Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-17
ONLY ONE ESCAPED.
WRECK OF The STEAMER DEAN RICH.
MOND SUNDAY MORNING
Sad Story Of the survivor-Ths Cap
tin's Wife snd Children Among
Those Lost.
Dy tsleeraph 10 tine Dispatch.) }

DuNKIRK. n. Y, October 1s-Only one
man escaped from the steamer Dean
Richmond. lost near here In terrible
gale yesterday morning. He was found
on the beach near Van Buren, Point to-
day. His haggard face and sunken eyes
told story of terrible suffering. He was
aimlessly wandering up and down the
beach, and when spoken to burst into
tears and said he was looking for his dog
He was questioned and said he had been
washed off the Richmond, and was un-
questonably the only man saved from the
vessel After he had been cared for and
given stimulants he recovered sufficiently
to tell the story OF the awful last hours
OF the steamer He said his name was
Clarke, and that he had shipped In To-
ledo Just before the Richmond sailed.
There were nineteen in the Rich
mond's crew." he said. besides Captain
Stoddart. his wife and three children. We
left Toledo at o'clock Friday night and
sailed along all night until we got into
the gale on Saturday. 1t struck us hard
from the very start, but II We had had
good luck we would have weathered the
storm and been safe in port in, Buffalo
| THIS minute.
could not On account OF the choppy sea,
and then Captain Stoddart decided to
make the run TO Buffalo If he could We
were not in very bad shape then. though
all hands were badly drenched from the
| sea.
"About p. NJ, after matters had
| grown worse right along, We sighted a
couple of steamers. They were quite
distance away but we slgnalled them for
| a or
could not get to US. for they went right
along fighting their way into the storm
| and headed towards Buffalo.
STRUGGLING TOWARD BUFFALO.
The waves ran over our decks. and
everything was swept away that was
movable The Captains wife and chill
dren were locked up In the cabin for
| safety and the crew were working for
their lives on deck. An hour later we
| had lost a mast and the smoke-stack
| Then we continued to drift along at the
mercy OF the wind and waves. About !
clock In the evening the wheeI-house was
| washed away. The rudder-wheel was
broken and we were badly crippled.
I'VE were then about fifteen miles from
shore. and after considerable work man
agei to set the rudder so that we could
make for the shore. The captain had
made up his mind to run for the shore
! and beach his vessel We made fair head
way with a hard fight. and | began to
| get things ready TO get out in the yawl-
boat with the captains wife and chill
! dren. | went back to see the captain,
and just before reached him a big wave
struck us and | was carried overheard.
This must have been about II O'Clock.
THOUGHT HE WAS LOST.
II gave myself up for lost when | found
| myself in the water. | kept sight OF the
| Richmond's light for some time. and saw
her drifting down the lake, turning and
twisting I'm every direction. Then | lost
| consciousness and did not know anything
until ] 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 ana
got something to eat, and foand out
where | was and then came here to learn
what had become of the steamer. ] heard
this morning that she had gone down,
and then | came over here and tried 10
find the boat and my dog.
Clarke insisted on continuing his search
for his pet. and "A mile or two up the
shore an overturned yawl from the Rich
mond was found. When he saw 1t he
Jumped forward and threw it over In
| side tied to a seat was the dead Dody Oh
! the dog. -
BODIES RECOVERED.
Among the bodies found this morning
are those OF Captain Stoddart and Mate
Boylessen. The Captains watch was stop
ned at l2:20 showing that To have been
about the time the steamer went down.
In the mates pockets We're found ll-his
papers. which indicates that he knew there
was no hope OF saving the steamer ana
had prepared to leave her.
| Up 10 l O'Clock to-day nine bodies from
the wrecked Richmonds crew had been
recovered one is that of woman. Xt
| present those identified are the captain
and mate. Frank Patton. a. B. Meadows.
wheelman. and Hodge. the fireman. The
woman was Identified as Ellen Ellsworth.
i II is believed the remainder of the bodies
are between here and Silver Creek. and
tugs are out searching in that vicinity.
Searcber For Bodies Lost.
By telegraph to the Dispatch)
DUNKIRK, n. Y, October 16-While
! searching for bodies from the wrecked
propeller Dean Richmond. this afternoon.
n boat containing George Thu-ber, Frank
| Cahoon, and George Mann. capsized. and
all three men were drowned. The bodies
have not been recovered.