The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
DesoIation in Jamaica.

this port Yesterday, from Kingston,
Jamaica, brings papers containing
details Of the terrible cyclone which
swept over that island on Aug. is.
Captain Wallace, Of the American,
describes the destruction as COM
plete. lie says there were about ID
vessels OF all kinds lying in the har-
Dor of Kingston when the storm oc-
CURED, and his own steamer end a
German bark were the only ones
that escaped damage or destruction.
The Dadg Gieouer of August y, gives
the following detailed account of the
storm
The treeless, battered city, shroud-
ed in the gloom of a murly morn
ing. presents a 5ruly desolate and
depressing appca rance. 1t Is next
to impossible TO dialogue the dam
age done 20 private houses of all
classes in Kingston. As we have al
ready stated, seaside residences are
wrecked, without exception. A gen
teman occupying No. l East street,
near the sea. states from personal
observation that the damage at the
wharves began between 10 and II
a. m. ON Wednesday, when the wind
blew in one furious rush" from the
southwest. The sea was an awful
sight as it rose foaming in the moon
light. The ordinary high water
mark is some forty yards below the
house. above which the sea carried
a small boat - yards, and stranded
II.
The following Is the entire damage
to shipping in Kingston Harbor;
Theschooner Mere Packet Is high and
dry at Mitcheli's Beach, severely
damaged. The schooner c. c. b. is
a total wreck. She is consigned to
J. c. Fegan x Co. TheSunbeam and
the Nipcr are high and dry not
otherwise damaged. Henry Hugs
q Co. : wharf is completely destroy
ed. Three buildings on the wharf
premises were blown down. 190 tur-
ties escaped. and one life was nearly
lost. The loss here is about $500
The schooner Resistance is high and
dry at Feurtado's Tannery Beach
no other damage was sustained
Soutar's wharf is completely washed
away, only the piles remaining. The
lookout part of the roof, and the
wharf premises were blown away.
The schooner Early Bird was blown
from the east buoy of the Royal
Mail Company, and is now high
and dry at the bottom of East street
No other damage is as yet ascertain
ed. Feurtado's, the Royal Mail
Co.'S, c Levy & Co.'S. Mrs. Artic's,
Davidson, Colthvist d Co.'S and Ly-
on's wharyes are totally destroyed
The brigantines Caroni, Alinie, and
Waterwitch sank alongside. The
Ann and Empress, total wreck. The
market wharf flooring destroyed, all
the tiles uprooted. Schooner Daunt-
less. loaded with salt, sank off the
market wharf Mcdowell d Han,
KEYS wharf destroyed. The ". /
and p. steamer American, ashore IN
mud off the market wharf. Schoon,
er Sisters from Nassau. is damaged
she can be repaired. 4. l.. MalabrC
4 Co.'S wharves are completely de
strovcd. The bark Everhard Delius
discharging lumber, is a total wreck
Adamson's wharf Is destroyed. Th,
schooner Manuelita is driven in {
store on the wharf premises. The
schooner Wave is high and dry. Ad
amson's and the Central wharyes ar,
totally destroyed The Trent anC
/ lamar are high and dry. The Twi
light is a total wreck at Atwood,
wharf, and the Spray high and dry
at Princess street. The Ordnance
Desnoes'. and the Governmen
wharyes are totally destroyed. Tn,
Moselle is high and dry on the Ord
nance beach, and the Nictorine anC
the Adventure both wrecked Tn,
sloop Jane is high and dry at Wes
street. The schooners Sister anC
Goodwill are slightly damaged; tn,
Liant and the General Patterson ar,
high and dry between Customs anC
Princess wharves. The schooner
Josephine, Bristol, Mercellina, anC
sloop Quack are high and dry. Thr
crane recently erected ON the Gus
toms wharf is sunk. Norley. Rob
inson q Co.'S wharf and storehouse
are completely destroyed and tn
roof of the bakery blown off. Tn,
steam launch Thetis, with her engin,
out of order, is ashore, and the slool
Emily, with cargo, is total wreck
The bark Akbar, lying alongside tn,
! Princess wharf, is ashore. Schloss'
wharf with an old lighter alongside
is totally destroyed. The Rio Cobr
Bridge is twisted 16 inches out O
place from the force Of the river
The line otherwise is all right. Tn
body of the mate of the sunkel
schooner Dauntless was recovere,
this morning alongside the steame
American, and was taken TO tn
mortuary.
The reading Of the barometer wa
as follows: S:15 p. m, 29.710 50
p. m, $3.50; S:34 p. m, 1888 S:4
p. H., 29.519 S:42 p. m, 29.50'
$3.50 p. m, 29.330 11:2O p. m
29.50'.
Reports from points all over th
island tell the same sad story-cot
fee plantations utterly destroyed am
cocoa-nut groves yielding thousand
of nuts fell like so many cornstalks
At Morant Bay houses were torn
from their foundations, and broker
, like matches by the wind. Cane
everywhere are hattened to tn,
ground. Advices concerning Por
Royal, which We gather from severa
sources, are truly distressing, anc
only tend 10 increase thesad pictuI,
of desolation. The covered ways t,
the coal houses, as well as the roofs
both wood and iron. have beer
blown away, leaving thousands 0
tons Of coal exposed to the effects o
the atmosphere At st. AIMS Ba,
nearly every building sustainet
some damage. The post office mar
rowly escaped falling cocoa-nut trees
Roads are blocked up on all side
by huge trees and rubbish. 1t j.