New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-10

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following letter from gentleman residing 10 the
upper country" who was on board the Julia Poi
mer in the recent severe gale on Lake Superior IL
will be read with interest
Steamboat julia Palmer.
COPPER HARBoR, Nov. - 1871.
Nv Dear H-After sixteen days OF rough sud tumoe
upon the waters OF Lsks Superior We brough, up IN th
hsrbor the evening OF the 9th inst and heard tbs ioaa
cheers Of hundred hros responding 10 our csnnon
We had been given up. OF course AZ Lost and nuy,H
ever men tims 10 try tnalr ms,Iie we had.
On ths Sunday evening after leaving the ssut We
found Ourselves 10 the open lake, contsnding with H.
rous gale, 10 which about pine feet Of our snokspips
was blown off and were driven back past White hsa
Point into the Msr.ss river and sought anchorage
Ia Whlsksys Harbor. Ga Tuesday morning. the weath
er modersng pulled ont Tor another trial. but were
Obliged haul up under White nsh Point and stay ou
a second gale and snow storm. Our next sttsmp
brought through sstormy TO the harbor Of Grad
Island where remained until Saturday, III O'Clock
AN when we made for Bette ds Gns Bse-stmosphsrs
raw and dense.
Ia the night supposing In the neghborhood
OF the Sssnad Rock but log heavy and darkness e.
eme that IL thought proper 10 lay the boat 10 IN
Ill daylight. Weather being hesvy-thsn made for, -
We supposed Copper Hsrbor; and at IL O'Clock, blos
log gale tbs smoke cleared swsy, and We saw the
north side Of kcewenah Point About 10 miles from us
while nearly put Of fuel, driven before ths
wind la tho direction OF Iss Royal, unable 10 change
our course Al from tos p. NJ. our oost abored vev
heavily aud Il impossible for or furniture 10
hold position and were thrown backward and Tor
ward Ike 90 many footballs.
At 9 o'clock our guards were torn up and several Of
the guard became broken and with on accord all MAJ
fully responded this order 10 throw the deckfreisnt
overheard aud In lev minutes she was ishienod of 20
barrels The wind now suddenly seersd about and ~
wefe driven Ia southery direction unul 10 O'CLOCK
ssht which probably saved from tho rocky shores
Of IsIs Roys asslast which We must have Inevitably
been dashed 70 pieces
Again the wind shifted. and driven In .
northess,ery course. every other minute apparently
buried Ia hs with tho water sweeping our decn
sod washing 10 torrents through tho ladies cabin viz
desd-shu driven 10 In the strersze snov, rain, se~
snd hall snd the most dismal bowling wind that eva
moaned the requiem OF shpwreck. Then st: ssos
would shs emerge from the depths Of the vstsrs sh.ss
her pross II In defiance Of tbs roaring elements ios
moment dssb onward 10 triumph. and anon plunge W
reeking, into tho foam OF the ensuinog aoyss
And thus. for seventeen hours. without momsnss
resps did she wresue With her fate wnsn We enterss
toe hsrbor Of the state ssnds and oresnsd anew sss
Add strange ~ IL msy seem 10 you Of tnr io,y nse 49,
ON board this boat mons qased nor ola ny qaivsfs
| ehssk hsnch or nerve trembs. There we shrek
| inx from the women no Weeping among the children.
Nsn battled like lions at Boy women were herones sne
children We hashsd BY The uoearhy aud serrhc roar
| the .torm. Ia q word every man was . sailor. sno
nranut IN executing the commands OF the officers; soo
bu, bss Capt Moody By HE cool courage and sef CON
snd richly earned wreath Of lsurels and TO Jaus
| Palmer lmmortslzed Ter name
THE LAST CASE OF SoxyAsBuLIsM About
three O'Clock yesterday morsing o hs large church
| bells OF city commenced active tollins - Too
Ore sni soon disma peal heard from othsr quar-
The boys" were out In double quick time ous no
fire could be found and making inqoiries ~ -
cersasnsd that ne sexton Of the church he'd rssn AZ
sleep and gone the church, which wss next door 70
bis dwelling. AMI commenced pulling away Ct ~ bell
rops At card rate He foslly walked hmself w. ana
could be convinced but What there alarm o.nsF
than tsst caused oy himsel fRoch. Adv. "n-
~ Lake Champlan. during the season nov
pssL has borne burden Of freight and psssssssn IN
msuse 10 issf and unequaled 10 any former ys.f ~
passenger travel, both pleasure and business -
been unprecedented The completion Of the hsnos -,
from Whitehall TO Troy during tns coming scssoc -
| do much toward making the route through LAss es~
plain sill more emphausally ." thoroasnfsS vr,,.