The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-10


commenced It's severity; but the wind sent the surge
up through the Great Bridge with the rapidity or
foot every ten minutes until three hours before
few inches OF the door OF the horse railroad depot
on Weybosset bridge. AT this time the WIND shifted
TO the westward and abated its furv and soon the
hood began to subside. Had tho gallo continued
why the water would not have touched as high q
point as at the great food Of 1915. As II happily
Of that famous high water mark The gale yester-
day continued abont one hour; that in 1918 contnu
ed Its fearful severity for three hours We fear that
the loss OF life yesterday was much more serious
than in the previous gale. We have the record
OF several fatal casualties. and hear OF Others
has also been very great. Every citizen
suffers In loss OF hundreds OF beautiful trees IN
ss rSo loss IN ssnes IS large and
perlshable merchandise has been submerged and
ruined. The reports from the growing crops in the
country roundabout we may be sure Will be sad
one ana we shall .ook with dismal fOrebodings for
news from those who go down to the sea In ships.
We give below such details OF the disaster AS we
have been able to gather during the night. Our &C
counts embrace little beyond our own immediate vi
entity. The telegraph entirely Frustrated In every
not q signal has been received from anywhere and
much labor must be requisite to restore the ample
communication with the great world which we have
heretofore enjoyed.
THE GALE IN THE CITY AND VICINITY.
The tide very rapidly from four to five O'Clock,
when the gale was the highest aad soon after i've
1t overlooked the wharyes and filled the cellars on
Dyer street. and the other buildings and stores as
far up as Weybosset street. the Hood increasing
every moment and extending from the wharves
nearly to Broad street, on Torrance. and overflow.
Ing the large area from Market square to the Rhode
Island Bleachery. just below the screw factory ana
the Providence Machine Companys Works, extend.
for most OF the distance until the wind ulied. at
about Six O'Clock, and at half-past six the water
began to recede and fell rapidly from that time
although 1t was not high water until quarter past
or course the damage in this district was immense,
mate this evening All perisIablo goods in the Gel
lars OF the warehouses were ruined the streets were
washed and quilted In many places, the buildings on
the wharves at the coal yards and the wharves too,
were more or less injured; everything that would
hoat was washed away or moved from It's place:
The large platforms OF the coal scales were n0ated
OIL and lodged Dyer and Dorrance streets, and oil
the streets that vicinity were more or less StreWn
with the wreck and deors OF the gale The employees
of the lumber ana coal yards were very busy remOv-
ing the horses from the stables, all OF which were
saved, though some had to swim short distance to
reach safe place. Chimneys were blown down,
houses unroofed and trees unrO0ted In this vicinity,
rs we'll as all other parts OF the CITY, Hne instances
are so numerous that we can only make this general
On the east side the water reached the lime In the
storehouse on George W. Hall Co.'s wharf, where
$50 barrels were stored, and the lime Stacked
and set the building on fire. which was soon put out
by steamer No. 2, without greatly damaging the
building and the balance Of the lime was Then re-
moved. Tho lime III ID. g. Jenckes' warehouse, No.
a. South Water street. was also set on fire by slack
ing, but vas extnguished before communicating to
damaged by the water.
The loss OF property in cellars on South Water
street and other parts Of the city near the water was
very great A stock Of dry goods yesterday moved
into store In Hay Building was partially stored IN
the basement which a.tsrwaras hea WIN waser
The cellars OF Adams Brothers, z. Chase Co., Wal
dron & Wightman, Hartwel, Dudley Co.. and E.
Nj. Aldrich Co. were among the number w1ere
much damage was done. Steamers Nos. l, 8 and Z
were also on duty with those mentioned above.
the az part OF s as'
block, corner OF Exchange ana Westminster strees,
fell about halfpast four O'clock with loud CRASH
and crushed in about forty feet OF the roof OF
Weeden's block, nearly running odd Fellows Hall in
the upper story. The Odd Fellows lose about 500.
Williams VII lodges Cd and MosnaasncG Encampment
The weight u bricks came very near breaking
through into the third story. The shock did start
the ceiling somewhat Ia the law Office In winch
Judge Greene was sitting.
The freight depot of the Hartford, Providence ana
Flshk,l Railroad Company was Completely blown
down about hafpast four O'Clock. There were three
men In tue depot ut the time and one OF them. Mr..
p Fisher the ns waterman Was consGera1
TO the Rhode Island Hospital. The depot was Of
brick and OF the greater portion OF the line OF the
south wall there Is nothing but the granite founda
ton. Three and some freight were in the depot
| and are considerably damaged.
Walkers tanncry under the brow OF Federal Hill wa
| blown over about half-past four in the afternoon
| and the one story hideaOuse was also demolished
Mr. walker and three Others were In the attic Of th
building and four men were IN the hideh0use at IN
time OF the accident but none OF them was injured
Mr. Rose estimated the damage to the buildings ant
| stock at from SIS, 900 to $40 0J.
| We are especially sorry to announce that the roo
| of the fOme for Aged Women was taken OIL an(
| much damage done. The Hutchinson Family wer
| at that time IN the Home deghtiug the old adle
with their pleasant songs. Just as one Of the graft
Family Song, the crash came; . - ,..,
| one wing OF the Oriental Mill in North Pr0vi
dence was unrOOfed and the wall on the gable en'
blown In, in]urlng several persons. TWO boys Wer'
| covered with the falling bricks and mortar; one
fracture or the pelvis and some severe flesh wound
and Is IA critical condition. The other boy, Jane
Casey. received conDound fracture O. the leg. o.
Baptist church were blown of. one landed on IN
new st. Stephens church building. The other wa
on It's course portion of the roof Of Mr.. N. r. Pot
| Ler's house and landing in the front window OF WI
agy s5ors aSs OF inc
| young girl, aged about fourteen, was throw
down By the gale. on Valley street, Olneyvllle, an
! afterwards. 1t Is also reported that another youn
girl was crushed and Killed by tree which fell upo
| her and that man was killed by failing or beln
| blown from O house, both in OlneYville, also bu
we were unable to learn the names of either OF thea
ihe Union Railroad Company has suffered 9,
yerey. The car house at the Cranston Print Work
was partially demolished, n]urins three car
About sixty feet OF the barn at ElmwOod was blow
| Oh and the South Providence barn was also pa
TALLY unroofed. Travel was much impeded by tn
broken trees and three cars were left out all nigt
L
| Two or three unfinished houses belonging TO Mr
Olive c. Pette5, IN the Ninth ward, were moved fro
| their foundations.
| The cotton mill OF Mr. James Y. Smith, In Elm
| wood, was partially unrooed, ana frightened 81
jumped from second story window and was bad
| spraned.
boy named Hughes was killed near the Brist
Railroad depot, Fox Point by gate or fence ee,l
blown down upon him. man named Murty sui
| van vas severely injured at the same time.
, | John Slola.l, q man residing on Fremont stree
was struck BY q falling chimney aud 30 badly
| jurcd that there ~ little hope OF his recovery.
| an unoccupied house on the corner OF bridge Of
, | South Main street was blown down.
house on Bellevue avenue, owned BY Bello'
Brothers and lately erected at cost OF $4,000, W
| completely demolished. There were four men e
| gagged inside the building when 1t was blown dow
one or the men, John q. clark, crushed by {
falling IN OF the roof and very badly injured III
b | spine. lie csn hardly recover.
A bog, whose name We did not learn, had his l
broken by the falling Of the Hartford freight dep
Q lie wa3 taken TO his home by policeman Richm0
|. stone
new two story house. rebuilt from barn, s
ated between North Main and Bark streets, on &C