New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-10

Joseph Harvey, Co. II; Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jeremiah Huli"ger, All~n county, Ohio. .Isr...
sou Black, Cirelevils, Augaize coahty, Ohio; botS
| Of Co. ]. '"Nn
;, Seriously wounded: John Essex, Isaac z. BRYAN.
| Henry A. Massey. '"'''
Slightly: Second Lieut.. r. d. Underwood p ,
Harper, j. G. Young, Jacob Genai, Henry W ~
Price, and G.. r. Wait. W.
We We hope every report from the 9th Ohio Plat,
crushed and peace and harmony restored. " W
TERRIBLE STORM IN THE MOUST.ms-,
DESCRIBABLE SUFFERING OF OUR TROOPS
HUNDREDS FALLING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DROPPING DEAD-A HORRIBLE sIGHr-I
sUTLER DROWNED, &C.
Correspondence The Cir ciuust Times
GREAT MOUNTAIN SusKIr, Sept %, ISL
when wrote You yesterday, attempted TO Qys
you description Of two regiments who had biyou.
acked all the light before the mountain side ex
pored to the rain.
The ra n did not cease, and as the men Became
drenched 10 the skim they began TO fslter. Shortly
after dl0ner the wind cha ged TO the north, and in-
creased in violence until it became terrific. IL beat
directly against tho eide of the mountain, on which
the two unented regiments we're squatted. For one
or two hours il was awful. The stoutest men fsII
exhausted by the raio and blasting winds
Hundreds were struck down with chills FRA.
were built 10 the woods, but were soon extinquishe5
The tented regiments freely invited the suffering M
utO their quarters. in TACT OUT, picked M Tho
exhausted aud carried them iD. But what sbeIss
the thin tents TO men who bad not dry thru
on them Z The fort, and all tho reliable place, -
shelter were filed With the sick Cols Waans, 20
Miilroy, Whose regiments were the suferer, w.
out 10 the driving ,torm taking care Of their men
The poor horres Suffered as badly as the nan
There was no shelter whichever for them and man
of the team horses were already exhausted. and a.
the storm increased they fell by one goaned and
died. "'
After the men had been mostly slowed awsv :,
tents or around fires in the raviDes lot of contra.
band whisky was Orened and distributed injiconslv
among the men. | telieve IL saved the lives n
many. Toward evening the rain held up bat the
wind increased 10 violence End grew colder The
in the tents began to suffer- and crswled out ana
built fires in shell cred places. Three hundred
marched down to a covered bridge, mile and hslf
from camp, and sought shelter there The water
rose rapidly, and covered the floor of the bridge.
The weather grew colder during the night and Il
feared that some Of the stragglers would perish
Search was made for them everywhere, and mum.
Der fond unable to walk, aud carried into quarters.
wished that the whole country could look down
upon that scene last night Rad feel the pier winds
ss they slnvered tie hslf-Cl,thed. almost dying
troops. tell you plninly thst you people a. home
have not the least idea OF the suiierings Of yo
unteers in these mountains. Scores perish here, not
by the bullets of the enemy, but by the misnansge.
nent of the War Department, and-excuse the ruth
the negligence Of those at home.
Had our demands from this quA rter been promptly
responded to, our troops bere would not nave been
suffering in the mcuDtaiGs but long before tbs enc
camped In the pleasant valley Of Virginia. Red
tane and official incompeieDcy are murcenng more
of our troops ia these mountains than the Rebels.
All through the nights soldiers come marching 70
our hut asking the privilege to warm.
Only one death is known. Mr.. Joseph Howels,
Sutler Of the litb Indiana Regiment, IN company
will a Mr. Stout, starred on horseback for the val.
lev about Dusk. At the fOt OF the mountain there
ia "a gorge rambling across the road through whichthe
water Was rushing furiously. They attemptedo
ford the stream. The horses were carried away.
Mr. Stout succeeded in reaching the shore, bat tho
Sutler went with his hone down the gorge, and was
lost. He came from Terre Houte.
Some ten or fifteen horses were found dead tho
morning. and others in dying condition. The road
down the mountain is badly cut up by the torreats
and the telegraph is prcs rated. The men wer
reused up an sOOn as possible, and stirred roundh
get the chill off them. A large party were se1i
down the road to repair it, and put the TELEGRAPH
good condition.
The .ick-and there are many Of tLem--are imns.
mediateiy attended 10.
One of our scouts just in, reports that he succeeded
n rea hing point where he could examine the retd
camp at Greenbrier. He has made full reported
their numbers, position, defenses, &c.
lie states that they are fOriiSng Themselves, and
THAT nun Der Of men in blue bonses are working Ia
the trenches. He thinks that these men are Capt.
Bense 8 Company OF the ON ONO, captuieo az LA
water about two weeks ago. They are the only
prisoners in blue bouses that the rebe5 captured IN
this vicinity.
Day before yesterday the 18th Indiana and 9th
Ohio, both under comm and of Col. Sullivan, marched
from Elkwater toward Lee camp, for the purpose
Of making reconnaissance. But after they iet me
storm have described set iD, and as the 9th Ohio
was without overcOats, and many with ragged
breeche-, and feared they have suffered severely.
Some of the peoI e in the valley report having heard
cannon firing yesterday, and if that is the Gaze, Su'
van has had an engagement.
The expedition was to have returned last evening
or this morning.