The New York herald., 1874-11-24
BUILDINGS uNROOFED AND DESTROYED.
Rain and Hail, with Thunder and
Lightning in the North.
FURIOUS GALE ALONG THE COAST.
Reported Disasters on Lakes Erie
and Ontario.
Schooner Picked Up Off
Fire Island.

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Fire Island.
The storm which has visited the North Atlantic
coast for the last thrty-six hours, and which has
done some harm to the shipping interests, though
Il has not effected any direct or serious damage
to property in this city, has, nevertheless, been
the Of flooding the cellars and lower stories
OF many buildings on the East and North rivers,
and considerable confusion and annoyance has
resulted TO property owners and storekeepers on
the river ronrs There has been an easterly and
soutnerly wind prevailing, and this has caused
the tide to rise TO an uncomfortable height. Some
OF the cellars on West street and easements IN
which goods and provisions are stored are half
nlled with water, and it Is the same with several
houses In South street. In Water street the mise
rable habitations occupied by the emigrant board.
1nghouse keepers and the women OF an unfortunate
the poor wretches who live there are in a quandary
AZ 10 whether they shall build themselves boats or
breakwaters This, OF course, could be obylated
stone embankmeht-which was promised long
There is but one place in the city OF New
York which Is even partially protected, and
that is wnere a specimen stone dock has been
erected on a fragment OF the Battery 'front.'
In the Newark and Passalc and Hacken-
% aqsy rass sa % Sou1i has Sess
overlooked to height OF three leet, and even to
greater depth IN some places, and there are places
In the cauSeways that are covered with water.
No damage has been done to the shipping or the
harbor or along the docks, excepting where an oc-
caslona haWser has parted with the rise OF the
tide, as there has not been any gale to do the
damage. The provision and produce dealers IN
have been the principal sufferers Dy damage
20 they badly protected produce and other stocks.
Were gale TO arise suddenly, however the
damage by an overflow might cause great and
rreparaole loss OF property.
So severe has the storm been In the Southern
states that The telegraph wires are so badly dam
sQed that for some hours last evening the trans
mission Of messages from many OF the cotton
markets W as wholly Interrupted.
Accident on the East River.
During the gale yesterday afternoon the
schooner David Streaker, OF Philadelphia, was
being towed on the East River by the tugboat
Frank Pierson, Jr. The wind struck the schooner,
veered her out OF her course, and she dashed
against the sectional dock at pier No. 40. The
dock suffered most from the encounter, 1t being
damaged TO the extent OF $1,000. The schooner
lost her bOwsprlt and was otherwise damaged
about her bow, IN all to the value Of $500.
The Storm in Hoboken.
The most afflicted locality In New Jersey dur.
ing stormy weather is the west portion Of
Hoboksn Yesterday morning the tide rose to a
height greater than has been known in twenty
years and the waters Of the Hudson rushed In
merciiessly upon the meadows. nooding the bose
ments and cellxrs OF the houses. In many cases
people had to sail from their doorsteps to the
road. The pigs, goats and chickens suffered most.
At the ferryhouse the entrances were hooded, and
passengers were necessltated 10 take trapeze
walk over rickety planks that trembled and top
pied under the pedestrians In manner not at al
conducive TO tae equilibrium Of Hobokenites.
Wreck OF = Schooner on Fire Island snd
Rescue OF the Crew.
The steamer The Queen, belonging to the Ma
tiona line, had the good fortune to save the hves
OF the ofncers, crew and q passenger OF the
schooner D. w. Vaughan, while The queen was on
her passage from Boston to this port. The
rescue was made yesterday morning at
about nine O'Clock, and distant about nve
miles from the lighthouse on Fire Island.
It Is conceded on all hands that II the schooner
In question-whicn was waterlogged and had
her sseering gear gone and her sails split to rib
bons-had not been picked up by The Queen or
some other steamer she would undoubtedly
have gone ashore during last nights gale, and
probably nos a soul would have been left to tell
the tale. The following is the substance OF the
story as told BY the oncers and crew OF The
STATEMENT OF THE OCCURRENCE.
FIRE ssnd eEas WYE saw ns gbe
can nag reversed as signal OF distress. Captain
J. s. Bragg as soon as ne saw the vessel ordered
boat TO be lowered although heavy sea was
running at the time, TO go and see what was the
mattel Upon arriving alongside Or the
wanted TO make terms for being toweo,
but TO this the irsr ofcer OF The Queen demurred,
and ssiA 1--WE nave come to your assistance be-
cause you are In distress; our vessel is not tow
boat, and we don't want the JOB II you wish to
abandon your snip we VIII take yon on board OF
his snip, and offered $1,000; but no ot terms
The next thing done was to take on board The
Queen the vile OF the steward, who was weak
being also wet to the SKIN, through the waves
breaking into the cabin, which was hooded. The
other De sGn who was taken on board the steamer
was Mr.. W. a. Coe, passenger, VINO was also in
a very exhausted condition from being wet and
want OF iood. Upward OF couple OF hours were
spent by The Queen before the disabled vessel
any sleep FOX about three days and nights, became
saw tnat their voyage was about ter
minating. Their food was ali damaged and
spoiled. The schooner and those on board
her, who have just had such wondrous es-
cape, Is lying at Pier A., North River, near
he yesss was sa1 hoaa laa steam go m
Henry to New York.
me T. 8. vanghan's captain states that when OF
BaFnegat he encountered terrible gale from the
ROurheast. Tne vessel then sprung LEAK, lost
sails and became unmanageable. and was nnally
nlckedNp as told above.
/ Church Steeplo Demolfshed ut Sing
sing.
] S2rihg the sudden and violent storm which
lw .pt over the village OF Sing Sing yesterday
Ate moon the lofty spire OF the new Baptist
shni s, unable to resist the gaie fell down with
trem s0dous crash, causing for the time being no
little condemnation la the neignborbood OF the
" The church edlnce named is q commo-
dious u1 handsome structure and has just been
sompiet ea. It's steeple, wnlcn, perhaps rose TO
greater Htltude than any other in Westchester
rounty s. VEINS 10 have been Inflated from the time OF
tts erectit ", as not many weeks ago il was struck
by iiphtnii ana considerably damaged. The work
Df repairnt ~ nad been completed at large ex.
pense only .s1ew Gays since.
sehoon,u CapsiZed on the Hudson.
PoUoHKEEPsIK, Nov. q, 1874.