Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-11-06
THE PROPELLER ToLEDo.-AN Awful

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tied Port washington to examine the wreck
of the Inflated propeller Toledo. They de-
scribe the scene as an awful one For two
miles, or more, the lake shore is lined with
fragments of the wreck, piled up, in many
places, several feet high. The propeller
toundered at her anchors, about 200 yards
north and % yards outside of the piers.
and the tremendous violence of the sea
completed the work of destruction in a very
few hours. The heavier portions of the
hull have come ashore in large pieces, but
the upper works are broken up into iunu-
merablc fragments. All the dry goods and
furniture boxes have been rent assunder by
the force of the waves, and their contents
riddled by the sand-like sleeves, and scat.
tered far and wide along the coast. Some
OF the hardware, such as cases faxes, DC
came ashore whole, and were washed by
the sea far up the beach. Sundry barrels
of liquors also came ashore, but it Is
thought So, 600 will cover The value of al
that has thus been saved
OF the forty OF iifty persons on board the
propeller when she went down. ONLY three,
two deck hands and a Storage passenger.
were saved. One of these deck hands.
Aquia Clifford, was on board the steamer
Niagara when she took fire and burned to
the waters edge, off port Washington, on
the Gath of September. He is net over
twenty years of age, and it was his first
trip. His second was on the Toledo which
foundered very near the spot where the VI
ogara was burnt. When the propeller set
tied Clifford sprang into the sea and struck
out for shore. Presently he felt hand
clutching at his neckcloth, and, to save
himself, slipped his head out of the neck
CLOTH and saw 1t 90 down with the poor
fellow who had caught it in his agony
With the help of a plank Clifford managed
to get to the side of the 'jier, but he had n ot
strength enough left to climb. He, there
fore, commenced hallooing for help at the
top of his voice, and presently heard an
swering shouts from the shore Before
help reached him, however, combing
wave threw him upon the pier, and he lost
no time in making tracks for terra .tfrma.
1t is his impression that he will stay ashore
awhile this time.
We learn that, down to Thursday morn
ing, seventeen bodies had been recovered
of those who persisted by this awful calam-
ity The bodies were picked up along
the shore, south of Port Washington.
The crew numbered about twenty-five
persons, including Capt. Densham, of Buff
ftlo, who leaves wife and child; George
Hill, first mate, who leaves wife and fam
ily near Cleaveland; David Vance, second
mate, brother Of Mrs Densham, unmarried
Edward McManman, first engineer, family
near Cleaveland, and B. T. Stratton, sec
ond engineer, unmarried.
Mrs Harriet Frazee, of Naturalization
merlv the wife of Lucias Wadsworth, de-
ceased, of Buffalo-was among the passen-
gers, together with three of her children.
The English language does not afford a
more exquisite picture of the waning night
and approaching dawn, than the following
life like description from Mr. Everett 5
Grafton on the uses Of Astronomy
Much, however, as we are indebted
to our observatories for elevatiug our con
cep,ions of tie heavenly bodies, they present
even to the sight, scenes of glory which
words are 100 feeble to describe / had oc-
casion. a few weeks since, 10 take the early
train from Providence to Boston: and for
this purpose rose at two O. clock in the mon
ING. Everything around was wrapped in
darkness and hushed in silence, broken only
BY what seemed at that hour The ulIear.nl y
clank and rush ofthe rain. Il MAS mild,
serene. mil-summer's aitht--,be sky WIS
without ci,c.- Dr. aats were whist
The moo2. then H. ,ne last quar- er Lad
Just risen, anJ iae s.aIs sioHe vi Ia 4 spec
trail lustrc, bu, ii tie atiec.ei by her pres
ence. Jupiter, TWO hours hi I'll, was he
herald of the day; the Pletia les just above
the horizon, shed their sweet influence lii
the East, LARA sparkled near the Zenith
Andromeda yelled her newly discovered
glories from the naked eye in the South,
the steady Pointers, far beneath the Pole,
looked meekly up from the depths Of the
North to their Sovereign.
''Such was the glorious spectacle as
entered the train. AS we proceeded, the
timid approach of twilight became more
perceptible; the intense blue of the sky be-
gan to soften; the smaller stars, like little
children, won't hrSt 10 rest; the sister beams
of the Pleades soon melted together; but
the bright consultations of the west and
North remained unchanged. Steadily the
wondrous TRANSPORTATION went on. Hands
of angels hidden from mortal eyes, shifted
the scenery of the heavens; the glories of
night dissolved into the glories of the dawn.
The blue sky now turned more softly gray,
the great watchstars shut up their holy
eyes; the East began to kindle. Faint streaks
of purple soon blushed along the sky; the
whole celestial concave was filled with the
inhowing tides of the morning light, which
came pouring down from above in one great
ocean of radiance--,ill at length as we
reached the blue hills, flash ofpurple fire
blazed out from the horizon, and turned the
dewy tear-drops of flower and leaf into ru-
bies and diamonds In few seconds the
everlasting gates of the morning were
thrown-wide open, and the lord of day, ar
rayed in glories too severe for the gaze OF
man, began his course"
ELECTED BY NEGRoEs.-It is said that
Mr. Lewis d. Campbell. of Ohio is elected
to Congress by the vote of negroeSi The