The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-10-31

of Arkansas, who is in our city, that when
he left, no doubt was entertained, from the
returns re eived, that the wings had carried
the State.'
From the Louisville Daily journal of Saturday
GREATLOSS OF LIFE AND PROPER
TY.
On the night ofthe 18th, a dreadful storm
visited Lake Erie. The Buffalo ADVERTISED
states that the amount ~ofproperty destroyed
is immense and the loss of life awful. The
Cincinnati Gazette has the following letter:
BUFFALO, October 10, 10 O'Clock, A. M.
MEssRs. EDITOR: 1t is my painful duty to
give you a few of the particulars of the
hardest gale that ever visited this section of
country. Three hundred thousand dollars
will not cover the loss of property in this
city.
At about halfpast eleven last night the
gale commenced blowing from the North
west most violently. 1t kept increasing
from that time until about 4 O'Clock.
The Iron U. S., steamer Chautauque, and
the Bunker Hill and Columbus, were driven
from the harbof and cast ashore, some below
the north peer and some in the Bay. Fhe
steamboat Indian Queen and Schooner Ash
land were driven on shore in attempting to
make the peer. The Commodore Perry came
in at II o'clock, silocking condition. She
was almost crippled. She did a great deal
of damage to boats and vessels while land
ing at the dock. The steamer St. Louis Ju-
liza Palmer, and Robert Fulton left last eve
ming, at 7 O'Clock, for the upper lakes. The
st. Louis was driven back to Black Rock
this morning. The julia Palmer was driven
back also; but after making several attempts
to get into the harbor, was beaten up into
the bay, where she has laid since 7 this NOR
ning. she threw fifteen horses overheard
IL got ashore. The Fulton has not been
heard from. 1t is supposed that she has gone
to the bottom. The whole dock, from one
end to the other, is completely ruined. The
south peer which was supposed wouldstand
anything, has been swept away. Seneca
street, below Michigan street, is one hear
of ruins. Canal boats, small houses, furni-
ture, lumber, cord wood, &C., a confused
mass. Two girls domestics, were drowned
in their beds. at Huffley's hotel. A woman
was drowned in her bed, on Washington
street.
At Q O'Clock there were thirty-two deac
bodies in the courthouse; since that time
that time several more have been found.
have been informed that fifty will not cove
the number. Buildings, innumeable are
blown down in all parts of the city. The
water rose from 4 to FIVE feet in the warehous
es on the docks, the roofs of a great number
of them were torn off. The new cotton-lac.
tory sustained a very heavy loss. An innu
merable quantity of furniture of all descrip
tions has been taken from the beach this
morning belonging TO the De Witt Clinton
1t is ascertained that she is lost. The
steamer 6. w. Dale lies across Ohio street
in a shocking condition. A horse swan to
the harbor this morning, and was saved. |
was impossible to tell where he came from
Halfpast 10 O'clock have just beer
informed that sixteen more bodies have beer
2 brought to she courthouse. | have also beer
informed by the agent of the Julia Palmer
that she had at least FIVE hundred passengers
on board. She is the opposition boat. 1t
reported that a steamboat went ashore thi
morning a few miles above the city. The
wind for the last hour has been increasing
1t is impossible for me to give a-list of tn
different sufferers. Last night the street
we're filled with men, women, and children
running in all directions. Yours, in haste
j. w. P.
The Advertiser states that the Julia Pa
mer, with three or four hundred passenger.
is safe. Six or seven steamers have bee
destroyed. But more dreadful than all
the loss of life. The bodies of FIVE chic
! rem, in one wagon says the Advertiser, hav
just passed our office, and sixteen person
are missing from Wilkerson's foundry. B.
sides thai, Whole families have been destro,
I. ed.
SHIPWRECKS-REPoRTED Loss OF tn
r. us. CUTIE VIGILANT AND TWELVE OF HT
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