Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-19
FHR STORM DISASTERS.
STORM ON LAND AND LAKE.
MORE CASUALTIES.

Tell anu LAt EAulAA VI AdAA II ldhG SOLuc-
what abated its violence, but in the after
noon the wind rose and the rain fell in
dresry gusts, playing ftful marches on the
window-panes. The streets where trees
are, and the park, were strewn with dis
membered branches, the trophies of the
last nights raid and the effects of the yes
terday's storm. Several whole trees were
blown down, shutters were unhinged, signs
creaked, awnings tumbled and not a few
chimneys were tOppled to the ground. The
little Cuyahoga changed its sluggish nature
and became swollen and turbulent, over
flowing its banks, flooding sluices snd mills
| and raVishing its shores of all Aoatable
| substances. We have heard of no serious
accidents to persons on land, though the
damage te property cannot be little.
On the lake accidents were frequent and
disastrous. RumOrs of all sorts were in
circulation and its was difficult to arrive at
a true understanding Of affairs. In add
| ton to the sad fate of the Arabian and
Alice Grover, mentioned in yesterday after
| moons LEADER, we learn the following:
scow Highland Chief, loaded with wood
for j. Y. n. Yates, of this city, went
aground off FairpOrt. Insured. No lives
lost.
Schooner Josephine, also loaded with
wood for Mr.. Yates Wood Yard, is ashore a
short distance this side of Fairport. In
sured. Crew safe.
Schooner Almina, loaded with wood and
shingles for this port, went ashore near
Fairport. No particulars.
A large white ~fore-and-aft schooner was
discovered ashore about t~hree-quarters of a
mile east of Fairport, yesterday forenoon
name unknown. She was pounding
heavily.
The bark George Sherman, owned by h.
Sherman, Esq, Of this city, and the seoW
Hyrzinia, were beaehed about eight miles
east Of the city. No lives lost.
The schooner Darian was also ashore in
the vicinity of Euclid creek.
The schooner George suffell, George Titus
Master, owned in Port Burwell, lumber la
den, went ashore of Chagrin river and was
scuttled.
Two large barques near the same place
names unknown-one dragging at anchor
and the other dismasted and ashore.
The schooners Three Friends and Rapid
were also ashore near the same place.
The schow- schooner snowbird, owned in
Cleveland, is also reported ashore near Cha
grin River.
Captain Titus states that he counted a
fleet of not less than forty vessels, and
thinks a dozen of them must have gone
ashore. They were generally light.
Over one hundred sails were counted by
Captain Gardner of the Highland Chief on
| Sunday afternoon near the eastern extrem-
ity of the lake, driving before the wind in
this direction, so that more disasters may
be expected.
Fears were entertained for the safety of
the propeller Fremont, which cleared this
port for Buffalo about noon on Sunday, and
a report was in circulation that she was
lost. This proves unfounded as a despatch
was received last evening hat she reached
Buffalo at noon yesterday all right.
The most of the vessels that have met
with disasters thus far are Canadian crafts
of light tonnage.
Towards evening the wind veered round
to the West-Nor!h-West and blew a perfect
hurricane, dashing the spray clear oyer the
break-water and upon the railroad track
near, and east Of, the new Union Depot.
Crowds of people wandered along the beach
notwithstanding the p%elting rain, and when
the rain somewhat subsidized about shutdown
hundreds of people gathered upon the
banks to watch the magnificent tumult of
the waves. The rain fell during the night
only in ftful gusts, bat the W nd still held
sway till midnight. We are informed by
those who nave kept watch of the Meteoro-
logy of Cleveland several years, that never
before, since such a record has been kept,
has there fallen in this city in the same
length of time so great a quantity of rain
as fell from Saturday night till Monday
night. The Cuyahoga at ten o'clock last
night was still rising rapidly, and fears
were entertained that very much damage
would be done to property along its lowest
banks.
1t is reported that several bridges in the
country had been swept away by the freshet.
Nor was the Cuyahoga free from acct
dents. The brig C. P. Williams, which was
moored near the C. L T. Freight Depot,
stern up the river, partly escaped from her
moOrings and swung around against the
pier with such violence as to stave in the
hull and cause her to leak badly. About
seven o'clock there wastwo feet of water in
the hold, and efforts were being made 10
tow her up the river.
The fury of the gale prevented the dspar-
ture of the propeller Iron City, which was
advertised to leave for Lake Superior last
evening. Capt. Mckay, of the steamer City
OF Cleveland, however, purposed making his
regular trip.
of the lost on the Arabian and Glover our
reporter was unable to learn any additional
particulars. Up to dark none of the bodies
had washed ashore or been recovered.
The storm appears TO have ragged with IN
usual violence along the whole southern
shore of the lake, and our exchanges to-day
will doubtless bring reports Of many disas-
tiers yet unheard of here.