The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-29
The Great Storm In the
Eastern Provinces.
Wreck and Ruin, by Land
and Sea. .. D.
Over One Hundred Wrecks
Reported.
Destruction Of Fruit Crop;
Houses BNrnSy Fences
Trees Frustrated.

are continually coming W n1uu. Hno uaul
ace in the town and county Of Pictou ha
been yery great, and in TACT everything
capable Of being moved by the wind i
scattered In the streets and telds. Tht
leaves Of fruit tTeeS are blasted and with.
cred. AZ Gardens generally present thI
mnst deplorable appearance: The new
wharf In course tol construction for thC
IVale ColheFy Company, near Pictor
Landing was also washed away. TIT
schoon6tB Jesse Hoyt and Leading Sta
and the brig Willard Bare went ashore
/. on the Fishers on the Grant aide Of thI
lharbor, and atleast 90 other schoonsft
were driven ashore on the same side, on
Pictou aide Of the public wharf, and q lev
others have been d8maged. The cellars
and ware houses along Water street were
flooded and quantities Of flour, salt and
! other perishablc articles were injured,
-Four bridges were washed away al Poft
Hastings, where the gale was also Sc
Yerely ielL There are seven vessels ashore
at Port Mulgraye, iour at Pirate Cave,
four at PORT Hswkesburg and four al
Port Hood. The whRrves are ell gone
at Port Mulgrave. Several barns and
i houses were blown down and one child
killed at Cape Jack by the falling Of a
house. EASTWARD Of Halifax the gale was
the fercest that has swept over this
country Tor number ofyears. Buildings,
trees and fences were blown down and
ptrewn in every direction. Two unfinished
churches were blown down at Cape Ray.
The same account Of tho disastrous elect
OF the hurricane comes from other sections
OF the province. The fruit crop has been
almost wholly destroyed, and within ra-
dius OF 200 miles fences, trees and barns
we're prostrated, and the shipping dam
aged. ,,rnse
In Huntsport, three Rnhc-;,..o otoA9 anAt
or,ay ~ from TbSir mOOfings, and were seri'
onsIy damaged The fruit crop Oi Kings
SSaiLy, aud adjoining Counties suffered
terribly. No estimate Of the damage can
be formed now. A thousand bushels Of
choice fruit are scattered over the ground:
The Cunard steamer Alpha arrived
from Cow Bay this morning, and gives
further particulars Of the gale. The iol'
lowing Is q list OF the vessels ashore {:
The schooners Onward, 0liyid, Mary,
| Octayia, Jeddo, Welcome, Return, w. h.
Hale, j. B. Gilkie, W. D. and Maggie
Wood; brigs ]. Troop, Orlof, orlick,
Stuart, LapIate, Hattie B. and Lucy. Be-
sides these, q large number ol vessels have
been dismasted, but are not ashore. Many
small fishing schooners have been gener-
ally smashed up beyond oil hope oil iden.
tifcation. The whole number OF dtSas'
ters to vessels at Cow Bay amounts 10
filty, including vessels ashore and dis
mUsted. So far as ascertained but one
life has been lost, that Of pilot, name
unknown. During the gale the crew OF
the brig Troab, being IN great danger
from the tremendous seas breaking over
tho vessel, Captain Macarthur had q
boat hauled over the sands for
distance of two miles and launched to
succor the exposed crew. The boat was
manned and these brave lellows were sue
cesslul in saving the lives Of those on
board, eight In number, who would In all
probability have persisted. Alter that the
gallant boats crew started TO the rescue
Of the crew of the Pomona, but the boat
was sWHmped at once and they had TO re-
turn. The crew was subsequently, safely
landed. All the new work and portion
oil the old Is gone. The docks were also
destroyed. At Belonez q wharf almost
new was also destroyed. The damage to
the vharyes mentioned, 1t Is expected,
will reach nearly 100000, while other
damages, including the shipping, will
probably foot up over. 100000. Il Is
now generally supposed that over
One hundred vessels have been driven
ashore. The following Is q list Of the
vessels ashore at Sydney HarOor. The
schooners Guide, Victoria, Amelia, Geor.
giaua, Ellen Jane, Margaret Jane, knight
Fmplsr, Josephine, John Gilpin, Mary
Jane, Temperance, G. W. Moore, Mary
and Charles, ]. r. Homer, and Eliza
Christie: the barks Venture and Ontario
Its said that the above list does not
contain all the vessels lost, as q feet Of
French schooners put In there during the
gale, and in all probability many were
lost. Eight vessels arc ashore at Greys.
borough, and every wharf In the hsrDor
there and numbers Of stores arc destroy.
ed. The brig Neptina is ashore at Sand
Point
In Antagonist many barns are scattered
10 the winds, and the destruction to the
crops is immense. The wharf at Autigo.
mist Is destroyed; and q schooner which
was tied TO It was driven ashore. Aman
named McAlden was drowned. Three
or four vessels are ashore at Bayfield,
The cathedral In the town OF Antagonist
was badly damaged.
There Is great excitement in North
Sydney, G. B., where the disastrous effects
oithe gale we're 80 severely felt. Mckay
& Cofbitt's and Moore & Ingrshani's
yharves were damaged to q considerable
extent. The Presbyterian Church was
lifted thirty leet and number of build
inps unrooied. The telegraph Office and
six bridges were carried away. 1t Is es-
tlmated that the damage TO the shipping
at Sydney will amount to over $75, 600.
Tho bark Landashue is also q wreck. The
bark Eureka, Of New York, Is reported
bottom up of BroSdor Light, and corpse
was. lashed In the rigging floating beside
the wreck. Its thought many lives were
lost, but it is impossible 10 obtain a COM
plele list. The schooner Samuel Jones is
ashore at Cheticamp. The schooner FlIrt
is ashore at YusysborO and cargo lost.
It % reported that there are upwards ol
thirty vessels ashore at Point Caledonia,
@. D. Particulars from there and Gisce
Bay have not been received. The schooner
Chester Ia among the list Of wrecked yes.
selsAt Cow Bay. All the vessels are dis.
masted and beached 10 the extent around
the head o[the bay from BreakWater be.
sides the Collins large number ofFrench
fishing schooncrs, (namcs unknown)
which had taken refuge there during the
gale were crushed By coming In contact
with other vessels and were swamped.
When the gale commenced there were