Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-29
IN NE BuIfdIO DAILY ECOHOHlIst OF tht u
TREMENDOUS GALE,
AWFUL DESTRUCTION OF LIVES AND
PROPERTY,

ms part oil the country. ne gale COM
menced blowing from the southwest al
about twelve o'clock, and in less than half
an hour the whole lower p ri of the city,
south Of the canal from Black Rock To the
Hydraulics, was submerged in water froc,
two TO six or eight feet in depth. On tire
east side of the city the water came tsp as
high as Seneca street below Michigan, and
completely covered it, So rapid was the
advance Of The waters that We are told by
an individual residing OH the other side Of
the creek,--that being awakened by the
noise of the wind, and anticipating a rise
of the waters, he hastily arous' d his fami y
and before he could get his pantaloons
on, the wafer was over three feet deep in
the house, where himself and family were
obliged to stay about five hours. An ind.
vidual who was on Main street, near the
bridge, represents the water rs coming up
apparently in one huge wave OF about 3 or
4 feet in depth. Houses were blown down
-unroo(ed-cellars filled in fact the
great amount Of damage was done almost
instantaneouly.
The loss of goods to our citizens must
be immense-scarcely n dealor below the
Main street bridge, or that on Commercial
street, has escaped without loss-varying
from 100 to 1000 dollars each. The loss
of goods in tie Forwarding houses is also
very large. One house alone had upwards
of rs tons Of dry goods in store. which are
more or less damaged in groceries
the loss is in many cases total, particularly
in sugars and teas. The amount Of grain
and flour damaged and destroyed it is d fiji
cult 10 ascertain, although it must be very
large, rs there was e great quantity Of
grain in store at this time.
The damage end losses in STEAMBOATS,
and shipping is also great. Th" steamer
Robert Fulton will be total loss; The
steamboat q. w. Dole, IA small boar) it is
supposed is rendered unfit for service. be-
ing broken in two. The steamboats, St.
Louis, Great Western, Commodore Perry,
Chuutauque, and Indian Queen, are all
more or less damaged. The spars, sails
and rigging of a large number Of vessels
are also much injured. Upwards Of eighty
canal boats have been driven high and dry
out of the water, some Of them total loss,
and others seriously injured.
The loss in buildings blown down. hou-
SEES unrooied and otherwise injured, is so
very great. The bridges, side walks, &c,
Of the city, have been greatly damaged,
and the wharf along the entire length of
the harbor is more or less damaged
The sea-wal and stone Pier of the har
boz have been also very seriously damaged
extensive breaches have been made ia the
break-water extending from the light house
and large stones, MANY tons in weight.
have been carried from ten to twenty t. ct
from their original position.
The track Of the Auicl and Buffalo rai
road, for a mile and half. was washed up
so that the cars had to leave al the Hy-
dlauIlcs in the a(ternoon-the woods on he
line of the road for some miles out were
lsyeled with the ground
The most appalling par, Of the cal,n,i y
Is The loss Of life. II IS impossible TO c6tife
nj any thing like accuracy n our estimate
The number brought up To the Court Hnu
for inquest was twenty-nine-these, with
one killed and two (AIr. Ravens and his
Doy) not taken 10 the Cour, House, make
81 TO item may be added three host on the
Fulton nnd four on The S.. Louis. making
30 IN ALL besides several who are missing.
1t is impossible to speak yet with certainty
Of the number Of lives lost.
Below we give the names Of those who
were drowned or killed together, with such
O her particulars as we have been able to
obtain.
BulLrINCs DESTROYED OR INJURED.
The oHe-s,ory Warehouse near the ship
canal, owned and occupied by J. Dart, to-
tally des royed. The new White Lead
Factory near the foot of Cour street, is
entirely demolished Me>srs. Thompson
and others owners. kngmun's 3 brick
stores, foot Of Cout street, nearly c6hit'G-
ted entirely destroyed The new Cotton
Factory, north end partly blown in. and
the machinery slightly injured. Thirty or
forty cot agrs near Wilkeson's Foundry,
st,er entirely destroyed or badly damaged.
Wel,man's Cooper shop and stock, com
plriely destroyed. The Rope Walk of
Graves g. Renwick, total loss. 4 BRICK
dwelling owned by w. Mead, Court street,
destroyed. Il. J. Dudiey's new brick house
on Pearl st eel, unrooled and badly Injured
The baltemcnts Of the Methods; church
on niagara street, blown down. The roof.
of the Warehouses of Sizrr & Tiff. S.
Shaw, Kinns g. Co.. p. Durfeo, S Purdy,
J. Murray, Chard, Meech g. Co., were Ell
ther partially or wholly torn off. The new
Warehouse erecting Cor J. Wordsworth BY
Mr. tlagar, is rendered almost a wreck
parts Of the frame have been found hun
dreds Of feet from the building. \ new ,
story bu ding corner Of Washington and
Exchange streets, just abou, to be erclsed,
was completely blown down, and remains
n heap Of ruins; owned by +. &. Hatch -
The new prrt of the Mansion House, nj
though il is an exposed situation, susIa ned
but little injury. The brick Store corner
Of South Div sion and Main streets, was
partly unroofcd, and grea, part o. the 3D.
story was blown down, no one injured
building owned by DR., G.. T. HAYES. 4
brick house on South Division street, owned
by James Dubois. and nearly flushed, was
partly blown down and very much Injured
The cottage owned by \. navlan, next
door, was also much damnged by III fall
ing of Mr.. nuboiS's house, the roof owe
in, SC; the family had arisen and rrmoyrd
their beds lust before the orrii,rt m.