The New York herald., 1870-10-24

eagerly glanced along the line mutIlated c0rpscS
niznhle, though there, 10 the keenest eve from
which affection ever looked. Another had lost tour
children, his all; another his wife, VINO mad been
torn away from him IN the fearful struggle with tue
waters II held her as long as could, no pltcously
| exclaimed. Everywhere were seen fearful aelecred
iaee, IA search or husbands fathers, wives mothers
ana nttie oues Among The more horrible incidents
was ne sweeping away OF the niehes containing the
DouieS or the dead, ia the cemetery These, nOatng
OUT on the waters. lodged nere ana there, and
~, as tne waters leceded created horrible eiiuyia
Ior lear oi pestence. ~ the number OF dead II Is
even eNeh now nard 10 speak witn any certainty. The
estimates during the pas few days nave been natu-
r,hly enough, greatly exaggerated. beng placed az
niEh ~ 1910, ana there are many VINO wiil not ad
mt that it ~ ess 40 usual the authorities furnish
no Information that can be relied on AZ IA known
however, that 400 bodies have been collected and
n,uisu. many nave been washed upon the shores OF
numbers swept INTO the narDor ana out the mass
WIN never appear. Doubtless near thousand have
The damage TO property IL estimated ut $4,000, 900.
Ing STOCK Of sugar aud m9lasses IA the warehouses
was very small ana the loss tnerefrom. OF course
trivial. The principal loss Is IA dwellings, ware
houses, Doats, lighters, NC. Tue Bridge or Baiew,
magnl1cenJ struc.ure over the san Juan not far
from its mouth, costing more than $lo0 00O WAS de-
slr0yed. The bridge over tie iunuri, leading TO
VeIsalles, was also washed away Thc San Lpig
bridge, near the Havana Railroad station, still
stands, though much damaged. Of the 500 street
lamps ~ tho city not more than nfy reman stand
ing. Or the buildings destroyed and washed
away y l. Impossible to give list, OWING
TO their number ana character. great
dence or sehor Catalina Fernandez fell on the day
after the storm, crashing number OF seryanls The
ianiiy, fortunately, was absent. family residing
IN country residence not far rom the city. tearing
A. A. would pc bown down, adjourned "a an outbnild-
Felcneu Cnan the abandoned dwelling fell Nith u
crash.
The most stringent police regulations have been
ADOPTED here 70 prevent robbery loss property
10 owners. hl unclaimed property is send TO the
Saious po1ce headquarters, ana those caught steal
ffrt Aerfla arHe oh,
TWO persons, named respectively Jose Perez ana
Antonio Bouez, have been thus executed
some OF the provision st0r IN Pueblo Nueye md
versailles attempted 70 Take advantage OF the recent
disasters 70 RAISE tho price OF articles OF lood. but
were prevented by the authorities. Funds are being
rapidly raised for the reei OF tho sufferers, and as
we are Informed. large sums are being subscribed In
Havana and other places.
The scene in the harbor during the storm "a de-
scrned by those VINO witnessed u as one or terrible
grandeur Ihe strength OF the wind combined
with the tremendous influx or water, drove the
most securely anchored vessels from their moorlngs
aud hurled the greater part them, disnlasted aud
sailless, on The shore. an furnished with the FOL.
Toying ren9rti,-s ,as.ss,-- - -. f..e
Schooner edwin lost her anchors was thrown
against some or the coasting schooners, sinking
them; taken from her moorlngs ana went ashore.
Captain and mate saved themselves.
Brig, Mary A. Chase, dsmasted; lost two anchors
ana al her rigging she saved some Six men, who
were noating about IN the harbor.
Brig g. W. Baxter driven ashore near the prone
made
schooner Frank Palmer lost her oowsprit; bows
badly smashed.
Bark George ). HunG loSt masts, rigging and an
chors Saved negro woman noatiOe Ia Tie harbor.
| Brig Liberty escaped unnjured. Saved The night
| watchman OF the San LUIS depot.
