The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-05-04
From the Chicago Tribune
TERRIBLE GAI.ES-VESSELS WRECKED

ne severest gale that has occurred
since November, lS12, has Just passed over
our Lake. !, commenced on Monday nigh,
and continued nearly 81 hours. doing com
para,iyely vast amount oil damage To the
small amount Of shipping on our Lakes
What rendered il more severe than usual,
was the sudden change from warm weather
10 severe cold, and piercing snow storm,
which filled the mir aud rendered il impcne-
trahlc to sight to any distance.
SO far VIC have heard of the following
wrecks:
The topsnil schooner T. y. Scammon,
went nshore about IL miles from this city
near The mouth Of the Ca'umct, and 10 TO.
tai loss. Two persons on board died from
exposure. One was Charles Walker,
nephew Of Charles Walker, merchant Of
this city, who owned the vessel. The 9TH
er was boy named Morris Lawrence, the
cook on board. We believe he was former
" from Bsloi,, w. r..
The cargo consisted Of G,500 bushels
wheat, 100 barrels pork, about 200 barrels
-four, mud 300 hides. a par. Of tho pork
and hides will be saved; part the four,
in damaged condition; and all Of the
wheat, badly damaged md only fit Tor
starch. The vessel was insured for s. 900
the freight for $500. The insurance will
probably nearly cover both vessel aud
freight.
The vessel struck abon; two O'Clock in
The afternoon. An express was immcdi-
atcly despatched for this city, and arrived
about 4 o'clock. Wagons, with boats, were
AT once despatched 10 assist the crew TO tho
shore. II was not until about ono o'clock
Yesterday morning that those on shore sue
ccedcd in getting line n the vessel, hnv-
ing become wet and chilled in their cfTurts.
A boat was finally manned. and succeeded
IN renchins her in safety, when those on
board were rescued, being in a suffering
condition, aud Nil well nigh exhausted. ],
was supposed the greater part Of them
would have persisted before morning.
The topsal schooner, ". Dousrman, Of
Milwaukee, was bcached, about D o'clock on
Tuesday evening, nearly opposite the end
It Washington street. She was near
DEATHS Door," at the entrance Of Green
Bay, when the gale came OIL, and being
Slight" Immediately turned about, md run
under bare poles, before tho wind, TO this
port, hoping 10 he able &c ontrun the gale.
This being tho last place, however, she az
tempted TO enter, but, striking the end Of
tho south pier, was thrown of, and wen!
ashore, with the loss OF cutwatcr and
chains. She mus, have ran about IL miles
on hour before the wind without sail. She
will probably be gotten OF without any Sc
rious damage.
The schooner Woodbridge. Capt. M
pier, wns nenr the Mani,ous when the gale
struck her. She attempted TO stand up
against the gale, but after losing her deck
load, jb, gangways and part Of her bull
warks. turned lur Chicago, and arrived yes
tcrday morning. She m,de ton miles M
hour under bare poles, notwithstanding she
had drags out behind 10 rctnrd her speed.
The pumps show her to DO in good con-
di,ion.
Capt. Napier reports having seen the
Oneida near tho Mani,pus. She was
hound down, md appeared to be laborin.
worry hard. The Oneida WINS long, and
mt considered good sea vessel. Il il
supposed she either ioundercd or went n
| shore.
The propeller Manhattan was driven
ashore near the pier a, l,acine. Her chr.
90 is badly damaged. mud the boat very
much injured. The passengers were MI
saved. The vessel is insured for Sl2 900.
The cargo $500.
The propeller Cicreiand is also supposed
4 a
From MIR. Elkins, Of Southport, we learn
TINT propeller, supposed to be tho Clcve-
land, wns seen about three O'clock, drifting
past Southport, withou, steam, aud under
a glib.
At Little Fort, he was informed TINT che
WINS seen, nboat sunset, rolling badly in The
trough of the sen. She mus, have been
not far from Milwaukee ~hcn she met the
storm. She had been ii, TINT city in the
morning, and discharged such &c her pas
sengcrs rs were destined for that place.
She Ind considerable number of pnsscn.
gers from this city, bound down the Lakes.
We very much fear shc has fimndcrcd or
gone ashore on the south end of the Like.
between tho Calum., and Michigan City.
The Schooner Helena. with a cargo Of
lumber, Is ashore nbnn, IL miles north Of
this, but the damage Ia the vessel is not
known.
The barqnc Utica, about the largest sail
craft on the lake, met the gale at the Man
i,ous, and was compelled TO hni Cor this
port. She arrived abau, IL o'clock, yea.
,erday morning, in n lcakv condition, md
with her cabin elayc in. The mate, Mr..
Wheeler, we regret to hear, was swept
overheard and lost.
How fnr the storm extended cast, il is
impossible TO tell, rs Geographic communi.