The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-12-16
THE Polar WAyE.-Sclrcely had the
ink cot dry on our announcement last week

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we were struck With one Of the scvereSt
I Winter blows felt in thiS region for many
years. The cold wave came frlu he north
west, and reached here about ] q clock in
/ the morning. During Saturday and until
some time Ia nc evening the wind blew a
/ gale, making it most disagrecable 10 ven
/ ture out of doors. During the night the
cold moderated, and Sabbath was a clear,
beautiful day, though still cold. On Sat
urday and Sunday the make of ice WAS
considerably increased, and at clock on
| Monday morning, some of our citizens
! commenced laying in their crop.
| Mr.. George Shelton, of CharleStown, in
! this county, attempted 10 return 10 that
| place from Havre de Grace i'll an open
| boat, on Saturday. He was accompanied
| by one or two of his boys. When well out
| IN the river, the heavy run Of mash ice and
! the wind made the boat almost uumanage-
able; and it was only 10y the utmost ctiolts
that Mr.. Shelton kept the boat from drift
| ing into the bay. He, however, finally
| succeeded in getting to shore, when it was
found they were all badly frost bitten, and
one of the boys was only restored to life
after great efforts.
In other parts of the country the storm
was even more severe than here. In Balti-
more, number of houses were unroofed
aud otherwise damaged. The Delaware
river was frozen over at Bristol and above,
and the Schuylkil was frozen over from
| Manayunk to its mouth and for most of
that distance presented smooth sheet of
| ice.
| But the storm was the most disastrous
on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
! \ number Of small crafts-principally oys-
ter pungles-were driven ashore or sunk
by the wind and ice. Steamboats, which
came up to Baltimore through the storm
report it to have been terrible. 1t was
nearly impossible to walk on steamers
deck. The steamer Ge0rge Lar, for CheS-
ter river, and the Trumpster, for Sassairas
river, left Baltimore i'll the morning, but
returned in several hours, not venturing to
cross the Bay during the gale.
Our Cecilton correspondent sends us the
| following:
The friends of Capt Galloway will be
paiued to hear of the misfortunes that lie
met with on Saturday morning, in Elk
| river-the loss OF his schooner, the Gilbert
Green. loaded with coal, and the narrow
| escape from death of himself and crew.
| About sunrise the boat was found to con.
tain about three feet of water, and the
! pumps frozen up. shortly after this dis
covery she was heard to give away. The
ice had done its work. She began to sink
Immediately. Efforts We're at once made
to dutach the yawl boat, but before any
thing could be saved except a few articles
of clothing she sank, with sails hnisted.
The Captain and crew then started in the
yawl boat for place of safety and about
nine O'Clock arrived at IieyboId's wharf,
nearly frozen to death. The Captain and
mate suffered the moSt-they being the
most exposed. The Captain was without
hat or boots, his hat being used a a haicr.
| The party went to the home of MI. Ovens,
where they met with the warmcst sym
pathy Their frozen clothing was cut from
them, and everything was done to relieve
| them. AS soon as possible, Dr.. W Ills was
summoned He came and worked with
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all, except Che Captain, Who suffered in
tense agony with his hands 1t is thought
| he Will loose them both. He estimated his
loss at about 81 $50, upon which there was
| no insurance. The mates name is james
| Rileg, the other two were named /. ".
| Bryant and c. J. James. They were very
| fortunate i'll reaching the wharf when they
did. for in half hour afterwards the river
around the wharf was one solid sheet Of
| ice. The Gilbert Green went down IN about
two and ahalf fathoms of water.
On Friday, a schooner loaded with ium-
! Der was cut through with the ice, opposite
! the wharf and sunk iii the mouth OF Capt.
John creek, not far from shore.
The Wilmington Commercia1, of Tues
day, says
Last evening, when The t i. NJ. train from
| the Delaware Railroad arrived at Whining
ton, thirteen men and one boy were assisted
| from the train 10 the gentlemen waiting
room \ more pitiable sight is seldom seen.
| The men were all more or less frozen i'll the
feet aud hands, those with frozen hands car
lying those who had frozen feet aud We're
unable to walk. They We're at once kindly
cared for by the railroad men and others
| aud W. II. Thompson was assiduOuS, Civ
ing them warm coffee and food. The re-
| cita by the men of the sutferings they had
! endured, and their grief at the loss OF their
comrades, affected all who heard them.
TIE TWENTY PERSONS
referred to were the crews of five oyster
pungies, and they had been oySt"rinG in
Chester river when the storm struck them
on Saturday night. The storm inc easing
in violence. the schooners were anchored,
Int i. If "a n Ia Ia,
they broke anchor and were dashed ashore
between four and five o clock in the morn
ing. Then commenced a struggle for life.
The waves were daShng over the vessels
and the clothes of the men becoming wet,
iroze stiff on their bodies. Captain Rdvel
had his son, lad II years of age, with
him, and held him tightly in his arms 10
keep him from freezing to death. The men
took to the small boats, but some of them
| capsized before reaching the shore drown
ing some of the occupants. The people in
the vicinity. seeing the distress of the oys-
termen. came with their wagons and took
| the sufferers to Queenstown, where they
were made as comfortable as possible, and
from thence they were conveyed to Centre
vile, where their fare was paid to Town
send. At Townsend the citizens raised a
purse and seut them on to Wilmington,
where they arrived as already related
| Free passage given them to Baltimore
by the railroad authorities, all but one OF
them residing in that city. Four OF the
party were colored men, and two of them
had their feet badly frozen, that it is
thought tEey will have to be amputated.
Tne little boy has his hands and feet badly
frozen, and his father, Captain Ravel, is
also great sufferer by his efforts to save
bis boy.
Geo w. Earnest has commenced bust
ness as dealer i'll general merchandise =
dry goods, gro cries, &c.. in Townsend.
IS Roger & Brothers silver plated eva
thread Teaspoons, only $4.00 FER dozen, a
ALRICU's.