The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-02
THE LATE STORM.
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Effects Of the Into storm ON Land and On
sea-Narrow Escape from shfbwreck Of
steamer Louisiana-Damage 10 the steam.
ship Saragossa and Other Disasters.
FORTRESS hoSRov, Oct. 30, 1867
Tho late storm sweeping with terrible violence
along our Atlantic old captains and pilots
pronounce OF tho seversst that has visited this
vicinity for years-does ao happily to have been
- disastrous feared It's effects shore un >
roofing houses, washing away railroads. uprootng trees
and demoshna and telegraph poles Induced the
painful belief that steamers and sailing vessels
counterng is fury would DO wrecked by the Wholesale
and that the Of shps and valuable would
DO added fearful record of destruction Of life. Thus
far, however, there has been reported here
only two vessels wrecked, one the schooner
Adamantns, from Now York for Newborn,
on Body Island, and a yacht tho name Of
which is not gwen bound to Florida The OF
both saved and the cargo OF the schooner
safely got ashore, though in . damaged condition But
while these the serious Of which any
information has thus far been received here there
been several Of most Fortunate at tire
time most marvellous, escapes from the pcnls ofNthis
unwontsd storm.
The steamer Louisiana her way from Baltimore
very narrowly escaped being wrecked Insll her sxpe
reuces OF severe the Chesapeake she
countered any approaching this In severity, which
the safety Of herself and cargo passengers wns
Pihood IN sucu tumisshs JEOPARDY SucCosson OF
heavy seas broke fore and aft threatening to
engu her In the angry waters; out the cooInsss and
ability OF her captain and etaunchness Of the steamer
enabled her 10 safely outride the pae Such tho
degree OF peril aud such the thankful appreciation
OF the passengers for their safety, that tney have
since united in card OF thanks TO Captain Russell.
Last evening the steamship Saragoesa OF the Lesry
line OF New York and Charleston steamers In wish
loss OF her smokesiack she sft New York the Goth
instant and hr encountered the gale OF Cape Hntteras
Being ciose ashore she hove 10 hours, but the
gale not letting up, aud bong feared that abe might
10 driven lahore Captain Grow resumed his voyage.
He hoped that The storm might prove Of the rsvolv
along the coast and that he would be able TO get
beyond It's reach This hops proved n fallacious
There no let up In the fury OF the tempest, but IL
anything, the Further he advanced increased in yo-
lence AZ night he lay To again, aud 81 ten O'Clock on
the evening or The 18th instant heavy struck the
ship carrying away The smokessck, aud 9Th one OF
the life boats aud portion OF the ouiwarka Great az
| the peril was not one OF the sixty passengers
/ on board allowed TO knog ANYTHING OF the
disaster through orders OF tho captain tho result
prevented general pane that otherwise might have
occurred and added 10 the general terror When III
happened the steamer was shout sixty i've miles below
Cape Henry. Yesterday morning. the gale meanwhile
having passed the climax Of its severity Temporary
was erected and BROUGHT securely here
ana hence taken 70 Norfolk She expects 90 be ape Va
1 ges 10 sea again within two or three days
| The Prussan brig Iconia, from RIO Janeiro, which
lost her mainopmasi and Jb in the same Storm and
the British bra Boadcea, which lost her msinmast also
further Intelligence from the schooner Boston, report
Cd ashore few miles below Cape Henry.
4 The weather has cleared on timely. Only two vessels
nov anchored 10 the roads, oil the rcst numberng
few days since fully hundred and fy, having put
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