New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-28
From the Buffalo Express, 18th.
The I,te storm.

,.s,oo f,,,n Detroit since the late gale, gave
la an opportunity observe IN II measure tne eAUh'"
Tho duniacc which has occurred. Although inc storm
,yas severn the entire length Of the Lake Jet We md no
material DANCE has occurred as lar West s Cleveland
The wreck that we saw was at Madison Doch ana
from that point 10 this city scattered along e scff
aiunoant testimony OF the force and fury WITH when
this portion of the Lake has been swept over from
several Of the shpwrecked mariners, some oil 'yEoin
have been upon the BsAcs from their boyhood, We
learned that the gale in liz fury lasted only about two
hours but during thai period exceeded In it' violence
any thing which they have ever experienced
II is sad picture TO dwell upon, yet II is relieved 10y
rho limited loss of life when compared with the number
OF vessels wrecked The shore from barcelona 70 Ere
for most the way is precptous and rock bouhc ana
IL ia almost miracle that The crews oil all the vessels
thrown ashore upon that coast had not persisted We
have gathered but little intelligence in addition to what
we have published Some seventeen vessels ana TWO
steamers have been beachcd Both steamers WIZ prove
nearly total wrecks Several OF the vessels will be got
on If the weather continues mild
The steamers are tho HELEN Strong and the Indian
Queen The vessels, Far we ascertancd their
Names are the brigs osccola total wreck H. H. Sizcr
abandoned and Hancock, with hole in her side. The
schooners Dayton Chas. Howard. j H. Lyon U. states
(ower laker,) Huron Cleveland, Swan, PDta, Oneida
dover laker) Racine and Ilarwch. There others,
whose names we could not ascertain. The Huron is
abandoned and several others may prove total wrecks
A PERILous EscArE.--Thc brig n. II. Sizcr was
driven ashore short distance below Erie. When the
gale struck her, she reel OF rocks that
stretch of from shore that before she could haul up
into the wind she struck and carried away her center
board. After this it impossible, although every
exertion made to work her OIL 10 accomplish this
end. The wind swept her in the blackness OF the
night toward the shore. which the increasing surge
every moment marked out as ieariully near.
The only thing left for those board was 10 let her
90 before the wind until she brought up hoping that "a
kind Providence would direct their craft point where
they might escape watcry grave On She hew, under
the influence OF the tempest until she brought up against
rock bound shore with so much force MS 10 throw
every PROSTATE upon the deck The recedng wave
carried her back about thirty feet and another returned
her with force against the cliffs again. giving sure ndca
lions that she could not long survive the action OF the
waters against the wall of rocks.
Through the darkness of the night the sailors discov
cred the indisnct outline OF projecting crag that
promised foothod provided il could be reached The
prepared for the leap when the vessel should again
be brought up by the TO position where he could
reach the cliff With line in hand he stood upon the
buwnrks prepared TO leap knowing that his life depend
ed upon the OF the effort Every cycwas turned
toward his ndistnct form as he stood out in the storm
awaiting the fearful cnp.
The brig neared the shore again. and the noble fellow
made the effort which 10 decide the fate of tho en-
tire crew-a shout from the cih told his shpmaes thai
all was SAFE By the means OF the line which he had
taken with him. another hour found the crew and por
don Of their effects clustered upon the uttng cliff that
had saved them from impending death.
AccIDENT-On Sunday evening the Propeller
Oneida, during gale encountered some difficult
ty in making Eric Harbor She touched upon shoal
that projects into the channel and in Wrapping neI up
alongside the pier one OF her hands was instantly killed
by being caught in the boat between the propeller and
the pier and passenger who assisting WAS SER.
ousy, though not dangerously injured. The name OF
the person killed was - Todd, and we understand he
resident of Cleveland, where he has left young
wife TO whom he has been but recently married.
SuNK.-The old schooner Marshal Ney came into
port last evening with load OF limcson and during
the night sunk in the river in some 10 fee, water.
Cleveland Herald OF Saturday.