The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-09
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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON LAKE ERIE.

ELEVEN LIVES LOST.
On Saturday afternoon, this vicinity was visited
by squall of wind and rain, which, though short
in duration, was furious while it lasted Buffalo
was not alone in this visitation. The same storm
swept over Lake Erie, but with more startling and
terrible effect.
The bark Sunshine was caught by it, when bound
up in the middle Of the lake, just off Fairport,
about o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, and
although the squall had been anticipated and all
sail taken in, she capsized as soon as the suuall
struck her. AT the time of the capsize the cap
taln's wife, Mrs. McNie was in the cabin with her
three children, one man in the forecastle and
the rest-the captain, two mates and seven men
deck. At this moment four of the men
were swept overheard and drowned. The captain
and mate, who were clinging to the rigging short
time aiterward were torn from their hold by
heavy wave, washed overheard and drowned in
sight of the vessel.
The remainder of the crew went to work after a
little while to get into the cabin, which they sue
ceeded in doing The captains wife had saved her
life by clingng to the berths, but her three chill
dren had drowned and perished miserably beneath
her very eyes, and she, cinging for life, power
less to assist save them. She was got out in
speechess agony in a little while, and the
clung to the vessel. For several hours did they re-
main in this condition on board the wreck, and
when almost exhausted were taken off the next
morning a little before o'clock by the schooner
Nebraska, which took them into Fairport
The following is a list of those lost:
Capt. G. McNiel, of ST. Joseph's, Michigan.
Mate, Mark Graham, of Buffalo, n Y.
Cook, Joseph Watson.
Seamen, Jeremiah Sweeney, Marshall Logan,
Frank Larkins.
Three children of Capt McNiel.
The Sunshine was full-rigged bark of 800 tons
burden, one Of the staunchest craft on the lakes
She was owned by J. r. Bentley, of this city, and
Jesse Hoyt, of New ork city. Her captain-C
McNiel-was fearless sailor, good man. and was
universally esteemed. The tug Re!iel went out
Yesterday to the wreck for the purpose of raising
her, and towing back to Buffalo.
The bark Stanard was also struck by the squal
above mentioned, and capsized on Saturday about
o'clock, p. NJ, when fifteen miles this side of
Cleveland. By this disaster the first and second
mates were drowned. We could not ascertain
their names. The captain and the rest of the crew
were taken off BY passing vessel and conveyed to
Cleveland. At the time she capsized she was in
the middle of the lake, under bare poles. The
Stanard was fine large vessel, of nearly 600 tons
burden, and was owned by R. X. Winslow, Of
Cleveland.
From The CleueIand HeraId.l
On Saturday afternoon the city was visited with
one of the most terrific storms of wind, rain thun-
der and lightning which has been experienced here
for considerable time. The morning had been
excessively hot but about o'clock in the afternoon
the sky began to cloud. About o'clock, belt OF
cloud came up rapidly from the West, and in mo
ment a resstless tempest of wind swept over the
city, followed by tremendous storm Of rain and
hail. accompanied by thunder and lightning. The
damage done by the storm is immense. Trees were
torn to pieces, chimneys blown down, and roofs
ripped off.
A two-story brick house on Greenwood street was
struck by the storm and had the upper story blown
off. The house is occupied by Mr.. W. H. Pearson,
who. as we'll as Mrs. P, was absent leaving their
five children in the house. Two children belonging
to the coored porter of the G. c. 4 c. r. R., were
also in the house. The children, hearing the
crashing of the roof as il was torn off, out the
back door into small wooden shed attached to the
house. They had just stepped outside the door
when mass of brick forming the second story tell
with tremendous crash on the shed, completely
levelling it to the ground.
One Of the children a boy four wears old, was so
badly injured that he died on Saturday night. All
the rest were severely bruised, but do not learn
that any others are dangerously hurt. One of the
negro bows had both legs broken, and the others
back is probably broken. A lady living in the
house opposite the roof raised three times above
the walls the tremendous force of the storm lifting
it completely off the third time, and dashing it with
crashing force upon the kitchen. A dog sitting
by the side of the babe, year of age, was in
stantly killed, the babe escaping with few bruises
on the face.
The storm struck the Female Seminary on Kins-
man street; about rs feet of the cornice was dam
aged and portion broken clean off. The wind by
this means got under the tin roofing, and stripped
about threeourths of the roof carving the tin in
small pieces with such swiftness and force that
branches and even whole trees were cut smoothly
off by the flying metal Several of the pieces were
carried to the Water Cure. Three chimneys were
blown down and crushed in portion of the root.
The capstone of one of the chimneys broke clear
through and landed the floor of the third story.
All the damages to the building will be repaired
during the present week, and the roof made more
permanent than before.
So singular was the course of this storm that
although the Seminary was injured, and me me
trees between this and the Water Cure eull9-
ing rooted up, the latter building remains perfectly
uninjured. ..;L
The wood houses and sheds suffered IN that nelgn-
borhood Chimneys were blown down mar ana trees trees
rooted up. OF such damages as tnese @ oe,S oa,Sla
sucb 5asfructon in this city. Two disasters on the
lake. at no great distance from here are reported,
with the loss of eleven lives - -.
One of the singular features of this storm was
large waterspout, which was seen by many of our
citizens at no great distance from the shore. The
the lake and the upper part lost in the clouds-was
very grand
Mrs Hawley was struck by lightning, out on the
Newburgh Road, during the storm on Saturday,
and was thought at first to be killed, but subse-
quently resuscitated, and is doing well.