When was it published?

December 27, 1830 in The New England Weekly Review

Domestic News December 27, 1830

The New England Weekly Review

Q: What keywords are associated?

Buffalo Gale, Lake Erie, Severe Storm, Inundation, Building Damage

Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

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What is this article about?

A severe gale hit Buffalo on Friday, the first of the season, inundating the lower town, washing away wood, filling cellars with water, and damaging buildings in the upper village by blowing down battlements and injuring roofs. Several vessels were on Lake Erie, but no damage reported.

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Late Gale on Lake Erie.—The Buffalo Patriot says, that "on Friday last we were visited by a most severe gale—the first this season.—The lower town was considerably inundated, some wood was washed away, and most of the cellars were filled with water, but none of the store houses were reached. In the upper village some battlements upon new brick buildings, were blown down, and the roofs crushed and otherwise injured. Several vessels are supposed to have been on the lake, but no damage to them has come to our knowledge."

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster Weather

What keywords are associated?

Buffalo Gale Lake Erie Severe Storm Inundation Building Damage

Where did it happen?

Buffalo

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Buffalo

Event Date

On Friday Last

Outcome

lower town inundated, wood washed away, cellars filled with water, store houses unaffected; upper village battlements blown down, roofs crushed and injured; no known vessel damage

Event Details

Severe gale visited Buffalo, first of the season, causing inundation and water damage in lower town, structural damage to new brick buildings in upper village, with vessels on Lake Erie possibly affected but no damage known