Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-01

The Recent Great Storm and shiPwrecks
on the Northern Lakes-Many Persons
Perish-Over Thirty Vessels Lost or Dis
abIed.
Thursdays Chicago Times and Herald OBJ
serves
The recent severe and wintry storm had
effects of a most disastrous character upon
the lakes. We hear of four propellers that
were wrecked, and no less than twenty-six
sail vessels either wrecked or disabled dur
the continuance of the storm.
The propeller Wabash VaIley, Capt. Nor
wreck.
The Wabash Valley left Milwaukee for
Grand Haven on Wednesday, the 2Ist inst,
at half past eight O'clock P. NJ, wind light
-west-south-west. Capt. Morgan shaped
the course allowing three-quarters Of
point for lee-way, and gave charge of the
deck to the mate at twelve o'clock (mid-
night) ...-..,
During the night the boat made very good
weather,-and her usual time, although the
wind bad freshened; sea increasing all the
time. At three A. NJ made the light when
the mate called Capt. Morgan. He imme-
diately came on deck, asked the usual aues-
tions as to how he made the light ETC.; at
the same time thought he saw the light flash,
which he has reason to believe since was
caused by a vessel that passed under his
bows and went ashore about that time; be
felt confident that it was Grand Haven, aud
was more assured by the range-lights than
any thing else. Capt. Morgan was deceived
by the imaginary fash caused by the passing
vessel, but was more particularly guided by
the range-lights, as Grand Haven is the only
place that keeps range lights burning, and
feeling entirely confident in the matter,
headed his boat for the channel. If he had
had any doubt he would hauled off into the
lake until daylight, notwithstanding that the
weather looked bad, and had every appear
ance of a gale. When be discovered his
error he was too close in to haul off. She
struck, and the sea running very heavy at
the time, soon drove her well up on to the
beach, where she now lies, broken in two, a
complete wreck.
In our exchanges from the lake ports, we
find accounts of additional shipwrscks as fol-
The propeller Dacotah, Captain I. B. Cross,
bound up with full cargo and double crew.
Ashore twenty miles from Buffalo; all hands
reported lost.
Propeller Forest Queen ashore and gone
to pieces at Bailey Harbor. i'd
/ Propeller Jersey City reported foundered
near Buffalo, all hands lost.
Schooner Commodore Maxwell ashore at
Sugar-Loaf Point but one of the crew saved.
Schooner J. S. Newhouse is ashore near
Goderich, @. W. r-.- ..-
Schooner Sacramento ashore near Point
Colborne. s-. i 'h
Schooner Tornado, with cargo of corn from
Chicago, wrecked near Kingston Greek; all
lost vessel gone TO pieces. %
Schooner Enterprise ashore at Long
Point. r.l
Schooner Arctic ashore at Presque Isle.
Schooner Schallawag, ashore near Port
Stanley, gone TO pieces.
Schooners Con. Chase, of Chicago, and N.
P. Goodell, of Buffalo, were towed into the
River Sarnia, completely covered with ice,
with every man on the Goodell more or less
frozen.
Brig Curtiss Mann, from Chicago to Buffalo,
ashore near Goderich. G. W.; crew safe; YES
sci total loss.
FROM LAKE ONTARIO.
Schooner Forrest, frozen in near Trenton,
in Bay Quipte.
Schooner Cascade, driven to Sackett's
HarbOT disabled, loaded with wheat
Schooner Jeannie 2. Mack, ashore ten
miles above Port Colbourne, Lake Erie;
cargo lost.
Schooner Mary Lavina, ashore at Cler-
mont Bay; lumber.
Schooner Comet grain, fran Youngstown,
ashore near Big Sodus.
Propeller Coaster ashore eight miles be-
low Stone Mills Canada gone to pieces.
Schooner Augustus Handy, in South Bay;
canvas and boat gone, and leaking badly.
Seven vessels ashore between Kingston
and Sackett's Harbor.
Schooner Edith, of Oakville, beached one
mile south of Stony Point light, and went
to pieces; no cargo.
Schooner Omar Pasha, cargo of wheat,
from ToIontS; went to pieces.
The crews were all saved, except that OF
the latter named vessel