New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-17
The Recent Gale en- Lake Mfas,g,n

! the Chicago Tribune of the BtH nubIishes RnJl
particulars Of the terrible AMI destru.t;va g,1s
which prevailed on Lake Michigan 1nring fba
tvs or three previous dayg. We make the foI-
lowing extracts:
| The propeller Delaware, Capt. D II Dixon.
which cleared from this port on Saturday,
touching at Milwaukee On her way to Buffalo.
| was driven ashore eight miles south Of Sheboy-
gan, and When passed by the Elgin was 3 total
wreck, only her arches being above wlter
Capt Dixon staid in the rigging anil he died
His body was washed ashore, recovered, and
! taken to sheb0Fgan-s When found ii had been
fihsd Of everything v7luable, and the wrecked
vessel ls being robbed by the gangs of piratess
tnat lnfest that portion Of the lake coast All
the othcers' passengers and crew of the Della
ware are reported lost, though we hope further
intelligence wlilprose the runaor untrue The
passengers on the Delaware consisted Of six
Germans going 70 Beaver Island. ~0.
Since writing the above we learn that a por-
tion OF those on board the Delaware succeeded
in reaching the shore in 9 life boat sent to their
assistance. We were unable to learn their
names. The Delaware is Uninsured.
The propeller DueT Pasha was caught in the
gale, BpraDg q leak and became water logged,
she managed to reach she5oygan pier, along.
SIDE OF which she FLIED and sank. No lives are
reported lost. ,.M .5, s..
The propeller Queen Of the Lakes was obliged
70 throw overheard a portion Of her deck load,
in consequence Of the severity Of The gale. tpt
escaped without serious damage
Fears were entertained for the fata cf tho
propeller Iowa and steamer Niagara both
having neen exposed 70 the full fury Of the gale
The former is reported loss, but Ee can hear Of
no good reason for the rumor The latter was
bound hence for C6llingwood with q large
freight and number Of passengefs Gapsefn
Chamberlain. of the Lady Elgii, saw nothing of
these steamers, and thinks they may have sue.
eeeded in getting under the lea Of the Islands
Some boxes of merchandise and other light
freight, with spar, were picked up near She
boygan, which are claimed by some TO have be-
longed 10 the Iowa, but we have no reason to
place any reliance upon this report.
Capt. Chamberlain reports having aeen large
Fhite-hulled brig driven ashore on Monday,
about noon, near Two Rivers Size appeared to
be but half loaded, ana hence he Judged she
was bound up Nothing WAS known OF her
name or after fate, tbs gale being then at its
height. ..sa-.s.sr 80 s.-.
The schooner Planet was capsized of Sheboy-
gan, on Monday and all her crew LOST but ore,
Who has returned 10 this city from whence the
Planet cleared. Il E,.sss= z..-......
A schooner, name anknoaa, is reported cap
lives reported lost
The schooner n C. Walton, Capt Monroe
and twa.other schooners, nsmes unknown, are
ashore near Sheboygan. ,,a.s ....
Two vessels are reported ashore at Mantle
VOC but we have no definite intelligence CON
cerning them. +s 2 T'H VIZ =" '2
A great deal of damage was done to thep piers
and property along shore.
The gale is described by those who expert
enced it as perfectly terrific, and the waves as
rolling mountain high" !" @49f @
When the details Of all the-disasters caused
by the storm are collected, we fear @ most mel
ancholy record of lives lost and property de-