, 1889-09-14
The Hurricane.
From the st. Thom@ Tidende.)

hurricane, which though not seriously
disastrous in its effects, caused a deal of
apprehension and some damage. Since
the opening of the Hurricane Season the
usual kind Of weather peculiar to 1t has beea
experienced, last month being particularly
hot and suitry, the Bar. falling daily since
the 2Sth.
The month of September opened cooler,
but rainy and though Mondays weather
was murky, with high winds, the aspect
of the evening d}spelied the fears which
were beginning to be felt. AS the night
grew older, h0WeV I, the moonlight dis
appeared, and from l. o'clock it began to
blow an infant gale, continuing until day.
break, when Il look at the clouds and at
The glass" indicated that Il hurricane was
appruacnitc This rs AZ ii Gel, Thrp the
Bar. stood at POSI-, with . gIr11ai down
ward tendency, WhIca on hnjl@ GnoWn
created some excitement and caused things
to be got in readiness. Stores were open
ed only to be closed a little later and those
places at which hatchets, nails and other
hurricane requisites were retdIleu ha1
quite a brisk hour or two.
At S o'clock there was no Improvement
in the glass, which. on the contrary, con-
tiuued falling steadily, neceSsitatlng later
on-at 9 O'clock-hr trinG OF four signal
guns from the Fort, and the simultaneous
hosting of the Glue signal from the Bat
terry. This iutimaJion, while creating
something OF a scare, caused all houses
well protected dwellings, or rIckety old
shantieS-to be pat in 'cIoSe' trim.
Shortly after the alarm was given the
hurricane had wen begun, and lasted TIL
afternoon. 1t blew from the NE, winding
up at the S, being at its height at : o'clock
when the Bar. was at 29.32, wind NJ.
From this time danger was over; bat the
wind continued blowing in powerful gusts,
sweeping the RAIN in sheets and giving tle
sea a very angry look.
AT 5 O'Clock it was still raining and
blowing, but the Bar. had risen to 29,72,
enabling folks to retire somewhat reaS,
Surpd. throughout the night high winds
continued together with terrible sWellS
from SW an s, which did some hurt to
the weaker Wharves.
We are just now without any particular
news rrl# i've to the state of weather
abroad, il being impossible to communi-
cate but from observations it Is calcu-
lated that the hurricane was one OF great
extent and magnitude.
Regarding The damage done here, 1t 10
as vet impossible to state accurately
the extent, but it is happily not great.
One reason for this is that the calamity
occurred during daytime vixen properties
could br secured with greater facility.
Though the blow was a good one, 1t
was not heavy enough 20 destroy houses
OF amy resistance, and therefore spent
lis fury upon weak and unSnbStantlal
rooms, of which not more than Il dozen
have been totally destroyed, while an
equal number have been moved from their
foundations aud damaged to some tx.
tent. The roofs of a number OF others
have also suffered through partial and
total loss Of governing spoutinGs OF
many being also blown away
A considerable amount of damage
occurred to ooat-sheds, sign-bOards, flag
stats, fowergardens, and the like, but
the principal things to suffer were the
wooden fences, of which but few have been
left standing. They have been knocked
down right and left, and in most eases
totally. The Fort-fag, which was holSted
in the morning, battled so much with the
wind, that at evening there was but an
atom of it left.
The number of trees destroyed is very
great and the breaking, stripping and
uprootiDg of many which adorned the
Kings Wharf, the Emancipation Garden,
the Park, Parade Ground and Big Mar
ket give a strange ard desolate look to
those places. A good many are, however,
left standing, but they are sorry sights
indeed.