The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-27

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New YORK, January ga storm
made havoc among the vessels lying
at the foot of Nineteenth street,
East river, yesterday. The Yelling
ton, of Nova Scotia, Sachem, of Bos-
ton, and Hamilton, all full-rigged
ships, and many smaller vessels were
damaged. The Wellington was
struck sideways by the full force of
the storm, and was for some time in
a dangerous position and the crew
abandoned her. She was on her
keel at nightfall, nevertheless, but
the Sachem had been upset by a
heavy squall, which threw
her over on her side
and stove her in and upset her
cabin. John P. Holden, ship carpen-
ter, who was sitting beside it, escap-
ed with difficulty. The cabin was
set on fire and threatened the de-
struction of the ship. After two
hours work the fire wss got under
control, but a portion of the vessel
that had not been submerged had
been considerably damaged. The
Saehem was valued at $4,000, and
is owned by Capt. Pickering. She
arrived in this port from West In
dia. on Christmas.
AT 1890 last night the Western
Union Telegraph Company had ten
wires working between Williams
Bridge, Westchester county, and
Albany. The wires from Albany to
Buffalo and six wires from Buffalo
to Chicago. On the south five wires
were working from Elizabeth to
Philadelphia, and from Baltimore
70 Washington, and two wires
working from Patterson to Buffalo,
and on the cast the wires were
working from Albany to Boston.
Dispatches to and from east and
west, south and north, are carried
by messengers between New York
and Elizabeth, Patterson and Will
liams Bridge, whence. as stated
above, wires are in operation in all
directions. Communication by
telegraph is only severed in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of New York
City.
Fort JERvIs, n. Y.,:.January 22.-
a terrible sleet and hail storm began
here yesterday morning, accompa-
nied by gale of wind. In the even
ing it changed to snow, the wind
continuing until it had fallen fifteen
inches deep, and at o'clock last
evening was still falling. Travel on
railways is almost totally blocked,
and highways utterly impossible.
No trains.have reached here over the
Monticello railroad, and wires are
down so that no tidings can be had
fl ON them.
PETERSBURG. January 22.-Thls
city was visited yesterday by Sc
we're wind-storm, accompanied by "a
large fall of rain and hail. During
the prevalence OF the storm the large
warehouse being erected for jackson
g. Co., extensive ice dealers, was
blown down. Considerable damage
was done to property.
NEW YORK, January 22.-The
wires connecting 33 of The 35 police
stations with the fire hall and all
hospitals were blown down or dis
abled yesterday. The insurance pa
troll doubled their force all night
| and all leave Of absence were with
drawn so as TO guard against the
spread of fire that night. Consider
able damage was doue to property
by the storm, and numbers OF acci-
dents have been reported, caused by
falling telegraph poles and wires.
SAVANNAH, Ga, January 22.-
Capt. John McMahon, a prominent
citizen and president of the South
ern bank of this city, died suddenly
Thursday night He was On officer
| in the Mexican war.
PITTSBURGH, Va, Jannary 22.-
There was a general break here in
the river Thursday morning and
heavy ice is floating down from the
headwaters of the MonongaheIa and
Aleghany rivers. Here the water
has been rising at the rate of six to
eight inches an hour. Dam No. SO
and several pike bridges are de-
stroyed. Heavy gorges are expected
here unless checked by the Geld
wave which has set in
RICHMOND, Va, January 22.-
Heavy rains have prevailed for sew
eral DAYS, and last night extended
from Blue Ridge mountains to the
sea coast, and the streams are con-
siderably swollen. The James river