The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-06
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A CREW ENToMBED IN ICE.
Captain Kane's Terrible Discovery on Dis
mantled Vessel.

CsptaIn Kane's Terrible Discovery on Dis
mAntled Vessel.
The New York Star says Captain
Hubert Kane, who arrived in this city
yesterday from Gloucester, Mass, in the
Schooner Flirt, Of 81. Mary's, N. j., told
a very narrowing story. 1t is to the
effect that while ice.bound in Placentia
bav. ON the south coast of New Found
land, on the 4th inst, he deserted appa
rently about two miles of his leebow the
vessel was also ice.bound, On the fol'
lowing morning he proposed to walk TO
the vessel more for the purpose Of salts
fying his curiosity than anything else
The ice was frozen solid, and he expert
enced no difficulty in obtaining the COM
pauy of number Of the sailors aboard
his schooner. Preparatory to starting
the party were provided with axes ana
other articles necessary on exploring
trips. After tiresome journey through
out which climbing over and sliding ever
immense, irregular masses OF ice were
the most noticeable features The vessel
was reached, and discovered to be the
hull of large brig, Carreened over on the
port side, and imbedded soIidly in the
ice. OF the two masts, only jagged
stumps remained. On the stern post
was painted "Adelaide Folquet, Dieppe."
With the aid of axes, Captain Kane
saws, the men aacended the starboard
side of the vessel, and upon gaining the
decks terrible sight met their gaze
Near the galley door lay the body Of a
man, face downward, mbedded in the
ice so firmly that recognition was impos'
sible until after the corpse had been
thoroughly thawed, The steps leading
down to the forecastle were completely
blocked up by the frozen sea- water
The axes were again called into requisi-
ton, and the passageway was soon
cleared. Below there was a horrifying
sight to behold. Stretched diagonally
across the floor of the once Cozy fore
castle another body lay stretched. The
appearance of the eyes, mouth and neck
gave assurance that decomposition had
been arrested in its course by the atmos'
phere of the improvised iCe.bo in which
ii Law. Another corpse was foHld in the
forecastle, with its back nearly upright
against and firmly frozen to an old sea-
chest. The hand and face of the corpse
also presented the appearance of skull
from which every particle of flesh hac
faded away, and such it would literally
have been but for the rail 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 beer
tightly frozen,, and conveyed on decl
and laid beside the body found in th'
galley. The entrance to the cabin wal
next examined and found almost frozer
over, except small aperture through
which nothing but darkness was visible
The axes soon removed the icy obstruc
ton, and an entrance Into the cabin wa
effected An opening was cut through
two of the cabin windows and the ligh
which entered revealed another siCken
ing spectacle, sadder one by far thai
the others, for the body of woman wa
found lying PROSTATE in the captain
state room. A few feet away protrudini
boots led to the discovery of anothe
body, the upper portion of which wa
deeply imbedded in the thick ice whicl
covered the cabin floor from the en-
trance to the opposite side.
All the bodies were arranged on decl
as neatly as the circumstances allowed
The interior of the captains state-roon
contained no ice, and the exploring par
ty found in ocket on the dead woman
neck the miniature of handsome mai
about thirty-fve years of age, and
pleasing looking woman of about thirty
evidently the captain and his wife. Ol
the floor of the state room was an ebon.
crucifix. with the figure of the Redeeme
in ivory. The state room contained tw
religious pictures, writing desk, a med
icine chest, two fine trunks, valises an
sachels, which the explorers would nc
touch until the authorities had been con
suited. The men gloomily made thei
fatiguing journey back to Placertia-hal
Dor, where they laid all the particular
of their saddening adventure before tn
magistrate, who at once took steps t
have the bodies brought ashore, togeth
or with the ships papers and othe
effects secured until full identifcatio
had been made.
A telegram from st. Pierre announce
that the Adelaide FOlquet, Frenc
brig, had last been seen when she lie
that port on Nov. 16 with load of COO
fish, herring and dried caplin, bound fC
the port of Marseilles, in France,