New-York tribune., 1870-11-01
INLAND GALES.
DISASTERS ON LAKE ONTARIO.


KINGSTON, Ontario, Oct. 81-During severe
gale Lake Ontario Sunday night, the schooner WI
liam John with 1000 bushels of wheat from Coourg for
Edwardsburg went ashore and with the cargo will be
total loss uninsured. The tug Sarah broke from her
mooriDgs and went ashore on Point Frederick.
The crew of the Rankin rescued this evening by
Capt. Noble of the schooner Hppegraffe. woman
named Cook the only person lost; she was washed
overheard last night The lfeboat kindly sent by Capt
Dow from Buffalo arrived after the rescue. lie RANKIN
IL a total loss. ..,,.-
Young Americus are E. ID. Simpson, Alexander NC
The bark Superior arrived at Port Coburn this after
sa lost " ssr is aaa at long
Point. The bark Fanny Campbell arrived with several
of her sails lost.
.r THE STORM AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 31.-A terrible storm
ragged here last night The propeller Neptune with two
timber barges in tow cast off the barges and in making
port beat against dock, until she sank. She belongs to
the Erie Transportation Company and is from Detroit
No sailing vessel has been reported wrecked con-
siderable portion OF Winslows brick block on Iaverst
was blown down.
DISASTER IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 81.-Heavy rains have fallen
here at intervals during the past three days. yesterday
morning during violent shower high wind prevailed,
which blew down the malt house attached to Book *
Greisdcks brewery About 200 bushels Of malt were
buried In the ruins. -, ,..,o,
billiard table mandatory tifthst, was crushed py
high wall which blown over upon T. Ine Dnndns m
terial. The total loss is about $lo,oco
THE STORM ON LAKE ERIE.
ERIE, Penn, Oct 31.-The Canadian schooner
Britannia bound from yermion to Toronto with cargo
Of grindstones ashore here this morning one OF
the fatally iJured four others eucceeded III
reaching the shore early this morning The captain ana
clung to the rigging for Tour hours Due "eie
finally rescued by
The schooner Elyria, owned and commanded by Capt:
Reid OF Eyra, Ohio, went ashore In the gale last night
the Peninsula, opposite the city. The crew chung 70
the bowsprit and rigging all night and were not rescued
till afternoon The first cutter OF the revenue cutter
Commodore Perry swamped In going to Their AID
Two seamen, Isaac Smith and John Boyee were drowned
In the breakers Others Of the crew were pcked up ny
Bark in distress drfted past here this morning The
Other disasters are feared as gale of last night
ceeded in violence any known for many years on Tue
Lakes
THE GALE AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, Oct. 31.-A terrific gale has pre-
vailed here last night from the sonth ana East
The water Of the Lake is higher than at any time THIS
season. The tug Harrison foundered at o'clock a. M,
of Sturgeon Point The crew was saved by the tug Com
pound Capt Davenport Of the Harrison was taken from
to be the wm Kelly Is ashore of Windmill Point Inc a
gone to their rescue.
Chicago returned in Distress with all her sails sp
1t is feared that great damage has been done TO the ship
ping Oh the Lake.
LOCAL DISASTERS.
The storm which began early on Sunday
evening became gale at o'clock in the morning, and
continued In the harbOr nearly all yesterday The great
fall OF rain during night caused much interruption of
travel on the various railroad lines diverng from the
city. At several points the New-Hayen Road the
track was submerged with water, and the Northern
mails due yesterday morning were delayed several
hours During the Storm the Pacific and Atlantic Tee-
graph Company this city lost connection through one
Of their cables in the North River at Nnetietst the
anchor Of u schooner became enanged with the wires
lines however there no interruption Of business
Yesterday afternoon, as boat containing seven en-
pOyes OF the Central Railroad was crossing the south
Cove Jersey City, il swamped and Michael Fsllo,
Fallon leaves wife and five children; Hearn wife and
three Children Gahagan was unmarried Inc bodies
were not recovered. .,
Fulton Ferry the high wind caused the D To Dreak loose
and in its fall two Of the crew became entanged IN the
heavy folds Of canvas and were swept overheard One
OF them Joseph ReRney, aged b OF No. ~ Wllow-S,
Brooklyn picked Ia very much exhausted con-
dton. The other, Henry Rogers Of sacHettst.' was
drowned
City, blown down Sunday night, the family mar
At Governors Island the sea broke the landing
and the soldiers guard feared the whole structure
Garden were uprooted, and ut high water the waves
broke the wall.
The brig Ottawa went ashore at Bridg-
hampton, L. t. yesterday forenoon, and viii be total
wreck.
The three -masted schooner Ruthshaw, bound
10 baltimore went ashore yesterday morning at smiths
Point on the south side Of Long Island