The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-10-02

San Oh Saturday last and though of brief
cr duration than usual, it was one Of the
most violent that has been known for
years. The weather had been lowering and
disagreeable fer several days previous, and
on Friday night strong wind, accompanied
by rain; sprang up from the southeast,
which increased in violence until Saturday
noon, and then gradually subsided. The
storm, during the greater part of Saturday,
was indeed terrific, and we fear there will
be many disasters to record. That the
damage TO shipping here was com paratively
slight is due to the safe refuge afforded by
our harbor, and the secure anchorage to be
obtained in our bay, which a very large
feet of vessels avalled themselves of until
the gale abated.
The steamer AIpena, which left here
early in the morning for Kewaunee and
Ahncpee, was compelled to come to an an
chor off Two Creeks, where she remained
until Sunday moraing, and then continued
her trip. About 10 o'clock the propeller
ANcgheny attempted to make the north
pier, but failed, and was driven through
the trap net to the north Of the pier. She
succeeded in getting headed out into the
lake again, but was una ble to reach the an
chorage ground, and was driven north.
About the same time the scow Medord,
| loaded with lath for Milwaukee, came into
the creek in fine style, having her mainsail
torn to pieces, and minus about 10, 600 lath
from her deck load The propeller Nor
man let go both anchors in the bay, and
rode out the gale in safety. The scow A.
Ho,res, owned by C. MEAKs & Co., of
| Milwaukee, and loaded with shingles, also
came to an anchor, but soon parted her
main cable, when her captain slipped the
other, leaving both anchors in the lake ,and
succeeded in bringing his vessel into the
! harbor. The total damage to this vessel,
including the loss of 100000 shingles from
her deck load, was about 81 900. The lit
tie sloop 1chtes came into the harbor with
her sails in ribbons, and the bark Oncota,
from Buffalo, anchored in the bay in the
same condition. About | O'Clock Z. NJ.
the little schooner Fd,cn, Captain HUNT
LEY, trading between Sheboygan and the
east shore, attempted to make the harbor
but was caught by a heavy swell and carried
by the piers, in toward the shore, among
the breakers. She dropped her anchor,
which brought her about Immediately,
when she slipped her cable, and, although
her stern was pounding upon the sand and
the breakers were breaking clean over her,
succeeded in getting to sea again. The
narrow escape Of this little vessel was
watched with breathless interest by large
crowd Of spectators.
| The only Manitowoc vessels at anchor in
the bay were the bark S. A. Wood, from
the lower lakes, the schooner Sardinia
from Bay de Noe, Mich, and the schooner
EJenezer. The latter vessel had cleared
for Milwaukee with cordwood, but was
obliged to run back. Capt. RAMsDEhL, of
the .Sardinid, reports the bark Emma H.
COME on the rocks and broken in two, at
Rock Island Passage, one of the entrances
to Green Bay. Capt. HILL, of the EJene>
zer, states that he passed through large
quantities of lumber, shingles, &C., floating
in the lake. We also learn that the scow
Nichols and another vessel are ashore be-
low Two River Point, and it is reported
that two vessels are ashore between here
and Sheboygan
At 6 O'Clock Saturday evening there
were one propeller and nineteen vessels of
all rigs at anchor 10 the bay, and eight or
ten vessels were lying quietly in the har-
bor They all cleared with fair wind on
Sunday afternoon. The new cribs, just
sunk in the harbor, were damaged some
what, but not seriously.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, Sept %.
As We predicted yesterday the gale of
Saturday and Sunday resulted seriously
to navigation. Among the casualties to
shipping we learn the following: The
schooner Ruby, with cargo of 40 900
feet of lumber from Manistee for Chicago
went ashore at Sheboygan on Saturday.
She lies about midway between the harbor
and point, broadside on, upon rocky bot
tom, and will be nearly total loss. The
Ruby halls from this port, and is owned by
Capt. Freeman H. Hubbard, who com
nanded her, and Thos II. Hanan. She
was built at Olcott in 1854, and rebuilt
from her bilge up, at Milwaukee, in 1867.
Her measurement is l2l tons. She cost
Sll 600 The lumber is owned by Mark
Tyson, of this city
The schooner Kewaunee, on the beach
at Kewaunee, lost her rudder, aud was
otherwise injured.
The small schooner Union, owned by
Captain Mccarthy and Mr.. Murphy, Of
this city, missed the harbcr at Sheboygan
and ran upon the beach little north of
the piers. She will be got off without diff
fculty
A fore and after. painted green, was
seen at anchor off Wolf river, with her jib-
boom, fore topmast and fore boom gone,
and deck load lost overheard.
The schooner Lydia Chase, of Racine, is
ashore at the Claybanks, twelve miles nor, h
Of Wolf River, whittier she was bound for
! q cargo.