The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-12
THE HURRICANE AT ST. THOMAS.

IHE HURRICANE Al 81. IhOMAo'
Additional observation-disclosures Suffer-
ing and Distress on the Island-Ad-
dItionaI Details OF the Marine Dis
Rstsrs.
ST. THOMAS, Oct. 3l.-0n the Goth inst, at IL
o'clock NJ, the barometer fell below tempest,
accompanied with rain and the wind from north
west At 2 o'clock P. NJ. there was lull of
about twenty minutes, when a storm came on
with greater force from the northeast. Not
dwelling house on the Island that has not
suffered, and many houses have no roofs. Tue
small houses of the poor Iclasses were levelled
to the ground, and there have been buried
already over one hundred persons who were
killed on the shore; like number are wounded
and MANNED. Every few moments the harbor
throws up the dead, and it is one continued
string of coffins through the streets. Over five
hundred persons were drowned. In some cases
not a soul is living to relate word as regards
their vessel.
The steamer Wye lost ifty-three souls. The
steamer Rhone, at Peters Island, about thirty
miles to windward, where she was waiting to be
despatched for Southampton, out of one hun
dred and fifty souls twenty one were saved.
The Spanish steamer Camaguey, whose heroic
captain, Aguilar, saved many lives, lost seven
teen out of thirty. The American ship Charles
Spraguc had but the captain and one man saved.
In fact, hardly a vessel but can report some of
the crew missing. Men were lifted bodily from
shore and carried to watery grave. Not a
wharf nor lighter is left. Houses were carried
one thousand feet in the air. The streets are
six inches deep with bricks tiles, shutters doors.
Every tree is as If it were uprooted. The Eng
lish steamer Columbian had lust arrived with
eight thousand packages dry goods, and was
sunk IN less than three hours after anchorage.
Eight million dollars will not pay the loss.
Merchants suffered heavily with the RAIN, as the
tops OF stores went of.
As regards the telegram from this island in
your paper of the 23d, the dock has not been
raised, and there is now no hope of it, as the
vessels have smashed it, and four are sunk
alongside.
ST. THOMAS, Nov. l.-Up to this date three
hundred and sixty persons have been buried of
those who lost their lives in the late hurricane.
Vessels sunk and dismasted in the hurricane
at ST. Thomas October 80, 1867 Not vessel
left in the barbor unniured, not a dwelling that
has rot received damage. Loss estimated at
least S6,000,000. Over five hundred lives lost.
The gale lasted about four hours from northwest
to northeast Barometer fell below tempest:-
Spanish chooners-Formalidad sunk only part OF
cars lost Union sunk and part cargo lost Altonie
Veioz dismasted: Aisa GTacis. sunk; Mannela, sunk
EaPld9; SUNK only part OF cargo lost 0tla, sunk
Spanish man-ofwar Vaseo Nunez de Balboa, dis
Venezuelan schooners-Joven Panchita sunk; Con
cepoion SUNK part Of cargo lost Oriental, sunk tw1
Dutch Dutch sohOSnersMJnlet sunk part Of cargo lost
ashore; Dulze, dismasted. Dutch sIOops-Trial sunk
Nottgedacht, sunk
EDWARD, ashore.
=, Prussian brigs-Tretrer, dIsmasted Bertha, sunk,
Bremen observation-disclosures, sunk,
norwegian shlp-Veloz, ashore.
french brigRntine-Brune, ashore, French steam
eIs - Cacique, little damaged: Caravelle badly
damaged. French brigantine Bernica, French brIgs
GazelIe, Emma Jacmel, VelC 2. French hipGoVernor
LoIme, French sloop sylph, several men lost, dis
Danish brigantines-LudvIg HoIon. sunk; Norskon
ashore; Xalkyren, ashore, Danish schooneTs-P Petre
aShorei Dos thurman os, dismasted; Maggie sunk; w.
~. racket, sunk; Ranette, sunk Danish sloops-
mary Ellen, sunk; Esste, sunk Joseph sunk.
lost. 'U'A "A0 '-0 --''
English steamers-Robert Todd ashore: Derwent,
ashore conway, ashore at TorOla; wye, lost: RhOne
British Empire, sunk English barques-HOward dis!
mastedi Agnes Lamb, dismasted English brigan-
unes-R. Scolesi ashore; Onesphones ashore; Hope
SUNK rlncess Alice, sunk has five water in hold
1dRA AbbOtti sunki Wild Pigeon. sunk. English brig
Her Majesty, ashore dismasted. English schoonersI
Ellzaoeth, sunk; Alexander sunk; Pi octor, sunk:
Ueean Gem sunk, only part OF cargo lost: w ater
witch. sunk; Norman, sunk. English soops-st
Not a lighter left in the hatbor All the
Wharyes mashed up.
This awful visitation has inflicted severe suffer.
lngs upon all the inhabitants OF this island; but
the poor especially are in great misery and
want. Nearly every dwelling has been destToyed
a1d thousands are left without shelter or food
We hope the affiuent in this country will CON
tribute of their abundance to relieve their dis.
tress, Messrs. Pension q Co.. of No. IL South
street, who have vessels trading there, viii
receive aud forward gratis any contributions OF
money or proyisions.-M Y. Herald