The New York herald., 1876-12-30
THE STORMS.
YESTERDAYS SAMPLES OF METzoRIc AGONY IN
NEW YoRK-sroRMs AT sEA-MARISx DIS

The sombre gray clouds that overhung the city early
yesterday morning we're warning sufficient that
other storm threatened, and about eight O'Clock
the flashes bobbinS here and there and all over made
guessers OF another snow" appear like excellent
weather prophets. From a small beginning the down.
tall Increased SO that in an hour the rivers which
eirdo Manhattan could not be and the
streets iptersecting the isle unfit for travelling.
fresh nor'eascr drove tho horizontally along.
rendering pedestrians generally miserable, while II
settled In the roadways fast that would have
quired an army OF workmen under control OF the
street cleaning officials to remove II had not the
weather change been instrumental in rendering great
aid III this respect This occurred al for the
worse the snow giving way 10 sleet and then to ran
which continued Tor hours. The poor hard working
girls returning from store factory haG hard
time OF i,. Waterproofs and overshoes and umbrcns
seemed but little protection. Puddies Of slush were
everywhere sidewalk and crosswalk, and those OF
tho honest sisterhood who aDo 10 afford car
fare were lucky indeed.
Tho various lines OF cars all with four horses must
have rcapcd rich harvest for the conveyanccs wero
crowded to their utmost capacty--.f any one
judge what that means 10 the modern conductor Nor
were tho patrons OF the aristocratic stages ex
empt from all misery. These vehicles required lhreo
horses to pun them along the usual speed, and long
before they arrived at Fulton the up town
trip they wero crowded TO suGocation. Business
sadly intcrforcd with by the storm. Along the river
fronts there was absence Of the usual hurry and
hustle, and in tho streets wnAre retail stores be
counted by the hundreds there was but little to do for
the ANXIOUS looking CLERKS The markets, too wero
far loss paronzea than is customary near the end OF
the week. In lact, the unchariabic weather made
everybody miserable.
STORM IN RAY
Late IN the afternoon the wind was blowing fresh
from The cast INTO tho Horseshoe and dense fog pre-
vailed. The vessels the onng al the tune, II was
believed, would got safely inside OF Sandy Hook.
Nearly nifty schooncrs and sioops were weather bound
at the mouth OF Newark Bay, waiting for the storm to
pass, aud as many more were at anchor OF Communi-
paw and BedIoe's Island.
srEErLE ToPPLED.
During the storm tho stccpe OF the new Baptist
church in course OF erection Greene avenue.
Patchen brooklyn. was blown down.
THE WRECKED C;RcAssIAN
Captain Merritt, OF tho wrccking Company, was ad
ashore opposite Brdgchampton, l. l., that the
steamer Cycops had to leave the ard 10 make
went to the westward for the purpose. The
had been blowing there all day from the northeast
Should The storm not interfere with that already done
relieve the Circassan she Is expected to bc foated
OF within day or so.
TaE BRIG ERwooD's VOYAGE
Yesterday morning tho brig Erwood, OF Liverpool,
reached this port alter passage days from
Pcrnambuco having experienced great hardships from
the late storm Tue MASTER Captain Ra'nes stated TO
HkRALD reporter yesterday afternoon that the
Erwood crossed the Equator November IN longitude
35 deg west amid fine weather, and that they had
encountered a severe gale. and when they reached
Cape Hatteras the gale eliminated in perfect hurri
The brig Tor time became the sport OF the
waves Al overy lurch she shipped large quantities of
water, and the wind which vccred from southwest to
northwest continually, carried OF most OF her sails.
REsCUING THE EMMA PEMRERToS's CREW,
In this state of affairs she reached latitude SO deg SO
min., longitude ~ deg. so min when schooner was
remarked ysne signals OF distress and apparently in
sinking condition Tho brig approached ana found her
to DO the Emma Pembcrton, from 81 Johns. Porto
Rico, bound Tor ST. Andrews, New Brunswick, and,
TIM Crp n hur IN wins %
rapidly After considerable difficulty the crew of the
Pembcrton, consisting OF Alexander Murchie tcaptain
Andrew johnson (uiatc). Samuel Hunter cook), otto
Wilson and harlwig Petersen tscamcn) succeeded in
getting out their boats and reaching the Erwood when
Tux pgMpKKros's VOYAGE
Captain Hurchie. III conversation with q HERALD
reporter sand that the Emma Pembcrton left st.
Johns Porto Rico, the November in ballast
bound FOR ST. Andrews, N. b. .We had nne
weather TIL December IL, wnen experienced a
heavy northwest gale which did not abate until the
night of tho 10th. On the 18th and 10Th blew hur-
ricauc during which lost f0rcsail On the l1th
We had arcay sprung a leak, which on account OF the
severe weather constantly increased and the vessel
began TO grow uDmanageable. When met the brig
Erwood on the I'D OF ihs month wo hoistcd signal
OF distress, seeing that there was no hope
OF getting our vessel into port, aud Captain
Raines took US aboard. ! am very thankful to
saving MS, they treated throughout the passage
with the greatest Kindness and consideration. have
been remarkably unfortunate of Cape Hat.erss THIS
Is the fourth time have uccn wrecked thcre-twico
while was mate and twice as captain"
TuY CREW.
The crew OF tho wrecked vessel wore sent to the
Sailors Home in Cherry street, by The British Consul
They told substantially the same story Captain
Murchie and were very loud In their exprcs OF
tnauks or The humane conduct Of the oicers aud crew
Tho pcmbcrton was a vessel OF eighty nine tons.
owned by James Murche, OF Calais, Mo. She
American built, but OF late sailed under tho British
flag.
WRECK OF THE SUSAN L FITZGERALD
Tho steamer Tybee arrived at this port yesterday
from st Domingo, and brought as passengers part OF
the crew OF ihc bark susan l. Fitzgerald, which was
OF the bark made the following statement 10 reporter
Of tho HERALD yesterday
TnE MArEs STATEMENT.
We sailed from Cape Coast Castle (Africa) September
II, with cargo oi palm oil and gum copa. bound to
Boston We had line weather UP to November u,
when we encountered u heavy southwest gale,
which vecred around 10 northwest which
lasted until nine A. II. OF the 2sth, when II mod
Grated. ON the morning Of the 29tn il again COM
menced 10 blow heavily and lasted until the 30th,
when sounded The well and found The vessel
have lve feet OF water in her hold. At that time
were in latitude 50 crgrces ongisude 62 degrees We
thought u would not DO safe 10 weather Hatteras in
our condition SO we put the vessel about and bore up
for the est Indies, heavy northwest cales blowing
all the time. December T. VIC bad only pump 60
ing and The lcak increasing wc had only four to
work The vessel, the other thrce being the FORE
castle sick the hands working the vessel
hausted from ovcrwork. December IL. we made Port
CO Sr' ns hss we was cou ao
assistance decided 10 90 10 Turks Island
There afraid the vessel would not hold
out. so We put for HaytL Al five z. M heavy
gale set in and at eight ~, weather dark and ram
Ing. The vessel ashore Terra Hunda about
mcs from Cape Isabella When she went ashore she
had aud hall feet OF water in her hold and
steering witnn two or three points Of her course.
We stayed by her until half. past one A. 81. OF the
18th, when she broke In two We went back to her
ai,crward and saved our clothing and tho ship IN
strumcnts We lett Captain Lcadbctter and sailor,
who was sick, behind US The rest OF us wcro
sent hero by the Consul, Who gave q
letter TO the Collector TO forward TO
Boston, whore We belong, we are
without means. On October ~ James Malone, =
sailor, died OF consumption and was buried a.
The Susan Fitzgerald had the largest shipment OF
palm oil to this port for long time aggrceatng
l33 900 gallons and valued st $50 0U0 The vessel and
cargo we're owned by Mansfield Roberts, OF Boston.
The bark 476 tons register and was built In 1850 NJ
Baltimore having bcen purchased few years ago by
the above named brm. The cargo insured for
&63 and the vessel freight and prons for <24 000
T he insurance losses are as folows:-Gfcat Western
Office SO 000 Delaware 900; Mercantile, Sl3, 600;
Manufacturers, $4,000; Washington, $4,000; New
England. SO. s00