The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-20
THE PEaILs OF THE LAKES.

Wreck Of q Bark on Lake Eric and Suacrin 8
Of the Crew.
The BufYaio Courier OF Saturday morning givos
the particulars Of shipwreck on Lake Erie, winch
we copy below -
The terrible storm which ragged upon the lake
Tuesday and Wednesday was. as oil anticipated IL
would be, very disastrous to the shipping. AHA0agb
probably not the nall has yet been reported, we
have learned OF several instances VI Shipwrec1, In
vOlyng the destruction or fine vessels, anu VIC have
heard sad stories Of fearful exposusc danger and
70 dicrent vessels sal TO have met With disaster,
but large ppOp0rtp0n OF these are very contradic-
tory ami Unreliable that further time must elapse
Deiosc the luA truth can be known. Certain II Is,
however, that numerous Vessels are wrecked or In
distress at various ps.nts and that otaers long
especially thankful for. which y that so ar rs IS
yet known. The loss OF Me has been providentialy
THE WRECK OF TEE r. G. SHERMAN.
The CAPTAIN OF tns scnoesscr Lewis Wells upon HE
boat nlied with men, near Long Point on WedneS-
dav night lie could do nothing to assist them, aud
believed ALI must have persisted. Those men. were
the officers ana crew Of the m iatcd bark r G. Sner
man, and they were saved. providentlaly. after
passing through one OF the most terrible ordeaas
ever cndured.b ny human beings. FOR twenty hours
they were tossed about by the fury OF the storm.
drencheJ BY the which broke over them, pelted
by the driving. snow and han, and covered with
chilling Ice which formed wherever the water and
spray fell upon them. In this condition, with
nothing to cover themselves from the blast, their
bout was driven Dy the Jury o. the gale until Is
travcrsed the entire width Of Inc lake aud stranded
The crew arrived here yesterday noon and from
them we have learned some particulars VI the dts
Tue +. C. Sherman was = due stanch bark CON-
manded by captain Charles McMilicn, OF Buralo.
On Wednesday Of last week she cleared Rom Ohl.
cage for Burralo with cargo of 5000 bushels Of
corn, consi to Is. +. Bruce. Her passage down
day AFTERNOON, when the violence Of inc gale
obliged her to seek \ refuge behind Long Point.
Anticipating cnanxc Of wind from the southeast
to be dropped, supposinx that sue would then ride
IL CUT In safety. This expectation was unhappily
disappointed for about midnight she dragged her
anchors and finally struck first upon the spit
which extends out from Long Point head. the nrst
hung, the sweeping clean over ner whole
length. The crew Of the Sherman consisted, all
Al one OF our inlormsnts told us. thev
could DO nothing TO help themselves, and
hung aroand ne rigging and md the ras ioor
w altered It out until about eight O'Clock Wcdnes-
day inorning when It suddenly became apparent
that they could longer remain upon her III safety,
so they hurried INTO their boat, unable TO take any.
thing with them further than the wet anu frozen
vi the vessel had to he LETT oehffd-
Soon aftcr the boat had put away from her The
vessel swung GEAR and thcn rolling the reef,
sunk Ia deep WAFER Inc crew endeavored To eject
landing AZ the Point, but the wind blew so strong
the ran so hgn thai, to their CONSERVATION,
they Iound 1t Impossible. Two vessels passed them
one. the Lewis Wells, near by-but could render
every one as the gale drove them out upon
the seethiGg desert OF waters. The tcrrors Of
that voyage can scarcely 10 depicted. Nerved
ny the awful exigency OF their situation thcJ
ceaseessiy pied their oars and, borne along by the
blast, went tossing across the lake toward the
south snore. Their bodies were cncascd as II were
with Ice ana the spray swept over them, freezing
rs 1t ie the tempest all the while bowling anu NOT
of them cherlshing the least hope Of ever setting
foot upon land again. Thursday morning, abous
eight O'CLOCK, after enduring such fearful exposure
to the wlntry storm Tor twenty hours, the boat,
winch had borne them so nDbiy, driited upon the
beach near Br0ctOn, and they were saved--all but
the poor woman, who expired before the land was
reached. with much trouble anu danger the men
succeeded In getting on shore, one Of them, John
Prenck, whose icct and hands had become frozen.
narrowly escaping drowning Almost overcome by
exposure anu suffering. they betooK themselves to-
the nearest houses, where they obtained shelter
ana warmth. The captain and all his men were
we heard q graphic account Of their mlsfortuneA
had his feet badly frozen, and another man hl1
hands. The only matter for wonder Is that any
escaped with life, for the chances were as tnou-
sand TO one against tnen.
The sherman lies IN deep water, only her topgni.
lantmast appearing IA signt, anu IS considered
total loss. She was valued az about $4,000 and was
Insured for $4,000.
schooner hes0lutc. Captain Mullen, which cleared
Tuesday for Cleveland with u cargo OF stone. Tnns
her crew endured great sunerinRs We nave iun
reason 70 believe Last evening the tu4 xulcans
brought to thus city the nndy Of SAILOR hAM 49,
Robert Adam, who was frozen 20 aoatp. ame
body was taken from the Resoute yesteIoay o ~
ing. Tnc balance OF her crew were saveo w.n S w.
exceptOn u The female COOK, mo Was iouA IA WHss
manner We have not ret tearnous