The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-30
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Mass, in the schooner Flirt, of st.
Mary's, N. j., told a very narrowing
story. 1t is to the effect that, while
ice-bound in Placentia Bay, on the south
coast of Newfoundland, on the 4th inst,
he deserted what appeared to be a dis
mantled vessel apparently about two
miles off his lee bow. The vessel was
also ice-bound. On the following morn
ing he proposed to walk to the vessel,
more for the sake of satisfying his curl
osity than anything else. The ice was
frozen solid, and he experienced no diff
ficulty in obtaining the company of q
number of the sailors aboard his schoon-
er. Preparatory to starting the party
were provided with axes and other ar
ticles necessary on exploring 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 a 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 Captain Kane
says. the men ascended the starboard
side of the vessel, and upon gaining the
decks q terrible sight met their gaze.
Near the gallery door lay the body of a
man. face downward, imbedded in the
ice so firmly that recognition was inn
possible 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 requi-
sition and the passageway was soon
cleared. Below there was horrifying
sight to behold. Diagonally across the
floor of the once cozy forecastle another
body lay stretched. The appearance
of the eyes, mouth and neck gave as
surance that decomposition had
been arrested in its course by
the atmosphere of the improvised
ice-box in which it lay. Another
corpse was found in the forecastle, with
its back nearly upright against, and
firmly frozen to, and 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 n small aperture through
which nothing but darkness was visible.
The axes soon removed the icy obstruc-
ton, and an entrance into the cabin
was affected. An opening was cut
through two of the cabin windows, and
the light revealed another sickening
spectacle, a sadder one by far than the
others, for the body of woman was
found lying prostrate in the Captains
stateroom. A few feet away protrud.
ing boots led to the discovery of anoth-
er body, the upper portion of which
was deeply imbedded in the thick ice
which covered the cabin floor from the
entrance to the opposite side.
All the bodies were arranged on deck
as neatly as the circumstances allowed
The interior of the Captains stateroom
contained no ice, and the exploring
party found in a locket on the dead
woman's neck the miniatures of hand.
some man, about thirty-five years OF
age, and a pleasing looking woman Of
about thirty-evidently the Captain and
his wife. On the floor of the stateroom
was an ebony crucifix, with the figure
of the Redeemer in ivory. The state
room contained two religious pictures
writing desk, a medicine chest, two
fine trunks, valises and satche]s, which
the explorers would not touch until the
authorities had been consulted. The
men gloomily made their fatiguine
journey back to Placentia harbor, where
they laid all the particulars of theil
saddening adventure before the magis
trate. who at once took steps to have
the bodies brought ashore, together
with the ships papers and other effect:
secured until full Identification had beer
made.
A telegram from st. Pierre announc
ed that the Adelaide Folquet, a French
brig, had last been seen when she
left that port on Nov. 16. with loat
of Goldfish, herring and dried caplin
bound for the port of Marseilles ir
| France.-M Y Star.