Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-16


sbanlies, we're carried forward, together
with men on them and in them, some jump
ibg opt % the windows, some cutting their
way through the roof, others iumping off
into the water, which, in many places, was
over their heads in depth, and making for
q box or barrel in order TO reach the roof
of shanty still standing. 0fficers on
horses were riding or swiming through
this moving maso, giving orders TO this
floating army Of men, who, with gnn In
one hand and with the other hanging on
to some Kind Of an object kept themselves
above water. The most mOurnful sight Of
oil, however, was TO witness the moving of
the sick some Of whom were in a dying
condition before the storm came. They
we're carried on cots from place to place on
the shoulders Of men who wero wading
through water nearly neck deep.
At o'clock on the morning of the I'd
the food was at its height, the water rush.
ing into Fort Clark A new inlet had
been made between the troops and the fort
during the night, and II was evident that
If the water continued TO rise at the some
rate for two hours more, ell must meet a
watcry grave Fortunately the storm be.
gan TO abate at I A NJ and the country
has been spared so great calamity rs the
loss OF these brave troops BY O'clock q
narrow sand beach was discovered above
Fort CLARK, which was hailed with delight
by the half drowned men and ny noon
they were enabled to bnid their camp fires
and prepared scanty meal from the few
fragments Of provisions that bad been saved
from the food. An was devastation and
ruin. The entire camp had been destroyed,
Several feet of sand was taken from the
surface Of the island, so that it is sure to be
under water every tide Fort Haueras
now stands cut off from the island, will be
swept entirely away by the next severe
ltorm, its walls hn"ing already commenced
70 crumhle. Fia9. ti tst"ie on"
The government property stored at the
wharf consisting of barrels of crackers
bread, sugar, pork, beef molasses, beans
potatoes, 6sh, boxes of candles, soap, cloth
ing, and in fact every thing required for an
army, was destroyed by the food. The
Steamer Spanlding arrived the evening be
fore with q large load Of provisions. cloth
ing, lumber, &c, but was not able to hand
anything but portion Of the much needed
ciothing for the nearly nuked Goth Indians
Regiment, which vas placed on the pe
and went with the waves of the ocean he
fore he fearful eyes and shiyering forms o
the soldiers .t...H ...,r
The camp of the 40lh New York reg
ment also suffered severely. Their large
hospital, sixty by forty feet, was carried
= away; but all The sick were saved They
lost nearly all their provisions aud many o
their stores, The men viii all go to For
Bailey, seven miles up the island, it bein!
the strongest point aud the most easily de
Tended s
The Rebels have been concentrating ,hei
forces at Ruanoke Island, SO miles above
and making preparations for attacking For
Bailey but it is thought that il can b
successfully defended against twenty thou'
and men. A batte may soon be tough
there.
The goth Indiana Regiment are yer
destitute of clothing, this being the stcon
unsuccessful attempt of the government
supply them. Their overcoals were los
with the ing Fanny al out FIVE weeks agc
: They have received no clio hing but the sun
mer suit given them at the time they wer
f sworn into the service The poor inhat
: ilants Of the island, for whom Rev. N NJ
: Taylor is soliciting succor in the East, hav
r kindly offe Ied to share their scnnty clOIhin
: with the goth. This storm is, without
: doubt, the most terrible that has bee
r witnessed on that cost for twenty years.