New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-11
THE GREAT STORM.
FEARFUL HAVOC AT EAsTPORT-YESsELs,
wHARvEs, AND STORES DEsTRoYED-GREAT
LOSS OF LIFE.

FEARFUL HAVOC AT EAsTPoRT-YESsELs,
wIARvEs, AND STORES DEsTRoYED-GREAT
LOSS OF LIFE.
EAsTPoRr Me-, Oct. 8, via BANGOR, Me-.
Oct 9This town visited by fearful hurricane last
night vessels, wharves stores and lighthouses we're
smashed to atoms Great quantities of fish and oil
destroyed. The steamer New.York narrowly escaped
loss with all board She driven ashore and lost
both anchors aud her rudder but got on safely and re-
turned EastpOrt. Many OF the merchants here have
lost all their property Twenty vessels are ashore
IN Rumney's Bay The schooners Romp ana Percy were
drew's Bay with all on board. A bark. at New RIVER
sDn lost with AL on With the veTs SSd
smoke houses. The towns OF Lubec Pembroke
blown down. Among the vessels ashore are the Sarah
Convoy Empress, Ward, Boston. Burns Bob Starlight,
Belle. NJ. j. Langhton, speedwell Debonare, Margie
Willie Move. aud Others. The Convoy, speedwel Com.
modore, and some others, are complete wrecks, The
OF the storm, and could render assistance. All the
smokehon down. and the smoked herring and oil
part OF the town perfect wreck. The Lepston Eren
ing Journal has report Of great freshet on swift
in twelve hours ia that stream which II tributary Of
the Androscoggn. The improvements OF the Lewiston
stroyed aud their large dam swept away Scores OF In
ervae farms covered several feet deep with sand
pie barely escaped with their lives The farmers living
ON the river are impoverished and homeless.
THE DAMAGE IN NEw-BRUNswICK-THE RE-
PORTED FINDING OF BODIES DIsCREDiTED
ST. JOHN, n. b., Oct. 10.-The late storm was
very destructive between Fredericton and ~. John.
More than houses and barns unrooed wholly
DESTROYED The loss IN Albert County II estimated at
100000 The report OF the finding Of 100 bodies at Grand
Menan is believed 10 be untrue.
HEAVY RAINS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 10.-It commenced
raining this afternoon, and continues The rain is
heavy 1t any time during the great storm Of
last week.
THE LAST ILLNESS OF EX-PREsIDENT PIERCE.
CONCORD, n. H., Oct. 8.-The last sickness of
exPrcsdent Pierce commenced in mild form about five
weeks SINCE Hampton Beach. IL was not at first con-
sdered to be dangerous Illness but he grew worse
rapidly, and In few days taken 20 his home In Con-
cord Ills family physician, Dr. Charles p. Gage, was
summoned aud he found the President suffering from
abdominal dropsy, attended with alarming symptoms.
Prompt treatment resulted in relieving the patient
About weeks hccups set In seriously, aud con-
timed at intervals for about ten days. The dropsca
difcuty had been again relieved but when IL set In the
third system did not 70 respond to duretc
70 take much ndurishment, caused Mr. Pierce to com
mence sinking, and he continued TO fail gradually until
spens 10 eosverse mn to Within two hours Of his de-
cease conversed frequently during his sickness upon
5 p%GG and aSd or the Welfare 81 the oo lie
talked freely Of the public with whom he had been
former Cabinet members, and Of many other statesmen
and representative In different parts OF the country
As death approached his waning strength did not permit
him to converse but oil appearance his bodily pain
had left him. He lay quietly upon his bed, q calm,
happy resigned preston susing his countenanoe
At about o'clock he looked around the for the last
me his eyes resting for moment upon those In attend
ance upon him. and then. as calmly and sweetly as a
child would sink to It's rest he closed his eyes In his last
sleep and passed He died at the residence of Mr.
home, while In Concord for many years past President
Pierce formerly attended the South congregational
Ecop ca nai Of be
He left handsome property, which, II understood Is