Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-01-04
Correspondence of the Telegraph
Letter from Duluth.

OULUTH, MINI, Dec. 20, lSTS.
E0Iron REEp,-Uniil the last month of
autumn there was scarcely an accident to navi-
gators of our great Upper Lake. But on the
lath of November occurred the widest storm
we have experienced since the arrival of the
Oldest inhabltant You have read Off in all
the papers, but no words can convey an ade.
quate idea of Its grandeur aud fury The
Breakwatcr which protects our outer harbor,
Is in full view from our residence, and glass
In hand, We watched the war of winds and
waves. The spray was thrown to the top of
the elevator, height Of more than hundred
feet We saw the gradual demolition of the
coal-track above the brakwatcr, saw the iron
sheathing torn In patches from the elevators
sides, saw the schooners StosetheaH and Palms
as they came flying before the gale They
were strangers here, and did not know that
they might have sped straight into the canal
and inner harbor and breathless with anxiety
wo watched them round the breakwater, roll
ing feariully from side TO side as they were
turning until the tall spars seemed almost to
touch the Kissing waves. One man was thrown
from the rigging far into the surging sea- and
people watched tho doomed vessels as they
were carried onto the beach below the wharf,
where they were scuttled and abandoned with.
out life being lost. just as the breakwater
began TO give away darkness lent its horrors
TO the scene. About steven o'clock the 81.
RIul was obliged to leave for the inner harbor.
No light marked the entrance to the canal aud
she was carried high onto Minnesota Point
just outside tho canal pier, The tug Rob An.
dsrsoa, deserted by her captain, was taken In
charge by hero who leapcd on deck aud with
the help of two brave mon of her crew reached
the Inner harbor In safety The schooner
Alice Craig broke from her faslenlngs and
washed ushorc,a wreck. IL was q night of
terror 10 the dwellors on the Point, the wav,s
dashins quite over that neck of land, Many
deserted their homes In the midst of the storm,
Morning broke upon n sorry scene, The beach
waa strewn with tlmGera from the half demol,
ished breakwater aad thI outer cribs of the
canal dock, The fury OF the storm had passed,
and tue lurbid expanse of water only gave a
sullen roar, like a giant satisfied with bis
dreadful work. When have since gazeo up
on those crystal waters smiling and dlmplinH
In sunlight or moonlight, mingled with adml.
ration, comes the thought of treachery aud de.
strullon lurking under all This fecliBg has
not decreased by hearing Of tho disasters that
came Of the storm of the 27th and 2Sth at the
lower end Of the lake, when all was quiet here
The schooner Bropa was discovered on the
morning of tue iith, and tug went out aud
brought her In. her anchor gone, and her sails
In TbboBs The Cambridge was also brought
in later In the day. In the same condition as 10
sails. Tue two were reftted from the two
sehooners lying on The beach, and were loaded
with wheat aud sailed for Buffalo. The Cam.
bridge ls safe, frozen In 81 the SaulL The
broom Is supposed TO be Lost, with all on board
also the GrsssSold and the Jane Bsu The 81
Paul was dredged out aud found unlnjured
save broken wheel. She was loaded with
wheat and aouI and sarted for Buffalo under
convoy OF the AtloRtie. Both steamers ar,
frozen In at Sailors Encampmopt. On reach
| Ing the Sault In the storm OF ihs 27th they
found snow and ioe IN the canal TO the depth
OF feet, and the cold severe. The oficerl
aud men Of the ST. Ra1i loft her frozen In
aud walked 10 Dciour distance of ,hiri,