The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-23
From the Buffalo Gazette OF Saturday evening
TERRIBLE GALE!
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY


city, extending into Seneca street, on the east
side of Maine street, presents one general scene
of wreck and desolatlon, throughout the whole
length of the city.
The water was at least two feet higher than it
has ever been known before.
In addition to the immense loss Of property, we
have to record still more melancholy results in the
death of large number of human beings.
The wind commenced blowing about l | o'clock
last night, and continued until sunrise this MORN
ing, when it gradually subsidized.
The damage done TO the shipping in the harbor
is Immense. .'ttt
The stone pier on the south side of the creek,
which was supposed by all to be impregnabIe to
the assaults of the elements, has given way be-
fore the storm of last night, and for over third
Of its length the top down several feet has been
broken away and washed into the creek.
The wharves throughout their whole extent,
have been more or less damaged, in many places
being completely torn away, and scattered through
the adjacent streets.
The big Ashland, in attempting to make the
harbor, was thrown over the north pier, where
she now lies, her bows hard on the pier. She
was loaded with wheat, for Daw & belong
The steamer G. Dole, lies high and dry in Oaio
street, near the Clark and Skinner canal.
The new Glass Factory of II. Hodge & Co., is
IN ruins. Damage estimated at $4,000.
Thompson, Warren & Co.. near the foot OF Court
street, is almost entirely demolished.
The car house Of the Buffalo and Niagara
Falls Railroad was partially blown down, and the
cars much damaged "
A part Of the steeple of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, on Niagara street, was blown off,
The steeple of the Park Church was thrown
much out of its perpendicular position.
The Engine and Car house, scarcely completed,
pF hn InA., In .nl A,tto ID 4,
entirely demolished.
The blacksmith shop Of John WelIsbury on
Mechanic street, was demolished
The new bridge being erected over the ship
canal at Erie street, was swept away, and its
timbers thrown against grocery near by, with
such violence as to completely riddle the lower
story.
Ambrose Milan, truckman, was killed BY the
falling IN OF the gable end of his dwelling on Han
over street after having removed his wife aud
children.
Of the canal boats, it is impossible to enume-
rate the number lying on land. From the Hy-
draulics to the northern bounds of the city, thew
are scattered, and more or less damaged.
Wood, lumber, hogs cattle, aud the remnants
OF houses, to be found and obstruc the streets
all over the flats.
lady 60 years Of age, and boy, were taken
out of canal boat BY the hands of the Vlert.
about o'clock, and saved. aa
Six children, drowned in the vicinity of Will.
kesons foundry-names not ascerlained. Also,
. grown persons, among them Mrs. Smith and
two OF her little girls Mrs. O'Brien and her
child. One lad Is years old was drowned while
attempting to save Mrs. Smith. The body of a
little girl was found under workshop. The
number missing not yet found is 15-whole num-
Der lost or missing, 45.
The bodies brought in are mostly foreigners,
no and rioh apd.,,
tenements on the flats.
Dead bodies are constantly arriving The
room is crowded with persons in search of mis-.
sing friends.
Two servant girls were drowned in the cellar
kitchen of Huff's Hotel. Two other girls were
asleep in the same part of the house, who barely
escaped by breaking through the windows.
The damage to goods in the cellars, Easements,
and lower stories, has been great. .&
The unprecedented severity of the storm, and
the number of sail vessels which were known 10
be out leads us to fear for the worst 1t were
almost impossible for one of them to survive the
fury OF the gale in the open lake. The sudden
ness with which the gale came up, gives us but
faint hopes, that those vessels which were ex
posed had time to seek shelter in any harbor.
The storm continued this morning. After hav.
ing lulled down for three or four hours, the wind
commenced blowing again, accompanied by hail
and rain. a.
The office of !. Sherman, lumber merchant
was carried over the railroad track The iron
safe was found in the building
The track of the Buffalo and Attca railroad
was washed away. The water rose four feet in
the depot. Loss $4,000.
The ravine running up to Seneca street is fill.
ed with cattle, horses, hogs, lumber, and other
property.
up to IL o'clock, t,oenty .seuen dead bodies had
been brought to the court house.
We learn from gentleman just arrived from
Lancaster, that the woods on the line of the rail.
road are extensively levelled.
The Mayor, Coroner Harris, and other officers
and citizens have been active all the morning,
'fordlng what relief was in their power.
The storm also produced distressing conse.
luences at Rochester, and the whole intervening
egion. The above is but partial list of dam
ages on the Lake shore
Observation-Disclosures MEDICAL CONVENTION.
Tie " ). Gazette, of Phadel phia. states that