New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-19
THE STORM.
TIE GALE ON THE sOUND-A NUMBER OF DIS
AsTERs-sEVBRAL LIVES LOST.


AsTERs-sEVERAL LIVES LOST.
NFw-HAyEN, Nov. 18.-The storm OF Tues
dav NIGHT ana Wednesday morning very severe on the
sound with a high sea- and the vessels exposed mad
hard struggle with the elements The steam barge Ed
ward Beech Capt Burger, OF Poughkeepse, loaded Win
lumber and having in tow another heavily laden barge,
vas beaten about on the Sound on Tuesday night ana
Anallv the captan anchored about four miles east OF
Haven Ight Between 10 and II O'Clock yesterday
morning the rolling Of the waves capzed the last namea
Woolsey and George Frazer, who were on board were
thrown INTO the water ana arSwnea os in
the morning but the crew saved Themselves .SE c
The schooner Margaret Kennedy OF sraord sunk Ih
coal She came up Sound and made the hareor DGt
the gale furious that she was oSnged 70 p an
Of stratford, with his wife and child ,. ana Two
succeeded in making ,n cSo SS5s' Abbott LAW
renee reports that yesterday morning about O'CLOCK
while of Bradford he saw vessel sopp Dos :, "a ann
posed that she went down with all on board no parv
uars regarding her have been received and her name
The gale was the most severe one that has been
known in many years and the water rose 70 an
Wharf About o'clock in the morning the schooner
Abbott Lawrence Capt 06er OF BrI S Me- RcecSer
Company in coming the hsOor was driven aground
By the gale on the west s qe SbG Rock aS Here the
water made breach her, filling her. and making
very difficult matter for the crew 10 remain ap 70 a
charge her cargo by the use OF lighters when she will
probably be got on without damage Inc mo r.
while in harbor dragged her anchor and went asoTe
of Halock' place, with both anchors down sne IS
loaded with stone and will probably have to discharge
her cargo before che get off, The schooner james
MeGee Also dragged her anchor and went nearly asnorg
at the same place. The schooner David and several
other vessels also dragged their anchors Inc steam
boats to this city came through without trouble
BRIDGEPORT INUNDATED-THE WHARVES DAM
AGED.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. l8.-The storm
which commenced Thursday night continued with nm
abated violence nearly all day yesterday The tide rose
to an hight and for hour OF two rushed with
wild and frantic fury against and the docks scatter
ing the panks OF the Naugatuck wharf In all directions
and doing much damage AZ ii o'clock the wafer hnCn
had risen very high in the vicinity OF the western
terminus OF the new bridge, was pouring across
Congress-st, between the railroad ana Mainst,
and considerable OF the filling was washed out: COmmu
ncaton with the east interrupted during the
by the waters covering the foot crossing AT e
TO attempt To railroad bridge people
obliged to cross either at the lower Drldge vi .s
Horse Railroad bridge In the afternoon the storm had
some what subsidized, aud tide resumed in usual level
NUMEROUS DISASTERS ON LAKE ERIE-LosS OF
LIFE
Toroyro. Nov. ia violent gale set III last
night ana continued throughout to-day. The following
marine dsasters are reported Schooner Monteage from
Toledo for ogdensburg with lumber, ashore at Point
Peters near Plcton sho will probably 90 to pieces
Schooner AGO. ashore at Welngtonsquare, and break
ing NM sehooner Garibaldi ashore at Ainca schooner
Echo beached of the Queens Wharf, Toronto anu
another vessel dragging her anchor and likely TO go
ashore schooner Eagle Wing, wrecked near O1ioru. an
hands were saved except the steward, VINO Ie ro to
TiggnR aud was drowned The captains report IL the
toughest night they ever experienced on the iake'
DISASTERS ON LAKE ONTARIO.
PIcroN, Canada, Nov. 1S.-SchoOner Thurston,
from Port Dahousie for oswego with wheat is ashore at
Nicholson Island and will probably be total loss The
schooner Monteage reported ashore yesterday at west
POINT breaking up aud the lumber Is coming ashore In
every direction The schooner Prince Edward froEe IN
while sailing down Long Reach and had TO remain there
until the steamer Rochester came along ana broke the ICE
REMARKABLE RISE OF WATER AT BUFFALo-A
PORTION OF THE BREAKwATER CARRIED
AWAY.
BUFFALO, Nov. 1S.-Last night and this morn
ING We have been visited with gale Of uncommon
violence The water In tho harbor over two feet In
20 minutes aud at ts highest point about 10 O'CLOCK
The Of the canal and many Of the docks on the
waves made n complete breach over the breakwater .
portion which carried away Some OF the vessels
the lake have had narrow escapes put 30 l no us
Near the Round. House considerable portion Of the
dcred the passage OF tho Niagara Falls train impossible
owing to the great rise Of water at the Jerry ahdn
the steamer International found 10 inprAeueaDe 10 lah
It's cars therefore the passengers OF the boat ana
tho Fails train were taken back to Black Rock,
and Obliged TO como 10 the city In the street
ears squaw Island completely submerged ana the
ne breakwater nearly So over both the whte cIess
OF the brekaers were dancing back and forth Along
tho beach the surf terrific the hugo breakers dash
lug up rods beyond the usual water line quantity OF
tmber belonging to the Government contractors was
wasbed In from the new breakwater. and a hall.
finished crib was also very roughly handled 1T dt
schooner ppogr had been driven ashore near Smoke
Creek and party Of men were sent on to render Wnat
they could In the interior or the city some little
damage was done. stained glass window WAS blown
the tower Of ST. johns Church daring Tue aeahGOh
tho night aud the full e1tentuf the damage cannot yet
be determined
A FREIGHT TRAIN BLOWN FROM THE TRACK
AND RUN INTO By AN EXPRESS TRAIN.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 1s.--The Cincinnati express
on the Cleveland Columbus aud Cincinnati Railway due
here yesterday morning at o'clock met with serious
accident Shiloh, at 81 O'Clock The wind had driven
freight car from aide track Shelby six miles
down the road and the express train running at the rate
f d miles an hour ran It, throwing tho engine and
two baggage cars from tho track, and tearing up
neer was found by the side Of the boiler insensbe HIS
head was cut and his body badly bruised. The fireman
head cut These were all the persons seriously injured
Superintendent Flint lifted out relief trpnand accom-
asa by 70 The S Was
OF tho wreck during the day. 80 that trains can now pass
A PORTION OF HOUSE BLOWN DOWN IN PHIL
ADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19.-During the high
wind yesterday morning large piece Of the wall which
formed the northern boundary OF the Patterson ware
house. destroyed by fire feH months ago. camo down
upon the roof Of fronting Pennst No IOs, and
made thorough wreck OF the building, the northern
wall being torn down the second floor and the entire
structure being much damaged to make IL necessary
probably to rebuild 10 from the foundations The store
was not occupied 1t having recently undergone aera-
lions and REPAIRS which had Just been completed That
part of the wall which fell was considered secure aud
was so regarded by Building Inspectors who ordered
all the other walls 10 BIO removed after the fire.
BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1S.-0n Tuesday night the
wind shifted suddenly 10 the southeast quarter and soon
afterward rain commenced falling In heavy torrents
which continued until four o'clock In the morning when
It ceased The wind again changed and blew for nearly
two hours with the utmost violence Those who reside