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STORM ON LAKE ONTARIo.-We are indebted to
a gentleman who came passenger on board the
steamboat Empress, Capt Mason, for the following par
hcuiars o storm which ed Lake Ontario on
Saturday last The boat left about seven O'Clock in the
morning, Tor Lewiston, at which timc II was calm and
there was no indications of Storm When fifteen miles
above Niagara, began to dark and in about five
minutes thcre rose three four water spouts whose
direction partly the bows Of the boat and the
water was hurried like dust through the air These
passed OIL towards the shore and almost immediate
ly followed by sudden and severe gale of wind which
blew with such fury to nearly capsize the boat She
was rghted, however and rode out the remainder
of tho storm with and safety. The wind accom-.
panied by thunder and lightning, continued in this
fifteen minutes, when IT subsided for short
time. II again. however, with all its former vic.
lence, accompanied this time with rain, and hail Of i'm
mense size, and driven with furious force The waves
OF the Lake were cut up into a complete sea of
ioam--ell the glass in the windows which the
hailstones could reach, Immediately shat
tered, and the ladies' cabin presented an exciting
spectacle during the storm Masses Of ce OF the sire Of
hickory nuts or larger, driven in by the bushel
the RAIN and the water dashed board by the waves
drenched every thing; while from the smaness Of the
boat and the violence of the storm, little apprehen-
sions were ieit for their personal safety This state Of
things continued from IS to 30 minutes when the wind
died away the rain and hail ceased and they made Lew.
ston in safety though not without having suffered con.
sideraoy from tho cold and wet-B6ao Pilot Sept "a


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