Bark ST. Mary, Dowsprt torn away; rigging de-
| stroyed.
Brig A g. Bradshaw. aground near the prone
4 made OF Versailles. THESE are American.
The Italian brig Sicla ana the coasting scnooners
| Pr,mera Hilaria anJ Buen Wage hase disappeared
from their berths Ia the san Juan river. and their
! The ship Blrd5ton, IN IRON vessel. was thrown
upon the coast. but the Change Of wind Dew her OF
Tne British brig @. V. Nichols was very badly
damagea, and win probably prove total loss. qhis
vessel saved seven persons rom arowmng.
British brig Manills Iosl OF her masts, and is
badly damaged. she picked lp IN the Rarbor three
whites and Two negroes.
Bark evening Star aground: lost one mast ana
otherwise badly damaged. She got ahoat by
her British Maiesty's gnnboat MyfDildon, whicn
safely outrode the storm.
Brig Farlena, mucn damaged.
The schooner Helena, from new Orleans, entered
this port ON the 10Th, badly damaged.
From the country we learn III general terms that
the estates ana cane ieids have suffered great
damage, though lew details are gwen. A small es-
tate on the san Juan, not far rom the city,
| nowed anu some iorly employes drowned. on tho
blown down and the cane greatly damaged.
| ON the plantation OF santa Clara, owned by T..
Bullet, the cane Is all cut 10 pieces. On Ii. .eila
| cane down, buildings destroyed.
1 To ada 10 onr horrors j pumber Of desths from
cholera have occurred within tho past lew days aud
| The cases are said 10 be rapidly increasing.
Eject of the Hurricane on tho Cropr-.surmr
Plantations bat Little Dauaged--Kcpor,s
froIn fle Various Localities.
HAVANA, Oct. II, 1870.
We are deiuged With accounts or the recent huTi-
cane from those localities which suffered by IT, but
they iar from being consistent Or mctnodici in
their character. As well we judge the siorIa
extended from Longitude 70 80 west To ~ 49, exhaust
ing Itself The northern and central parts OF the
island
Before proceeding 10 notice lis effects rs described
by correspondents AT various points, am happy to
DO able to record that the effect the sugar crop IL
not likely 10 prove as disastrous originally
supposed. IL Is nndoubted that great injury has
been done to MANY buildings pn the estates and to
the moreover; but these are mostly confined 10
the precincts the northern coast IN the vicinity
or Matanzas and Cardenas for example; bur even
here for the most part, nothing worse thanii,e bend
ing OF the has occurred--a thing which can be
ren,edled before the grinding season sets In. Such
are the ady,ces received by the prominent raercan-
tile houses here, and are no doubt reliable.
nATASzss.
This city, owing TO ts peculiar stl,aton suffered
more insn any other. IIeaye description of tho
SAD scenes which occurred TO your correspondent
there. The Captain General mas oecreed an appro
pration OF $400 900 for the rellof OF the sufferer y
The storm, the greater part OF which will he devoted
10 Matanzas. subscriptions for the same purpose
are being made IN Havana, and larse sans nave
been raised. Several mercantile hooses hsye con.
TiDutec $1,000 respectively.
cARDEs.s.
Accounts from this city slate that lnruy 'rhu Is.
day. the eth the barometer fell very rapidly, anu as
night came on every appearance Of hurricane was
presented. During Friday the wind blew violently
from easi northeast, accompanied by occasional,
gusts or great power, which caused immense de.
srruction both on ard aud In the harbor. AT half
past seven O'Clock Friday evening the wind SHIFTED
TO the east augmenting until IT blew. hurricane.
At eight A. NJ. IT. had reached the soutl, blowing
hard, with violent gusts. During the the water
IN The nalu0r rapidly reccded and some or the YES
ses were for tune left aground. On The Iiorning
OF The 9th The wind had uosded and tbs danger
was over rhe following report Of damages appears
In the Eotetin nercl7gI: