, 1876-09-20

brought on shore, and was buried this morn
ing. 1t showed two cuts, one on the fore
head, and the other on the neck. The
Captains wife is numbered amongst the
missing. The American brig't Veteran,
Captain Hudson, with tallow and bones
from Puysander River, bound to Rotter-
dam, is also q total wreck. She broke
from her anchorage, drifted on the lower
point and was smashed to pieces. The
Danish Barquentine Foreningen, Captain
Bay, to Messrs. BACHE & Co., with coal
for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company,
which arrived on Tuesday afternoo~, had
to cut away fore and mainmasts !; she rode
out he's storm without any further damage.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's
Steamers IuSmanian and Corsica rode it
out at their moorings but the E6ro, owing
to o collision with q brigantine, went
ashore she did not receive any damage as
she only grounded slightly. The Cunard
Steamer Beta, and w. l. and Mexican
Co g Steamer Murie2, both held securely
by their anchors, without being 10 any way
injured. The Hamburg American Co.'S
Steamer Fulcan came in contact with the
Dock and bilged her port side the same
Company's Steamer Cyclop remains IN
hurt. The West India and Panama Cable
Ship Investigator, lying in port, escaped
injury. The several other large vessels
which were at anchor in port are all safe.
The Floating Dock was sunk in order to
avoid the dangers of collision. We learn
that it has sustained a little injury in the
collision with the TuIcan. The Danish
Schooner Petrol had her masts carried
away by a collision with another schooner ;
the Lizzie got bulwarks stove, broke moor
ings and drifted to lecward the Adrianna
also broke from her moorings and got tn
Jured by colItding with the cOal-whart
o new schooner, just being fitted up, was
capsiz d, we have not heard whether there
was any loss Of life by this occurrence the
smaller crafts were driven down to the
Hauloyer where they were ell huddIed
together, miraculousIy escaping being sunk
or otherwise injured to any extent. Tele-
graphic communication is at the present
moment interrupted between this island
and Porto Rico. Yesterday the lines here
were a little out Of order but they were
soon repaired, and, with the exception of
Porto Rico, are working satisfactorily.
The damage done on shore has been very
slight. One or two 'shanties' have been
blown away these were such as may have
been destroyed by an ordinary gale OF wind
there have been very few cases Of u%nroof-
ing or moving of houses from their founda-
lions. The most of the injury done to
houses has been some sheets of tin and tiles
knocked off the roofs, besides most Of the
fences blown down. The actual mischief
that has been done is amongst the wharfs;
not a single one has escaped some of them
will have to be rebuilt entirely. The new
Pier on the Kings Wharf has sustained
great damage J the southern side of it has
been broken in several places, and the filling
entirely washed out of its centre, to repair
which, no doubt, an expense of few more
thousands OF dollars will have to be incurr-
ed there has also been a little harm done
to other parts of the wharf-but the old
beton works remain intact, of public works
this is the only one that has been, even to
the smallest extent, damaged all this was
the work Of the heavy swell which set in
from the south.
No estimate Of the loss of property can
yet be formed. In a few days, as soon as
the debris is removed, we hope to see the
the town looking all right again...-..
There is no doubt but that some other
islands will have a more dreadful tale to tell.
d IrpoHn boVuo bOe hooo ronoJ ~