New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-06
THE SOUTHERN CYCLONE
DESTRUCTION ON SEA AND LAND.

TUE FLORIDA COAST sTREwN WITH WRECKS
LOSS OF THE MISsIssIPPI-RUIN OF CROPS.
From the remote Florida papers coherent
accounts are ct length obtained Of the continuous and
destructive tempests that ragged toward the end OF
August. The well-but seaports like Jacksonville es-
capped with comparatively little damage but the exposed
coast villages wen OF the inland towns sur
fered severely In the open country the violence OF the
wind Frustrated corn, cotton, and cane-damaged the
rreparaby by breaking the stalks or beating them
down to the ground. Cotton 10 injured to an extent tnas
can almost DO called runous. The blooms and open
bos have been all whipped out. Tho forms ana Dolls
shed off, the stalks and branches twisted and Spit Oh oy
the force Of the gusts Of wind. The Homestead lar
have also suffered severely from the large numbers OF
deadeped trees left standing in the fields, and which
have been pretty generally laid low Wherever they le
they destroyed all that were In their reach The nylng
branches have swept over the rows ana msoe o'en
greater havoc than the II impossible 70 esmate
the damage TO the Gotten crop even approximately ~
s estimated that 1t will range between 10 and 10 per
cent The damage different in different locat1es ana
according to situation Of the fields or the
the crops Corn nearly made and In some places
had actually been gathered that very little or no damage
will result to that Fences were almost universally ae
stroyed What the wind did not blow down were crusned
by falling limbs and trees Chmneys are prostrated In
many instances house were blown on from tneir
blocks, and wells are almost : everywhere caved
n,
gale was and more severe southward as Iar a.
heard from, and at Tampa it prevailed with terrpie
force.
THE FIRST sEETHNGs OF THE TEMPEST
Near Lake Conway, Orange County, the Grst tempest
broke out on the l6h taking the form OF violent eddg
whirlwinds of storm and rain As night came On Tue
wind increased to hurricane. overturnng cabins up
roofing trees and sadly impering human fe Terrible
scenes of distress followed Families nlproyided TOT
such an emergency in the middle Of the warm season
were obliged TO for shelter to the woods wDere there
was even less safety, although happily the STORM
throughout the entire peninsula was unaccompancu W
lightning. letter from Ocala says:
Twice In the night essayed to reach the house IN
which my babyboy lay with his nurses, aud twice was
driven back by the pitch dark and nerce Iorces Ti
e Sfv oopner oppose the Wind hearing the heavy
numbering report falling trees the crash Of preaErg
ing momentarly the humiliation OF my poor shelter anu
myself AS soon as 1t was gray enough 70 see ~ deub
at finding it standing and all well Within though much
disturbed. After meal an excursion was mace tnfougn
forest Of falling trees how our neighb0rs Jared
and we were glad that neither houses nor people
were blown away. In miles walk with vision nmltea
Of 100 giant pines uprooted, broken, , shattered.
and lying the ground our ef ban Ssa0e orhsTd
was much injured, though less than expected the
UnpHre dtT the storm seeming to prlnc
pally. The fences eyerywhe were thrown o9"H Out
buildings unroOfed overthrow and shattered Inc un
gathered corn crop great danger and requiring atten;
ton at an unucky time as will explain. The saw-mlll
rooted and much damage done to the machinery, &c:
But chief and general loss In this grazing country
fed calves especially literally blown away
s sndh II
been blocked fallen timber and the rise OF tne
wasted as sS Sf grassy
have become great lakes creeks and lakes are
ses down Al and two III limbs
great & T no t Sns to are
them plant has the quality Of the sproStng ana
agn tb Ss0.s %s GGq0
country, indicates pretty grievous visitation
THE TEMPEST AT SEA.
A passenger on board the steamer Mississippi, which
left this port the 10th Of August gives In The He'0
ORLEANS Times the following excellent picture Of the
wreck and the storm:
Thursday morning, the 2th the wind stu being on the
the Se
Vast 6 f sc q seated ~eIf ma h o
had Increased to fearful hurricane, the run
ring mountain high the wind whistling through the
the stern which broke through the skyiight flood
though realizing ferocity of the storm had tried to
their equanmity but now seeing one OF tae
| The water which had dashed into the cabin
s ke out paa x e OPENING
pitching and rolling Of the ship was now so @ a. ana ,
Other it was necessary to with all ones strength
| TO come part OF the staterooms cabin. The plank
Quickly torn away by the force Of the wind and every
stern wave that shipped would pour down more or
broken up on the weather Side and the er dashed
down The lee boats were torn away by the water the
davis Swapping like reeds. Just at this time al awful
wave swept over us, breaking through every skyligh
dashng Of the boats the weather side over the
main saloon and sending large quantities OF water GOWN
'A0 TERRIBLE SCENE.
Tho cabin passengers already in state OF terror were
rfla nv
which proved to be the steerage passengers who had
been ordered into the main saloon being the safest
place and who rushed rantcally into the cabin, al
most mad with fear Everything now indicated that the
ship w9 SSa 90 S 1.-THE to
the horrible DEATH huge wave washing down the en-
s1d dSsSng against Capt Henry who cutting
away the drag which had struck the screw dslocaed
srnssiing to get out Of the water which settns
dragged ssss himself along the deck and looking
the hailed the asking whether they
Mspe S Whs st hs We stay where You
Captain land hold fast, One of th snag
to keep from again going out Pa held eb
with mas
lions to cut away the meinmast when at about eight
of an earthquake, the ship struck on the Florida
rocks The S 0If The
had broken up and three four successive waves dash
ing over us and filling up the cabin served but to
Arm the horrible thought. Each told his neRhbOr
goodbye and prepared for the end which We thought
had come. At this awfuy solemn moment one OF the
Commenced drinking himself and handing the liquor TO
the other men. As soon as Capt Henry discovered this
from the ruan poured the contents on the Moor
going aft near the end Of the saloon. while others went
the passengers staterooms PRETENDING TO be ea
sackng the and packages OF the
passengers. ,... .