The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-30
Great Storm in the Provinces.
FURTHER DETAILS OF
THE CALAMITY.
The Destruction of Life and
Property Frightful.
Fearful Work of the Hurri
cane on Land.
Nothing Like It In Nova Sco'
tia and Cape Breton in
Thirty Years.
THE FEARFUL LOSSES At SEA.

THE FEARFUL LOSSES AT SEA-
HALIFAX, August 29.-The mail and
telegraph details Of the storm on Sunday
night are being constantly received. The
destruction OF life and property on land
and sea Is frightful, and far exceeds the
estimate given. From all sections these
are stories OF houses and barns being
blown down, crops destroyed and cattle
killed. Such fearful havoc has not beer
known in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton
Tor thirty years. At present no accurate
idea OF the loss TO land, property and ship
ping can be formed, but it will in all prob
ability reach several millions OF dollars
Already a great many lives are reported
lost. There is too much reason to believe
that many vessels were lost at sea with
all hands. The fishermen on the eastern
coast Of the province have suffered severe
ly, all having lost their boats, fishing
tackle, &C., from Guysboro TO Cape Cause
Vessels arriving in Halifax within the
past few days report having passed large
quantities Of wrecked stuff at sea. Capt.
Leonard, oil Main Adieu, was drowned
in Cow Bay. James Jerrot was drowned
at North Sidney. In Guysboro county
the destruction was immense. A number
OF now hnnses were blown down or in.
Iured, old ones unroofed, barns razed in
every direction and unrooied. fencoa rrn0.
trated everywhere, and everything nova.
bic was twisted, turned and tumbled
about.
Forty.seven buildings are reported
down at Manchester.
Reports from Canso Grow Harbor and
Sand Point state that the storm was
lrightful and caused general ruin, which
is nothing less than public calamity,
only to be efaced by time
AT Goldville the damage was also ex-
tensive. Stores, barns and crushing mills
there and at Wineharbor were destroyed
At Isaacs Harbor the gale made
fearful havoc among the property
of the fishermen. Every fish store was
swept away. The sehooners Bonnie
Belle, Renlrew, Lord Bury and Russell
are ashore. The Baptist meeting house
in the course of erection, was totally de-
stroyed. AT Beaver harbor fourteen
houses and barns were blown down, and
the Catholic church blown to pieces. A
vessel with her cargo was sunk, and q
number OF fishing boats blown into the
sea and lost. AT 81. Peters, Cape Breton,
several houses and barns were blown
down and church, which was partially
finished, was demolished and the material
scattered over two acres Of ground. The
men, wonIcn and children were in some
instances killed or injured by the
falling Of houses, sc. Vessels drltted TO
sea, and some were stranded on shoals.
The fishing schooner Clyde, Of Gloucester,
is ashore at Port Mulgrave. The schoon-
er Mary Hart, from Halifax fol Cape
Breton, was totally wrecked oil Owls
Heart. The crew were saved. The fol-
lowing vessels sre ashore at Picton: The
schooners Trial, Lee, Mcdonald, Eman-
uel, Venture, Bloomer, Little Bugh Fer
guson, and the brig Willow Brae. Three
gchooners are ashore at Frazier's Point,
three at Albion Mines, and one at PlCton
Landing. The brig P. r. G. is ashore at
Plcton Island, and will be total wreck.
A brig owned by Peake Bros. s. Co.,
Charleston, Is reported ashore in Ponds
Gull. The schooner Lewis Is ashore In
Pug Mash Basin; two Of her men were
drowned. The schooners Brothers and
Acadia are ashore on the Gulf shore.
Four schooners are imbedded in the sand
in Gosse River, Cumberland county. The
Norwegian bark Nordslerman, laden
with a deal OF ready force, was driven
upon Wallace Flats. The brig L. G.
Mulch, store laden, is aground below
Ballast Wharf. The bark Lochiel and
the brig John Richards, Of Belfast, Ire
land, are ashore at Richabucto, N, B.
Seven square rugged vessels are outside
that harbor, six Of them ashore, among
which are the bark Formosa and Undlner
the bark Nova, and the schOonels Marga.
ret, Jane and Sesbird are ashore at Buc'
taucho. The Rebecca Ann Is ashore at
Cspe Bold. Twenty.threo vessels are
ashore in tho Strait Of Cause. An Amer
ican fishing schooner arrived at Cause
entirely diSmantled, with the loss ol
several men. The schooner Emily, from
Labrador, reports numbers Of Labrador
vessels rode the gallo ont safely. Al
Port Hastings, It Is feared there will be
many disasters to be reported among
the American fishing fleet in the gull
The Captain ofthe bark Undine, ashore
oil Richibucto. reports seeing upwards oI
one hundred vessels oil the north cape oI
Prince Edwards Island on Saturday. A
large number Of vessels are reported 10 be
ashore on the north side Of Prince Ed
wards Island, which was exposed to tho
full fury Of the gale; twenty vessels so far
arc reported ashore. The full extent ol
the damage along that shore cannot be
known for some days, Two dead bodies
lashed to spar were washed ashore al
TraCadia, on the north side. Three OIL
four dead bodies were found on Tuesday
1t Is feared that the wrecks and loss o
lie on that aide Of the Island have beeI