The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-17
DISASTERS ON THE LAKES.
ONLY ONE sURTIvOR OF TIE PRo-
PELLER DEAN RICHMOND.

He Was Washed Overheard Before the
Vessel Struck AVID Was Thrown tho
Beach Unoon-cious-Found His Pet DOG
Dead Tied TO the sent or tho Ynwi-Capt.
Stoddnrd and Els wife and Three CHI
dren Among the Io.t-Experienees OF
Survivor OF tho Schooner Miuuehnha.
DUNKIRK. Oct. 16.--Onlv one man escaped
from the lost steamer Dean Richmond. and he
was found on the beach near Van Buren, Point
to-day His haGgard face and sunken eyes
told u story OF terrible suffering. He was aim
lessly wandering up and down the beach, and
when spoken to burst into tears and said he
was looking for his dog. lie was questioned
and SAID that he had been washed of tho Rich
mond and was Internationally the only man
saved from the vessel. After he had been
cared for and stimulants given him he recov-
cred sufficiently to toll tho story OF the awful
last hours Of the steamers crew. He said that
his name was C. l.. Clarke, and he shipped IN
Toledo Just before the Richmond sailed.
There were nineteen in tho Richmond's
crew." he said. besides Capt. Stoddard. his
wife. and three children. We left Toledo at q
o'clock on Friday night and called along all
right until we got into the gale on Saturday.
1t struck us hard from the very start. but IL 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 account Of the choppy sea,
and then Capt. Stoddard decided to make the
run to Buffalo IL he could. We were not in
very bad shape then. although we were
badly wrenched by the heavy seas which
struck u.s. it seemed. from every side. At
about p NJ. after matters had grown worse
right along we sighted couple OF steamers.
They werc quite distance away, but we Sig
nailed them for assistance. They either did
not see US could not get to us, and they
went right along lighting their way into the
storm. headed toward Buffalo. 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 safetys sake. and tho crew were working
for their lives on deck. An hour later We had
lost a mast and smokestack. Then we con-
tinued to drift along at the mercy Of the wind
and waves
AT about o'clock In tho evening the wheel
house was washed away. The rudder and
wheel wero broken and we were badly Grip
pied. We were then about fifteen 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 vessel He made fair
Roadway with hard fight and began to get
things ready to get out In the yawl boat with
the Captains wife and children. went back
to the Captain. and Just before reached him
board. This must have been about II o'clock
sst of myself ss IL snS sSs ssDs
time and saw her drifting down the lake; turn;
Ing and in Then
thing until found myself lying on the beach
near s2wn, which found out t was e., silver yer
town. l had some money. and got something
to eat. found out where was: and came here
heard this morning that she had gone down;
and then ! came over here and tried to find
Clarke Insisted on continuing his search for
his pet dog. and mills or TIVE up t the shore an
.tG ns snd
threw it over, inside. tied to the seat. was the
Nine more bodies OF the Richmond's crew
have been found. One of them e that Of q wo-
man. At present those identified are Capt
The woman was identified as Ella Ellsworth.
showing that to have been about the time the
steamer went down. In the mates pockets
he knew there was no hope OF saving the
steamer. and rrennred to leave her.
here and battery Point. and is Supposed that
the crew were drowned. Nothing has been
MIX" M4Si 49, e Men, s3 Jet 1o-Nothns has been
heard OF tho steamer Minnie j. Johnson which
T tsG Gt S .i IN toT
the steamer was when she passed Manistee.
going gonth. yesterday afternoon. Teegraphic
east shore ports show that she did not take
refuge in any OF them. It is evident that the
and she was running before it.
naT Wpm naeker the only survivor q
the lite. saving crew He said: '''
when on f5ank,ott the great mass o. water
Two the hatch cDyer3 Then the water be-
gan to run through the openings thus made.
and we saw that it would be but short timo
nailed to fthe steamer to let 60 tho tow
lines and then we headed for the beach. Wo
the shore INSTANTLY the waves 81 made .e clean lean
breach over US. and We all took TO the rigging
attempted to follow it ashore. He was drowned
SO quickly that the rest OF US hesitated. had
at the stern Of tho boat. but this soon began
to shake and realized that our boat was go
b but 10 june ,GSS w With a AID naS
reached r"a shore % p62pt halt mile beoW The
was in the water the spars began going one
John rafferty, a sailor, made brave strug-
gle for his life and nearly succeeded In saving
it. He managed to reach an old pier about
half mile away and ,grasped the pole with
He was. too weak to hold on and was carried
under the pier and drowned. Another sailor
exhausted that he could get no further. and
soon his l!feless body tossed about by the
waves
PoRT DOVER Ont. Oct. l6--The steamer
Whitaker went ashore Mt Long Point on Satpr-
day night. She Was hound up the lake light, |
drawing eleven feet OF water. Alter Iosng her
anchor and chains in the gale she jumped the !
w Nat on w yH SSat hs se
the shore: The crew arc mere safe. after hav-
Ing rowed eighteen miles.
DyNKIRK Oct. lG.-While searching for
bodies from tho wrecked propeller Dean Rich. |
mond this AFTERNOON the boat capaized and |
George Thurber. Frank Cahoon. and George |
Mann wero drowned. The bodies have not
been recovered.
Wrecked mt tho Month OF ~. johns Harbor. !
ST. JOINS. N. F.. Oct. 16.-An S00-ton Nor |
wegian bark was lost at the entrance to this |
harbor last night. Two mem bers OF her Grew
were drowned She was the Martin Luther. |
in ballast from Sydney. c. b.. for here. and |
intended to load a cargo OF deals. A severe |
storm has ranged here for several days. Tho |