The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1857-12-01
From tn. Chicago Tribune Of Saturday.


Wednesday evening for cargo Of wood
at Sheboygan. Her Captain, Malcolm
Campbell, came yesterday, reporting his
vessel high and dry on tho beach, four
miles from New Buffalo, she having been
driven across the lake in the storm on
Wednesday night. She is an old vessel,
worth some $4,000, owned by Bruce and
Johnson Of this city, is insured, and not
likely 10 be got off this fall.
Schooner MINNESOTA went ashore near
tho same place. light. Her Captain,
Sweei, came over for tug yesterday, but
she will also most likely DO left for the
winter. She was insured in the North
western for $4,000.
Scow ROCKY MOUNTAIN, owned by G.
D. Spaids, of this city, uninsured, was
driven ashore, north of Racine, laden with
wood; sho is used to this, having gone a
shore almost every season.
Brig CoNsTELLATIoN.-From Mr.. d. O.
Dickinson, the owner Of the 1000 bushels
wheat on this vessel, we learn the partieu-
lars Of the wreck the 10Th at Waukegan
she went ashore about o'clock at night,
and lies, full Of water, on sand beach in
about four feet CT water. After several
attempts with the life-boat, (swamping it
two or three times) the crew were taken
off about l l o'clock the next day after the
storm, three of them pretty badly frozen.
Tho wheat insured in Chicago Mutual, is
total loss, but the vessel may be got off;
lies in water enough to float her il the
wheat was out, but rs she is old, may 90
10 pieces at this season Of the year.
Schr. LEWIS Irwin ashore at Gross Point
light, it is reported can be got off easily.
Schr. BENGAL, which left this port
Wednesday, laden with wheat, was towed
in again yesterday evening by the Nc
Queen, in sadly damaged condition, cov-
cred with ice and her jibs all dangling over
board in The water, split and frozen.
From the Chicago Press of Saturday.
Yesterday morning the tug Nc Queen
went out and brought in the schooner
Cape Horn. She had split her sails, lost
her main boom, and was otherwise dam
aged The Cape Horn left this port on
Wednesday with cargo Of whear Tor Buf
falo. The Cape Horn is owned at Huron
Ohio. .....
Yesterday morning information reached
this city, that on Thursday morning the
schooner Forest Grove, a new vessel, made
for Racine with her sails SGT and frozen
stif-and broke through the now pier
AS soon as she touched, the captain and
crew jumped ashore-immcdiately after
which the wind shifted and carried the
schooner right out into tho lake again.
She was loaded with fish and lumber.
The Buckeye withstood the gale as few
vessels on the lakes could have DONE
Much credit is due Capt. Rossman for the
successful termination Of tho passage.
The propeller Wisconsin left st. Clair
river, bound up, twenty-four hours before
tho Buckeye. Capt. Rossman thinks she
must have been laying At the Manitous
when he passed.
About sunset the brig Maboning, with
a cargo of lumber, was brought into port
by the Mcqueen. She was bound to Mil
waukee, but could not reach that port
Her sails arc split up, and her deck load
is coated with ice several inches thick.
The schooner Nonparicl is reported ash
ore at Point Saubc. We have no partic-
uars.
About half past seven o'clock last even
ing, the Northern transportation Co.'S pro-
pcllcr Buckeye, Capt. Rossman, arrived in
port from Ogdensburg. She passed the
Manitou Islands on Wednesday afternoon,
and while opposite baicy's harbor, about
nine o'clock in the evening, in commenced
to snow, and most tarafic gale struck her
from the north About eleven o'clock tho
sea began to make, and before morning
Lake Michigan presented scene Of fury
not often witnessed In the morning tho
wind shifted to the northeast, form which
point it continued to blow with unabared
fury. About three o'clock in the afternoon
she reached Milwakco-safe and sound
Yesterday morning she left Milwaukee and
reached this port-makipg the trip in seven
and n half hours.
The Milwaukee, Sentinel Of the goth
says Tho schooner Clipper City, Capt.
Edwards, which lelt this point on Wednes-
day for Manitowoc with small cargo Of
merchandise, was obliged to put back in
the gale that night, and as coming ia, she
"cht dB'ouuu uEcVtiy iuoiuo VI u'Hooi pieis
She lay there all day yesterday, but it was
expected that she would be got off to-day,
if the weather should prove favorable,
without sustaining any serious injury.
We learn from Francis Fox, sailor
lately belonging to the schooner Flying
Cloud, tho following particulars of her
wreck and the loss of her crew. Fox is
one Of tho two survivors, and reached this
city Saturday afternoon.
The Flying Cloud, Capt. Alexander
Sherwood, left this port on "Wednesday
morning, with cargo Of wheat for Clove-
land. She had got as far down Tho lake
as Racine, when she met tho gale. Her
sails were blown away, and she was driven
before the wind until she struck the shore
near Great Calumet, at the head Of the
lake, about 40 miles from this city. She
stranded at Q o'clock, p. M, Thursday,
nd Immediately went to pieces.
The following are the names Of the Off
GERS and crew: Alexander Sherwood, cap
tain; George Gardiner, first officer; Paul
Stidd, second officer; Francis Fox, saved;
John Small, George Grimby, Wat. Balm,
Henry Coleman, saved; John -, stew.
ard. The captain and crew all belong
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