The New York herald., 1874-11-25
Details of Injury Done Through
out the Country.
AN APPEAL FROM TUSCUMBIA, ALA.
Curious Action of the Wind
Upon the Water.
DAMAGE ON THE LAKES.
Schooner Driven Ashore on Long
Island.

Tho storm Of rain and wind which has produced
such serious disasters In various parts of the
country and so much anxiety among our citizens
during the last two days has been, fortunately
without such seriously damaging results as were
anticipated In this immediate neighborhood or
along this portion OF The Atlantic coast. 1t seems
that the barometric warning was such as to pre-
pare the maritime community for possible danger
and enable them to guard against II, except such
as might result from contact with the dock and
other harbor casualties. The co-rse oil the wind
blowing ION shore" prevented the occurrences OF
sucn serious disasters TO incoming or outgoing
vesses hence, with few exceptions, we are
spared the narrowing intelligence OF u long coast
and properly sacrlhced, which the occurrence OF
such violent wind storm would have brought
had the angry air current been moving IN the OPP
stranding OF n Nova Scotia Schooner on
Long Island.
At about one O'Clock yesterday morning the
wrecktng steamer Relief Captain woolcot, passed
Sandy Hook with a large number OF wreckers
board, and gear ior rescning stranded vessels,
bound for the Lcng Island coast to render assist
ance to a schooner with valuable cargo which
had gone ashore on the bar on Centre Moriches.
The following telegram received In this city was
the cause OF tue midnight departure Of the
steamer:-
CENTRE MoRIcHEs via MANOR STATION.
the Mabel Lent Nova scotia, from Demerarn, bound
to Hosg MIN cargo S amd sngaE ahe cSm
the Mabel LEM is Captain William r einan
1t has been ascertained that the vessel was
badly stranded Oh the main beach, and that the
chances oil getting her OF are considered remark.
ably small The proportion Oh vessels rescued at
this spot at this incement season Of the year
hardly reaches one vessel in five.
The Mabel Lent's cargo OF sugar and molasses Is
entirely insured In the Insurance Company OF
North America.
In all PROBABILITY the wrecking steamer Relief
yesterday, but up to the time ot going to press no
further news has been received on the subject.
Blown Ashore In the Gale.
A most extraordinary escape from shlpwreck
took place yesterday on the Jersey shore at sea-
bright, situated between Long Branch aud the
highlands OF NeverslnK, when. during the preva-
lence OF the existing gales the barkentine Henry
L. Gregg. boun1 from Llcata, in Sicily, to New
York, went ashore aud, 1t was surmised proved
total loss. AT about three O'Clock In the after.
noon, howevtr, by piece of wonderiui good luck,
she was taken In tow by steam tug and safely
arrived in port.
An Appeal for Aid to the Mayor.
Mayor Havemeyer yesterday received the follow
ing despatch from Tuscumbia, Ala -
TuscuMBiA, Ala, Nov. q, 1874
To His Honor Mayor HAvEMEYER New York citv-
tornado Upward ot Ave hundred thousand dollars
worth of property destroyed Eleven persons were
shelter. We need money to build tor the desti.
H. +. NEwsoM, Mayor.
Mayor HavemeJer SAYS there Is NO appropriation
upon which he can draw for this purpose, but he
is willing to receive and forward subscriptions.