The Portland daily press., 1869-09-10

The Boston Advertiser gives the following ac-


count of its distinctions
Shortlv before o'clock furious gust of
wind struck upon the orchestral end of the
building 'ike hammer as sailors say. In
a few minutes the large circular window.
which is twenty feet in diameter, yielded to
the blast, and the wind getting inside, the
building quivered like a reed. The whole or
chestral end now crushed in, and the blast
sweeping with resistless fury to the other ex-
tremlty as speedily forced out the other end
ln few moments the whole edifice seemed to
be the sport of the elements, and the wind get
tlnS underneath the root, playfully lifted it off
piece by piece, until the whole of the transept
was entirely unroofed. The air was darkened
with falling and flying timbers. which were
tossed and blown about like shavings The
crash was tremendous and struck awe into all
beholders The organ was speedily levelled to
the ground and buried in q chaotic mass of
timbers. The big drum was also laid flat and
pierced in several places by the falling timbers.
PROVIDENCE.
The damage inflicted by the gale in Provi-
dence is immense Six or eight lives are re-
ported lost, while many other persons were in
jured. Some of the streets were flooded and
the occupants had to be removed in boats
Odd Fellows Ha was much injured, and the
steeple of the Chestnut street Church and the
roof of the Central Church were blown off.
The loss of property is estimated at $4,000 900
MARINE DISASTERS
We learned yesterday that our worst antici-
pations in regard ty the loss Of life at sea were
realized. Besides the terrible casualty at
Peaks Island, involving the loss of eleven
lives there were scores of disasters, some oil
them hardly less serious. The fishing fleet ly-
ing off the coast, composed of some 200 Maine
and Massachusetts vessels, was struck by the
gale suddenly and suffered very severely, al
most ali of them having suffered more or less
damage. All report that the violence of the
wind was fearful and unprecedented. The
men could not stand on the decks, but were
obliged TO crawl along on their hands and
knees About 100 of the fleet arrived in our
harbor yesterday. The following is a partial
list of the disasters:
Schooners "Mercy" and Hope and Albion"
went ashore OF Saco, Beach and three men,
whose names we did not learn, were drowned.
Sloop Northern Light of Portland, went
ashore at the same place. but will come of
without damage.
An unknown lumber schooner went ashore
on Lumber Island and will go to pieces.
An unknown schooner is ashore on Prouts
Neck, with two masts gone.
The schooner "U 5. Grant," of Pembroke,
lost foresail.
Schooner j. X. Baker, Of Dennis, lost fore.
sail and boat She reports having passed,
twenty miles off Cape Elizabeth, quantity Of
wreck stuff, consisting of slaves, &c. g
Schooner "Wille Wilbur of Province
town, lost jib, boat and two anchors. She
came near going ashore.
Schooner s'Speedwell,' of Chatham lost all
her sails except the staysail, by means Of
which she came into the harbor.
Schooner j. G. Curtis lost sails
Schooner "Mary e. Greenwood of Prov
incetown, lost her foresal and boat and was
capsized, losing twenty barrels of mackerel.
The "Oread," Of Wellfeet, split her fore.
sail and lost her boat. This vessel also passed
a wreck.
The schooner exit CARSON of Province
town, had her jib carried away
The "Annie S. Freeman" of Wellfeet had
her main boom, mainsai and flying jib carried
away.
The "Pocahontas," of Gloucester, lost jib
and boat. Three vessels were passed bottom
up. .s
The following disasters to Maine vessels are
reported in the Boston papers:-The schooner
Mary Eliza, of Calais, has her stern resting on
rock in Gloucester harbor, aud is suspended
In a manner to allow of man walking under
her. Among the collisions in Boston harbor
tie Neutrality-suspicious. Leviathan, of Eden,
was dismasted and lost bowsprit by coming in
contact with the schooner Albert, of Jones'
port. The latter received no injury beyond
some chafng of her sides. The schooner
Waterman, Capt. Dority, was in contact with
British schooner I.aleah and the schooner T.
r. Hughlett of and from Wells. The Hugh
lett lost bowsprit and is full of water.
If the storm had continued many hours
longer not vessel anywhere near the coast
conld have kept off Everything .afoat was
carried, in spite of all that could be done to
prevent, steadily toward the coast, and the ar
rival there was only question of time. 1t
was indeed a mereiful Providence that made
this terrible hurricane of short duration