo lost; Oriental sunk t~s
Dutch schosnsn--Jalsi,, SUNK part Of cargo hest;
Amsis sunk. Dutch brisaatines-Mara Aana. ashesc;
Dulzs, dsmassed Dutch siOops-Tral, sunk; Sosass-
oidsnOurE brigs-Hslias ashore part of cargo lost;
Prussan brgs--TrsHer. dsmss,ed Bertha saax, I've
men Iost.
sremsa observation-disclosures, sunk.
Norwegian ship-ycloz ashore.
French brlgantine Bruno, ashore French steamers
Caciqus, little damaged; Laravsis, badly damaged
French brigantne bcrnica, French brigs Gaselis.
Emma Jacmel velox French ship Governor Lormsl.
French soop Syiph several men ios, disulAsted "
sunk.
Danish MISUNDERSTANDING Holon, sunk; Norskoa.
ashore: vakyrsn, ashore. Danish schooners-Pstrsl
ashore; Dos Hermanos, dismasted: Maggie sunk; w.
H. Packet, sunk; Nanetts, sunk Danish sloops-kAry
Ellen, sunk; Essie sunk; Joseph, sunk
American STANDARDIZATION, sunk and one man lost.
English steamsrs-Robert Todd ashore; Derwent.
ashore Conway, ashore at Tortola; Wye lost; Rhone.
lost At Peter Island; Columbian, sunk Eneiish ship
British Empire. sunk English barks-Howard, ds-
mastsd; Agnes Lamb, dsmastsd. English brigan-
tines-R Scoles, ashore; Onesphonse, ashore; Hope.
sunk; Princess Alice SUNK has I'VE feet In hold
Ida Abbott sunk; Wild Pigeon, sunk. English brig
Her Majesty, ashore, dismasted English scn0oners-
ocean Gem, sunk, only part Of cargo lost Water Witch.
sunk; Norman, sunk. English soops-St. john sunk.
Nmbie, sunk; Mary Tague, sunk.
Not lighter left In the hsrbor. All che whArvss
mashed UP.
This awful visitation has inflicted sunerings
upon all the Inhabitants OF this island but the poor
pecialiy in great misery and want Nearly every
dwelling has boon destroyed. and thousands are isrs
without shelter or food We hope the aluant this
country will contribute OF their abundance relieve
their Distress Messrs. Pension Co., Of No ~ South'
street. who have vessels trading there, viii receive and
forward gratis any contributions Of money provisions