The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11
stoyc In and hurricane deck carried away on her
way up from Newport.
Rhode Island.
NEWPORT.

NEWPORT.
The vessels in the harbor were more VI Iess DAM
aged. The schooner L. T. Knights, OF Camden,
broke her fastenings at the Commercial wharf,
and went adriIt with q part Of the whalf, but
was brought to an anchor after having her stern
stove in.
The sloop yacht North Star broke her bowsprit
onwnile humping against Swineburne d Peckham's
wharf.
Pilot boat Vision, OF New Bedford. dragged up
against the Long wharf, filled with water and sunk.
Pilot boat Sovereign Of the Seas broke her moor.
ings went against Long wharf and tore her deck anu
cabin completely OF.
into the boat shop OF Thomas Caswel, tearing the
rear Of the building, which Ii over the water, 10
Sloop Mary Sears also dragged afoul Of the same
building running into it as lar as the mast.
The fishing smack PATHFINDER parted her moorn hss
and went ashore by Mr.. Alger's boat shop, had ner
bowspri stem and stern broken to pieces, ana niied
the yacht Louisa, owned by r.. l.. Kennedy,
dragged IRON down town up against the Long
Wharf, had her bowsprit broken OF and was other
wise damaged, losing all her sails.
Sloop Competent, Of New York, also dragged
against Long wharf, carrying away mast bowsprlt;
stem and deck ripped partly up, aud starboard quar-
The Empire State had her starboard wheelhouse
stove partly in by the Metropolis striking against
her.
schooner George L. Moore, Of Chatham, dragged
ashore near the Blue Rocks, ana remains easy on
soft bottom.
The fol owing vessels are ashore on Coasters Har.
Dor lsand:-schooner Lady Jane, OF Perth Amboy.
is high and dry at low tide port rail stove schooner
Ghae; aaw Of Sag HagSo Is asoss ana re- re-
the Asylum bridge and sunk. Schooner yacht
Foam, owned by Robert Maitland, dragged anchor
vesta. Of Boston, is ashore the ROCKS Ct e same
place. with her stern alOat; remains tight Schooner
Carrie II. spollord, OF Leroy, Me-, is ashore, with
Yarmouth, Is ashore at the same place and remains
tight. Schooner Andrew Stewart is ashore at the
same place; remains tight. Schooner Frederick
Fish was ashore on the north end Of Coasters Har
Dor, but came of this morning without any damage
he whaling bark Courser, OF and for New Bed
ford, with 1900 barrels OF oil on board was tOwed
into Newport yesterday having been entirely dis
manted Oh Block Island In the gale. She touched o
The bark L. /. Stocker Of Portland, from Pensa-
cola for Boston, IL ashore Canoncut. dlsmasted.
The brig Mountain Eagle Is ashore on Dyer Island.
Sixteen vessels are reported IN Dutch Island bar
bor seven or eight sunk, and the rest ashore. The
schoOners Ossuia and George ]. Jones are ashore
on the sound end OF Prudence.
The sloop Resolution, Captain d. 8. Baker, left
Newport LOT this port with the mate, Captain r ".
xen and q John ff F. STe%a Of Exsss tenn and
Alphonzo Cooke, son of Mr.. George Cooke,
OF Providence, aged eighteen years The sloop was
under double-Tee1ed sails. The wind was iair, but
increased so furiously that the captain settled his
sail and took in another reef From CanopIcut Point
it ralned and blowed hard that he could not see
any land and he run to The west OF our lighthouse
striking large rock on shore opposite the Gardiner
wharf, carrying away the sloop's mast and breaking
washed overheard and lost. The other three chung
to the mast and rigging drifting across into Spink's
OF by schooner's boat lying in the harbor after
being In the water about TWO hours, and brought
over to the Village nearly exhausted.
SO0p Eliza West, of TivertOn Captain West, went
ashore south Of Poplar Point lighthouse, near Cold
Spring. but will be saved.
The chimney OF the brick mill In the village and
irOnWOrkg blown
down. The Lafayette factory Is reported damaged
to the extent OF $4,000 or $4,000. The Fashion,
lying at one OF the upper whalveS, was not injured
but yacht south OF her went ashore. The hulk OF q
schooner Is lying at anchor about four miles out
from WEXFORD, with both mass cut away.
At Bristol q number Of vessels were torn from
their moorngs. brig and schooner are lying high
ana dry Oh Pappoosesquaw shore at the head OF the
harDOr. Many saboatS are sunk. Newport pilot
washed. AT halI-past nve O'Clock it was six iost
At Portsmouth Catholic church, used also as o
schO0lnouse was raised from its foundation and
went to pieces, fifteen minutes after 100 children mad
At harrington the covered railroad bridge over
Darlington river was torn up from It's foundations
and. with the car track upon 1t, carried about mile
The railroad bridge over Warren river is very badly
injured and rendered impossible. The two carriage
bridges between Darlington and Warren are se-
riously injured, portions Of the foundations being
schooner coming up Warren river struck against
the buildings OF Mr. Bosworths coal yard and after.
wards drlfted up the river ana went ashore near the
gas works, on the Warren side.
The Bristol Railroad Is impossible. The train that
lett mere at live O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon Is
imprisoned between LYONS Cove and BOrdens Cove,
the road gone both sides Of it,
Tie bridges OF the Providence, Warren and Bristol
Railroad across Kickemuit and Cole rivers are de-
stroyed.
The bridges at India Point are impossible for
teams. The ROAD to East Providence and Bristol
county Is through Pawtucket
The Old stone bridge to 1ivertOn ts impossible.
The car house at Mansfield was blown into an ad-
joining pond.
The railroad bridge crossing Taunton river at Som.
erset was carried away and other bridges upon the
same road.