The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-12-10
GREAT STORM OF THE LAKES.

we learn that there has been q dreadful
storm on the lakes from tlne fleets Of which
the loss Of much life and properly is ap.
pretended. II commenced on Thursday
evening last, and continued till some inde-
terminate time Of Friday night. The Ad
verliser says:
The wind blew perfect hurricane most
of the time, and the air was SO fieIed with
snow tlla, one could scarcely see twenty
yards. The temperature was very low and
sl,oge,her, |, was about the wors, gale ever
experienced in Buffalo. Although the
damage here has been slight, there mus,
have been much personal suffering in many
families poorly prepared for such fierce
adven, of the nclemencies Of winter.
I'VE fear that the gale has been very
destructive alopg the lake coast. The
water in the harbor rose some FIVE feet,b
has done little injury other than TO inun-
date the flats. and obstiuo. navigation on
the canal. No arrivals have laSen place
since yesterday at noon.
'rhe schooner Jefferson, Capt. Dougall,
went ashore last nigh,, about .hree miles
sboye Buffalo igh heuse, and is total
wreck attended with melancholy loss of
llfe-one entire family, husband, wife,
and fve children, pogeiher. wifh yoing
,ooman, and one Of The men belonging TO
the vessel, having persisted! Capt Deu.
gall, from whom we have the painful re-
ci,al, says tha, about tive hours after his
vessel beached, the companionway was
washed.off and the children and young,
woman drowned in the cabin and foreeas,le.
A portion of the crew had go. ashore in
quest of help, and were endeavoring TO
rescue The family. The mate wrapped his
overcoat around the woman; and tried 10
keep her warm by walking her to and
fro on the breach;but she soon became ex.
hausted and incapable Of motion, and was
placed in the boal. which has washed up,
where she died in shoi,' time. Her hus-
band was desirous Of reaching shore, and
attempted to escape into tie swamp near by
but perished within short distance. One
OF the, hands belonging to the vessel, ,named
James Bruce, got into the swamp, and was
likewise lost The family were from
Hartford, Connecticut, names unknown
the children aged from eight years down.
wards. The crew succeeded, about mid.
uigh. in getting on board the brig Olive
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OStOW bbVAhy 81 ktudte
ly exhausted state.
when our reporter reached the vessel
this forenoon, the 6gure Of the young wo.
man above mentioned was discovered stand.
ing in an upright posture in the forcasile
| conpanion-way, frozen stark and stiff, with
hands partly raised in an implorng posture
| and her eyes fixed with cold and stony
4 gaze upon the shore. 6
hs nns ao9vs of len ohels Have
been wrecked within distance OF some
twenty miles from Buffalo, which is the
extent Of the coast at present heard from.
| Valuable Keepsake.-Mos, of the rea
ders Of the Argus will recoIect the patriot
ic Mrs Baily, Of Groton. Connecticut who
when attack was made by the British fee
under Com. Hardy. during ,he las. wal
threw off her pe'ticost 10 make cartridge.
for the cannon, when flannel was found Il
be scarce. Having received a lock o
Gen. Jackson's hair friend IN N. Yor
who had piece Of the frigsls Constitution
st-pIocured beautiful box 10 be made of il
to contain the hair, with a suitable inserip
ton on plate upon it, and il was present
ed 10 The patriotic old lady on the 9Th o
September, last, The anniversary of ,h
Groton massacre by Benedict Arnold,in tn
presence Of Gov. Dodge, of Wisconsin
Nhe donor being kinsman of hls)an
other gentleman. The lock Of the Genera
in the box from Old Ironsdes, j
justly held by Mrs, Bailey in high es
lirnalion, as combining "reminiscences Q
the most interesting kind; and she take
pride in exhibiting the articles to her mum
erous friends and others who call upo
her.-.4lbany Argus; 4it 81
THE .Aiempt to Bride The Sheriff no
10 Hang Coh.-The Board of Aldermen
in New York, have before il the slrang
matters attending the intended execution q
Colt. At the meeting on Monaay nigh
Sheriff Hunt sen. communication to tn
Board transmitting letter signed w. w
W. enclosed ten 500 bills, sent to hin
as present, TO induce him to decin
hanging John G. Colt, as the letter state
on the score of humanity; with The re
/ presentation thai Governor Bouck woul
pardon him when he came into power, an
promising another $1,000 to the Sheriff
he would not execute Colt. The Sl0o
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