Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-16
THE STORM.
Great Damage in Boston and PrOvi-
denCe---Ships and Lives Lost.

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The full reports, says the Louisville
Express, which reach us by mail of
the terrific storm in Eastern Rhode
Island and Massachusetts on Wednes-
day, show that it was one of the most
violent that has occurred in that sec
ton for over half a century. There
seems to be no end to the list of dam
ages given in the Boston and Provi-
dence papers-including the topping
over of church steeples, unroOting Of
buildings, destruction of movable
property, injury to shipping, and, in
a few instances, the loss of life. 1t is
quite possible that this was one of the
great storms which rush along the
Atlantic coast during the fall and win
ter months. According to what is
known as the Redtield theory, they
rise in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf Of
Mexico, follow the course of the Gulf
stream either to its end or veer to the
westward, ana expend themselves on
the Atlantic coast. These great storms,
Mr.. Redfield held, were gyratory hur-
rieanes, revolving on their own axes
as well as moving nOrthWard. Now,
on Monday night we received by tel
egraph information that very severe
storm was raging at New Orleans; on
Wednesday it stOrmed here, but not
severely. The same afternoon a most
violent storm swept over the eastern
portion of Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts. If this be one of the great
storms which the Redfield theory
would account for, it is probable that
il followed the Gulf stream as far as
Cape H~atteras, there a portion or all
of it veered to the westward far
enough to sweep over a portion of
Eastern New England, but not far
enough to wreak its fury upon points
further westward. IfSSqch be the
case, it is feared that theN have been
serious times among the vessels which
crossed the track of the storm at sea,
and possibly some serious disasters.
QUEBEC, September 1.-Two ships
were lost in the GuIfof St. Lawrence
during the gale. The crews were
saved. The vessels in the harbOr are
badly damaged.
PORTLAND, September 1.-Two
more vessels are reported wrecked
near Booth Bay. The crews were
saved. Two schOOners were wrecked
near Cape Small, and only one out of
eighteen persons, composing their
crews, wa saved.
Boston, September 10.-SiX vessels
went ashore near Holmes Hole on
Wednesday night, and several others
were damaged and lost their masts
and spaI5. NOlives were lost fromOn
board.
BANGOR, Maine, Sept. 10.-The
steamer Cambridge, from this port for
Boston, was OVertaken by the gale on
Wednesday night and broke her
steam connection pipe and rudder
gearing, and drifted from $3.50 that
evening until $3.50 on Thursday morn
ing, when she anchored only half a
mile from the breakers off Egg Rock.
She hada fearful time, and her Off
GERS and passengers expected to go to
the bottom every moment. She was
fallen in with by the steamer New
England, from PASSPORT, and towed
into ROckland harbOr.
The Boston Post of Friday says:
The city yesterday gave evidence in
every direction of the devastating
work of the furious elements. From
the extreme north end to the outer
most bounds of the Highlands was a
scene of waste and wreck. Piles of
brick from chimineys and walls;
states from barred roofs; blinds, shut
tiers, signs, awnings; trunks and
branches Of trees; fences, and much
else, We're streWn about considerably
thicker and not half so numerous as
the leaves of Nallambrosa. 1t was
more interesting than gratifying to
,saunter about town; but hundreds
viewed the Genes with much curiOs-
ity. The common, ordinarily a thing
of beauty, presented quite another
thing, which was not at all "the
thing" Had an army with marching
banners passed thrOugh-a Sherman
on his fell swOOp-crOssed the pride of
the city it could not have looked more
confused and havOc-like. Huge
branches of trees were. distributed in
the most miscellaneous manner ia all
directions. Chiefest and saddest of all
was the manned and bruised eondi-
ton of the old Elm-the patriarch of
the many ancient grOwths that have
so long baskedin the sunshine of sum-
mer, and withstO0d the blasts of WIN
ter. But it is getting old, and with
age there comes to trees, as to men,
weakness and decrepitude. But the
picture-the fact itseif-is sufficiently
sad without dwelling upon it. But
wonder rs the visitor might, the
scene of devastation-green though it
might be-met his eye. Hundreds of
dwelling houses on the Back Bay
region, in process of erection, were
more or less damaged. In some in
stances entire walls were Frustrated;
in Others chimneys, stagings, ETC.,
Stages We're plaYthings OF the storm
king-mere straws, which showed not
so much which way the wind as the
gale blOwed-Or devastated.