The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-08

More Of the Late storms and Floods.
[Eron the Milwaukee (Wis } Sentinel Sept. 81
pied severity The clouds gathered Thursday eve
ming and shortly after MIDNIGHT the rain commenced
falling fast and the wind rising from the northeast
begs blow ntfully. Both wind and rain Increased
the night wore gu, and when day dawned fierce
storm raging This continued throug hout Thurs
day and Friday with little ntermissen in the rain
and scarce luli in the wind Towards nghtialL Fri
gusts the North still swept shwart the sky and
occasional showers drppsd from the clouds 1t
grand sight while the gale at it's height, to
watch the big waves az they came roaring and aiming
towards the beach, combng. at intervals entirely over
the piers and dashing the spray twenty into the
air while outside the surf and riding heavy swe
lay the Sultans Monticello and two schooners roing
and pitching with great violence, and threatening at
every moment, to drag their anchors part their
bles.
The lake was very high and the waves made clean
breach the beach. submerging the fats pre-
sebtne unbrokeD theet of water as tar west JEFF
ferson street. The river too higher than have
ever before it, and in the upper part the city
the milr the fate and Islands all afoat and
the water, in Of the houses, two three feet
deep The bridges Oneida and Spring streets and at
Walkers Point, on their flats TO be impasss
BILE fer teams and the Spring street bridge only
held in it's place by strong ropes II would only have
gone of Tor good the public would have been glad to
have seen it part its fastenipgs
During the height OF the gale, Friday, the Niagara
aTriysd of port from below. but finding 1t inpos-
sibe TO land put out into the Lake for sea room The
sultapa also arrived about midnight Friday aud run
ming alor gsid- the piers some OF her passengers
chance 10 jump ashore. The however too high
anchor in the bsy she lay there rolling heavily, all
thai night through Saturday, and until 10 A. NJ yes
terosy when she again got sl9psde the piers landed
Appsby reports that the gale about the worst he
caught in and at times the Sultana dragged
80 much tba, be got his buoys all ready, and made
every preparation to slip his cables ana go to sea
The Pacific, Capt Cooper, came in during the worst
of the blow, and in the teeth of tremendous sea-
landing her passengers here in safety about daylight
Friday The Detroit, Capt Estabrook, also came In
from Grand haven while the gale at its height.
asn a,1k sfsh
eeampp Lakes and the way in which they
brought their boats through this adds another
to the many the public have for placing great
confidence In these steamers and thu r skifu officers
The schooner Churubusco which made the harbor
about o'clock Friday parted her chain cable and all
the other lines with which they had made fast the
government pier, and swinging round South went
ashore, stern on She will probably be got anoat how
without much difficulty. The schooner Ellen
Parker on Saturday morning sde an Intellectual ef
fort to get into the harbor but finding the current
setting out too strong To MAKE head against put of
into the Lake The Msor Kirby got into the river but
breaking sdrift, went to sea sgain
The tine propeller Monticello from Buffalo also tried
the Ray where she rode oss the gale snugy and came
into the river on Saturday night.
The schooners Dousman, Palmetto and x Cramer
in during Saturday night tbs latter all safe but
the Doutman bad her bulwsrks stove, and lost her
bowsprit, and the Palmetto carried away topmsst
and some Of her rigging The Susan Drew, from Chi
cage got into the harbor but went ashore inside the
piers vessel Is also reported ashore and wrecked at
Racine. The sea made = complete breach through the
inc cha ne, Their, ,ome 30 feet and deem
TO float q vessel.
10 conssqusnce of the severity Of the storm the Pa
cifc did not leave Tor New Buffalo Saturday morn
ing there any boat from there during the day
We are. consequently, without any later intelligence
by the naa We fear that the Disaster by this storm
VIII not be confined to The Lakes son. ba, that great
j,iurx has ,esuI,. d IN tb crons ala Nv IA
mac. ID and dimni,b,o nv nr.yious foui weather
IFrsm the Detroit Adyertiser Sent al
We are indebted 10 the clerk Of the steamer London
for the following particulars of the gale on Lake Huren
on SATURDAY. -
TIE sebooper Hamilton. of o,weuo. arrived at Mack.
mac SUNDAY y september LIST with about three feet
water In her hold
The schooner Mantle Capt J II BedAeld suffered
severely in the gale She lost her tops and foreraf
carried away her main boon and tore her ms,nsail
badly. She lsbored heavily Saturday, aud leaked
" succe.ded in reaching False Presque Isle harbor
where she underwent repairs aud probably Lett yester
cay. bound for Milwaukie.-Messrs. Pennrld & Lyon
owners, Oswego, NY
The gale wss tremendous the London having to lay
20 from Sunday noon to sunday evening" when the
wind sbated She then left msekinac, and found a
heavy sea all the Say over Lake huron
The Empire Stat. and Albany made mackinsc safely
the masters OF both boats declaring ~ to be the
heaviest gale they ever witnessed on Lake Huron.
IFrom the Litchheld Conn Republican. Sept Al
On Monday last, about o O'Clock A N. IL commenced
raining violently. and continues until the Tuesday
apart Of the time psrticnIayly on Mouday attsrnosn
IT BIZ " hurricane but the wind was not snifcirntly
oec, stoned inchlculable dar.g. The sten. britge
n.sr Mr. n TrowbricT.,. tannsry was entirely ss.et
Way atone bel N "a q q another
v,rs other bridges In various directions have shared
N, sam. tate
The IsAes are greatly swollen. and appear to cover
WORE than vic their original .xt.pt az surs.ce
r, AZ fresbe has never b.eu been known In this re-
zion
From tho Easton Pa) whig. sept Al
At the Ppipt IN. guard wall adioinips IN, emit
of the dam and a large portion of thr embank mo at
have ben wash, away greatly ,nasugerng the pro.
psrty An that loo aity norton Of M. outsd. n OF
The basin fell exposing the eribbiux which however
remained Arm
We have heard of hut ON. or two breaches In ths
D.lavnr, Canal " beh will not rsonirs m. tnAp a
v..k or ten days to repair
The Lehisb COMPANY Canal Il il Thought has been
dsmeeed 10 a much greater EXTENT We have heard
of - ysrhI breaches this ,d OF he one at Free
mansburg one be- on the AIieptogn da m and another
brIox m stata aa~
Tn. streams in New Jersey he's w..n this Mace and
New Yo,k have also bean y,ry much swoieo The
bride. Mt Clinton xns carried Awsv prsy.ntins the
arrival Of this nare Of the somsrvills line Of m ali