Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-29
THE STORM FIEND.
Millions of Property Blown away.
200 Miles Of Fencing, Trees and
Barns Gone.
Hundreds Of Vessels Stranded.


HALIFAX, Aug. 28.-Accounts of the re-
cent disastrous storm In this Province are
continually coming to hand. The damage
in the town and county of Picton has been
very great. Fences, gates, and in fact ev-
erything capable of being moved by the
wind, were scattered arouni the streets and
fields. The leaves of the fruit trees are
blasted and withered, and the gardens gen.
orally pre- sent a most deplorable appear
anee. A new wharf in course of construc
ton for the Vale Colliery Company, near
Picton landing was almost entirely demol-
ished. A portion of the railway at Picton
landing was also washed away.
The schooners Jesse Hoyt and Leading
Star and the brig Willard Brae went ashore
on the fisheries, Oh the Grant side Of the
harbor, and at least two hundred other
schooners were driven ashore on the same
side. On the Picton side the public wharf
and few others have teen damsged. The
cellars and warehouses along Water street
are flooded, and quantities of flour, salt and
other perishable articles injured or destroy
ed. -Four bridges were washed away at
Port Hastings, where the gale was severely
felt.
There are seven vessels ashore at Port
Mulgrave; four at Pirate Cove; four at Port
HaWkesbury aud several at Port Hood.
The wharves are all gone at Port Mulgrave,
barns blown down and one child killed at
Cape Jack by the falling ofa house. East
ward of Halifax the gale was the fiercest
that hxs swept over this country for years.
Buildings, trees and fences were blown
down and strewn in every direction. Two
unfinished churches were blown down at
Cape Ray.
Some accounts of the disastrous effects of
the hurricane come from other sections of
the province. To the westward the fruit
crop has been almost wholly destroyed and
within radius of 200 miles fences, trees
and barns are prostrated and shipping dam
aged. In Hantsport three schooners broke
away from their mooriDgs and were serious
ly damaged. The fruit crop of Kings
county and the adjoining counties suffered
terribly, but no estimate of damage can be
formed now. Thousands of bushels of
choice fruit are scattered over the ground.
The Cunard steamer Alpha, arrived from
Cow bay this afternoon and gives further
particulars of the gale there. She brings a
list of II schooners an brigs ashore. Be
sides these, large number of vessels have
been dismasted but not ashore. Many
small fishing schooners have been generally
smashed up beyond all hope of identi6ca-
ton. The whole number of disasters to
vessels at Cow bay AMOUNT to 80, including
vessels ashore and dismasted. So far as as
certained, but one life was lost, that of
pilot, name unknown. 1t is estimated that
over 100 vessels have been driven ashore
and wrecked at the several ports of Cape
Breton.
In Antigonish county many barns were
scattered to the winds, and the destruction
to crops is immense. The wharf at Anti
gonish was destroyed and a ship which was
fastened to it driven ashore. A man named
McAlden was drowned there. -Four vessels
are ashore at Bayfield,. The cathedral in
Antioonisi town was badlv damaged.