Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-19

tuo hWlul iaSJ noufS OF the steamer. lie
said his name was 9. l.. Clarke, and he
shipped in Toledo just before the Rich
mond sailed,
There were nineteen in the Rich
mond's crew." he said, "besides Captain
Stoddart, his wife and three children.
We left Toledo at 6 o'clock Friday
night, and sailed along all right until we
got into the gale on Saturday. IL struck
us hard from the very start, but if we had
had good luck we would have weathered
the storm and been safe in port in
Buffalo at this minute. We tried to get
into Erie harbor, but could not on ac-
count of the choppy sea, and then Cap
tain Stoddart decided to make the run
to Buffalo If he could.
"The waves ran over our decks and
everything which was movable was
| swept overheard. The captains wife
and children were locked up in the
cabin for safety's sake, and the crew
was working for their lives on deck.
An hour later we had lost mast and
smokestack. Then we continued to
drift along at the mercy of the wind and
waves.
"About o'clock in the evening the
wheelhouse was washed away. THE
rudder and wheel were broken and we
were badly crippled. We were then
about 15 miles from shore, and after
considerable work managed to set the
rudder so we could make for the shore.
"The captain had made up his mind
| to run for the shore and beach his YES
sci He made fair headway with hard
| fight and | began TO get things ready to
get out in the yawlboat with the cap
tain's wife and children. l went back
to see the captain and just before l
reached him big wave struck us and
was carried overheard. This must have
been about II o'clock. gave myself
up for lost when | found myself in the
water. l kept sight of tho Richmond's
lights for some time and saw her drifting
down the lake turning and twisting in
every direction. Then lost conscious
ness and did not know anything until l
found myself lying on the beach near a
town which | found out was Silver
Creek. When came to myself l went
into the town. / had some money and
got something to eat, found out where l
was and then came here to learn what
had become of the steamer. l heard
this morning that she had gone down,
4 and | came over here and tried to find
the boat and my dog"
| Clarke insisted on continuing his
search for his pet and mile or two up
the shore and overturned yawl from the
Richmond was found. Clarke saw it,
| jumped forward and threw it over.
Inside, tied to the seat, was the dead
body of the dog.
While searching for bodies from the
wrecked propeller Dean Richmond this
afternoon boat containing George
Thurber, Frank Cahoon and George
Mann capsized, and all three men were
drowned. The bodies lave not been
recovered.
FOURTEEN WERE LOST.
PORT Rowan, ONT, Oct. 16.-Barge
Wocoken of Cleveland, foundered here
during the storm Saturday evening. The
vessel was loaded with coal and bound
down. Only three persons were saved
and IA others lost. Those taken from
the rigging by the life boat are: Jay p
Sapp, j. A. Rice of Cleveland, and
Robert Crowding of Delaware.
DRIVEN ASHORE.
EscANABA, Mich, Oct. 16.-The
steamer City of Cleveland with the
Quaye in tow was driven on the north
end of the Beaver Saturday night. The
wrecker Monarch, with lighters and two
steam pumps and about so men, left
here this morning. The steamer is in
bad shape and is leaking freely. No re-
port can be had as to the position of the
Quayle, but il is thought that she
cleared the islands. The steamer ano
| Iaft E,,l ln, ,.tf ~,
ore for Lake Erie. The wind is blow
ing hard from the southwest and the
steamer may become total loss.
THIS CREW SAVED.
PoRT DOVER, ONT, Oct. 16.-ThC
steamer Whitaker went ashore at Lonl
Point on Saturday night She was
bound up the lake light, drawing II fee
of water. After losing her anchor anC
chains during the gale she jumped the
bar on which there is about three fee
of water and is now lying between thu
bar and the shore. The crew are herr
safe after having rowed IS miles.
HER NAME UNKNOWN.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 16.-The three
masted schooner reported to be sunk in
Grayelly bay by the captain of thu
| NeOSlO cHnuOI De INC SCuOOneT Typo
That schooner has been in this por
since the storm commenced.
LOST OFF ST JOHNS.
ST. JOINS, N. f., Oct. 16.-The Nor
weglan bark Luther, Captain Steensen
800 tons, from North Sidney, @. b., TO
this port, was lost off the entrance o
: this harbor last night. The weathe
was very stormy and thick fog pre-
J vailed. The captain'ran in as near a
| possible to set pilot boat. but non
was about. He anchored off the harboI
, but the terrible sea running drove tn
/ ship on the rocks with great force. TIL
crew then hoisted out the long boat, bu
. the tackle broke and two men wer
drowned. Four others boarded tn
boat and rowed her into the harbor 70
{ assistance. They met pilot boat
which proceeded to the wreck and GO
!. off the remaining eight men with ex
a treme difficulty. The pilot boat wa
! forced to throw out an anchor and dro
! down on the bark. One man jumpe
: overheard and was rescued. 1t wa
necessary to repeat this eight times
save the crew. Not vestige of the bar
remains to-day.
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= A niaaouIt Undertaking.