, 1875-04-01

A man passing Heathorn's was struck
on the back by a flying brick and
severely but not dangerously bruised.
Denny & Spencer's, Rickman's and
several other shop fronts on Govern,
ment street were driven in. A large
frame building on Langley street, rear
of the Colonist Office, was leveled with
the ground. A whitehall boat lying on
Davies wharf was carried clear across
the slip to Brodrick's wharf, crushed
and then sent. overheard TO bob help.
lessly up and down among yeasiy waves,
An historical oak tree, last momento
| of the old Fort yard ani the only, relic
of dense forest which once occupied
the site of the city, beneath the frieIdiy
shade of which the Hudson Bay Com,
Pany's officials We're went to recline in
the pristine days of the Province, was
uprooted and broken into kindiing
wood. Near Rhodes & Co.'s warehouse
on Store street, a frame building had
been occupied by man who made quite
lucrative living by collecting sawdust,
drying and selling it to saloon keepers
for their foois. The wind seized this
frame building in its arms, toyed with
it a few clinutes and then tore it into
fragments. The imprisoned sawdust
made its escape in gusat cloud, and
was scattered in every direction. Per-
sons walking up town and observing
the dense cloud of sawdust approaching
imagined that Walkem Il Co. were
engaged in their favorite game of throw
ing dust in peoples eyes. The chin,
neys of Reid's Block toppled over like
Linepins. aud Muirhead & Mann shop
front was only saved by the timely ap>
plication of strong braces. Jn-.
The roof of the H. B. Co. IS tin.shop
was lifted off'and deposited on Wharf
street. The side of California Saloon
was torn down and Waddington alley IS
filled with debris. But it IS useless to
attempt to describe in this issue all the
damage inflicted in the city by this hur.
ricane. OF which no parallel has been
known since 1855, when men and ami,
mails were carried Off their feet and great
trees were snapped like sticks Of macar,
oni. Chimneys, fences and Prevails
are down in every direction; but we are
happy to say that no loss of life has re-
suited, SO far as ya can hear. We fear
that the country has suffered great dam,
age.
Mr.. Teirney reports his new barn at
Oakland farm, worth $40, wreck, ,and
farm fences are down in all directions,
The timber has suffered severely.
From Esquimalt we hear of the de-.
struction of Mr.. S. Nesbitt's bulldog,
valued at $1,000, which was occupied
by Mr.. Tugwell, and of damage to sew
eral other buildings. The bark Stella,
which went ashore in Esquimalt harbor
on Sunday and was got off on Monday,
dragged her anchors yesterday and ihe
masts had to be cut away to save the
ship. The S. S. Mohonga was exposed
to the full fury cf the gale, and did not
arrive last Light.
ADDITIONAL.
When Heathorn's S front fell, Messre,
Courtney and Ttaugue were conversipg
together near it and were struck by the
falling brick and slightly hurt. Mr..
Chas. Hayward's new house on Fort
street was knocked out of position. The
Cathedral suffered the loss Of two chim-
nies and a window, the Reformed Episs
copal Church lost much plaster, and the
Synagogue is minus part of its roof
The damage done in town cannot bs es.
timated at present.
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