Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-11-07
From the Buffalo Courier Of Oct. 10.
TREMENDOUS GALE.
Awful Destruction Of Lives and Pro.
Ccr(y..s

commenced blowing from the southwest which for
violence and devastating effect scarcely recolect
parallel. knowing the anxiety to get the Partica-
lars of the disaster have issued this extra with
such particulars have first been able 10 gain
we shall Issue another extra tbs afternoon with
further particulars.
The Iron L. s. Steamer driven upon the beach
high and dry the old Stone House.
The Steamboats, ST. Louis, Fulton and Julia Palmer
left last evening The St LOUIS WIS driven back,
and ran down to Black Rock harbor with safety. The
Julia Palmer, after making strong efforts to make
harbor, shcered off about O'Clock this morning and
stood up the lake her upper deck appeared to have
been carried away and her railing and gangways de-
stroyod
The Com Perry came in about II o'clock last night
in most shattered conditon-hcr wheel house being
smashed inland the boat almost a cripple COM
ing n, she into the Great Notwithstanding a
man overheard III the collision who supp lsed TO
be lost-hen she ran her bowsprit through the side
of the Wayne-wherc she remained fastened
The steamboat Chautauque lies ashore ON her beam
ends. Black Rock
The steamboat Robert Fulton which left last even
Ing has not been heard from.
The brig Europe in about ono o'clock last
evening, when the storm was at It's heirht-with the
loss of her fore top mast and her sails considerably
injured. She ran her bowsprit pump into the ware
house OF JOY & Webster.
The steamboat Emerald had her smoke pipe blown
off and demolished.
Three canal boats and a scow boat were driven out
of the harbor into the by the force of the
rent this morning. The canal boats were driven up
the beach and the persons board thus saved, the
scow boat with three persons board went to pieces
! and all on board persisted.
The amount Of damage done to the steamboats, and
vessels in the harbo is very large, and the injuries to
the larbor and docks also great. Indeed we do not
rccOllcct that Buffalo has been visited with
gale. the consequences Of which have been disas-
trous to life and property.
Tie new White Lead Factory on Court street is
entirely demolished.
Seneca street, below Michigan presents most
singular appearance. Numerous canal boats small
houses. furniture lumber. cordwood, &c. &c. lie in
one confused mass. A yawl boat lies near Crooker's
Tavern, the street.
Two girls domestcs in the service of Huf''s Ho-
tel were drowned in their beds, probably as they
slept in the basement Of the house, which was COM
Fetcy filled with water.
A woman residing near the foot of Washington
street, drowned II her bed.
The dead bodies of five children and one woman
now lying at the watch-house five bodies OF
house the flats.
The stecple of The Park Church is completely twist.
ed round. and now stands in a totcrng position.
The new engine house of the Buffalo and Attica
Railroad Co. was completely demolished.
The track of the Atiica & Buffalo Railroad so
much damaged that the cars did not leave this morn
ing. We believe the Falls railroad is also somewhat
injured.
A new two story building corner of Washington
and Exchange streets. Just about to be enclosed was
completely blown down, and remains heap of ruins
The new part of the Mansion House. although in
an exposed situation. sustained but little injury.
The brick store corner of South Division and Main
streets, partly unroofcd, and great part of the
third story was blown down-no one injured
\ brick house on South Division street, owned by
James Dubois, and nearly finished, was partly blown
down and very much injured.
The co.tagc owned by n Dayton, next door, was
also much damaged by the falling of Mr.. Dubois's
house, the roof stove in, &c. The family had arisen
and removed their bed, Just before the accident.
The number of chimneys blown down and houses
unrooicd, is at present difficult to ascertain; they
must be very large.
The water rose in the lower part of the city higher
than it has ever been known before. The amount of
merchandise books and papers destroyed on the dock.
is immense. The amount Of the loss of one house
alone, is estimated at over Slo,OO0.
The steamboat Columbus lays up on n pasture
ground about two hundred feet from the creek.
The steamboat JULIA Palmer lies in n very critical
situation, and great fears entertained for her safe
y She has thrown off her horses, and twelve of
them have swan ashore.
\ letter was found III the name of one of the hors-
which ashore from the Julia Palmer. saying
that they had burnt up all Their wood and were then
burning their furniture.
man 80 years Of age, name unknown, have been
found
The roof of the new Cotton Factory blown OF,
and the machinery and walls greatly damaged.
Four additional bodies have Just been brought up
from Sandy Town, which had been washed up on the
beach.
Upwards of thirty houses. most of them wood have
been mrooicd, thoan down, or partially de troycd,
between Me hanic street and Black Rocs. the
part of the city
Five bodics-thrcc boys and two men were just
taken from the llarbor Commercial strcet-and
another Just Discovered
The bodies of man and boy have just been picked
up the other SIDE of the creek Tho number OF
lives ascertancd To be lost, far. is upwards If fifty,
and fears are entertained that this amount will be
than doubled.
Nearly fifty cam boats now lie on the beach be-
tween Erie and Black Rock. Several boats lac
directly across the tow path.
The extensive Per and Sea wall at this harbor has
been damaged greatly The heavy piers of stone tis
side of the hight house have extensive breaches IN
many parts SO that The waves make clear Roadway
from the lake INTO the harbor.
The Schooner Ashland. has beached near the foot
of Erie street.
The sea inboat g. ". Dole. lies across Ohio street
and the Bunker III is high and dry the beach. up
the creek.
Our reporter just brings the intelligence of five ad-
donal bodies being taken from the beach outside the
sea wall.
The Indian Queen has just come in,-(half past
ID
Our reporter has asccrained the of the fol-
lowing persons whose bodies have been recovered:
Mr.. Mitchell. who lived on the other side of ,hc
creek formerly from Gene>see county.
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