Sinking Of Land, Wharfs And Ferry Landings

Tho St. John (New Brunswick) Telejruph givc the foliowing particulars of the pdeomenon at tliat place racemly reported by tlm telegraph : On llio iTili lust., just beforc lïè begiuning ot the siiow btonn, a etrange e, similar tó t'nat nccompanyii'g thp üartliv] iiuke üu tlio raorning of '.hu '22il of Üctobcr last, was heard hy i he residente of tba lower end ot' rrotfe!ion sirce', Gliailton. ïhe neio roused ntanj fiom tlioir b4f, wbx, on goivg down ;o the harbor, foniid thnt a Slartürg (batige kad taken plaoa in ihu appearanoj of tlic Innd una wbarfs, Thé tidc was MOfly duwt:, nnd, thouyli t vas quite drk, i; cou!d bj eeéu tint tijc old lerry Jaaduig, wliieh sliould bo Keveral f'uot ftbuve Wafer, lisd ranïshed. JLssre. LittUilialií h Ooram'a wharf - beUer kiiowii as Curaiu'ü wharf - tiad Learly ditftppoim tl. A frobiage of sevcrol b nnd red fet in extcat, running frotu tlie lino of tiic demolisht.'iJ wiii.rt toward ilio break watctr, luis gouc duwn luavin a &tcep ombankment floping toward the harbor. About mi 1 w:i y ;iiong ti:is n;'.v einbankmenl, aud Iik.s íbáü Mie hu&dffec foet Iro.n it iu'ü the l.aibor, ií tlic place whcro tbc old tVrry landiog was. On iho spot touiidin ;- ; w ro mado by Mr. Josepli O'Beïwi, Mr. Clark, uud üthc-r.-, laat veBiug, aijd whero tho old bul last 01 reef us a day betorc, íiéing above tbe wftier ciglit feetj ihej fbuod sis fathoms I of water, skowina that even so near the slioro as that, tho bottom had settled just thirty-twi) fee!. NTenr where the portion of tbo wharf settled awaj, or where a modcraleiy pízrJ veaeel wed to ground at low wnter, there is now beIween six and scven fa'.hoius at low luie. One of Messrs. Adama' buoys, moored about four or five bu:idrcd feet frora Ihe shore, bad disappcan-il, and last evenieg. when the tide was nt its lowcst leve!, tbe curren was just nbowing a ripplo over the top of it As tbo-tidea rise a::J fall about tbirty foet in St. Johnr3 Harbor, and tbe chain of tbo buoy Rad severa] fathoms of scope, it may bo inferred that the boHora Bank as mucli niuo or ten fathoms at tliis point. So far na oould bc ascartaïncd5 yofterdny aftor tbe Winding snow utorm subsided, it was tliought that nt the stirfaee of the harbor bd portion extending over an area of peAflpa threo acres had been. afticted, It would nut be surprising if, with tlio swift curren t of tho barbor, tho breakwater on the east side would beeoino aïected in time.