New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-08
TIE GREAT STORM.

INCALCULABLE DAMAGE IN NEw-BRUNswICK-A
TERRIBLE TIDAL WAVE CARRIES DESTRUC-
TON ALL ALONG THE COAsT-THE STORM
PREDICTED NEARLY ONE YEAR AGO.
SACKvILLE, n. b., Oct. 7-On Monday night
this place was visited by tremendous gale ana the
highest tide known. The marshes were completely
covered; thousands OF OF hay destroyed and
Thousands Of cattle and sheep drowned The dykes on
the marshes all gave way and the bridges all through the
country are swept away. The Eastern Extension Rail
road track was torn up eight or ten miles. and the tce
graph line connecting with the cable and with Halifax
was completely Frustrated As far be ascertaned
the tidal has caused great destruction on the Bay
of Fundy and in and around st. John. The tide rose TO
great hight, carrying away and destroying an immense
aInonnt Of property Wharyes ruined, ships and
houses and cattle swept away The bridges Of the
European and North American Railway were destroyed
There have been thrOugh-cars from shcdac TO 81.
Tobn since Monday. The steamer New-YOrk, which left
ST. ohm on Monday for Boston, had narrow escape,
but reached EaspOrt in disabled condition The amount
damage is incalculabe. In tins parish alone the loss
is estimated at million OF dollars The accounts
coming in every hour show the destruction to have been
widespread 1t remarked here that tins the storm pre-
diced by Lieut. Saxby Of the Royal Navy last December
The English papers called attention To II last month by
giving the necessary warning
THE MAINE TELEGRAPH LINES DESTROYED
EAsTPORT NEARLY DEMOLISHED.
BANGOR, Me-, Oct. IA letter from Mr.. Black,
operator at Calais TO Mr. Bliss, Manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company in this city, says 1--WE are in
a terrible state here The lines both ways fat the
ground, aud covered Win trees ana DulldlnEs. Inc
damage 10 vessels and buildings very great Easport
Is reporel nearly demolished. The water IN the Pc
nobscot has 10 It's highest Spring pitch Booms are
broken and millions of feet OF logs have gone by the
civ Ii hoped that most Of them will be picked up be-
low, gang of men having been sent down"
DAMAGES IN NEw-JERsEY.
little stream which runs through Clarks-
willie swelled 50 that every bridge that crossed 1t
torn away The most serious damage 1t caused to
the Hunterdon Manufacturing Company's Building,
which was washed away, the loss being between $4,000
and $4,000 The sOppage OF these works throws over
one hundred persons out OF employment . -
The damages done by the storm TO the motifs Canal
were considerable. Breaks produced NJ several
places That section which flows through the HOpacong
Valley suffered particularly IL IL injured Is said 10
the Of 100000 aud cannot he repaired in less than
six weeks Iandsdes occurred ut places along
s line. Near Revederc one of these filled up section
OF the canal Another occurred AZ Dempsers station
Iackawanna Road at Manuncha Chunk. aud other parts
of IL at Hutchinson aud at Oberly, together with the
bridge at DeawaTe's Station, were washed away. Four
gangs of men are engaged III repairing the damages inc
canal has suffered
RESUMPTION OF RAILROAD TRAVEL.
The first through freight train on the Hudson
River Railroad since the storm In yesterday about
O'Clock. 1t consisted Of "a heavily loaded cars.
Coal and passenger trains will run over the
Southern Division OF the Delaware, Lackawalhh hnn
Western Railroad today for the first time since the great
STORM
THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. THE International
Industrial Exhibition has proved success beyond tho
hopes OF its friends. The attendance during the day
was very large. The Art Gallery was thrown open
TO night 10 visitors. Entries still being made and
additional accommodations are beiug provided for the
arrivals.