Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-21
A HEAVY GALE.
SEVERAL DISASTERS ON THE LAKES,
Steamer Juniata Struck by SQuaIl and
Badly Damsged-HeaVy Losses Re-
ported at Detroit, Chicago,
and Other Points,
Cleveland.

Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, November 20.-One OF
the heaviest gales this season began
here at miinight. For several hours
the wind blew at the rate Of forty miles
per hour, and is now blowing hard, with
light snow, and getting colder. The
schooner Juniata, while being towed
into the harbor about 10 o'clock last
evening, was struck by the squall when
about a thousand feet from the pier, and
sheered around, coming square across
the piers, and threatened to swamp the
tue. The tugmen let 90 of the lines, and
the schooner soOn driited off east of the
piers and struck on the piles near the
old depot. She was scuttled TO prevent
her going to pieces. The Juniata was
owned bv the Cleveland Transportation
company, and was valued at about SiO,-
600. She was bound here with pig iron
from Marquette. The schooner Sascal,
which went ashore at Fairport on Tues
dav morning, went to pieces this morn
Ing. No insurance.
Oswsgo.
OswEGo, \. V, November 2O.-The
gale of wind and snow continues with
out cessation and the weather is colder.
The schooner Dominion, OF Picton,
which left this port yesterday for West
point, dragged her anchor last night in
a gale at South Point She then at
tempted 10 come back to this port, but
owing to the binding snow storm she
went ashore three miles above the har'
Dor. The crew was saved.
The Schooner Gerritt Smith, OF Oswe-
90, from Bay City, Michigan, to this
port with lumber, went ashore this
afternoon between the piers at Big
Sodus, Lake Ontario. The crew were
saved. The vessel was uninsured.
Detroit.
DETROIT, November 20.-The tug j. p.
Clark was capsized in the river near
Belle Isle, a short distance above the
city, by the gale last night, and the cook
was drowned. The tug was valued at
5000.
DETROIT, November 20.-A telegram
from Sand Beach states that the steam
barge Whiting. sChoOnerS Bahama and
Hutchinson, three tow boats, Prairie
State, Lewis Wells and VIM. Ragn,
went on the reef about one-half mile
below there last night The Wells and
Prairie State have gone to peices. Two
men named John Wood and VIM. Lit
tie were found dead on the beach shore,
a short distance below here. Six others
are missing.
Chicago.
CHICAGO. III, November 20.-The
schooner Clara Parker went ashore off
Thirty-iifth street this merning. Ii the
wind goes down she may yet be saved,
Miscellaneous.
HALIFAX, y. :, November 20.-Henry
Morris and sister, John Winters and
two men named Lovely, were drowned
at Advocate harbOr by the upsetting OF
a Sail-bOat in a gale.
OAKVILLE, ONT, November IA
schooner, supposed to be the Pinta, sank
in the Lake about one mile off the har-
Dor to-day. and the crew, consisting OF
three men, took 10 small boats and
driited seaward before the gale.
New EORK, November 2O.-Ihe
steamer State of Pennsylvania, for Glas-
COW, while proceeding to sea ran into q
schooner off Bedloe's Island, sinking
her at once. The Captain was picked
up from off the top OF the cabin, which
had driited from the vessel by the pass
ing tug, and found to be very badly
hurt. His son and a dog were also
picked up on a hatch. One man Is miss
ing, who is supposed to have got on
board the steamer.
LONDON. November 20.-The iron
steamer Pallas, from Copenhagen for
Amsterdam, is believed to have sunk of
Heimskerk. Thirty persons are sup
posed to have periShed.
New York, November 2O.-There was
a driving snow storm here this fore
noon. The snow melted as it fell. 1t
is now blowing gale. Snow is reported
i'm London, to-day. There are storm
signals all along the Atlantic coast.
MONTREAL, November 2O.-The first
snow of the season began last evening
and continued all day. The harbor is
almost destitute of shipping.