New-York tribune., 1879-12-09
THE RECENT STORM At ASPINTALL.

SHIPS WRECKED ~ TIE HARDOI-DAMAGE TO THE
PANAMA RAILROAD.
The Atlas Line steamship Alyc arrived from As
pInwall Sunday with several shIpwrecked sailors
whose vessels had been lost in the storm which be-
gan Oh the Isthmus on November 20 and continued
| five days. From First Mate Luckey, of the Boston
brig z. H. Rich, the following particulars were OBJ
tanned
On the night of November 20 heavy nOrtherly
gale set in with violent in the harbOr of Aspin-
wall. The Rich was lying at the Royal Mail steam
ship wharf. and although all efforts were made to
keep her in position she broke from the mOorings
and was carried broadside on the rocks Mt the head
of the dock. She soon became a total wreck, and
il was with great difficulty that the escaped
by means OF line fastened TO the end of the fore
yard. At the same time the Norwegian bark Alba
trois. lying at pier No. f. parted her mo0rngs aud
broachng against the stone pier sank almost im-
mcdately with everything on board. except few
articles which the succeeded in saving.
The following morning the brig Ella McClone, of
ROckland parted her cable and on the sand
reef to save her if possible. The French bark Geor-
pne broke adrift and completely DESTROYED the Pa
cifc Mail wharf. The crew barely escaped by jump
ing from the deck 10 the wharf she'd and as soon as
| they left the shed It was carried away with the
wreck. The bark sank by The wharf and the crew
saved only small portion Of their clothing. The
brig Mronus. of New-l ork escaped being wrecked
with great difiicutv by the aid Of a WIRE hawser
! furnished by the Panama Hallway Company.
! The blrkentine Ada j. Bonner Of Baltimore, lying
al anchor was considerably damaged by the heavy
seas and BY striking the bottom. The steamers In
! harbor all went TO sea
lhe damage done TO the property on the water
front and the railroad is reported far IN excess Of
any previous losses ano II Is estimated that several
months must elapse before the damage can DO re-
paired.
r. s Mattison. the Ioadmaster of the Panama
! Railroad, left Aspnwall on handcar on Sunday
morning, November %, and with the aid Of boats
succeeded in making his way over that part OF the
! line which WIS damaged. He started wei. provided
with PROVISIONS, and at the first ruined hamlet di-
yided bis stock with the suffering people All dur
| ing Sunday night the rain poured In torrents but
| he succeeded in reaching San Pablo. Next morning
| he sent uis 60 BaIlamoDo to examine the
condition of the road, AID they returned In an hour
with two families taken from demOl shed house.
The road being III passaOle condition they pushed
| OF to BaIlamono. where the water was up TO he
caves of the houses, and cries for help were heard
! from the frightened persons every side. -Four
large boats were moving the sufferers to the high
| ground, and they succeeded so well that no hves
| were lost He says there many ludic:ous
scenes. One boat was crowded with families. while
| In small space III the boat was lashed aad
OF the opposite side were two hogs. Ihe destitute
| persons seemed to have as much interest IN the
safety OF their property they did for their lives.
I'm "A few moments the boat seen To capsize and
out they all went INTO the water. They were all
rescued, however. pigs and cows iDoluded, by the
| other boats The men pushed on amid many dlni-
cultes and stopped at Name, where they ate their
first meal since the day before, of milk and hard
! boiled eggs. At ,. m. on Monday the water at
tanned greatest height eleven feet the track,
and never uad 1t been 50 flooded before. The night
was passed IN a hoyel with ak men, one woman,
four CHI dren. aud the usual collection oil domestic
animals. Next morning. the water having fallen
considerably. the journey was continued to Cor
gona and everywhere were found evidences of great
desolation and misery. Houses had been swept
away aud demolished, and families were left desti-
| tute and homeless The immense iron columns of
tue road, l2o feet In length. were out OF line In
some places.