Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-15
The Hurricane at st Thomas.


additional Particulars - Thousands Of
Peopie Homeless 800 Dial Bodies
Picked ppia The Har5or,
NEW YoRK, Noy. Il.
BY the arrival of the steamer MIarnian,
from st. Thomas lst inst, We haze atltli-
'lonal particulars of the great harrir NJ
taere. The surgeon of the steamer re.
ports:
We arrived at ST. Thomas On tie morn.
ihs OF tbs ,ss's.s, and found thar the island
had been visited the day prcyious by the
,he town being partially destroyed and the
loss vi illc very great. I be amount OF
properly destroyed Mt present il Impossible
to estimate, and the scene at destruction
ann devastation impossible to describe
the wnd commenced bloains a pretty
stiff breeze absut o'clock frau the north
west. and about / o'clock it changed
round to the east aud blew a perfect har-
rtoane, carrying everything beiore it. 1t
lasted about four hours hut dnrinr that
time ragged, with such violence that trees
were torn nj, houses lifted fram their
faatdations aud dashed TO pieces. Sims
and steamers Of the largest ciass as well
as smaller vessels were hurled together and
either dashed to pieces or sunk. Some IF.
ty orsixty vessels are ashore, disanstcd or
SINK anu part II their crews last. TheRs-
ands are rendetcd h0aclesS, and the
amount of suffering. confusion and excite
ment II Is impossible to dcceribe. There
Is nothing delns. Everybody see.i. par
alazcd
On the morning of the o9;h, there being
MI -lttf. f,f IL &
heold steamer Conway. Capt. HaGIinack
did not feel safe to 20 to see in her. and
wished tai be transferred to tie Rhone, a
new steamer of the line, where they
might consider themselves safe in case of a
storm, They were accordingly transferF-
cd. aud both vessels put to sea but dur
ing the storm the Rhone struck on Peters
Island. her boiler exploded. and all were
lost with IN. exception or twelve or fifteen.
The Conway was thrown on Iortola IS
land and ali hands were saved
Up to the ti.nc of our departure nothing
definite il regard 10 the other islands had
been heard, wit; the exception of Tel4o-
h, of which report says tla; The town il 10
tally destroyed and number of lives lost
Harbor Master Steiuhurg. Of ST. Thomas.
was drowned while nobly attempting To
rescue others Having succeeded in hi,
first atten,pt, he was rStnrn;n.r t,,. seed
time. when the bo,t cansiz.J and Ia l,,st
his life. The steamer t,elnmh;an c,,,s !,
at ahouf II n.e,ock and =, Ill ,,..
saak and six person. lost Her caTea ,,as
v,InoJ a, t-ain a. G,n Geo =. -, 80 e''
The track of the ,nrri..an. $50. =, har.
been narrow. as Ia. MARINER, frnrn Pic MI
North American FINN Nm VII, .rp;raj
the Jar after. and npitbnr had cx,,,.ri',,1.I
more than stitr hreeyn RI Nh
American arrived M :, rbo,,as -, tl,n
30ib. at2p NJ and i,.f, 49,, ~ IL ~.
without coalinr. renorfe1 all ,;,b,
list oftb,yess,is Hast has aI,o'g., - NH
Hshcd. The f,llosiT,~ rora r., Jau" pun ana
damaged: Shin sarah Nevman Can. p """
an, was loadipsr carao nj barl ps.'lrfo. M
had about two .tbiIJs af il a., ho,r5 and
will prove a tnf,I Ioss. She WAS b'';l i', ~
Newhurypnrt in ISIS vas 500 ton. ~; y
ter rated A |. and WAS oxnr1 nv ,La NJ.
York Union Nsyjga,i.o 90 sin rbayI.s
Sprague, Can't. Pike. is a tnt,I loSs and
thirteen mea lost their lives "a r. :
was am AZ vessel. If ~ fms n,aoSnre.
ment. was buiIf nj K.nnaI,n,'li NJ :,
1851. and was owned Inv \ 7 and q. Cr; :.
void Of New York Barl, aharJ I !" C C.a
tain Morrison. from Eernor, w ~
dischareing coal. n n,rt II .b,ct,= 80. I'D