New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-30
THE WRECK OF THE PROPELLER
TOLEDO.
THIRTY OR FORTY LIVES LOST.

LOSS or THE SCHOONERS BOHENiAN AMI THAiTs
Froa The Mapaukes sentirs. Oct y.
The propeller Toledo, Capt. Denshsm, OF the Amevt-
can Transportation Companys Line, Bound 70 tnh
port with largo cargo OF merchandise tor tAis Guy
end for merchants in the country tn the gale Of Friday
last was lost in front Of Port Washington, end The
captain and all on board drowned but three. We 81
the following psi culsrs from Mr.. Pomeroy Of Detroit
VT o was at Port Washington at tho time
On Friday. at about noon, he propeller va vtno
about 100 rods Of Of the piers and wss drseEta&
Der ar chors and going rthw ard Al about IN a
attempt seemed TO be made to get up the anchors ana
TO get into safer berth further norm. Inc anoncS
were down again after she got beyond the norm
pier Tie propeller had Der flag at halt mast bot the
waves rolling at such fearful blight that no boat
could live moment in them, and no help conid Do
rendered. The wind rose to its hight at dart fues
we,e built all along the shore, and BY their light tho
bull Of the propeller could b. rolling and laboring
heavily some 100 rods out. At about u p. N boxes
half an hour the yawl boat dashed on the besch.
and was found 10 contain man cnging to ono OF tho
seats. ,,,
enc Of the deck bands and had got into the boat with
about 20 others but the boat upset almost imne
diatcly, and be alone managed to cling to as 1t Wa
hurled over and over and over toward inc Snoeo: ia
short time another man got ashore, aud third was
lifted up by wave and thrown upon the pier alive.
These three believed to DO the only persons saved
They say that there were 40 or % persona In al on
board. They were deck hands and did not know tbs
nsmes Of passengers and but few of the crew. Tbs1
remember one family Of passengers, man VIA ~
rife and SIR chad,en.
ant hos and beach her as last resort but the anchor
chains got foul and they could not rai.e them or odS
the chains before the seams opened ard tho wa cene
in rapidly above and below that the propeller Set
Scarcely vestige was ls Of the vessel In tho
ing and such of the goods as came ashore were dsse@
TO pieces by the waves.
fhe Toledo wss one Of the largest class Of propee.
and, with her cargo, was probably worth e6o To
$4,000 Tie vessel was not insured. TIE waves have
swallowed up an mmense siosx ., Eocas o. every
The schooner Pra I, from Buffalo, loaded with eoeIr
stoves and iron for this port Is also lahore near Pors
The propellers Illinois and Potomac, Of the Anesicsn
Transportation Company, were out In tho gale, sod
have not been heard from. The propeller ME vs.
also exposed to the full fury of the storm on th lake.
bu, westbered IL handsomely and came into This port,
AL Ws are ndsS.sa TO Mr. j. J. Tamadss for the fol-
10 wing letter from Port Washington, received by him
yesterday: ~. ex
J.TALLxApeE, esq: The report Of tho Toledoe
lces is too true Poor Densham = no mors and tbs
propeller is the most tota! wreck you can imagine.
sneiaors describe il as being ito largest sea over :eee
here Her crew consisted Of twsasy-Sns ~ o. SsS%
send to Milwaukee per TrsveIe and ono reersgs PEE
sISer. The nsmes of the deck hands saved are ga0i
WEIGH and Aquilla Gifiord.the latter was deck hand
not give you the name Of the passenger, not having
ssen him yet They report a. having seen In the cabin
five psssepgers viz: two young ladies, ono OLD hdys
and Two young men. In the Storage man, wife and
e ur children, and two young men, beside mo o0e
saved. There may be more .,
The shore IL strewed for @ mile 70 The northwafd Of
the pier with pieces of the wreck Boxes barrels and
contents nearly all smashed up though some few pack
sees will be saved IN greatly damaged oondfton-
some idea of the force of the sea can DO formed uom
tie fact that her deck plank and stanchous are q.
brok en- to Iecs the lower part OF ner nun sptt eno
divided her bulwerk In pieces from one 70 Ok te onss
kegs Of nails and boxes Of axes thrcwn ngn ."
rbOre, &c. .....us st,I.t
=. arch tas been made for them, but % the Doocn
coye,ed from two 10 Elk feet high with hagne0u ADO
the sea rolling yet, il has been imposs'o' :" ~" - '
oughly. n..,rs,r ssvinw al css
III. scbo",er BoLemisn 10 above here. ana oISd
c,e, sayed Your, SC, M ~. ~ ~, g.
TIE A. T. Co. Icst some % Of j" 'u~ " wv """
slyeTman's Per - oso tvos coal from Ia MID
TIE w. T. Go. lost rome ~ -. W.
AZ n;sy, ali there wss on both pse1s 49,.
are ht daylight on Saturday, vsese ~ dscov-
a. epoua 49, ssne distance south Of tho South
pot Wellington. IL proved TO be the scn9oner
ptm;.n 6on Oswego for Chicago, with 1sarosd
'a ne Ia. boat quickly brought TO ihs spot,
ia sy,rsl attempts made by gallant set Of fellows
Co. mt or TO the schooner but without success unhi
| ~ yessel struck head Cd, when . ee was made ON
ore side and The boat put out, and brought on mo
crew OF ten in t.o tips the captain and male coming
| oG last a,x
of the % opc Of Port Wsshngton who did eSeF5'n"s
that men could do 10 render aid