The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-23

ceased. The amount u rainfall IN this
pcixhborhood was one eleven 0nc-hun.
dredtbs inches. The only point with which
the SignaLService Office had communication
last evening was Boston. A dispatch from
that city stated that at 3 O'Clock in the after.
noon light sn0w.storm prevailed. while
the velocity Of the wind was tbirty-one miles
an hour.
The damage IN the city, chiefly in the
shape OF Frustrated telegraph-poles and
broken wires. will amount 10 hundreds OF
thousands 81 dollars. Life and limb were
IN constant peril during the morning and
early afternoon. and there was hardly per-
son who yentured out Of doors but had
story 10 tell OF narrow escape or the details
OF accidents that came under his personal
observation. IL was day that compelled
men TO keep their eyes above them IN
monetary expectation OF being The
victims OF falling cornices, telegraph-poles
and wires, fying chimney-tops, and shut
tiers. Many accidents from these sources
are reported, and many more occurred
which have no other record than that Kept
nv the clerks q the corner drugstores.
When the storm.centre was upon Manhat-
tan Island the leading thorough'ares were
comparatively deserted. Neither man nor
beast could stand up before the blast "hlch
swept a biting seet from northeast 10 south-
west with terrific fury.
tBy Associated Press.i
rrprurR DETAILS GREAT DAMAGE TO THE
Sarpp1NG N NEW YORK HARBOR--THE DAM
| AGE ELSEWHERE.
| NEW YORK, January 22.-The storm made
havoc among the vessels lying at the foot OF
| Nineteenth street. East river, yesterday.
Wellington. Of Nova Scotia; Sachem. OF
BOSTON. and Hamilton Fish were all full
rugged ships. Besides these there were
many smaller vessels. The Wellington
was struck sideways by the full fury
Of the storm. and was In so dangerous
position that her crew abandoned hcr
early in the day. she was on
her keel At nighttalI nevertheless, but
the Sachem had been upset. The heavy
sauall threw her over on her side, ana the
stove in the cabin was upset. John L. Hol'
Ion. the ship's carpenter, who was sitting
beside it, escaped with difficulty. Inc
cabin was set on fire and threatened the de-
structon OF the ship. After two hours
work the fire was got under control, Dut
the norton OF the vessel that had not been
submerged was considerably damaged. The
Sachem Is valued at $4,000, and l. owned
by CAPTAIN Pickering. she arrived IN inns
port from the West Indies on Christmas
day. r,.
At 1890 last night the Western Union
TELEGRAPH Company had ten wires Working
between Wlliams's bridge, Westchestel
county. and Albany: eight wires from Al
banv to Buffalo, aud SIX wires from buhal'
: "a Chicago: on the south, five wires WORK
a jpg from Elizabeth. y. j., to Philadelphia
Baltimore. and Washington, and two wire
D working from Paterson 10 Buffalo; on TN
/. east, wires working from Albany 10 Boston
Y DISPATCHES TO and from the east, west, norm
c and south are conveyed by messengers he
i tween the New York office and EiizabctD
; Paterson, and William>'s bridge, whence
/ AZ stated above, wires are In operation In al
directions. Communication by TELEGRAPH
j. only severed in the immediate n0ghDoi
: hood Of New York city.
:, The wires connecting thirty.three OF I'd
e thirty-fve polce-StatiOnS with the nre na
i and all the hospitals were blown down O
n disabled Yesterday. The insurance patr(
n doubled their force all night. and all leave
n of absence were withdrawn, 50 rs TO guar
}, against the spread Of fire that might occnl
l. Considerable damage was done TO propert
l. bv the storm, and a number OF accident
y have been reported, caused by falling tell
p graph.poleS and wires.
ii THE STORM AT PORT ,JERVIS.