Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-09-06
SEVERE STORM.

SEVERE STORM.
Scarcely had the ink become dry with whic b.,
On Thursday last, we penned a notice of the ia
vornbia weather. when storm of wind and rain
set III ISM the northeast, and continued from
Thn<zg evening until Sunday morning, with
ont IulE pr intermission. twas rs severe storm
Is sc ever witnessed, and occasioned much da-
mage hy sea and land. The schooner Ann Ar
boz Nas unloading cargo at one of the piers
and aItempted to put TO sea when the blow came
on but was driven through the south pier, ma
king vide breach, and now lies wreck few
rods south of that pier. With this exception, the
piers suffered no other serious damage The
bank Of the lake was in many places pretty ex-
tensively encroached on by the angry waves and
considerable "real estate +" has fallen SC low that
it viii never rise again. The roads in the inte-
rior were. of course, somewhat injured, and as
might Be expected, our plank road did not entire
" escape. This however, was at once put in
passabIe order and will no doubt soon be thor
oughly fepaired. Probably the greatest damage
was to be wheat and oats which remained in the
field utgathered, estimated by those who know,
to be haif the crop of this region of country,
which vii probably prove total loss We CO.
py bslow from our exchanges, accounts of the
storm IN other sections:
From the Chicago Tribune.
ATremendous GaIe--Three vessels
Ashore, &c.
About IL o'clock Friday night, a tremendous
gale sprung up from north. north west, which
up to II A. NJ. to day, drove the waves upon the
shorein perfect avalanche. At that hour they
broke com oieteIy over the North Pier in a sea OF
foam, and dashed furiousy along the beach from
the Steam Mil south, as to make serious inroads
upon high bank in many places Just op-
poste Alr Gurnee's house fully ten or twelve
feet ofthe bank has been cut away, CARRYING the
fence along with it into the Lake Trees have
been pFostrated in all parts of the city
But the most serious portion Of the disasters
caused BY the gale are yet to be detailed No
less khan three vessels are ashore.
This brig Flora lies about mile and half
soutao the city, having gone ashore at about o
A. M She was loaded with wheat at Michi-
gan City, and bound for Buffalo. The proba-
Liity is that her cargo will be either totally
lost a. greatly damaged.
The schooners George G. Drew and George
Watson. lumber vessels, are no doubt ashore
few miles Further south. AT about o'clock this
morning the George Watson was at anchor
seuih Of The PIERS but was finally driven from
her moorIngs by the force of the gale AMI must
of neeessity have gone ashore. The Geo Drew
has not been seen here, but she was zen by per-
sons on board vessel that arrived here last
night, ahead of them, making for this harbor, and
as she did not arrive in port, the conclusion is
that she must Of gone ashore also.
Anxiety is felt for the safety of several other
vessels that lett port yesterday.
The steamer Niagara came down before the
winG abont Ten O'Clock this morning, but was
compelled to pass south of the pi5rs nearly mile
before She could get fully turned. She then
stood north in the winds eye, as if intending to
stand cut till the gale subside1. About IL
o'clock. however, the wind commenced veering
and settled about northwest, when she again
turned south, passed the piers abont mile, turn
ed rgaln into the wind, with her bow pointing to
the piers. 1t was then manifest she intended
to attempt to make the harbor, or, failing, to do
svorso
Anintense painful anxiety was manifested by
the persons who despite wind and rain, ha gath
cred on the piers to watch her motions. She
cafn9 steadily up, occasionally pitching forward
as If she were trying to find bottom. The try
ing print was il passing through the terrible sea
whiciiraged around the North Pier and in keep
ing the channel only about $50 feet wide. As
she came into this sea, it struck her broadside,
and she careened so as almost to go on her BEAM
ends. and slightly changed her course. The wa
ster appeared to 60 almost over her, and for
sbreathless moment we thought she was gone.
In amoment she partly righed, and the bow
answered her helm. Again the sea struck her
AMI she went over, and so altered her course as
to place her in line for the south pier. She
sighted again, her bow cleared the sea, she au-
wered her helm, changed her course, Id came
in aroUrsdtthe pier unscathed, so far as we could
eee 1t was for few moments, terribly excit-
1ng,and when she had passed the danger, the
deep anxiety depicted OIL every continuance was
schanged to smile of joy. The Captain un-
doubiedly knew the powers of the boat, or else
ahe wossId have undertaken to do what scarce
~ another, if any, boat On the lake. could have
accomplished.
About two o'clock os Saturday afternoon,
steamer Canada, from New Buffllo, hove in
sight, and after beating south of the piers, pas
sed them and took upaa position inside of the
north pier, where she lay Till towards evening,
when she came in without serious difficulty
sShe had been roughly used by the storm, her
works on one side having been considerably stove
in. We regret to learn that one OF the walters,
on attempting to pass into the kitchen, net know
ing that the flooring was gone, stepped through
into the lake and not seen afterwards. -
Wesdid not learn his fnli mace, bat he was cal
Jed DaG, and belonged to Detroit.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Lake was Very high, and the waves
made clean sweep over the beach, submerging
the Hats, and presenting an unbroken sheet OF
water is far west as Jefferson street. The Riv-
err too. was higher than we have ever before
seen il, and in the upper part of The City, near
the mills, flats and islands were all atloat. anC