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The National Republican And Ohio Political Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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A severe northeast storm hit from New York to Virginia on March 29-30, dropping heavy snow and damaging or sinking over 50 vessels in New York harbor and Chesapeake Bay, with many lives lost including a woman, child, and a passenger killed by a fallen tree in New Jersey.
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The Storm.—There was an uncommon storm on the 29th and 30th ult. It came from the north east, and extended from New York to Virginia. The snow fell in great quantities two feet deep in some places not more than 50 miles from Baltimore, though here it melted as soon as it descended. We have a long list of vessels damaged in the harbour of New York, and sunk or driven ashore on the parts adjacent—fifty-three were counted between that city and New Brunswick alone; we may form some idea of the aggregate from this circumstance. They appear to have been strewed all along the coast of New Jersey, and many lives were lost in the whole. Notwithstanding the numerous fine harbors in the Chesapeake bay, it is thought that not less than fifty vessels were blown over, driven ashore, &c., among them the Bremen ship Weltburger, after the loss of three anchors, off Mill Point, near the Rappahannock—crew and cargo saved, she has bilged—a brig went to pieces near her, and it is supposed that all on board perished—the bodies of a woman and child had floated ashore. Very little, if any damage was done in the harbor of Baltimore.
The roads were almost impassable in some places by the fall of trees—one of them fell on a stage in New Jersey, by which a passenger was killed, and two others severely wounded.
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Primary Location
New York To Virginia
Event Date
29th And 30th Ult.
Outcome
many lives lost along the coast; bodies of a woman and child found; one passenger killed and two wounded by fallen tree in new jersey; over 50 vessels damaged, sunk, or driven ashore in new york and chesapeake bay areas.
Event Details
Uncommon northeast storm brought heavy snow (up to two feet deep near Baltimore) from New York to Virginia, damaging vessels in New York harbor (53 counted between city and New Brunswick), strewing them along New Jersey coast, and affecting at least 50 in Chesapeake Bay including Bremen ship Weltburger (bilged but crew and cargo saved) and a brig that broke up with all hands presumed lost; roads impassable due to fallen trees.