The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13
EntOMbed in Ice.

EntOmbed in Ice.
CAPT. HUBERT KANE, who arrived
in this city yesterday from Gloucester,
Mass, in the schooner Flirt, of St.
Mary's, N. j., told very narrowing
story. 1t is to the effect that, while
ice-bound in Placentia Bay, on the
south coast of Newfoundland, on the
18th inst, he deserted what appeared to
be a dismantled vessel, apparently
about two miles off his lee bow. The
vessel was also ice-bound. On the fol-
lowing morning he proposed to walk
to the vessel, more for the sake of salts
flying his curiousity than anything else.
The ice was frozen solid, and he ex-
perienced no difficulty in obtaining the
company of a number of the sailors
aboard his schooner. Preparatory to
starting, the party were provided with
axes and other articles necessary on ex-
ploring trips. After a tiresome journey,
throughout which climbing over and
sliding over immense, irregular masses
of ice were the most noticeable features,
the vessel was reached and discovered to
be the hull of large brig careened over
on the port side and imbedded solidly in
the ice. OF the two masts only Jagged
stumps remained. On the stern-post
was painted "Adelaide Folquet,
Dieppe."
With the aid of the axes, Capt. Kane
says, the men assembled the starboard
side of the vessel, and, upon gaining
the decks, a terrible sight met their
gaze. Near the galley door lay the
body of a man, face downward, i'm
bedded in the ice so firmly that recog-
milton was impossible until after the
corpse had been thoroughly thawed.
The steps leading down to The forecas.
tie were completely blocked up by the
frozen sea-water. The axes were
again called into requisition and the
passageway was soon cleared. Below
there was horrifying sight to behold.
Diagonally across the floor of the once
coy forecastle another body lay
stretched. The appearance of the eyes
mouth and neck gave assurance that
decomposition had been arrested in its
course by the atmosphere of the i'm.
proved ice-box in which it lay. An
other corpse was found in the forecas.
tie, with It's back nearly upright against,
and firmly frozen to, an old sea-chest
The head and face of the corpse also
presented the appearance of a skull
from which every particle of flesh had
faded away, and such it would literally
have been but for the frail and tightly
drawn covering of withered skin which
concealed the bone.
Both of the bodies found in the FORE
castle were dug out of their temporary
resting-place, to which they had been
tightly frozen, and conveyed on deck
and laid beside the body found in the
galley. The entrance to the cabin was
next examined and found almost frozen
over, except small aperture through
which nothing but darkness was visi.
BILE. The axes soon removed the icy
obstruction, and an entrance into the
cabi n wa effected. An opening was
cut through two of the cabin windows,
and the light which entered revealed
another sickening spectacle; saddle,
one, by far, than the others, for the
body of woman was found lying pros
trate in the Captains stateroom. A
few feet away protruding boots led to
the discovery of another body, the up
per portion of which was deeply i'm
bedded in the thick ice which covered
the cabin floor from the entrance to thu
opposite side.
All the bodies were arranged on decl
as neatly as the circumstances allowed
The interior of the Captains stateroon
contained no ice, ard the exploring
party found in locket on the deaC
woman's neck the miniatures of a hand
some man, about thirty-five years Of
age, and a pleasing looking woman o.
about thirt evidently the Captain
and wife. On the floor of the state
room was an ebony crucifix, with the
figure of the Redeemer in ivory. The
stateroom contained two religious
pictures, a writing-desk, a medicine
chest, two fine trunks, valises and sach.
els, which the explorers would moi
touch until the authorities had beer
consulted. The men gloomily made
their fatiguing journey back to Placen'
tia Harbor, where they laid all the par.
ticulars of their saddening adventure
before the Magistrate, who at once
took steps to have the bodies brought
ashore, together with the ships papers
and other effects secured until full iden.
LITIGATION had been made.
Atelegram from st. Pierre announced
that the Adelaide Folquet, a French
brig, had last been seen when she left
that port on Nov. Is, with a load OF
Goldfish. herring and dried caplin, bound
for the Port of Marseilles, in France
N. Y. Star.