, 1877-10-17

Springs and Belmont road in this parish seye
sal slides are also reported.
From the country districts, we have equally
bad accounts. In st AndreW'S. the rain fall
was much above the average, and at Bahia
card and Dmmfcrmline the river did considera.
BILE damage. AT the latter place, the food
left the new bridge high and dry, and steered
another course. The bridge over the Gldpion
Ford is partially injured-A fishing boat was
upset on Friday, between the Hope and Mar.
gus hays, and two Of the crew. named Johnny
and Braden, were drowned. George Pitt, the
cockswain. saved himself by getting athwart
a plank-Tbe Rev. Mr.. Sisnett's "Chape Of
Ease" was nearly unroofed, and a few Of the
windows blown in. In 81. DaOid's the storm
wa very severely felt. The 1abOuters gar.
de0a IRE much Injured by the uprooting OF
corn, plaDtains, and manioc. The cocoa trees
have also suffered a good deal, and forward
canes have in many places been levelled
with the ground. Many houses have been
unroofe d. ard four cows have been drowned
by the ov .~rfowing of the rivers. Tho roads
10 some parts of the parish az Impossible.
The actual damage done TO the Cocoa fields
along the course Of the river in ST. Johns
parish and in Grand Pauvrc, is not known
as yet but from the number of slides on the
Rosemount, A~6undqnce, Dow9aldStOn, and Cot
tage estates, we can safely put it down at %
acres. Tie slides on Tho public road are too
many to cuumerate. The roads,-two miles
distant il any direction from Gouyave,-are
impossible. The river passed through the
streets Of both Gouyave and Grand Pauvre
and in the latter place swept away several
smali buildings and eight or ten cattle. Tho
wind blew down several houses in both
places"
The less to the cultivation on the R0sem0@nt
estate is put down at about .c300, and on The
Brother8 at about glO0. Several acres Of land
III fuIl.bearing Cocoa aod splces were all washed
away. The Compare river inundated the town,
an" caused great damage. All the roads in no
parish have become dangerous, aud in many
pats impossible. Ga Il rough calculation 1t
will cot he colony fally 97O0 or $500 to put
them in proper order. The Wortda rivcI must,
toe4tu1Iy have a bridge thrown over 1t ;-the
three othec rivers are also very dangerous.
Tie bldg at he L'Ansc stood the food we'll,
aud only lost a small pieces Of its abu'mentwa'I.
Heavy trees were blown dowa. Hladreds OF
oates we're also rooted out from he roof Of the
Anglican Church. In fact, candid!y speaking,
the parish Of St, John has suffered immensely.
From the heavy overflow of the rivers, and tho
carrying away of so many acres Of land IN Cocoa,
toe proprittors and growers Of that s'ap.e
complain Of every probability Of a small crop.
l may venture to say that for period of 40
years, Grenada has never experienced 50 %terris
Bio an occurrence as took place on Friday' the
2l3t Instant.
We gleaa from a letter to an acqa.iotance of
ours, that poor Carriacou = small island near
Grenada was terribly visited. CarriaoOu is
ruiued," (says the note) 1.-The entire corn crop
is destroyed ; and o"cr one hundred houses
blown down. The wind was tremendously
furious in Hillsborougb, There WAS 10
standing in the streets between 5 and 6 O'Clock
on Friday evening. A good mary people
are houseIess to day. All the out houses in
Mrs, Maieson's yard wero blown down and
our churches are also d.maged. Every part
of The islrnd has suff- red"
A project to supply the town of St. Georges
with water has received official sanction.