Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-19

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The damages BY the late freshet IN the Ohio
River were mainly shove Cincinnati. At that
city little OF no loss was sustained. At Marietta,
Parkersburg, Wheeling, and up to Pitts
burgh, damage by high water is very great.
The Fuscarswas valley suffered severely BY
the overhows The river was on the worst
bender for some years 7iat
At COshocton the water rose % inches high
er than ever before known. Some 80 dwell
ling houses were inundated and the families
driven out The MesSrs. Hays lost about 100
hogs, and 1000 bushels of grain. s. sa5
The Fighting "Old GrizzIy,' Col. Lander
r Mr. T. D. JONES, the well known sculptor,
ina7priyate letter to friend in Cincinnati,
gives the following graphic historical sketch of
Col Lander, Mr. Potter's second in the Pryor
back out. It is of special interest just at this
Col. F. W Lander is a native Of Salem,
Mass, and is descendant of one Of the Oldest
and wealthiest families in that town. He
stands six feet two inches in height-weighs
over two hundred pounds. He is a better made
man. physically, than John G. Heensn, the
Beuicia Boy. When saw him last he had
49, not an ounce of spare flesh hin-all bone
O.. and muscle. lie has good education, and is
apoweTful writer IN prose or verse, for have
~ seen both After he graduated at - College,
be turned his attention toc civil engineering, and
bw was employed building, rather laying out
and experimenting most of the New England
Railroads; after which he went to Washington
t1A a where his services secured BY govern.
ment TO accompany Gov. Stevens expedition
IN from st. Paul TO Oregon, what was called
~ Che Northern Route for Railroad. BE acted
engineer and advance guard for that expe-
ditiOn, to the, Pacific. After their arrival on
the Pacific IN Oregon, Gov. Stevens thought
i-r proper, for some triAng cause, to pick quar-
rsl With Lsndsr, which was fnally settled
without duel. Alter which, Col. Lander
ssl6eied seven men to accompany him to the
States. They struck, as near as they could,
HT a e S ,Ss 06 Rocky o @oSso 81 iS'99s Is5isH
encountered one Of the largest OF the known
grizzly bears, and dispatched him sing lie handed,
L8aF1 with one Of Colts six shooters; in fact he
discharged twelve balls into him before old
grizzly surrendered.
u I4 C9i. Lander escaped without receiving even
4 scratch and from that day TO this, he has
been familiary known among his friends as
.tOld Grizzly" BE reached Utah Territory
oA q With only three men Of the seven be started
with, from Oregon. From Utah, be came to
the States, where be rsmeineds and much Of his
time in Washington, until our army were or.
O., sdeEsd 70 march for The home Of Brigham Young
= - 1 and bis spostea.i Li ttGI
Col Lauder was engaged TO construct the
wagon road in advance Of our army, and It is
needless 20 add that more arduous and haz.
aFdous undertaking could not well be imposed
upon any man. BIS full road surveys to the
Pacific, believe, have not been published by
OF at the expense Of the National Government
20 IJH because, fOno0ths be has never learned ne
humilistng art Of blending the pregnant hinges
of the knee, that thrift may follow favgninp q
Such are the brief, too brief outaes Of the
- ~ y man who has 50 recently come forward to vim
dicats the manhood Of the North.
e. Col u has aEistar il Rome, who is the first
ftaa Of American scuiptors among her for there
ere three American ladies' In Rome at present
engaged ss senlptss. Mss Hosmer went
theEs Arit--llisa Lander nsxt-then Miss
stsb6ins. M
80 ~ Co. lander il about forty five years Of age
and an old bachelor. 81 AEl