The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-17

Ihe List OF Victims Includes the WIG
and Three children of Captain stod.
dard-Thirteen Lost in the wreck Of the
steamer wococlen.
DUNKIRK, n. Y, oct. 17.--Onlv one man
escaped from the lost steamer Dean Rich
mond, and he was found on the beach
near Van Buren Point last evening. His
haggard face and sunken eyes told a 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-
questouably the only man saved from the
vessel After he had been cared for and
given stimulants he recovered sutlicientlytc
tell of the awful last hours of the steamer.
He said his name was c. L. Clarke, and he
shipped in Toledo Just before the Rich
mond sailed
/ "There were nineteen in the Richmond's
crew. he said. "besides Captain Stoddard,
his wife and three children. We left To
| ledo at 6 o'clock Friday night, and sailed
along all right until we got into the gale
on Saturday. We tried to get into Erie
| harbOr, but could not on account of the
choppy sea, and then Captain Stoddart de
oded to make the run to Buffalo if he
could.
About D. m, after matters had grown
worse right along, we sighted a couple Of
steamers They were quite a distance
away, but we signaled them for assistance.
They either did not see us or could not get
to us for they went right along fighting
their way into the storm, headed towards
Buffalo.
THE waves ran over our decks, and ev-
eCythiug which was movable was swept
overheard The captains wife and chill
dren were locked up in the cabin for safe
ty's sake and the members of the crew
were working for their lives on deck. AN
hour later we had lost a mast and smoke
stack. Then we continued to drift along
at the mercy Of the wind and waves.
about o'clock in the evening the
wheel house was washed away. The rud-
der and wheel were broken, and we were
badly crippled. We were then about IF
teen miles from shore, and after consider
able 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 vessel. He made fair headway
with a hard fight, and l began to get
things ready to get out in the yawl boat
with the captains wife and children.
went back to see the captain, and just be-
fore l reached him big wave struck us,
and ! was carried over GARD.
'"rhis must have been about II O'Clock
| gave myself up for lost when l found
myself in the water. l kept sight of the
Richmond's lights for some time, and saw
her drifting down the lake, turning and
twisting in every direction. Then | lost
consciousness, and did not know anything
until found myself lying on the beach
near a town which l found out was Silver
Creek. When | came to myself | went
into the town. l had some money and got
something TO eat found out where l was
and then came here to learn what had be-
come of the steamer / heard this morn
ing that she had gone down, and then
came over here and tined to find the boat
and my dog"
Clarke insisted on continuing his search
for his pet, and mile or two up the shore
an overturned yawl from the Richmond
was found. Clarke saw it, jumped forward
and threw it over. Inside, tied to seat,
was the dead body of the dog.
While searching for bodies from the
Dean Richmond a boat containing George
Thurbsr, Frank Cahoon and George Mann
capsized, and all three were drowned
Nine bodies have been recovered thus
far. Among the bodies found are those of
Captain Stoddard and Mate Boylessen.
The captains watch was stopped at 1920
showing that to have been about the time
the steamer went down In the mates
pockets were found all his papers, which
indicate that he knew there was no hope
of saving the steamer, and had prepared
to leave her.