New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-05
GALE On LAKE MICHIGAN.

CHICAGO H. saturday, April 20, 1874.
Lake Michigan was last Thursday swept by OF the
thG: lave reused To fury III Usually
peaceful waters. wednesday beautiful dar, and
few dreamed that its brightness ard beauty soon
10 give place 20 darkness and terror and gloom. Toward
night the clouds gathered tlick and dark AMI the ran
pouod down IN torrents. At he time the wind rose
and blew strongly through The night. Az day Thurs
day the gale continued increase and in the afternoon
ragged with violence which has not been experienced
hcGc Tor years The lake this time presented q scene
Of fearful grandeur. The maddened waters were boiling
with fur, and the vhtc-cre-tcd waves were breaking
upon The shore with terrible violence Ships came living
down from the NORTH and several ound protection in the
river.
The erarce 20 Tie river is Difficult. in eguence 81
distinctions IN the channels from drifting sand which has
been partly removed 10y private enterprise but which The
General Coyernc; has 10. found time - attend 20, AZ
though there an appropriation foT the purpose no, yet
cNpendod In q nor.iea. gale, Ike This. vessels failing -
make The in great danger Of being driven 5an-
the broakwaer. which runs along ID iron 81 me cay anu
a yards beyond The track o the Illinois Central kal-
road Several vessels east anchor IN front Of t break
water and was hoped that they would ride Oh. the Storm.
Abou. one OF these vessels the ROCKY Mountains.
broke om her moorng ard was driven upon The break
wocr angle formed by a-pur running ou a, rieht
al or the protection Of Oundhouse The crew saved
,lemsolvcs ~ um inc upon The breakwaer and N few
minutes the vessel sifU,k AID nothing left al hrr but
shattered fragments and mass 0f spllnercd and twisted
humber. HE oANcr ilCiinoud- another lumber vessel
sooL after drove upon the t.cakWG'er and the crew re
,avod IN he same way. and in the ii The IA, the
V,.,cl was pounded into q thousand pieces
Toward evening the Merchant, roi,eh Old schooner
loaded will wood attempted 20 en:er he RIVER Sic
failed and passing the bar ON which sie struck lo 20
Ter anchors She had been cnkiE- and was badly water
logged. and daiely roed over; en- "a' pl si',
distance from the sho along which thousand, OF people
were soon collected watching WIKI intense interest the
struggles Of hc iatd Ntssei an nor cie" Inc men cIh-
the wreck. while wave after wave broke over ihm
and buried them fer tine from sight. Meanwhile. there
noble who not idle, and life boat was seen
90, alongside OF The wreck terrible ga s"cp,
long distance 10 lccwerd and though making superhumn
cforis the hardy were iOr long tine unable 20
ctt hack 10 the ok. But anocr bot hs..n mag
Ia tie rescue and alonsde. A',r desperate =
iots and nerow ,edne des.ruccn ne boats icceed-
"a IN l,scure from The wreck three OF he poor fellows
tie cti;in mate and one sesnan. Ano ner man was On
the VII, h. and hey got near enough - reach hn an oa,
but io Wol,0 could lo. ilAe bold u j.. The next
n ,he loa.s were carried fur away, and ley rpea.ed
emIis tie poop fellow ihe! were Obliged 10 re-
turn ard The man YVES Wt away before another boar could
reach HIM Tie rest Of TIE crew. four IN nunbe ina been
sweep; a ioo.e The boats rccclcd he wreck The erw
We al Ecruegi-ns Tie names Of The noble mn wAo
manred q. & boats. arr Clp,s. ;. Johnson, Jo.cPh
Napier {. j. McGll j. Wiley. Drummond and G.. T.
Ozier: Jo,oIh Nicholson, mate; ana William W Miles aud
L. Cui.hlne. ataLicH. a. the rescued s-anen " &C
hror b; 20 land shout ~ fr the assembled crowd
Iut there vsIc tears n many IN eye and heayness IN
many heor ai lie though; q the Others buried oene IN
tie mcrciless waves.
While he people set fingered along ;hc h5se, he Ar
low a i.le CLoolo. which Lad been al dly p.a- y; ald
leoa a. The rcuih Of Inc river broke way and beng
over HIGHT she bounded the waves Ike frigh eiad
der Sic soon came IN with the broawaer, nun
n1l lti ito iar over H. Tie crew Immediately lll9d
rrCr lie heakwa-er. and Two 81 them were mm.t ally
" cit and drowned The others reached me ,h'fe III
safe.v Tie yossc then STATED Of, aid finally " N
a.lc-e Q short distance To- The SOUTH
As D. Lt came or neo Other yesses zee II O. a. T
dior 4 o.. distance ol the shore and H. .c-cl.-
ir -sle wa l-eae.- ever .rCiac-' a. dive tn -
9c..rrcon PeoI ic W ANXIOUS face wa-c a"i- zee
shore til hey could longer trace tle outAIss o me
,lls. which "Ce d'c--5 so~ly Ou. su-e.J =. -' ;l-t
,-ecrr-s During IN. ;-hf. tle wees We "a 1hfcn
soe, II lleasw1er tu- .hc crews Oh gcl-l e H're
l. s..eiy. Ike vcss,- wee badly damaged AL VIII DC
10 u, he lake sleeps re.c, ally. an ,c--- i-w IN.
. th1 fl.tC sc NLeh =, sfteda ic,. a. inh- 'i.-
aired a u.h 10 .Iy f,.-. Du n Bore q s-Ie"h
With facr erfs # tho vc-.els that psrsned- and ''I
4 udde a. ihey .hink siou; men wen do"a oei-H
Los. MC.closs waves.
w nd IL Tie Chieoeo De@y Is.t4ae e.! BE -7i- &c
ecrur ra-tcalc. G. liz disasters IL Tie storm, T. ''eeI
By Telegraph a DAY or .wc since:
Fc.-R VESSELS DrSTROIfD-SIx LIVES LOST
IL 80 atom 10 tie above n.arIAe see9uni, NC navy "