The New York herald., 1844-10-24
More OF the 0alcs
From the Buffalo Advertiser Of October q. ]

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More OF the Gales
From the Buffalo Advertiser Of October ALL
We have little to add in addition to what given
Saturday Of the effects Of the gale here. IL would be
tedious useless 6 paper with details
vidua losses suce 1t to say that no former gale was
ever SO destructive OF property and e yet una.
% III: us
kinds utterly destroyed hardly be less than hun
dred Most these Of little value. but of them
large and costly structures Thel0ss this species
Of property buildings and ELECTS will not probably tail
short Of S5O,oO0. The loss buildings partially
thrown removed from tneir unrooed dam
aged in other respects, the number Of which is vastly
greater than those completely destroyed, will probably
and merchandise warehouses; the injury sustained
steamboats, vessels and canal boats, the loss WOOD
possible TO estimate, but il must amount much more
than the aggregate loss in buildings destroyed nared
The total loss Of every kind may be safely put down a,
S250.000.
The height to which the water altogether
precedented. Nothing like 1t was known during the
me few years ago. when this ordinary level Of the lake
several eet above what il This may be
counted for fact for several days the
gale pretty stiff eastsrly wind had been blowing This
had driven the water up the lake at least essened the
volume escaping by the When the wind shifted to
to the southwest, and blew with such fury. the water
came down before it as If a dam had broken away Il
thirteen feet above the level at which it stood
such other particulars Of the ectsof gale here
Of gene will be found below 1t will be
seen BY our in diligence from up the lake. that we have
the different ports wholly unprecedented and this gale
will long be remembered as without parallel Tor Its Sc
verify and destruction.
The following the Of persons lost and missing
90 far ascertained:
Edward OBrien wife, and three children, lived the
tow.path below Mechanic street
joan Gaice and two children, lived below the above
A colored woman and daughter named Cole:
MIR. MITCHELL lived the opposite side Of the Creek
formerly from Genesee county
Mrs 3. Smith and three daughters, near Wikeson's
foundry.
| Janet Lawrie, picked up near the above
Moses White Of Clarence Hollow, found in the creek
near the ship canal.
A. Metot, and his son. Simeon Metot, found near the
Mis- stoicker and three children recently from sene.
Fails. Mr. B. left the evening before III the Robert
Buckley Wheeler Of Buffalo, Thomas Rushing OF To.
ronto, and Gee Blanchard, missing.
Mr. Havels, milk man, and boy whs lived with him,
drowned.
ding, OF Collins, drowned.
The bod Of the wife and three children Of John Smith,
German who resided between Elk and Ohio streets
An infant chlld of Mr.. Adams on Ohio street.
The body Of John Bowen ferry man. and woman about
80 years Of sge, name unknown have been found.
Another Mrs Smith and two daughters Germans found
drowned on Elk street
Mr.. Chase and boy who lived with him on the oppo
site side of the creek, missing.
Mrs Caharine smith. wife Of Ira B. Smith, Of Albany
found.
David g Bloof employed at Wilkeson's furnace.
Coroner Harris informs that he has held ibquests
thirty eight persons We hope to-morrowto be able to
give the names Of all drowned and missing. The num-
Der will probably exceed fifty
little boat shallop OF about Is tons burthen left
here Friday evening for Canada, loaded wi potatoes
and thirteen board The gale struck the boat
Point Abino, deve it ashore md every person
board was drowned except the master.
The schooners II Wood, Capt Miner, Mohawk, Capt
Carmichael, Home, Capt M'Auley and United states,
Capt Richardson Of o:wego, have arrived here in safe
y being driven in by the Of them have suffered
canvass and spars Thet Ma,ion Capt Oliver, from
Chicago made the port in good sty lie, and in comm
with the other vessels caught out has much Of her sails
| and rigging carried away.
