The New York herald., 1869-09-16
THE LATE GALE.
Further Accounts Of Its Violence In Rhode
Island.

Island.
From the Providepce Journal, Sept. 49,
ride around the suburbs Of Bristol sets forth the
effects Of the late gale an alarming extent. On
the Ferry road large building near the residence
or Mr. BOgart was taken up by the orce OF the wind
and blown over high wall on the land Of Mr. Sim
mons adjoining. without injury to the wall Tho
was unroofed and other buildings blown down.
Both these gentlemen sustain great loss In the de-
sructon o. trees ana snruooery. per AZ Bristol Jerry
at that place destroyed. The lighthouse was In in
peril during the gale the tide came INTO the
keepers apartment and his family was compelled 70
vacate The building, however, sustained no serious
damage Nearly all those stately willow trees around
the Ferry farm were blown down orsIrpped OF their
Drancnes. On the iarm Of Mr.. A. sidney Dew OFF
barns and other buildings were blown down and
trees uprooted. On the grounds OF the late Hon.
James Dewolf, now occupied Dy the family OF tne
late william Bradford Dewof. the destruction Is ter
rbe. great portion of those beautiful locust ana
other trees surrounding that residence, many Of
them OF nearly century's growth are uprooted and
lie about the premises In wild confusion Three
stacks OF chimneys blown from the house. which
was otherwise damaged Barns were unrOOfed;
Sheds stables and other buildings completely pros
rated. on Mount Hope nearly every barn Ia blown
down and the damage to the orchards immense. In
Locust Grove, which has Oeen for many years
place OF resort Tor pienics ana pleasure parties,
There is scarcely farm on Back road but wnat mas
suffered loss IN buildings and trees, and the same
can with truth he said or all the Iarls on the main
road The vanes or arms on the grlst mil On Fort
Hlll are blown away.
I'm Poppasquash the effects Of the gale are equally
visible. The residence OF tn" late Mark Anthony
DeWolf, now owned br Governor Burnside and occu-
pied by the family OF the late Francis l.. B. DeWo,
was unroofed and Otherwise injured. Buildings,
sheds and trees were b.own down. The farms OF
Robert Rogers. Charles chase, the Herreshon farm
aud the South Point farm suffered severely by
the destruction of trees and buildings. part OF
the roof OF the residence Of Oliver Il. Perry was
blown OF. The farms OF Stephen f. Churcn ana
Samuel w. Church suffered equally with the others
In the destruction of buildings. At the latter place
many or the trees eacn side OF the walk leading
from the house to the road were blown down and
the orchard nearly destroyed. Many Of the trees
In this orchard were blown over during the gale OF
1916, but were righted up and nave borne irut to
the present time. Most OF the large willow trees
rounding willow walk are down, and The shOre on
the east side Of POppasqash II lined with fragments
q vessels
The storm the East End Of Long island
Vessels Wrecked nnd Lives Lost.
The violent storm winch passed along the coast OF
New England last week also swept along tue eastern
coast Of Long Island. The three -masted schooner
Mary Mines, IRON Philadelphia ior Boston, loaded
with coal, went ashore seven miles 10 the westward
OF Montauk Point. She broke two, and went tn
consisted OF nine men, seven or whom succeeded
with great difficulty in reaching the shore. brother
of the captain and one or the crew were drowned
ON Napeague beach fourteen fishing bJats came
ashore. One yacht ~ high and dry Several others
were blown out u sed, three Of theIu having
each on board. The soop Fanny Brewer, OF Sag
ilarbor. went ashore at " atch Hin, and severa
purse boats were driven 0ut 10 sea, thrce OF them
with six men each on board. The ltghtkeepcr's
house at Moniauk suffered severely, the chimney
having been blown down anu the stoop carried
away. barn and other Outh0uscS were also
destroyed.
At East Hampton aroe trees were blown down,
carrying away telegraph wires and rendering roads
Impassahle. Several dwellings also much
The storm the most severe that has visited
that part OF Long Island since tue hurricane OF 1915.