New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-17
RECENT GALES.
n adlourncd until p .. m. tO -day.

GREAT DAMAGE AT HALTFAx-THIRrY VESSELS
ASHORE IN THE HARBOR-HOUsE5 BLOWN
DOWN AND TREES UPRooTED-THREE LIVES
LOST.
HALIFAX, n. g, Oct. 16.-This city and vicinity
were visited Oh Thursday evening by a terrific HURT
cane with a high tide, unexamplcd in the history
OF the city for violence and damage For
three miles the water front OF tho city aud tho
wharves were damaged. AMI many Of the latter
were swept away, with stores Of fish, lumber. &c the
weather was iino on Thursday until noon The barom
eor aud Gated the approach Of storm, falling from 1OO
in the forenoon to 1850 at p III. At p m the wlnh
came sudden gusts from the southeast. "i6h ram
the tide Rapidly rising, the sea ia the harO0r Increasing
III VIOLENCE and the waves rolling In higher and higher
The eliminating Point reached at p. m. ~hch
the wind and tide were tho highest In tho next ten
minutes the damage done. Large vessels broke
from their moOrtu a the wharv"3 drifting III upon the
smaller craft Some ships better secured Than ohct'
dragged with them parts OF wharves. Every wharf WA
submerged and the Easements Of the walorodo houses
Hooded.
Tie too flowed over many streets HE water. The
steamer Chase Dominion wharf broke fr0u her moor
inS and went clean through live wharyeS on tho north
Two thousand barrels OF fish two Wharvos we're sent
alr by and nearly all were lost Ia the city the
damage done mostly to roofs. chimneys trees aha
fences. In the suburbs several houses "erc oIo"n
down. and hundreds OF fences aud large trees wore pros
tIHtcd.
The railroad track from tho city to Bedford Station
distance OF ten miles is damaged to tho exeut of S6
so that trains could reach the city
Tho travel in tho city ON Thursday night WAS Su@
pended az bricks States shutters and tree tops we're
whirliug about the streets and wharves. Dartmouth
opposite the city, all destroyed. There were thirty
vessels ashore in this barbor alone including the bark
Fanny from Philadelphia, bound to Europe, with part
Of her cargo gone aud strewu on the shore.
The schooner W. H. Hatfield, from EewYork was dis
mabs d and had her hull stove. The bark NorthumDrSn,
from Bueyver, D. C., with cargo OF phosphate, was
damaged The other vessels mostly fishing craft
T.Ieo were drowned of tue Devils Island in the
harbor while setting nets which the only casualties
10 life ascertancd although there were many mir
aclous escapc There fears OF terrible destruction
on the coast and up the Bay OF Fundy. There no
Geographic communication from p M. Thursday.
The shores OF Halifax harbor FRIDAY presented tho
appearance Of wreck aud never seen before. The
wharyes were shattered and str tined Some vessels
were high and dry. and others were d!oma4cd Qunnt
rlss Of timber and wreck stuff oatcd about tho hLrbor
It IA believed the damage will reach S2O0CoO.
GREAT DAMAGE AT MONTREtL-MANT HOUSES
BLOWN DOWN.
MONTREAL, Oct IA terrific gale set in,
yesterday morning, after heavy rain all night. doing
serious damage to life and property large number OF
wooden tenement5 were blown down TINS nOOn ABOUT
o'clock the wind and the brick walls the
gas building were blown In also. the walls OF the new
bLding Dalhouse-st.. IRON which several persons
barely escaped.
during divine service. The CONSERVATION was Intense,
the congregation rushing wildly out. No damage was
DONE however The cathedral spire rOckcd ike sLlpS
mast The congregations terrified left before the com
pietlon the service Miss Annie Lowe. the youngest
daughter John Lowe late Of The GAZETTE here was III
sttntly killed by falling tree Many citizens are
InaIulcd by falling signs, cOrniceS, etc
DISASTERS ON LAKE ONTARIO.
KINGSTON, Oct. 15.-It has been blowing a
gale here all day and yesterday The steamers Cornth-
IAN Enterprise, Dominion, and America, are Obliged 10
lie over in Several vessels have dragged
their anchors but 40 far reported damaged.
The rhoOncr Caledonia SIcp"r i aShJr AZ False Durks,
aud he Queen OT the Lakes al Long Point IL 3 thought
the form0r ~ i total loss.
Loss OF LIFE ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
Milwaukee,, Oct 16.-SchOOner Levant,
wrecked oil sbeboygan during the gale OF Saturday
NIGHT was discovered by the Of the schooner D. P
Dobbns who found but two OF her men alive, one OF
whom Peter Brand Of Chicago, lived only few min
utns after being Rescued Peter Larnum is the only
survivor Tue others found deaf. still chnging
the rigSiu2. The lost the captain, mate, Robert
I5ruwn pa,senser. lad two seamen.