New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
NEW ORLEANS WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1870
THE STORM IN MATANZAS.


We have been permitted to make use o. a
private letter from Havana to a yonng
gentleman of this city, from which we gam
some additional details of the late lamenta-
BILE catastrophe at Matanzas.
The letter was dated the thirteenth and
fourteenth of the current month, ana the
writer states, that although the storm was
very severe in Havana, the shipping IN the
harbor did not suffer.
In Matanzas the destruction and loss was
immense Two thousand lives We're lost,
and the value of the property destroyed IS
estimated at five millions of dollars. The
splendid bridge uniting Mantanzas ami
Pueblo NuevO has disappeared The brld sc
Of San Luis is standing, and that is all. The
Versailles bridge is gone likewise. The
waters of the rivers San Juan and ZuInurl
overtiowed the banks and swept everything
before them, including the San Luis station
and all the adjoining warehouses.
The station was fuli of people, who took
refuge there: and were mostly drowned. 4
train coming from Havana was precipitated
into the San Juan, and most OF the passen-
GERS perished. The number of deaths i'll
these instances is estimated at between four
and five hundred. Two men who were
caught stealing in the midst Of the wreck
and ruin, We're courtmartialed and shot.
The following is list Of the vessels that
suffered AT MdtallZaS.
American bark George S. Hunt. lost spars
sails and anchors-saycd negress adritt.
American bark St. Mary. lost bowsprit:
spars, sails and rigging. = American brig o..
w. Baxter. east ashore.
American brig Mary z. Chase. dismasted
and badly damaged. Saved six lives adrlft.
American schooner Edwin lost both az
chors, ran foul OF and sunk some small
coasters; Was carried cut II sed; came in
again and finally went ashore.
American schooner Frank Palmer, lost
bowsprit and suffered other damages.
Other towns besides MatanZas suffered
severely among them that OF Cardeuas was
the most damaged. had the gale lasted a
little longer not 4 house would have been
left. Some valuable warehouses were de
stroyed
The damage in the harbor Of Cartlcnas is
said to be as follows:
British ship BridstOn, or some such name,
went ashore, but got Oft with a change in
the wind.
British brig S. V. Nichols-total loss.
British brig Manllus-cut away sparS.
badly damaged-saved FIVE persons adrift.
British bark Evening Star got ashore, cut
away spars; badly damaged.
British brig Fairlina, lost bowsprit; badly
damaged.
British schooner Helena from New York
for Martinique. put i'll in distress with loss
of foremast, bulwarks, and with her huh
damaged.
American schooner Voleria. east ashore
British brig Equator. dismasted.
British bark Rosedale, dislnasted.
British bark Speedway, dismasted and
ashore.
Spanish brig Papita. cast ashore.
Spanish brig M. NJ cast ashore.
Spanish brig Chrispa, disInantled and
badly damaged.
Spanish schooner Rosita. lost.
The damage to the cane fields. apparently
immense, can not Yet be calculated. tol
though the canes are down they may not be
broken. The sugar-houses and cattle, how
ever, have suffered to a great extent.
The "volunteers" are highly compli
mented for the manner in which they con
Quoted themselves. and the lntiring efforts
they made in saving lives and rescuing
property.