The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-01

his antagonist, having risked such odds
against it. .1G Ell.
m Terrific Storm In Illinois.
One OF the most severe storms Illinois
ever experienced visited that locality on
Monday night, and resulted, most unfortu.
nately, in the loss Of several lives and the
destruction Of great deal Of property. It
extended several hundred square miles.
1t is reported that the growing crops have
suffered severely. In some parts large
fields of corn have been destroyed, either
totally or, in part frnit trees have been
blown down or torn up by the roots, and
where this has not been done, the fruit has
been stripped from the trees and scattered
over the ground In some wooded dis
tricts hundreds of trees have been dam
aged, and many Of them completely de-
stroyed; all the growing crops have
suffered more or less, and many thousand
dollars worth OF corn, buckwheat and
other cereals must have been lost. Nv -,
q On the line Of the Chicago and North
western road the most serious damage was
done. A portion Of the track was washed
baway . train Of passenger care ran into
the break, and four lives were thereby
lost. Their names are j. II. BaxBR, engi.
neer JoHN FENFoE, fireman SrEpH1s
THAToHHR, express messenger !; and L. B.
LEWIS, passenger, from Odell, Iowa. The
storm On the lake was fearful, and losses
Of vessels and lives are anticipated. The
Chicago Republican relates one of the in
cidents of the storm: '--, 70 . ~ 81
az On Monday evening the brigE w., Cross,
Capt. A. Everitt, arrived OFF Lake View, but it
being too stormy to attempt to enter the river
she cast anchor for the night. In order to
guard against accident more than the usual
number OF lights were placed around the YES
sci. She rode the gale beautifully. and there
seemed every probability of her passing the
| night in safety, Notwithstanding the ferceness
| of the storm, when an accident occurred which
| resulted in her loss. .s .,ss..~T .ED
| At haH-past ten O'Clock, all was auiet on
board the brig, and the Captain was giving his
| fearful crash which shook the vessel from
/ stem to stern. Rushing forward to discover
| the causc, the crew saw on their hrboard
| quarter schooner just dashing away, and
knowing at once thata collision had occurred,
and thinking that their own vessel was sinking,
. moment they were scudding through
the Lake at q fearful rate on the
| strange craft. She turned out to be the
! schooner A. Beansch, Captain Hoag bound for
| the city. The statement Of Capt. Heag is that
the gale was too much for his vessel and los
L inn OH ntvnl has Oh nloA Il
before the wind at frightful rate of speed.
When close upon the brig he saw her lights,
but could not avoid the collision She suffered
but little by the accident, and after proceed
| ing short distance anchorage ground was
| seached and her onward career was stopped.
She was lightly laden, however, and rolled
and lufehed fearfuly, her masts went by the
boord, everything movable was carried away,
and il seemed every moment as if che would
| 90 to pieces. ar -.a-E ...
Shortly after the collision. tae brig filled.
Being loaded with lumber, she did not go to
| the bottom, but nOated on the surface Of the
| water, the waves dashing over her every in
slant, and threatening to dash her into pieces.
As we have said, at the time of the collision
/ the captain and crew sprang on board the
| schooner, leaving on the brig only the mate
woman and boy. They attempted to follow
the crew on to the schooner, but she dashed
by them 80 rapidly that they were unable to do
/
indeed, perilous one. As she sank they
| rushed into the rigging, and chung to it for
very life. The vessel, while settling, pitched
fearfully. and it was with the greatest diff
| Guilty that they saved themselves from be-
| ing cast into the rolling waves beneath
carecued % to the larboard side, and
in this position she remained with the star
1 board eide out OF water few feet. Selling
whatever lines were within their reach the un-
fortunate trio lashed themselves as well as they
were able TO the rigging, the force Of the wind
being 80 great that they could hardly hold on.
Throughout the long, fearful night there they
remained, drenched, cold and Demanded, the
sea making a clean break over them, and
threatening each moment TO swallow them M
| The woman soon became so weak that she
could do nothing for herself and called upon
her unfortunate companions TO help her, AT
the risk of his own life the mate left his posi-
I tion ana firmly bound her to the rigging. The
suferiags they endured through those fearful
| hours are greater than tongue can tell and il
is almost a miracle that they themselves are
! alive TO speak Of them. -7131Gc2 sgse =
At an early hour yesterday morning the tug
Crax ford, while of the harbor, discovered the
/ wreck Of the Baensch at anchor. and dat Of
y the Cross with It's three sufferers not far off
and It ct once put OF 70 the rescue. Onreach.
\ ing the brig they took the three ehis wrecked
people on board. The poor woman was in.
sensible, and the others were nearly SO, but by
the use ofrestoratiyes, all were brought around
sufficiently in q short time TO be able to relate
the fearful story'o of their sufSerines. The tho
then went te the, schooner and rescued her
crew and the remainder of the people belong.
ing TO the brig, and brought them all to the
city. where they were well attended to. and in
! few hours were fully restored. I8
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/ In speaking of the small vote Of Vicks-
burg; Miss, in comparison with what it
used to cast, the Vicksburg Jesonol of the
l4th says: IS fsr ca f4T'aa c3v5t :,
The loss of pobuiatioa N, me waf has, ,.,en