The Nevada Democrat., 1858-01-06
Mree,r or the Erxinr oIondl .

Wreck OF the Flying Cloud.
Terrible Scenes and Sgfring-Her Captain fotns
Frozen in The Riggin-Hsr OreO lying Dead o.
the BeGeh--0nly 7Ico Saved.
From the one surviving sailor of the i'll fate,
schooner Flying Cloud, on Lake Michigan, tn
following thrilling particulars Of her loss ar,
learned. We condense them fran the Chicago
papers -a1a
The Flying Cloud left Chicago last Wsdnes
day for Cleveland, with cargo Of 10000 bush
els of wheat.
She had proceeded down the lake some fifty
miles, with fair wind, and was near Racine
when she encountered violent gale, accompa
MED with snow, her sails split, and small boa
swept away, aud she was rendered completely
unmanageable.
Suddenly the wind changed to the northwest
and the vessel was headed for Chicago. Th,
weather was intensely cold, and the sea mad,
clean breaches over the vessel. She was driver
at the mercy of the waves back towards the heai
of the lake during the night of Wednesday.
About ten o'clock on Thursday binding
snow storm set in, and about two o'clock in th
afternoon, the most bitter Geld day OF the sea
son, she struck on the rocks at place calleC
Grand Calumet, O wild, bleak coast, covered
"bH SN~"1 ~AN NS AAASAAAsJ A~AN~ w A~AeSA -
sisance.
The Captain and crew Immediately took to
the riggin, where they remained all day, and al
night came down aud spent the night ON the
quarter deck, lashsd to the spars.
In the morning two Of the men were found
dead, and the captain scarcely able to articu-
late.
The whole Of the crew were already nearly
frozen and unable to swim. They consisted OF
al tlxr AL 10 W.. a.I
viz Alexander Sherwood, captain; George
Gordon, let mate; Paul Stedd, I'd mate ; John
Flanders, steward; Shipped in this city from
bark Morgan,) and John Small, George Grim
by, Watt Balm, Francis Fox, and Henry Cole
man. crew. The captain steward, John Small
and George Grimby were soon so badly frozen
that they were unable to move The captain
wanted to Jump overheard, but was prevented
by the others, as he would have drowned imme
diatcly, though he was only to die by the more
lingering death OF freezing.
About nine A. NJ, the mate George Gordon
Jumped overheard and swan ashore. On reach
ing il he preceived two men dragging boat
down the beach to their shanty at the mouth Of
the river. He was subsequently found within
twenty rods of the shanty, having mistaken the
path, cold and lifeless. A sailor by the name
Of Balm followed the mate overheard, but fell
within six rods of the vessel, where his body
was afterwards found. Both froze to death,
and are now on the beach dead.
Another seaman, by the name of FrankliA
Fox, was the next to jump over, and was fortu-
nately met by the men with the boat, who di-
rected him to their shanty, q mile and half
from the creek while they labored to rescue the
others. They succeeded in saving boy by the
name of Henry Coleman, but on taking Oh an
other the boat was swamped and broken to
pieces and the unfortunate man was drowned.
The captain was so chilled that he could not
stand, and could not avail himself of the efforts
TO rescue him.
Fox was badly frozen and crippled, was with
out any clothes, and after being supplied by
some shingle makers, went to Miller's station
on the Michigan Southern Rail- Dad, three miles
distant from the wreck, and came to Chicago.
The boy Coleman managed TO get ashore
alive, and remained at the shapty near the
wreck, badly frozen.
On the arrival Of Fox at Chicago q subsorip-
ton was set on foot. and handsome sum col
ected
Mr.. J. Barney and William Hea Immediately
proceeded to the scene Of disaster, and found
the vessel broken in two, with the captain and
two others enveloped in their icy shrouds, in
the position in which death overlook them, up.
on her deck; but having no boat they wore UNA
BILE to take of their bodies.
The bodies of the mate and Balm were fou nd
lying where they fell.
Captain Hea and Mr.. Barney returned from
the wreck to Chicago on Tuesday, with three
Of the bodies-that of the mate, George Gordon,
and Watt Balm and George Grimly, seamen.
Balm and Grimly belong to Cleveland, and Cor
don at Port Huron. The bodies were terribly
frozen and distorted, showing the intense ago
ny the victims must have suffered ere death re-
leased them. The bodies Of the captain, cook
aud boy are still on board, and can be plainly
seen from the beach 1t was impossible to
get them off OH Tuesday the sea running noun
tains high, but they will probably be brought
off soon.
The Coroner of Lake county, Indiana, held
the inquest on the bodies brought to the city,
and they will be buried by subscription OF men,
bers Of the Board OF Trade.
The body Of the captain, when recovered
will be taken to Cleveland.
The captain leaves a wife and child, and Geo
Grimly wife. The rest are unmarried.
The Flying Cloud was owned by Barney
Corning Il Co., of Cleveland, and was insured
for six thousend dollars in the Cleveland Gem
mercial Mutual.