The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-16


crbbne alled with stone, and was suvnosed "a ba
beyond the power Of the element The elevator
was somewhat damaged, (this is slight. however
and the foundation was showing signs of giving
away when the storm subsidized If it had con
'lnued twelve hours longer, nothing could have
saved II, and the railroad tracks, warehouses and
everything on the lake side of Minnesota Point
Wond nave oeen swept away. Behind the break
water were moored the st Paul. one ofthe lar
gest and finest OF the Lake Superior steamers
two very large schooners, one small schooner. one
powerful tug and barges, scows and small craft.
The only thing eaved was the tug. The ST, paul.
lie beached on Minnesota Point and almost buried
in sand and gravel. Dredges are at work dies,np
her ont. She will be saved but damaged One of
the large schooners broke in two, and ia a total
wreck. The other is on the beach and very seri-
ousy damaged. The tug, being powerful, was
taken thro Ugh the canal and saved. EyerytLino
else WAS totally destroyed Or as given above. The
piers at the canal suffered. Five hundred feet was
taken ont clean and clear, and the remainder
| somewhat injured.
The Duluth Herald of November 18th, a paper
not likely to exagger tie, in speaking of the storm
VS.:
although the wind went down to great ex-
tent! yesterday, very heavy continue to roll in
rom the lake. The great storm of the previous
day aud night, however, had evidently dime ;te
worst and some of the results of its mad fury were
discernabe. Around the elevator and railroad
freight house. In the dock. along the beach ut the
canal, sad scene wa presented and the hearts of
those who gazed upon 1t were grieved hevond
The wild fury of the storm monarch an
led. We an IN
anime his terrible work but it is as vet utterly
impossible to form even ar approximate estimate
81 the extent OF the injury we have sustained. II
ca" hardly, however, TALL short of one hundred
Thousand dollars. The breakwater appears 10
nave inferred most seriously, for good portion OF
qui'e number Of the cribs has been torn away
WHIST "iher VI them are lifted from their original
POSITION. 1t ia marvel to all that even frag-
men OF the structure remains, for the TO, &c of the
breakers beating against it was OF such \ charac
ter az to W ant The assertion that nofhing O.
nnman construction, Unless Of extraordinary re-
siSting power. could Withstand the shock To
those OF our readers who had not the opp rtuniry
OF witnessing the terrific spectacle, some of the
great p'wer "fthe roaring pillows that every mo-
ment dashed against the bre tkwater, it if Mt nee
e"sary 10 say that the heavy iron Its used in the
cribs were twisted off and cured up with as much
ease a. If they had been bucket wire. whilst nor
tons of hinge crib and massive tmbers were toss
ed about by the angry surges like wicker baskets
and slraws
! WIN. II. Newton, Esq, the engineer before
named. writing to under date of the 10th nit saws
! On The 9Th inst I examined the site Of the de
stroyed breakwateI at Duluth and notwithstand-
mo The published accounts, was nor prepared to
ma n" destruction SO complete Ny familiarity
with II up 10 october enables me to appre' late the
dem"li hment that his heailen this work by
comparatively moderate storm. The signal officers
published reports Tor October note the maximum
velocity of the winds 1T % miles per huur. and
ira OF The i@tn OF Nov mbor as So mt,es per hour
While reports OF observers OF the Lake Survey at
that point show storms from the same general al.
rec'on frequently to have been SIS 10 60 miles per
hour; iheref'ro this destruction should not be
deemed an exceptional case. bat rather "a an evil
GenCe Of its hkclih 0on To occur again.
SUCH i the place where it IL proposed thst the
government AhaIl expend ita money to create a
harbur. ough perfectly safe and land locked
natural harhor; and one of the best in the world
already exi-ts. and through which If the dire was
removed, vessels could pas with a small cxpendi
/
Northern Pacific railroad When m ,ney is Thus
wantonly -quandered, Is it strange that we he
cries o corruption and extravaganza? | have
thus dwell at great and perhaps tedious length
upon this question because IT is one that has ex-
~ted deep feeling in The state, while the sentiment
ID universal IN a great wrong has been perpetra-
ted. This sentiment arise from no feeling of
jealousy aud tits state would he glad to see the
Government sn improving Superior harbor that
vessels Vt h" largest class could reach the docks
at Dull tn.
have thus called Your attention to all those
J matters which have occurred to me rs worthy of
| special rotiCe. There seems to b.. very few eubs
jec's upon which legislation will be required and
congratulate yon upon the prospect of short
session.
Before closing il may not be imp oper for me 10
give utterance TO that feeling of satisfaction
which IL so gen raj in the country at the result OF
the recent great national political Contest VIII ch
which gives assurance of cont niue peace and
prosperity
With the exception # one state. condit on OF
harmony and good feeling prevails that has not
| been knows for the past twelve years. II the ex-
ceptional case of Louinan4 where contest il
goi"g on, the people of Wisconsin look on with
great impartialitg. If it all result in giving
honest men there due, it will he satisfactory
POSTAL TIE RGRAPH. ..n
The President n his recent message and the
Postmaster General in his annual report, recon
mend the adoption of n postal telegraph g, stem
which shall render telegraphy cheap ard reliable
and bring it within ths of the masses or the
people. There is no reason why the American
people should have the most unreliable and ex-
pens1ve telegraph system OF any civilized nation
upon earth, yet such unfortunately az the toct