The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-08-28
A GREAT HURRICANE.

=. in Connecticut. Washington, and IN this
! and neighl,oring States, will lend ;uidi-
tional interest 10 the following account Of
u similar wind storm, taken from Camille
FlanIn arion's " Atmosphere"
The inDst terrible cyclone Of modern
times ~ probably that which occurred on
October ~, 1850, which i,as been specially
called the Great Hurricane, and which
seems 10 have enbaiie,i NIL the horrible
see,,es that attended phenomenon Of
this kind. SiariiGg from Baroaioes.
where trees and houses were all hIown
down, IL engulte,l an English fleet an
chored before st. L,icie, and then rayagei
the whole of that island, where six tlnus.
and persons were buried beneath the ruins
FrDm thence il Travelled to Martinique.
ov-vtoak French transpor. fleet ard
sunk horty ships conveying four Thousand
soldiers. "rhe vessels Disappeared"
Such II the iaeonic language In which the
i"vernor reported this disaster. Farther
north. st. Duniingo, 81. Vincent. 81. Eus-
tsclie. and Porto Rico wero also devastated,
and most uf the vessels tint were sailing
~ the track of the cyclone were lest, with
all on board. Beyond Porto Rico tile
teinl,est turned northeast. toward Bers
amud, and tIloIgh its violence gradually
siecr.ased, IL nevertheless sunk several
English vessels. This hurricale was
quite a. destructive INLAND. Nine thnus.
and persons persisted in Martinique, and
a Thousand at sst. Pierre, where NOT u sin.
gle IIolise was left outstanding, fortile sen
rose toa height 0f twenty-five feet, aud
one hundred and fifty houses that We're
built along the shores we're engulfed. Al
Port Royal the Cathedral. seven churches
and lin houses were blown down; 1900
sick and wounded lwpfe buried beneath
the ruii,s of tile. .iiospiial. .AtSt. Eustache
seven vessels were dashed to pieces against
their anchors and sailed losea only one
returned. AZ 81. Lucie the strongest
buildings We're turn up from their fuaH-
iations; cannon was hurled to distance
of nore than thirty yards. and men, as.
well as animals, were lifted otf their feet
and carried several yards. The sea rose
~ high that il destroyed the fort al,i
DRIVE vessel against the hospital with
such force NJ To stare In tile walls of that
building. or tile six hundred houses al
Kingstown, ia the island of 81. Vincent,
fourteen aIone remained intact, and Tire
French frigate Junou was lost. fn the
Lreward Islands tile iniiai,itai:ts III the
Government Palace took refuge in the
centre Of The building during tiie height
os the storm, thinking that the Immense
thickness uf the wallis tnearly . yardl aud
their circular shape would preserve them
from the fury Of The wind. St laif past
elevsi. they were obliged 20 fefaiir 10 tl,s
cellar, NJ the wind had penetrars,i every
where and lifted offi The ROO. The water
rising there io tile height ofmore than
yard, they were driven INTO the battery
and pr,,iectrd themselves behind cannons
-so,ne VI which were driven fnia, their
places ly :he Eprce af tlls wind. The
hurfitsne W. 81 vhlent tiiat. sscsnided
fy the sen, Il carried twelye-pouuder
distance of more than four hundred feet
grlis cannon was, u must hesappu~c,l,
upon It's carriage. which had whrels.D by
the light of day the cuuntry looked ~ u
does In midwiuter, there was hot single
lcaf. or even branch remaining uipn the
trees. Human rassions are q'islled III
presence III such awar Of the elements.
When the. Ldurier and The Andrnnic,ie
were lust IL Martinique the Marquis de
Bouille sci a. Iiteriy the iiye.audstweniy
English sailors who had survived tile
shipwrpck, writing 10 the Governor Uf
~t. I.ucie That he WIS unwilling 10 retain
prisoners nien WIN had .allem iuto his
hands during . disaster 10 which every
uIle ~as liable.
THE vAiuE OF A COMPLIMENT AN
old apple women oficrsd her fruit 10
vessel captain who. was sighing over tire
good times Of iseL shc wanted three
crn,s apiece for her apples. He gave her
u pleasant look aud said +
We'll, well. Why. you look as young
ss yuu did ten yrais ag". Same bright
eyes aud rel cherks-salne white tecth.'
Take au apple for two cents. captain
she replied. 4
4 presume you are any searsoId,' be
continued. hut who'd know it.--i,ots Of
ladies At thirty look n old as you d.
'Takeau apple fur two cents. captain,
she answered, smiling like rtee.
'Sonie rich oId fellow will urne alnng
some day searching for abuxom wife.
said the captain, aud you won't lave 70
peddIs apples any more -.-<s.t
Here, captain, tau for \ cent: take two.
the largrst y she exclaimed, aud tl,eu Ian
after l,im aud dropped lao more Into his
Uvsrcuat pocket.