Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-28
THEGALE on LAKEERIE.

We copy from the cleveland Plaindealer of
Monday the annexed account OF the destruc.
lion OF the steamer HeieH S;Toag.
Wehavc conversed with one Of the rcscu-
ed from this wreck lie describes the whole
scrne as terrible. After the udder was bro.
Ken the steam pipe burst and the cable parted.
despair was visible on every countenance.-
Sometimes they were head To the wind then
stern, then aside, when the sra would
break over them with fearful violence. Ian
one OF these side seas both gangways were car.
red away. la this tpine moment none eY-
mbitrd greater presence III mind Than ,be,
tininberusid. She went below where she
iounl mrn. women aud children. kneeling
slae 10y side ln siN inches ui water, engaged
lu prayer. She told them il was no time IN
pray now, they ought to have attended to iltat
fore, aud drove them from tie cabin q, m.
upper deck, where She exhoued them 10 take
care OF themselves.
Al length The vessel struck aud every lipht
was cHiIugIished by tlie sea that carried her a
gHin~t tte ru,k-. IL was terrible d,rk,ess
They could hear aud f., one another. aud the
voice ut prayer and bssocsthing was heard a
Dove TIE noisc ot th' Tempest At this tim,
u was not known that two ol ihe boats crew
had - mIaculou,ly reached shore when TIA,
hoii hrst struck, aud they suppus.ha wateIy
grave was lnrve'itably 10 b. their i,le. rs the
O'il was thrn hosiing against the cliff with
tremendous violence. on expected eyer, mn
nent "a sink Btta light was seen A. The
top ol the clIil, and Nuice was heard To say
"a nope. fupe' Ole afj-ranItl,rr. all ,y,,,.
drawn up, wet, chilled. anl much brui,sd and
exhausted. How mony were lost IL was ir.
possible to tell, a. they scattered ~ every al
frction a. soon az rescued. One of the mas
scngcrs reports that hc actually saN sven
pct,sns gouvcrbual. Another reports only
one. Others ~ none were lost. The wor.,
viii he known 30 few days.
DlSTR ESSING RAVAGES OF SpoTrpn
FEVER We learn from Rev Mf. Pilch. al
the Bethel Church. who literally goc. sb,,,,,
doing good, ministcuug Ia tho spi,i,,sl snJ
sp,iai wants oi the spirdng. ihsi the P,urJ
Fever his prevailed ior upwards of a r,on,t
past 90 tiic lhuliit of Abraham Brown. oI ~
= Beach street, in ihis city. with fatal effects
his sou James, about 80 years old. died on tb,
Isl OF oe'ols'f, after much suffering. Samuel
+" lille bfuthrt, Dged about /, years, died ou
tbc idh. The father was taSen with ia.
SINE malady and dicl on the 2ith. ay,.d so
yrors, and his daughter, Lydia a litile Vid ol
years died on the 18Th iust. The ismilv
comprised icu memicrs, snd all the male.
have been cut oh.-Nsask Ads
PROPER DISTINCTION
Ciniiendeu, chiei magistrate Oi Vermont was
81 humble birth, aud. nuse by the force Of talent
20 his exalted station. Vet while Goveruof
Of the Green Mountain empire. he sfill com
inued 90 keep the r8mc tavern. upen the
steep bill side ihat be- kept for many gcsr, be-
'or Ono evening wagoncr dove up add
accostcd him thus Governor Chittcplrp a.
chief magistrate ct Vermont. render you sll
1ue homag- bui ~ laudloni Chiticnden. I'M
ihank you otufn oui my hOpes
By Letters rceniiy rrcsitrd tom Point la,
b'l, wc 1ro informed ofjh,a itsl atth.tI,ia,e
ul ths ship bteuy. Witl iuc latislion al 4.
y ARTILLERY, commanded BY Lieut.. Col. Bel
ton " hi,h sailed iIsm New YorA on thc 2I,b
uitiBU.