New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-17

| ANOTHER Disastrous GALE.-At an early hour
on Saturday morning, the equinox introduced it.
self in this region on the wings of a gale quite
furious as that which devastated the lake and gulf
shores several weeks ago.
n the Giy.-The gale lasted all day, subsiding
only in the evening, at about dark. The wind dur
ing the day blew from the northwest, then from
the north, and north by northeast, and finally from
the west; blowing steadily all day, with scarcely
any intermisson, with sleety and binding rain
! all the time. Few people could navigate the
streets and umbrellas were useless in the gale. No
particular damage that we could hear of was done
in the city or on the river.
| o.. he Lahe-The gale was furious, enough on
| the lake. Milneburg was inundated; the Pont-
charrain Railroad wharf but just repaired after the
damage Of the previous gale, was again overhowcd
and badly wrecked throughout its whole length,
and the bath-house bridges were again carried
away. A wood schooner was washed through the
pickets and sunk at the side Of the wharf. The
yacht Corypheus dragged her anchor, and narrow
i ly escaped going ashore Much damage was done
all along the lake shore, SO far we could hear.
| A French fisherman named Henry LeBreton was
drowned under melancholy circumstances, in the
/ afternoon. He and three other men went in d
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capsized in a progue, nearly mile from shore.
They reached the boy just in time to save him.
LeBreton, strong swimmer, fearless Of the water,
jumped over to assist the boy. The roughness of
the lake rendered it difficult for him to get into the
skif again, SO he got the capsized pirogue, and
told his comrades to take the boy ashore and then
come back for him. The men did this, but on re-
turning were unable to get to the pirogue, which
the gale was waiting further off, on account of the
high waves and furious wind For nearly two
hours the brave fisherman could be seen clinging
to the overturned pirogue at last large wave
| buried him from sight, and he was seen more.
4 The Lake Seamers.-The Mobile mail boat
Oregon left at Saturday noon, whilst the gale was
still furious, the captain deeming it safer for the
boat to be out on the water than humping and
humping against the windward side of the wharf.
Most of the passengers backed out and did mt go.
The Pamlico, due from Vaudeville, did not arrive
during the day Of course the storm came on before
her hour for starting from the other side; so she
was safe enough. The Alabama left for Biloxi and
Ocean Springs at her usual hour in the afternoon
having on board Washington Fire Company No. &c
and many other passengers. The Captain did moi
conclude to leave till he saw the gale was subsid
ing. A rumor was current all day yesterday thai
the Alabama caught fire and was destroyed on the
way over, at about 8 o'clock at night. AS we
were unable to trace this rumor to any reliable
! source we set it down as idle. The Mobile mai
! boat, due at daylight yesterday morning, had moi
3 arrived at O'Clock last evening. We heard she
was aground at Pass Christian how this news
came we were unable to ascertain. The rumors
! about the different boats were SUCH at any rate
f that Mr.. Geddes yesterday sent schooner out OF
$ q voyage of inquiry.
At the BdIize and the Passes.-Great DeSt,7.c
= = ton of Property and Loss of Life.-Our marin,
" reporter has furnished us with the following par
Z tculars of tho gale at the Balize and Passes: A
r By the arrival of the towboat Junius Beebe
n Capt Andrews, from the Balize yesterday morning
70 we learn that the gale of Saturday was awfu
every house at the Balize being blown down wit
> the exception of two.
- Capt. Kinney, the wellknown pilot of the Ne
= York and Havana steam packet ships, togethe
n with Balize pilot whose name is not given, was
a house and was blown to sea and drowned
~ Our informant gives further particulars whethe
" other parties are missing.
Ill The ship Galena, Capt. Lowry, hence for Ne
1r York 18th inst, blown ashore inside the Pas
: and now lies in seven feet water at her bows an
four feet at her stern-she drawing seventeen fet
ie water. Capt. Lowry came up in the Beebe fc
al the purpose of getting assistance.
i; The ship Sheffield Capt. Richardson, hence ft
of Leghorn, was driven ashore and lies on her beal
Id ends, and is nearly full of water. The schoont
~ Isaac Toucey, Capt. Hanson, for Belize Hondura
u was blown ashore, and is now lying high and dr
Ii in the marsh, together with the brig West India
1e Capt. Thompson, for ST. Pierre, Martinique; ais
no the tow-boats Ocean and st. Charles were blow
n hard ashore.
The steamship Galveston, Capt. Hutchings, hent
n for Havana and the Florida ports, was also blow
% ashore inside of the bar, and we informed, Iii
m in precarous condition
ed Towboats were yesterday sent down to the a
az sistance of the towboats and ships ashore.
t t George 0sgood's eotfee-house and residence
nv Pass pOutre were blown and washed away. MI
Osgood and her children narrowly escaped dealt
NJ being in the water and clnging to tree all mig
II that is, Friday nght-for tine gale was earl
there than here. 1t was in Osgood's house th
er, Captain Kinney was washed away aud browne
g. Several other lives were lost one of the vctil
ms was John Ackerman, son of one of the Balize pilo
di- Mr. ]. 7. Holiness of Asiers, who was at Pass
F0utre through the whole of the gale, and w
~ himself narrowly escaped drowning, being in t
"a water fifteen hours has furnished with full ps
''' teulars of the disaster down there:
Ice One of the worst storms experienced for ma
in years visited us on the l4th and 18th inst. 1t "
asst accompanied with large hastones and heavy ra
1t commenced Friday evening, the 14th, q
ais continued until Saturday, at IL O'Clock A. NJ. I
III. water rose this time feet or more above hi
on water mark, and washed away nine houses, bessie
,le three look. out houses, with boats and sheds.
the There were four towboats blown ashore; /
wi two namely the Junus Beebe and Ivy, got of
of fore the water fell the other two the St. Char
vet and the Ocean, are at present lying high and
to A ship is ashore inside the bar, and the ba
re Sheffield is on the bar. The brig Leghorn is hi
a." and dry in the marsh likewise the pilotbt
ro- Cornelia The steamship Galveston is asht
nal astern of the Ocean.
The house next to the Lighthouse, belonging
ira Mr.. George 0sgood, was completely washed aw
ing and the family. consisting of man, wife and fl
the Children barely escaped with their lives, by sec
rge ing themselves to floating logs; the father be
rec up to his neck in water, aud holding his ba
to above his head. They were rescued from wat
eh grave by the of the Junius Beebe, the capt
bed of said boat receiving them in kind and m
ISM gentlemanly manner
The a Acoffeehouse and grocery belonging to the sa
,ut. gentleman, in charge of his eldest son John,
q man By the name Of Kennedy, was complet