Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-19
THE LAKES.
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CLEVELAND, Oct. 18.-The storm las
night was the most severe of the season
the wind blew a hurricane from the north
west. Three vessels went ashore. Tn,
scow W. Duncan, went on the beach ives
of the piers. She is little damaged anC
can be pulled off when the weather
changes. Scow Emma Clark went on tn,
old Toledo Railroad pier and is a perfect
wreck. All on board were lost. ScoN
Mary of Detroit, went on the old Pitts
burg pier and went to pieces very soon.
All on board were lost. 1t is not known
how many there were in the crew. Not
less than six lives were lost by these dis
asters.
OswEeo, N. Y, Oct. 1S.-A terrific
gale of wind since early this morning has
proved disastrous to shipping on the lake.
Several vessels arrived with loss of can
vass and deck load. The schooner Ad-
vance, from Chicago, with barley, is
ashore twelve miles up the lake.
KINGSTON, CA, Oct. 1S.-There was a
violent storm on Lake Ontario last night,
causing much damage to shipping. The
telegraph lines suffered considerably at
Point Frederick, opposite Kingston. The
sehooners Kate Robinson, with lumber,
from Toledo for Fall river, the Pride of
America, the Light and the Benedict,
with lumber, from Beileville to Oswego,
are ashore. The steamer Magnet, and
several other steamers and vessels, were
unable to make hArbor on account of
heavy sea. ... .,-,s-.-..
PoRT CoLBURN, Oct. 18.-The schooner
Garibaldi, of Hamilton Light in trying
to make the harbor in the gale this morn
ing missed the piers and drifted ashore.
where she lies broadside on. The pro-
peller City of Boston had to return owing
to heavy sea having shifted her deck
load. A number of vessels which left
yesterday have also returned, being I'M
able to stand the gale. The Captain of
the propeller Champlain reports the
schooner Ada Maria Zollaria ashore above
Long Point. A quantity of lumber has
come ashore-supposed to be the deck
load of some vessel.
PoRTHoPE, CAN, Oct. 1S.-A terrific
gale occurred last night, and trees were
torn up and thrown across the railroad
track; and the telegraph wires for a con-
siderable distance were pulled down. The
schooner Kate, laden with barley, was
driven ashore near Coburg.
An $4,000 Steamer Goes TO Pieces
Passengers and Crew Saved.
CHICAGO, Oct 16.-fhe steamer Orion,
Capt Bullin, of the Goodrich lire, run
ming between this point and Grand Har-
Dor, Mich, was wrecked in Grand Haven
harbor this morning, and will probably
prove total loss The Orion attempted
to leave Grand Haven Sunday morning at
daylight for Chicago with full compile
ment of freight and passengers. Before
getting fairly out of the harbor, she
touched ground and soon lost her steerage
wsy. She then drifted rapidly, as the
wind was blowing quite a strong gale.
She soon struck the beach, and then listed
toward the lake SO that the sea soon began
TO break over her sides with fearful vio-
lence.
The Utmost eXertions were made by the
officers and crew to get her off, but all in
vain. The steamer was inextricably
grounded and after struggling with the
wind and wave till this morning she went
10 pieces, and is row a complete wreck.
The passengers, officers and crew, how
ever, were all saved and gotten ashore,
30 that not q single life was lost. The
Orion was a fine boat, built in 1866, and
cost eighty thousand dollars. She had
an insurance of twenty-four thousand
dollars.