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1839. The storm spoke of in Page 3 raged
violently in New York, the damages sustained
there was estimated at 800.000$. By the accounts
receive it was a perfect Hurricane, blew off the
tops of many chimneys, and the roofs of some, and
others were almost ruined, one man only was
killed by the fall of a post on him. The tide
came in beyond any former time in memory of
man. It fill [FILLED] all the lower streets, some three feet
in depth, so that boats were used to pass & repass
in the streets to save their floating property.
The Cellars were filled with water on all the
lower part of the City, to the destruction of much
property. A thourough [THOROUGH] investigation had not
been made, it was believed by many that the loss
of property will ammount [AMOUNT] to 1000.000$, including
the damage to the Shipping and Wharves,
which was great in some cases.
It was apprehended that Vessels on the Coast, which
no doubt there were many , received much damage.
{Some additional remarks of the effects of the storm
{may be seen in page 7. -------
2d 2m/o It has of late been much talked of that the
people of this place required a more convenient
place than the Town hosue to hold their meetings
in. There has gotten to be so large a number of
societies, that it is almost every evening that a
Meeting is held some where without the accomodations
required to make the Meetings comfortable. Some
of the societies have hitherto had the use of the
Atheneum, but some of the members of that Institution
now object to any meeting being held there in future
except it be for Scientific or Literary purposes
and urge that their Chartered privilege extends
no further, others express their opinion quite
to the contrary, these conflicting opinions caused
some discussion. Now to obviate these difficulties a
Town meeting was held at the above date. A large
portion of the Inhabitants being opposed to what
was contemplated by many, to wit, either to enlarge
the present town house, or build a new one.
There opposite opinions brought together a very