, 1873-08-30
THE STORM At THE EAST,
Further Accounts OF Loss OF Lifo and
Destruction OF Property In tho Rrit-
is1l 1lProviMces..Eearful HAVOC AmouI.
rhn SEAjRnjn~.

Further Accounts OF Loss OF Lifo and
Destruction OF Property In tho Hrit-
tsh Ee1rf1ll Havoc AmouE
the Shipping.
HALIFAX, N. g., Aug 2o.-A1ail and telegraph
details Of tho storm on Sunday night aro being
constantly received. The destruction of lifo and
property IN land and sea In frightful, and far
exceeds the estimate given. From all sections
there arc stories Of houses and barns being
blown down, crops destroyed and cattle killed..
suoh fearful havoc haR not been known in Nova
Scotia and Cape Breton for the past thirty years.
pronerty md shipping, can be formed, but it will,
in al probability, reach several millions of dol
lars. Already many lives aro reported lost.
There is too much reason to boliovo that many
vessels wero lost, together with all hands. Fish,
ormen on tho eehtcrn coaat Of tho province have
suffered Severely: all having lost their boats,
fishing tackle, &o., from duysboro to Cape
0anso. Vessels arriving in Halifax within the
past few days report having passed
sss so 9p 1sn':f noons ut wrecked of the stun aa as
4. Dleu WIS drowned II Cow Buy James Jorrot
WIS drowned at North Hydney.
In duysboro County the destruction was inn
monse. number OF new houses were blown
in eyory direction and unroofod, fences pros
trated everywhore, and everything movable WAS
twisted, turned, and tumblod about. Forty
seven buildings arc reported down as
Manchester. Reports from Oanso, Grows
Arbor, sand Point, and other placos
stnte that tho storm was frightflI aud
caused general ruin, which is nothing less than
d public calamity, only to DO clfaced by time.
At doidlnVllto tho damage WAS also extensive.
Stores, barns, and oruHhing.milla thoro mud at
Wine HRrbor woro destroyed. at IsaacH uarbor
tho gale made fearful havoc among tho proper
ty OF flHhermon: Every lah-storo was swopt
nway. The eohoonors Bonnie Boil, Renfrow,
Lord Bury, mud Russell arc ashore.
The Baptist Westinghouse, In tho courge
Of erection, WIS totally destroyed.
At Beaver llnrboE, oleven houses and barns
wore blown down mud the Catholio Church blown
to plooea. Vesasi with cargo was sunk, aud
. nutnbor of 1shing-boats blowu to sou and
lost
At St. potors, Cape Breton, several houses
and barns wore blown down, ind church par
tially flniahed was demolished and tho nlaterials
scattered over two acres Of ground. Men,
wonlon, and children In this Vicinity wera III
Bonao Instances killed, and, In othorB, injured
by. tue falling OF Aouaes eto. Vosaols
dr!fted to sea, aud Bome wcro stranded on tho
ahoa!H. Tho lisllng-sclooner Ulydo, of Glollcos-
ter, III aAhore ut Port Aluigrayo. The schooner
Mary Hartford, from 1la!iIax for Capo Breton,
WAS totally wrccked OF Owls Head. Tho crew
waH saved.
Tho following vonsels arc ashore ut picton
Bclooners Trial, Loo, Mcdonald, Emanuel, md
Venture, bloomor, Llttlo Hugh Ferguson, and
brig Willow l3lae. Throo sul0ouora .ro ublloro
ut lrazora Point, threo at Albion Mines, anti
ono ut ptotou Landing, Tho BRIG i. II. G. IL
ashore at PictoM 1sand, mud will bo total wreck.
4 brig ownod by peake bros. d Co., Charlob-
ton, is reported ashore In Ponds Gulf. Hohopn-
or Lewo is ashore in Pug wash Dasin. Two
men Wo1o arowneu. Rohoonor Nrotlers aud