The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-26

DERBY LISE, W., March 26.-Thl
heaviest snoW storm Of the season pre-
vailed yestsrdsy. Fifteen inches o
snow fell.
STORM AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, March 25.-The wind storm
which struck this city on Saturday and
blew until Sunday morning seems to have
done much damage to the lake shipping
although the majority Of the vessels
warned BY the storm siguals, kept In
port. The only life reported Lost il thai
Of a Scotehman named Duncan, who Was
blown over the deck OF the scoW Minnie
Curlett, which went to pieces. The dam
age on land was triAing. although the
wind blew with great fury for some time,
SEVERE AND UNUSUAL STORM IN Eng
LAND.
LONDON, March e5.-In London and
provinces yesterday the weather was 6ne
and bright until about $3.50, when an
almost general change ensued: short and
violent gusts Of wind, accompanied by
snow and dust. Storms very unusual in
character aud as sudden followed rap.
idly from nearly opposite points Of the
compass. At4 in the afternoon. when of
Dunnose and proceeding under full sail
the squall struck the Earydiee and she
capsiEed and sank Immediately. The
schooner Emma, passing the Eurydice at
the time, rescued Eve persons, including
Lieut. Francis A. Tabor, after they had
been an hour in the water. Three OF
these died, so the only survivors OF the
disaster are Bepiamin Cuddyford, an able
seaman. and Sydney Fletcher, first cabin
boy. The following is Cuddyford's state.
ment:
The ship cspsilsd in squall Of the
snow storm, about four o'clock in the Al.
ternoou, when Eve miles from Dunnose.
There were over three hundred passengers
on board, all Of whom, except myself
and Fletcher, believe were lost. Iwas
one Of the last on the ship. Captain
Hare was near me when she went down,
after capsizing, and she carried with her
q large number OF men who we're clinging
TO her, or were drawn down 10 the vortex
A man near me said that weasel WAS
close by when the squall came on, and
therefore we will be sure 10 be picked up. l
was more than m hour in the water,
being 4 frst-Tate sWimmer; and very
many OF my comrades cried 10 me for
help. Itried to help two or three, but at
last there were four clingiug to me, and
and / was obliged 70 kick them of. Our
ship left Bermuda three weeks ago. We
passed the Lizard, County Of Cornwall,
and the mo't Southern point Of Great
Britain yesterday, and expected to
anchor az spiEhead about Eve o'clock
in the afternoon. The Admiral Com
manding At Portsmouth has sent steam
ers to search in the vicinity Of the acci-
dent, but no further report has been re-
ceiyed. 1t Is believed that the Eurydice
had about three hundred and twenty off.
GERS and seaman, of which two hundred
and seventy were young men in training,
besides about twenty officers and men
taken on board at Berdunia rs invalids.
Dunnose, of which the ship was lost, is
lofty headlands, and we'll known 70 vis-
itors as the Isle Of Wright. 1t is situated
4 short distance south Of Shanklin Chine,
about midway from that place TO the
Black Gauge Chine. The Eurydice was
At Portsmouth, in Febru-
ary 1877, and went on pratice course
to the West Indies, whence she had been
for some days expected at Portsmouth.
Lloyds place the number on board at
three hundred and fifteen. Two only are
known to be saved, though 4 telegram
from Ventnor says rs the bark was seen
bearing towards Dunnose just before the
squall there is some hopes that she may
have rescued ssothers, In consequence Of
q strong ebb iide and north wind At the
time bodies are not expected to come
ashore. All hands were mastering on
deck for prayers at the time OF the disas-
ter. Bot for the passage Of the schooner
would have been known Of the
as everything on the sea was
hidden from those on the shore BY the
snow storm, and it would have
been thought that the ship had gone on
to Spithead.
AT half past three the Esplanade at
Ventnor was crowded with visitors, ad.
miring the Eurydiee, which was carry.
ing every available stitch Of canvas. She
sailed 80 close to the shore that from the |
pierhead the cordage OF the rigging was
visible Suddenly the sky became overcast
and snow and sleet descended quickly,
driving the promenaders to cover and
hiding the vessel from view. When the
storm lifted the only schooner that could |
be seen was the Emma, lowering her
boats. Fletcher states that be was below,
when hearing a noise on the deck, he
rushed up and found the vessel on her
side in sinking condition. BE seized
. life buoy and jumped overheard. He
had been in the water scarcely minute
when the vessel lurched forward and
sank, drawing him down to such dis
tanee that be gave himself up for lost,
but the life buoy drew him to the surface.
The vessel lies with her masts visible
two miles of Laccombe Chine Point,
where ravine runs down to the sea, and
through which the wind blows with force
against vessel, which only close
reefed vessels can stand.
Boats went out last evening TO search
for the bodies but none were found. Sew.
eral gunboah are to-day cruising In the
neighborhood. An effort will be made to
raise the vessel.
A telegram from CoWes says there was
too much sail. She had her lower and
and upper standing sails set.
A Portsmouth telegram says: It is
feared that with the men embarked at
Bermuda, and probably from Admiral
Keys squadroon, North America and the
Wet Indias ths Enrvdice had nearIv