The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-12
FIRST EDITION
HURRICANE.
Terrific Gale In New Englnnd-Same De'nIls
of the Great Damage DOne-The Loss Not



men6ed to rain and blow about 6 O'Clock in the
power tn about TO- when it had reached its greatest
power and began to lulL 1t did AN ineaculable
as we can learn. From Robbtnston TO Calais,
"a distance of twelve miles, there is hardly
more less damaged or trees uprooted. 1t is the
same from Calais to Princeton, some fifteen
down or injured in some way. We are informed
that on the Little Ridge, on the ST. stephen side,
the is hardly barn left standiag One man, near
the Rolling Dam, had his barn blown down, and a
horse, yoke of oXen two COWS and hog Killed; ed we
verely injured by falling buildings. A Mr. shaw on
his way to st. Stephen, on crossing the Wawelg
and would not 20 on he got out what the rea
son was and found some planks gone. lie then set
his carriage and he could go neither back for
ward. SO he left his horse standing there, and made
morning he went to see what had become of his
horse, and found him drowned some distance up the
In Calais and ST. Stephen miles of fences are
by George Hutchinson was blown or its posts some
eight feet, and the chimneys knocked down, and
nearly all the pasterng shaken off the walls. The
chimney fell on their bed They had left the house
early in the evening for fear Many other houses,
mills and barns were seriously damaged by losing
their roofs, and in several cases they were blown
down. One Of the pillars of the Methodist meeting
house is blown off. Many fruit and shade trees were
blown down. The account continues
''On the st. Stephen side the damage done is
copai Church was blown down, damage to the
building OF some $1,000 or $500. We understand
room in the tow Which ' was q Scattered around in
very direction, and, between the wind and the rain,
Sd dollars to him. The Unversalist meeting house
Midtown, St Stephen, was blown down, and, with
its fine organ is now heap Of ruins In its fall it
atoms; but it escaped with slight damage. The
Society estimate their loss at upwards of $4,000
The rafters on the new Methodist meeting house,
which had been erected last week, were blown down.
and the building injured over $1,000" u
fine new barque, just of the stocks, built in St.
Andrews left there during the day for Lepreaux, to
take in cargo of lumber, was driven on the rocks
broke in two, and all hands lost
The Eastport (Me.) Sentin'l says the gale there
the most severe they ever experenced and lays the
damage at 100000. 1t says:"A day Monday a
heavy wind prevailed, gradually increasing till or
6o'clock P. NJ. when it blew a gale, and was reck
and fury not yet half felt. Between the hours
OF and it eliminated in the most fearful tornado
ever witnessed here. Huge trees whose welcome
shade and handsome appearance had made them
precious and ornamental to our streets-trees that
had stood with frmness the 1ercest of storms for
years-were torn up by the roots and hurled about
as slender limbs Families resting in fancied secu-
rity in their usually quiet and peaceful homes
OF the storm by the crashing creaking, and thunder
ing their heads, and rushing rantcaly into the
open air, find their house roohess Or If their build
ing is not Of the most substantial kind and is in
from its foundation and in some instances soon
tumbles to pieces. Portions of roofs, ends of build
ings torn out and the loose boards and timbers
sent whirling through the air. periling the life and
limbs of all who happen in the way Chimneys, by
actual count, during walk through the town. to the
number of 1903 were blown over, most of them
breaking close to the roof, and laying at full length
and in perfect condition against the roof"
The damage to property about the harbor i'm
mense. From Gritlins store to the steamboat wharf
being filled With the ruins of vessels, stores, goods,
wharves, etc, presenting terrible scene OF devasta
o9 py @6a aa the throws e
down. and the wharves nearly all ruined. At Broad
Cove seven schooners are piled up ON Conys beach,
others SUSTAINING
any injury. Barns smokehouses, churches, and
dwellings We're almost all sufferers from the
erys Bay At West Quoddy Bay
lying at anchor at the commencement OF the gale,
( Of which we learn there three brigs and two
: schooners dsmasted, and two vessels ashore, and
nearly the whole fleet injured to some extent. A.
Robbinston fourteen barns were destroyed. and
many head of cattle and horses Killed. At Perry
twenty barns and shops were blown down un-
rooted. and there was much destruction of stock
Twenty-Five buildings were destroyed in Pembroke
and great many Others were badly damaged. a.
Lubec, Charlotte, Whiting, and other places, the
damage was very extensive
Perilous Voyage of the Steamer New York.
From the Boston Advertiser, Oct 9.
A passenger has communicated to us the following
account of the escape OF the steamer New York, of
the international Line, under perous circumstances
on her trip from St. John to Boston, In the late
The voyage as far as Eastport was pleasant as
usual The wind, which had been blowing freshly
from the southeast all the forenoon gradually in
creased, 80 that by O'Clock p. NJ, when the boat
ready to start, IL was deemed ltnpfuuenC TO
tinue the voyage The direction of the wind and its
increasing violence rendered 1t unsafe for the vessel
TO remain at the wharf, and Captain E. b. Winches-
ter sought shelter and safety for his ship in land
locked cove, course the wisdom OF which was fully
demonstrated by succeeding events, as the wharves
and vessels lying in the docks at Easport were nearly
all destroyed
high land OF Lubec between us and the wind, cast
anchor at Z. NJ under the land, less than half q
league of. number OF coasters, loaded with lum-
her had also sought shelter there. Itseemed impos-
sbe but that with the high land so near and high
between us and the gale we should be able to ride
jt out in safety. But how little did we know of the
strength and violence OF the elements! The gale
Kept steadily increasing with darkness and rain till
III when the hurricane deck was started up from
its fastenngs for half t5length on one sde the roof
swaying and bending like pasteboard Every
moment threatened to unr0of the state
rooms and saloon cabin, where there were
at least hundred nnSr ho p@3sehgefs, ,et Whto
the sea. The scene presented was awful. Strong
men turned pae children anu women screamed
some knelt In prayer. OinceIs OF Ine poat threw
Iife-preservers into the state rooms. 1t Is the
unanimous opinion, 80 far as nave been able to
gather it, that had our anchorage held the ship
would have survived but few moments longer
She must to all appearance, nave been torn to
pieces, so far as her upper works we're concerned
by the fury of the tempest. Proyldentlally-in an
sWer to prayer no doubt-she parted both her chain
cables and lost both her ancn0rs Ihe larger OF
during the war when all else about her went Down or
ashore. This was our salvation she Yielded TO
the wind which she could not otherWlse nave
WithstOod We then were in the haad or Goa alone,
drifting like feather before that wild tempest lie
puided us for when we struck the lee shore IL was
Inon mud bottom, In sheltered cove, where we lay
for an hour, While tne tempest was sPenumg ~ es
highest tide for years. and aCer being ed 10
The trees awhile it was found to be necessary, in
order TO save the SNIP 10 get net OK