Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-03
THE WRECK OF THE F,.yrNe oIoIIn

IHE WhEOk OF THE FLYING CLOUD.
Terrible Suffering Of her Crsw--Her capfai,
Fosra fro=en IN the Rigging--Her cfelo Ly.
ing Dead ofl.the Beach. - = 40 -
from the one surviving sailor of the Inflated
schooner, aFlying Cloud ,, on Lake MicbIgan
the following thrilling particulars Of her los.
are learned. We condense them from tho
| Chicago papers: -
The Flying Cloud left Chicago hast Wedues.
| day week for Cleveland, with cargo of 10 OOO
bushels OF wheat. She had proceeded down
Ine laKe aome hfty miles with fair wind, and
was near Racine, when she encountered a yio-
lent gale, accompanied with snow; her sails
split and small boat swept away and she was
rendered completely unmanageable. Sudden
~ tue wind changed to the northwest and tn,
vessel Was headed for Chicago The weather
was intensely cold, and the sea made clean
breaches over the vessel. She was driven at
Wy mercy Of the waves back t,ward the head
oi me lake during the night Of Wednesday.
About ten O'Clock on Thursday binding
snow storm set in, and about two O'Clock in the
AFTERNOON, the most bitter cold day of the sea-
SOU, sne struck on the rocks at IL place called
Srhha calumet, wild, bleak coast, covered
WIN snow, and no friendly hands to render
assistance. The captain and crew immedste.
Y took 70 the rigging, where they remained
W Jay and at night came down and spent the
nisnt on tho Quarter deck, lashed to the spars.-
IN tne morning two of the men were found
dead, and the captain scarcely able TO articu-
late.
Inc whole OF the crew were already nearly
frozen and unable to swim. They consisted Of
nine persons, mostly belonging to Cleveland.
Alex. sherwood, captain; George Cor
qon, nrst mate; Paul Stedd, second mate;
sohn Flanders, steward, shipped in this CITY
rom rom park Morgsni and John Small, George
GrimDy, Wait Balm, Francis Fox and Henry
Soienian, crew. The captain, steward, John
Sman and Geo. Grimby were soon SO badly
frozen that they were unable to move. The
caplaln wanted to jump overheard, but was
plovented Dy the others, as he would have
9,ownea Immediately, though he was only to
1ue BY the more lingering death of freezing.
AT A. M. the mate, George Gordon, jump
gu overheard and swan ashore On reachinq
~ nc perceived two men dragging boat down
lne peacn TO their shanty at the mouth Of the
river. He was subsequently found within
.wenty RODS OF the shanty, having mistaken
tue path, cold and lifeless. A sailor by the
name Of Balm followed the mate overheard
put fell within six rods of the vessel. where |
nus Dody was afterwards found Both froze TO |
aeatn and are now on the beach dead. Anoth-
81 seaman by the name of Franklin Fox was |
the next to jump over, and was fortunately
met by the men with tho boat, who directed |
MIN 70 tneir shanty, mile and half from the
creek, while they labored to rescue the Others.
They succeeded in saving boy by the name
q. o. n.nry Coleman, but on taking on another,
the boat was swamped and broken to pieces.
anu the unfortunate man was drowned
Inc captain was so chilled as to be unable
q stand, and could not avail himself Of the
Efforts to rescue him. Fox was badly frozen
ana crippled, was without any clothes, and af-
er being supplied by some single m akers
vent to Milier's station, on the Michigan
southern railroad, three miles distant from
ne wreck, and came to Chicago. The boy
coleman managed to get ashore alive, remain
"a at the shanty near the wreck, badly frozen.
IN the arrival of Fox at Chicago a subscrip-
ion was set on foot, and handsome sum COL
Mr.. j. Barney and William Hea immediate-
proceeded to the scene of disaster and found
he vessel broken in two, with the captain and
Wo others enveloped in their icy shrouds. in
he position in whichdea overlook them, upoD !
Ter deck, but having no boat, were unable to !
axe OIL their bodies. Tho bodies oil the mate !
nd Bayne were found lying where they fell.
capt. Hea and Mr.. Barney returned from the
'reck to Chicago on Tuesday, with three of
ne Dodies-that Of the mate, George Gardner
M Watt Bayne and George Grimby, seamen.
,ayne and Grimby belong in Cleveland, and
fardner at Port Huron. The bodies were
erriPly frozen and distorted, showing the in {
snse agony, the victims must have suffered
70 death released them. The bodies of the
aptain, cook and boy are still on board, and
an DO plainly seen from the beach. II was I
impossible to get them of on tuesday, the sea
INNING mountains high. .Ff rF-l |
The captain leaves a wife and child, and
100. Grimby wife. The rest are unmarried.
he Flying Cloud was owned by Barney, Corn |
ig \ Co., ofCleveland, and was insured for 4
8 900. -