The New York herald., 1871-09-02
S HI PW RECKS.
The Fearful Gale on the
Florida Coast.
Additional Particulars Of the Lcss Of the Steam
tAir Lodona and Briggs S. & w. Walsh, H.
6. Berry and Pomons-Rayages
O. the Storm On Lana.

CAFE CASAvERAL, Fla, August %, 1871.
This coas. has Just been visited by one OF the
verest storms experienced since ls4j. In space
OF twenty-iour miles the following vessels are
wrecRed:-
LOSS OF THE LODoNA.
six miles to the northward OF the lighthouse the
steamer Lodona or Mallorys line, for New Orleans,
,s stranded. with only small portion OF her bow
above water. OF her crew OF thirty-three sonis
twenty-one, including the captain, are missing;
eleven reached the shore alive Her cargo Is strewn
along the beach IN all directions. Trunks cases OF
goods barrels OF hour. onions, potatoes artillery
wagons, cases OF SOAP harness gear OF boots,
shoes, LADIES' 2aiers, gentcmens clothing, ladies'
under clothing cnignoas, White shirts and all the
othcr articles contained IN general cargo, present
ing perfect sceac OF ruin sad TO look upon.
THE rEIG S. & W. WALSH STRANDED.
Thirteen miles to The southward of the ight .he
brig 6. a. W. Walsh OF Philadelphia. is stranded.
Her cargo Of moasses ana iron viii prove total
loss. Part OF the sails and rigging can be saved.
Her captain tWatson) was drowned In trying to
reach The shore. We recovered the body aud buried
it next day.
TIE ERIC II. &. BERRY DASHED To PIECES.
About zoo yards nom the Walsh the brig Il. G.
Berry, OF Baltimore, sugar loaded, shows an awful
spectacle OF the tremendous power Of the storm,
being literally dashed to pieces, Ike an immense
hogshead, battered out OF AL shape. Her bows
are separated from the hull and hurled fifty
yards up on the beach, and her decks
are buried IN the sand. Her Keel Is
uppcrmost, ana spars rigging and sails ground to
atoms beneath The body OF the vessel. She also
post one man; the remainder were washed on snore
on pieces OF the deck. For thirty miles The empty
casks that contained her cargo srewn along the
beach. SO far only one body has been recovered
Captain WaisOn's OF the Walsh.
THE BRIG POMONA WRECKED.
Seven miles to the south Of the latter the brig
Pomona, Captain Brown, cargo cotton and hides,
from Galveston Tor New York, lies well up The beach
her lower hold full OF water, the greater portion or
her between decks dry All ncr cargo, or a greater
portion. can be saved, large part in wet cOndI-
uon. The Pomona lett Galveston on the 2sth and
owing 10 light castcrly winds and Gains her pas
sage was prolonged and she twenty-five
DAYS clearing Martanea reefs, making the northern
end the afternoon Of the 18Th winds lgnt from the
north.northeast. The same night It commenced
breeztng up, bur gave no sign OF an excessive storm
denly ana with tremendous violence. compelling her
10 shorten all necessary sail, keeping merely suf-
ccnt TO head along and claw on lee shore. At nine
r. NJ The gale Increased IN fury, and by ten had torn
the lower topsail, main staysal and three-reeied
mainsall clean Out of the boltropes. new oretOp-
mast staysail was set for storm Staysatl but the
power or the wind was SO great that 1t tore the sal
TO pieces like rotten cloth. The hurricane was by
that ume increasing In fury. The ship, though
under bare poes was pressed bodily down, with
her leeward hatch cOmbngS IN the water At one
A. NJ. she was struck by tremendous Sea- smash
ing the boats TO pieces and washing everything in
Its course on deck. During oil the time 1t raincd
lncessany and the force OF the wind drove the rain
against the faces OF the people, cutting like hailsOne
TO get the ship on the other tack was impossible,
much was the vessel Ovcrpowered and SO awful
struck by another sea, washing the hatch house
away and slightly inluring the captain and one
night night as p black as a dungeon. with only s sngnt M
gleam occasionally from the whitecaD Of sea as
II broke IN Ioam 70 wndward. At 1vc O'Clock
daylight came gradually breaking, when the water
presented the appearance OF being close on ShOal,
with quantities OF SAND on deck SuppOsng the land
was close ON 'he lee beam, put the helm hard up
but In ten minutes she was among the breakers
roaring In all their fury, and presenting terrible
struck heavily. snIppinc Two seas over ner stern.
but fortunately washing no one away. She con-
Storm increased rather than diminished, the vessel
drove high up on The beach, ana being nigh water
a. the ie m now van es nv WITHOUT " danger 81 oraspS up
twenty miles without discerning dwelling. and
would have perished with cold. as 1t rained heavily
had We not made the light and reached the house
about ten O'Clock, cold, wet. hungry and utterly
exhausted. Mrs. Burnham, the very hospitable lady
come, supplied Us with good dry clothing and beds.
Had we gone to the sonth on the beach we should
not have found house TIL we reached Jupiter,
stations would be a welcome improvement on the
state OF things along this coast.
EFFECT OF THE STORM on LAND
Captain Burnham, the lighthouse keeper, has
just returned from sand Point and reported 1t the
heaviest storm Tor thirty years. Houses were un-
rooled and blown down. immense irees--Oak and
pinc-two ana three feet in diameter, blown down
ana broken on like carrots; all the orange planta-
tons destroyed and fruit rOtttlg on the ground.
This whole portion OF the coast ana State
is scene OF desolatlon and ruin-no communication
with the interior; no prospect OF getting 10 Jackson
vile 81. Augustlne; every one compelled to look
out for themselves; no provisions along the coast;
even the dwelling houSe attached 10 the lighthouse
dllapidated as TO let the water IN at every pass
Ing shower.
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drove on shore. having shipped a terrible sea over
the weather quarter at midnight on the 10Th, whcn
stove her all TO pieces smashing the wheel, boats.
forward house. pumps, and making clean swccp!Of
her decks, Cutting the cabin so cOmple ely 10
leave nothing Dut the bare ceiling.