The Republican journal., 1869-09-16

aned. II was Il sad conclusion to the festival
of the ledication.
At the Fair Grounds every canvas tent cA-
cepl those held down by the occupants, was
Frustrated. The sheds where the working
oxen were stabbed were blown down. All
the animals, except one on that is still at
large, We're secured. A brothcr-in-law of
| Mi. Weleh, who keeps a victualing tent, had
several teeth knocked out by the falling of the
tent The large tent of MI. Folsom of Bos-
ton. was nrostratcd, involving a large loss TO
the proprietor. The Presidents tent shared
the fate of the rest, but the seats for specta-
tors and The Judges stand were not Injured.
| The fence enclosing the grounds Suffered Sc
yprcly. three-iourths Of that ON the south side,
and a large part Of that next to the road be-
| inc prOsrated. The mammOlith tent contain
I inc the agricultural implements and that con-
tanning the mares and colts were in ruins.
The large tents went down at the first blast.
The rroplietors of all the side shoWswere sut-
ierers bN the loss of tents, animals, etc In
the city many buildings were mroottd,
fences and trees blown down, and other evil
denceS of the Itry of the gale were visible
everywhere.
/ The schooner Helen Eliza of Gloucester.
! from Gloucester, fishing, went ashore at the
south end OF Peaks Island in the gale and
lost, viz Edward Mllct, master Albert
Tarr, Emerson Colby, Charles Clark, Davis
Harris. Beniah Lavery, Joel Fairbanks,
flames Bray George Clark all Of Providence,
and Frederick Lane of Gloucester One was
saved. Charles Jordan, Of Rockpon. The
body of Frederick Lane and one other were
recovered from the wreck,
The schooner Dreadnaught, Willard, ar
rived with loss of sails, cables, anchors,
boats. &c. An unknown schooner il ashore
on HOG Island She is light and will probably
come oft next tide There are five vessels
ashore on Saco beach, the schooner Mercy
and Hope. schooner Albion and three I'M
KNOWN Fifteen are said ia DE ashore be
tween Cape Porposc and Portland. A mud
digger. in Portland IIalbor, was sunk but
the crew were saved The schooner Mary
lizzie, of Wcstport, arrived safely.
The Marine Hospital had one-thld Of its
root blown on The foo bell at Portland
headlight WAS blown over the bank into the
,ra The Gale ragged lrari'ully on hi, coast.
Every description of vessels dragged their
anchors and drttcd hcplessly
~aro. Me, Sept. Q. Schooner Mercy &
Hope, Kendall, with lumber, from Bangor
for Salem and Boston, and schooner Albion.
Capt Shaw, light, from, Boston for Rock
land went ashore ON Saco beach in the gale
last night The crew and passengers nclud-
ing two ladies, We're saved. There are six
wrecks in sight, one Of them. bottom up, has
not been reached.
In Bath the Free Will Baptist Church was
completely ruined and u large number Of
dwelling houses We're damaged by the falling
chimncvS. The new ship Gen. Chamberlain
the ship Rochester and Il thrccmastcd
schooner broke from their moorngs and went
adril1 The steamer Eastern City also broke
from her fastenings, and after drifting about
for Il time was captured and safely Sc
cured -Four chimncys Of the SagAIahocl
House Were topplcd over, to the great con-
slernAtion of the inmates of the house The
gale prevailed all night.
BosToN, Thursday, Sept 9.
\ tremendous storm aud gale prevailed
here from ) to O'Clock last evening" It's
greatest force was from to1, when it was
terrific The weather had been variable
during tho day, lad the storm came with
great suddenncss and extreme violence.
Within half I'M hour every telegraph wire
leading out of the city had been blown down.
The Coliseum on Back Bay. also Succumb-
ed to the Gale, end Of it coming down
in complete wreck and the rest gradually
following. The stcepc of the Second church
(nuW NclhodisD on Hanover street WAS
blown down. and Il man is reported to have
been killed 10y the fall,
The ~addest casualty reported was the death
of Gram Tile NJ Clark the Treasurer of the
Adriatic Mills and the Lancaster Quilt Com
pany. He resided near the Coliseum, and
hearing that Il boy was buried in the ruins Of
that building, he staite q to render aid, when
Il tremendous gust tore up the plank sidewalk
which struck him with such violence As to irar-
turc his skull, bread! an arm, and and Ito other
injuries He died within an honr Mr. Clark
was thiry-cight Years old, and brother-in-
law OF Ebcn ID. Jordan.
Injuries to several other individuals are re-
ported, but none fatal. Among The most
prominent buildings damaged was the old
Methodist church on Hanover street The
Stecple WAS blown down. The Broadway
Methodist Cmrch in South Boston WAS almost
entirely leycllcd. The loss of the latter is
forty thousand dollars. The Coliseum was
umroolel, and the walls partially demolished.
The Central church ODE. Todds) is badly
damaged by a portion of the Steeple falling
through the roof. Rev. Dr. Gannctts church
WAS partially uuroofed. The roof of the
Hartford and Erie machine shop WAS partly
blown oil and The old Colony machine shop
was damaged. The new Normal School
House, on Newton street, in course Of cree
ton, is badly damaged. Portions Of the slat-
INC rink We're carried away. A large num-
Der of buildings IN process of erection in all
sections OF the civwcre more or less damaged
Hundreds of chimneys were blown down, and
signs and awnings We're carried away in all
directions. On the Common, and in all parts
Of the city, strong trees were twisted, split.
or torn up by the roots. The ''Old Elm' sur
yivcd the gale with the loss OF only a few
branches.
Cambridge, Chelsea, Charlcstown. and
other places in the vicinity, suffered in the
same proportion rs Boston.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 9.
The gale last evening from four to five
O'clock was the most severe one ever known
since 1915, when the city was partially sub
merged Throughout this State the damage
is immense Several lives were lost
In this city the Hartford railroad freight
depot was demolished. Rose 4 Walkers tan
merry was partially blown down; the Oriental
mill was unroolrd, and two operatives badly
hurt Ihr Chestnut street church stecplc
was blow down. Nearly all the other
church stcrples are injured. Probably y hun
dred buildings are unroofed. Fruit and shade
trees are destroyed. The Bristol railroad
will not be passable for several days Many
vessels are ashore IN Narragansctt and Mount
Hope bays, most OF which will come OFF with
out much damage. A small new church at
Narra@ansctt Pier was entirely demolished.
The slOoO Resolution went TO DpcpS in Wick