Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-29


NATION GALE lNuNDATIoN-Loss OF LIFE-DE-
sTRUcTIoN or PRoPERTy.-Rarcly, III the annals OF
our city, have 50 many important events been crowd
ed into short space OF time, those which have
occurred IN the last twenty four hours. The morn
ing warm, but lowering, yet the firing OF can
non commenced, and was kept up with spirit, and
the preparations went on with vgor for the lumlna-
tons in the evening. Towards neon, however, the
rain poured down in torrents. Previous TO this the
wind had been IN the south east and fleet of nearly
20 sail went up the lake III beautiful style. About
O'Clock the Wind chopped round INTO the ). w., and
there appeared 10 be prospect OF pleasant evening;
but those who were acquainted with these matters,
from the swell of the lake, and the rapid rise of the
water predicted the gale, which commenced blowing
IN all its fury, as soon as the night set in.
Darkness had hardly closed around us, when the
city was again IN blaze of light from the splendid
Nominations IN every quarter. Tar barrels were
burnt bands of music patrolled the Streets cannon
fired, and rockets sent blazing through the air.
All this time the wind was increasing in fury till
people could hardly keep their footing In the streets
and the water rising to an unprecedented he9ht about
the docks and lower part OF the city Amid the roar
OF the winds and waves were heard the shrleks oil
drowning wretches, men struggling with the rising
waters and little children walked from their warm pill
lows by the Hood from which, amid the storm and
darkness there was no escape. These persons
sided in some miserable shells of buildings the
posed neck of land between the creek and lake. The
Common Council Of the city directed two years ago,
that houses should be erected there unless they
were based on good brick stone foundatons at
least eight feet high The title the land is disputed
in many instances, and temporary baldHgs have been
put up blocks at the four corners, and several ia
miles gone into them for the sake of obtaining pos
session. Ii has been wonder that they would risk
their lives in such frall tenements for from their APP
pearance would imagine that common wind
would PROSTATE them. Some Of these this morning
were floating about the harbor, while here and there
lie the broken fragments OF those that We're not strong
enough TO resist the force of the nundailon. Some
ten twelve houses-part of them uninhabited-were
washed completely from their foundations the
-.
Several vessels were stranded high and dry, on the
beach, The schooner Edward Bancroft lies up in the
centre Of Ohio street. She even dragged her anchor
some distance up into the city. The steam ferry beat
lies high aground and considerably damaged. The
o. p. Starkie, the Brandywne, and the Texas,
schooners were driven Oh Shore but rot materially
damaged.
The loss of life-ihe mos, dreadful portion of the
catastrophe cannot, at present. be asceralned.
Five bodies have been brought to the watchhouse but
many probably are not discovered. Those two
children of John German, young man-name
known, the wife of VIM Judson and a colored wo-
man. VIM. Judson lived in house near the stone
building, foot of Mechanic street. When his house
was destroyed his two children were in bed and have
not yet been found He and his wife got the canal
Bridge where she persisted Of the cold and he escaped
by swimming TO pile of boards, from which he was
rescued. We saw him this morning, wrapped in a
quilt looking among the wreck of his dwelling, which
had hoated into the canal for the bodies OF his chill
drcn.
Many other vessels, steamboats, &c, more
less damaged, well as most Of the warehouses on
the docks The loss Of property is difficult TO esti
mate. Ii strewed in every direction. About twenty
five buildings such have described were either
totally destroyed torn from their foundations by
the flood.
Several vessels and steamboats, must have been on
the lake where il was hardly possible for any thing
TO live. Ii IS rumoured that the Cleveland went down
the river, and IS safe.
We wait anxiously for farther particulars.
p. S-The New England steamboat came IN this
l.St[
terday, in company with the Constitution, the latter
not yet heard from. The New England rode out the
whole gale without damage. The schooner james G.
King came IN last night. She reports schooners Pa
nama Virginia, Favorte, and Brandywne outside.
The latter beachedthe rest have not yet been heard
from.
A woman in one of the houses chung to the window
sill, with the water Up 10 her chin, and supported
her three children who clune 10 her back-but these
one after another dropped of-he last but short
time before aid reached her, at clock this morn
ing.
a stick of timber, with her infant in her arms.
A man left his family on the roof of his house, and
swan for boat to take them of. Ii was the last he
ever saw ofthem.-Bl6aio Com. Adr., Nor. o.
SERIOUS CeSFLIcr.-we regret to learn that on
Tuesday, 7th inst, ut Clinton, Hickman County,
Ky, a fatal rencounter occurred between Judge
James, a State Senator and Mr. Robert Biniord,
candidate 10 fill the vacancy the House of Repre-
sentatives occasoned by the death of Capt George.
On Sunday, preceding the rencouner, Mr. Blnford
the residence of Judge James after having de-
clared in Clinton that he was going there TO kill
James When he arrived at the house OF the Judge
the latter opened the gate and invited Binfordn who
refused 90 in and stated he had understood that
James had used expression to the preJsdce Of his
(Binfords 81 election. The Judge declared he had not
used the expression attributed to hm-whcn Binford
said il he had he (Binford) would kill him. Several
harsh expressions ensued, when Judge James, being
unarmed returned TO his house for defence. BInford
rushed through the gate, drew his pistol and declared
he would before he went home, kill James. After
several attempts to approach the house individual
present prevailed Binford to defer his attack until
another umc and after making some violent threats
Bnford departed. On Tuesday following, the parties
met in Clinton, in the porch of Halls tavern. James
asked BInford II he came 10 assassinaie him SIM
day. Blnford answered, What | came for ! came
for" Both drew and fred immediately. The ball
from James pistol killed Blnford and Binford shot
two balls into the head of Mr. Collins, dlsinterested
young gentleman on visit from Mississippi, who
died IN thirty or forty minutes. Bnord il said, az
ter firing his pistol knocked Judge James down With
it, and commenced beating him furously, when a
younger brother Of the Judges drew pistol anc put
a second bail into the body Of Binford.
Judge James was arrested, and tried and acquitted
by an examining court consisting of four highly re-
spectacle magistrates The killing of Binford being
considered justfable homicide.
Granite and ice are the staple commodities OF M ine.
late number of the New York Star says;