Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-11-26
Disasters by the Gale.

The Chicago Tribune of yesterday
brings the following accounts of disas-
tiers by the late gale:
| SCHOONER KossUTH WRECKED
The schooner Kossuth which arrived in
port on Wednesday afternoon, from She
boygan, and was moored to the north
pier, on Wednesday night, was blown
out into the lake, and before morning
was wrecked on the breakwater of the
Illinois Central Railroad. The crew
took to the rigging and were rescued
shortly after daylight by the tug John
p. Levy. She now lies on her beam
ends and will. prove total loss. The
Kossuth was built this season, owned
by c. Raab, of Sheboygan, and is worth
about $4,000. Said 10 be insured in
the Northwestern.
The owner, Mr.. Raab, had on board
at the time $4,000.
BRIG CONSTELLATION AsHoRE.-In-
formation was received here yesterday
that the brig Constellation, while lying
at Waukegan, being loaded with wheat
was blown out into the lake, and then
on the beach. She had on board 5000
bushels of wheat at the time.
ScHR. MARY JANE GONE TO PIECES.
On Wednesday night the schooner Mary
Jane went ashore at Gros Point, IL miles
below here. The crew all escaped. She
is fast going to pieces.
The Mary Jane was loaded with wood
from Manistee for this port. She was
owned by Ulson and Hill, Manistee--
worth So, 400.
The steamer Cleveland, from Green
Bay, had hard time, but reached Chi
cago in safety. The Tribune says
She had indeed "hard time" of it
She left Green Bay on Tuesday morn
ing about 10 o'clock. On Tuesday en-
countered heavy blow from the north
west, but ON Wednesday the weather
settled and they made excellent time
About II o'clock at night, however, a
heavy gale came up from the northeast
and the noble steamer labored hard
She shipped heavy seas and made con-
siderable water. The pumps were kept
going-but, despite all, about midnight
the fires were extinguished, and she was
left to the mercy of wind and waves
Soon after this the mainsail and lib were
carried away, and to relieve the vessel
her whole deck-load Of fish, furniture,
and other freight of value was thrown
overbo ard. About 2o'clockin themorn-
ing, by dint of pumping and bailing, the
water was got under, and the fires again
set going. But the fury of the gale in
creased, and the fires were once more
drowned out. At this juncture, matters
looked gloomy; but Capt. Flood never
tagged an instant in his energies-nor
did the passengers, who turned in nobly
and stood forhours atthe pumps. About
ii o'clock, the water was again MASTER
ed, and steam was once more got UP.
From this time on the splendid steam
er behaved nobly, and she arrived in
port, as stated, about halfpast seven
o'clock. Her bulwarks, gangway, kitch-
en-, and barber shop, are all completely
smashed, and she presents quite shat
tered appearance.
We learn from Capt. Flood that the
passengers-sixty in number-behaved
boldly. With one exception they all
turned in and worked at the pumps like
heroes. This one exception was an
Englishman who chad paid his passage
and did not mean to work it." Had
shame been a possible thing for him, he
would have been put to the blush, by a
young lady, passenger, who when he
refused, nobly volunteered to supply his
place. ''I'll CO." she replied; but it was
not thought necessary to accept of hes
offer. ....-. --......
The passengers are all unlimited in
their praises of Capt. Flood. From the
moment the steamer left Green Bay till
she arrived in port, he sought no rest
To a kind Providence and his unfinch.
ing energy and promptness they attri-
butte their safety.
An attempt was made last night to
reach Milwaukee: but it showed so
hard, they were unable to make out the
harbor.
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