The schr VIM: Cayley, of Kiogston, and St, Paick, Of
Oswego, arc at Port Colborne The former Is beached
below the lighthouse aud the latter Is inside the canal
much Damaged, having run in during the height OF the
| gale.
tced on Saturday came in safely with all on board yes
terday morning The passengers, an immense number,
sions Of praise and gratitude to Capt Titus, his officers
and crew, for the admirable manner in which the boat
cooness Courage and seaenshp enabled them to wealth
or the gale successfully and they richly deserve the
| Thereport had on Saturday. although it came TO
Ia reliable shape that everal horses thrown
board untrue The beat brought back safely all she
took out except one horse who broke loose and jumped
| overheard
The following canal boats in addition to those already
given washed up some distance from the creek and
canal Some ofhen, from their shattered condition,
net be got off, The whole list embraces sixty boats
The D Deano has rchandze board much injured,
Addison, Victory Mckie. Brown. Liham An
twerp. The Pilot, PEARL, j. Hubbard and G. Pur-
i
At Cleveland the gale was strongly felt The Herald
Of Saturday evening says:- Considerable damage was
done several vessels harbor The schooner Pa
mama. loaded with lumber had her bow and stern in.
that she sunk inside the piers The schr Porter lost
Houston, Elizabeth Ward, and Lewis Goler had their
sterns stove in, and considerably injured The
dal boat w. Williams crushed and sunk, and
other damage was done to vessels and small boats The
steamer United States 10 safe at Ashabua The steamer
st. LOUIS with broken shaft came up from the Rock
yesterday, and will lay up for the The schooner
Lyons Csp Klasgye, with freight for Toledo had her
ioremast carried away by the brig Uncle SAM and must
| remain to get in q spar.
Capt Spencer Of the schooner N Biddle reports the
loss Of his mate James NJ Hall Of Farpor, while coming
70 at Erie during the gale The deceased has left WIFE,
Boats from Detroit bring intelligence that the schrs
Grant Potomac Walker and Brandy wine, were ashore
IN the bay at Erie, but would be got off, One vessel
name unknown, high and dry near the barracks schI
Clay, aground 30 ro from the water Schr Lodi was
towed into Erie by the Missouri sails shattered and both
anchors gone schr Lumberman came into Erie over tn
head OF the Peninsula schr Whg parted her cables and
App ehensions we're II for the pier and canal bank Al,
the Rock which did not get damaged much 100
feet Of the BERN path squaw sand washed away
but by timely aid from the canal superintendent farther
! injury stayed.
The brig Prebe named as being in port on satur-
/ day; it was a mistake.
The schr Porter not mentioned in our paper Of sa
turday, 10 her side the dock Wilson's coal yard
pierced by two spiles not injured much otherwise
The effects OF the gale experienced Lake On
taro- although to what extent have not yet learnt
The steamer Cobourg taken from her moorings st
ana carried Opposite WneTe sne lies
considerably damaged There great anxiety felt at
Toronto Saturday for the Kingston boats which were
i due but had not arrived
We informed that barrel heads coming ashore
at Catarausus creek brand C. Bradburn, Cleveland.
marked IS Goodrich. Part OF fore.scuttle with
Pennsy lvania in red chalk; aud some broken deck
plank and bnlwsrks painted green outside and yellow
insdeslso white eagle supposed to be from the ster
Of the schooner Pennsylvania, Captain Barnard, have
| been picked up at the same place.
Extract Of letter dated
| sILvvR CRyKx, Oct. 10.
We have had hard gale-it commenced blowing
about 70 o'clock last night which carried away the
houses and good part of the pier to the waters edge
The outside Ell s also taken OF to the waters edge and
three timbers Of the balance The warehouses
nearly full OF goods and producethe principal part OF
the goods belongedt to y. Morrison, ]. Morrison
and Co., and Norton < Co, We have picked up o
portion Of the goodssome of them ashore without
being broke; others went TO pieces. The soop Roop
lying here broke sdr and went ashore about half way
between this and Cattaraugus The loss In goods and
produce will be from 10 TO $I2 900. About half the