Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-09


Ice off the harbor to a great depth-ffteen or
twenty feet. The Morning Star. came in
from Detroit yesterday Tuesday morning
and became fast in the ice. The May Queen,
in starting out, got fast in the ice also. They
are still there. The propeller Passaic went
out this forenoon for the purpose of towing
in the May Queen, but could make but little
headEay. The passengers on board the May
Queen and Morning Star came ashore last
night and this morning on the ice. On the
surface the ice is soft, but there is a large
body of hard ice below, so that the journey
between the boat and the shore can be per-
formed without danger, though some of the
passengers got pretty thorough wetting. /
There was one lady on board the May
Queen. The tug Gardner took her of last
night. There are now three ladies on board
the Morning Star. Two Of the Erie Rail-
way propellers came up from Dunkirk this
morning and attempted to get through the
ice. They made but little progress. The
schooner Willet is fast IN the ice a mile or
two above the mouth of the harbo-. The
Captain and crew came ashore on the ice yes
terday. There is no prospect Of the schOOn-
er getting out until the wind changes SO as
to scatter the ice. She has been in the ice
for several days. There is another schooner
in the ice whose name we have not learned.
ORGANIz ALTON TO AID THE FREEDMEN.
/ n nd M m =
bers Of the City Churches, it was deemed i'm
portant to organize in this city permanent
association, for securing clothing and money
for the relief of the increasing numbers of
freedmen, escaping to our military lines, and
to act as a receiving and shipping depot for
Northern Ohio. r .-.
Accordingly, at the close of the Union
morning prayer meeting, on the 6th inst,
the following persons were appointed Com
mittee to carry out the objects above stated,
with authority to adopt such measures as
they may deem expedient, to wit: H. B.
Speelman, President; DR.. 0. B. BOies, Hon.
R. P. Spalding, Augustus Fuller, j. B. Par
ish, Rev. A. Crooks, J. B. Merriman, D. No
ses White, Samuel Foljambe, D. W. Gage
Ezra Thomas, Horace Wilkins, G. ]. Com
stock, Hon. W. B. Castle, W. De Witt, Ho-
race Benton, W. P. Bowler, Rev. Mr.. Gomac
Lucius F. Mellon Secretary and Treasurer
The Committee met at 4 P. N, on the 7th
inst, at the Assessors Office, Parsons Block
aud listened to interesting statements from
Rev. J. R. Locke, Chaplain of the I'd regi
ment, Illinois cavalry, at present superin'
tendent of contrabands, at Memphis, Ten
nessee, aud from Professor Henry COwles
Agent of the Oberlin Freedman Association
after which the following resolutions wsr'
adopted:
Resolred, That this association be know
as " The Cleveland Aid Commission"
Reso!oed That S. Foljambe, J. 3. Merri-
man and Il. Benton be appointed Commit
tee to ascertain where suitable rooms can b
secured for receiving, packing and shippin
goods, and report to a subsequent meeting.
Resolrea, That the city be eanVassed b!
districts for clothing and such other article
as the freedmen need, the time for making
the canvass be hereafter determined.
Adjourned to 4P. n. Friday, the 10th inst
L. F. MELLox, Secretary.
P. s.-The above is the only organization
in this city for aiding the freedmen.