The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-29

TERRIBLE SCENES AND SUFFERINGs-HER CAPTAIN
FOUND FROZEN IN THE RI6GING-HER CREW LYING

TERRIBLE SCENES AND SUFFERINGS-HER CAPTAIN
FOUND FROZEN IN THE RIGGING-HER CREW LYING
DEAD on THE BEACH-oNLY TWO SAVED
From the surviving sailor of the i'll faed schooner
Flying Cloud, Lake Michigan, the following thrilling
particulars Of her loss learned We condense them
The Flying Cloud cf, Chicago Wednesday for Ceye
land, with cargo Of 10 900 bushels Of wheat.
She had proceeded down the lake some fifty miles,
with fair wind, and WAS near Racine when she Gu
oountered violent gale, accompanied with snow, her
sails split, and small boat swept away and she
dered completely unmanageable
suddenly the wind changed to the northwest, and the
vessel headed for Chicago The weather was in
tensely cold and the made clean breaches the
vessel She driven at the mercy of the back
toward the head OF the lake during the night OF Wodnes
day.
About ten O'Clock on Thursday binding storm
set in and about two O'Clock in the afternoon the most
bitter cold day OF the season she struck the rocks at
place called Grand Calumet wild, bleak coast,
vered with snow and friendly hands 10 render asss
lance.
The captain and crew Immediately took to the rigging,
where they remained all day, and at night came down
and spent the night on the quarter deck dashed to the
sPars.
In the morning two OF the found dead, aud
the captain scarcely able to ar,iculate.
The whole of the already nearly
frozen and unable 10 swim. They consisted OF
nine persons, mostly belonging to Cleveland, viz
Alexander Sherwood, captain; George Gordon,
is mate; Paul Stcdd I'd mate John Flanders, steward
Shipped IN this city from bark Morgan,) and John
small Geo. Grimhy, Watt Balm, Francis Fox, and Henry
Coleman, crew The captain, steward, John Small AMI
Geo. Grimby soon badly frozen that they were
unable TO move The captain wanted to Jump overheard,
drowned Immediately, though he only TO die by the
mere lingering death Of freezing.
About A. ~ uc male, Geo. ooruon, jumped over,
board and swan ashore. On reaching II he perceived
two dragging boat down the beach 10 their shany
the mouth Of the river He was subsequently found
within twenty rods Of the shanty having mistaken the
path cold and heiess. sailor by the Of Balm fol-
lowed the overheard but fell within SIX rods Of the
vessel where his body afterwards found. Both
froye Ia death and arr now on the beach dead.
Another seaman by the name Of Franklin Fox was tho
next TO Jump over and was fortunately met by The men
heat xta IA ttplf mi
and half from the creek, while they labored to rescue
the others They succeeded IN saving boy by the
Of Henry Coleman but on taking another the boat was
swamped and broken 10 pieces and the unfortunate man
drownsA
and could ses avail himself Of the efforts 10 him.
Fox was badly frozen and crippled, without any
clothes and after being supplied by single makers
went TO Miller's station on the Michigan southern Rail
road three miles distant from the wreck, aud came 10
Chicago
The boy Coleman managed to get ashore alive and re
manned at the shsnty the wreck badly frozen.
ON the arrival OF tox nj Chicago subscription set
on foot and handsome sum collected
Mr.. J. Barney and William Hea Immediately proceeded
10 the Of disaster and found the vessel broken Ia
with the captain and two others enveloped 10 their
icy shrouds In the position in which death overlook them
upon her deck but having no boat they were unable to
take on their bodies
The bodies Of the mate and Bayne we're found lying
Captain Hea and Mr. Barney returned from the
wreck 10 Chicago on Tuesday. with three of tie
bodies--thai OF the mate George Gardner, and
Wet Baync and George Crimlcy, seaineu. Baync
and Grim'ey belong 10 Cleveland, aud Gardner at
Port Huron. The bodies terribly frozen and dis
orted showing the intense agony the victims must have
suffered deatb released them. The bodies of the
tain. cook and boy stl on board and be plainly
from the beach. II impossible 10 get them on
Tuesday the running mountains high, but they will
probably be brought OF soon
Tho Coroner OF lake county, Indiana held tho Dlnests
the bodies brought 10 the city, and they will be buried
by subscription of members Of the Beard of Trade.
The body 81 the captain, when recovered will be taken
70 Cleveland.
INC captain leaves wife and child and George Grmlcy
q wife The rest are unmarried.
The Flying Cloud owned by Barney, Corning 4
Co. ~ Cleveland and insured fur SO 600 in the Cevc
land Commercial Mutual