Litchfield enquirer., 1857-12-03

THE STORM ON THE LAKEs.-Thc night of Nov.
18th was terrible one upon the Lakes, and our ex-
changes give great estimates of the loss of property
resulting from the storm. The Chicago Pres, gives a
ritiable and touching account of the loss of the
Schooner " Flying Cloud and the death Of seven
Of her crew by freezing.
The vessel after suffering severely from the weather
all night, struck. about 10 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing, and almost Immediately "broke her BAG i"
diatey took to the rigging where they remained all
day, and at night they came down and spent the
night on the quarter deck, dashed to the spars.
Friday nsorning two of the crew were found dead
frozen stiff, and the captain and seaman all but
persisted. About o'clock, the mate George Gard
ner detersai ed to do all in his to get boat
to take the crew off the vessel, jumped overheard
and swan ashore-a distance of twenty rois-and
made for a shanty about mile and half in the
woods from the shore but when within short dis
lance of it, he fell exhausted, and perished Another
sailor, Witt Wayne jumped next, on the same er.
rand. Nobly and manfully did he struggle against
the angry waters, and gained the shore, but it was
only to lie down on the beach within sight of the
crew in the cold embrace of death. At this juno
ture all hope seemed to be lost, and the captain at
tempted to rise and also make effort to get ashore
but he enfeeblcd that he only rose and i'm
mediately fell back and calculated, Z" Bows, IN dy
ing-try and save your lives Tell my wife that We
done my duty" These were the last words he
spoke. Frank Fox, our informant was the next to
Jump overboard-which about half past twelve
o'clock, and he sooner in the water than he
saw two men coming along the beach with small
boat. This gave him additional courage, and afte,
n severe struggle, he reached the shore. The two
men then launched their boat. and went or
hoard and another went on shore with rope The,
made one trip to the boat successfully and brought
one man ashore, Henry Coleman but three sue
cessve times it was swamped, and the last survivor
left on board was drowned. The boat was broken te
pieces Fox, too weak and too stiff to render any
assistance, Immediately after landing, made for the
shanty In the woods and found it occupied by an old
man and woman. Close by it he found the mate
lying nearly dead He carried inside his clothes
cut from his body, and wrapped in warm blankets
but he almost Immediately expired. Henry Cole
man. the other survivor, arrived at the shanty soon
after. Both were nearly dead with cold In the
kindest manner possible they were taken care Of
Their clothes being stiff. had to be cut in pieces
from their bodies and they were put into comfort
able beds before the fire, and rubbed till they rev
we'd So far gone were they, that they could nethe,
eat nor drink till Saturday morning. Had they re
manned an hour longer exposed to the clements
there is little doubt but they also would have per
ished.
On Saturday forenoon Fox walked to Calume
Station and took the train for this city, where h,
arrived in the afternoon His fingers are all frosted
three of them completely covered with bllsters Ills
right thumb is broken of at the first joint. like
piece Of wood. He will in all probability lose parts
of his fingers. Coleman understand, is not quite
SO badly frostbttsn
Both vessel and cargo are total loss.