Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-14
Dreadful Gale in HE Gulf of st. Lawrence

Dreadful Gale in the Gulf Of st. Lawrence
A correspondent of the st. John IN. b News,
writing from Shediac Sept. 80, gives the following
account of the late terrible gale in the Gull;
"Through the columns of your paper II may not
be unineresting togive you a Dr Ell history ol me
dark North, as you have termedH. on Tue Zolh
inst. that beautiful sheet oil water, VIZ: Sheulac
haTbor, had the appearance OF Il calm anu unrul-
fled surface, apparently i'll a state OF lmmoyable
composure, with several vessels riding at anchor
UNCONSCIOUS of what was nj manu- Inc lalSe
barque Evergreen, OF WhibyJ CARING lnnSterj The
barques Enterprise, Mary anu HecnyerY-the lhIee
eIgreen taking in deal; also tue byzantine James
Murphy and several smaller vessels. were lying at
anchor, and all a. parrntly in state OF salty, Dul
before twelve O'clock The same nght, TINS Deaut-
full sheet OF water was aroused from lls sun
ness, and commercial lis warfare with II power
full northeast wind AMI heavy ram, notifying the
bold sailor to prepare Tor battle. HoweSet' lie
good ships one and all stood out lnbold array un-
til the following day 0t at ten o CLOCK "A. NJ, when
retreat began to take plnce, the breeze lreshenGd
up iuto terrific gale of wind and driving RAIN
The schooner loughboy, Galang, master, drove
on shore near ScovtlPs Mill; the schr Wasp, be
longing to w. w. Lord, Esq, Charloltetown, drove
on shore near Scovill's long wharf; the Prince
Edwards Island packet Rival, Welsh, master, drove
ashore on Mines Point; the barque Evergreen
dragged both anchors and grounded on the flats off
Mines Point, lower hold full OF deals-wlll have
TO be discharged before got off. The barque Mary
er and brought up; the baTque Recovery drove in-
to the mouth of the SCodove nver channel, and
grounded on soft bottom; has full cargo OF rail
road iron oil board, and will be easily got of when
the cargo is taken out.
Many fences were blown down; also, large
frame house near seventy feet long, and two stories
high, in the course of erection Ivy the Railroad
Company, blew down with tremendous crash,
| about IL O'Clock a. NJ, making great havoc oil
the timber.
a I leo Mr. CnalV
had taken beautiful new brig, called the Anna
bell Davis, through the bridge, the day previous,
which was lying at anchor when the storm came
on, and drove the brig against The bridge, which
stove in the bulwarks, and did other injuries 10 the
vessel, and the pressure of the brig against the
bridge moved the Top over some four or FIVE feet.
AT Buctouche u Shooner from Quebec, loading
with anchors, was drove on shore below Bowsersj
also Capt. DixonS schooner was drove ON shore
near Little Bridge. The schr. Neptune, oil ShedI"c,
Capt. HaShy, lying at anchor mid-bay, with loss oil
boat, colors flying at half mast high, at 10 A. NJ.
| Both; wind blowing so hard no boat is able 10 go
off 10 ler brig is ashore OH the outside oil Buc-
touche beach, close Ieeed main Top sail, aud guns
firing. schooner is ashore not far from the brig,
with sails set. The inhabitants on shore think all
hands are lost, in consequence oil sails standing;
Smiths pilot boat is gone off, wind blowing hard
and raining. very great freshet-every river ard
brook apparently doing its utmost to assist i'll filling
up the mighty ocean.
VIM. Hannington's mill dam broke on Howards
brook; Weling's mill dam broke on Shediac river,
doing serious injury 10 the mill and wharves, and
carried away quantity of lumber; several RATS,
logs and lumber broke up and drove on shore, be-
loTging TO Scovils and others.
A French lad, about twenty years of age, by the
name of Galang, fell off log in Wellng's mill
pond on the 26lh ult., and was drowned. pole
was handed him by com'ade, but he did not take
hold of it, and made no effor' 10 save himself
A despatch TO the News Room furnishes the fol-
IOwnf additional naftlCulaFS:
"The schooner Happy Return, Rodgers, master,
from Bedeque, with cargo of oats, bound iol
NIiramichi, is ashore and stranded OH the end Of
Buctouche beach. A big, belonging to Exeter and
bound to Miramich,iS ashore on the sands beyond
ordinary tides, about half way between Buctouche
bar and ChockfSh river"