Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-17
LEFTTOTELL THETALE.
Only One of the Crew of the Dean
Richmond Survives.
THE SAILOR AND HIS PET DOG.
The Vessel Was Tossed and
Wrenched All Night, But the
Captain Kept His Head to the
East-How the One Survivor
Escaped-Other Vessels Lost.
Fierce Gales on the Lakes.

DUYKIRK. n. Y, October 16.-0ne
sailor of the ill-fated steamer, Dean
Richmond. survives to tell the story OF
the disaster. He came ashore near
Silver Creek yesterday morning, and
to-day came down TO the beach
here in search of his dog, which
he tied in yawl just before the vessel
sank. lie was haggard and wan and
ne told the tale OF terrible sutferings.
When spoken to he burst into tears,
and it was with difficulty he told his
awful tale. His name is C. l.. Clarke,
and he shipped In Toledo just before
the Richmond sailed.
1--WE left Toledo at 6 o'clock Friday
night" said he, ''and sailed along all
right until the gale overlook us. .Satur-
day morning. There were nineteen In
the Richmond's crew besides Captain
| Stoddard, his wife and three children.
The captain tried 10 make the haroor
at Erie, but could not and stood of
for Buffalo. We were badly
wrenched by the seas and were
working for our lives. The
Captain seemed in great anxiety about
his wife aud little ones, and locked
them in the cabin for ssiety's sake,
| but be never lost his head for mo-
ment. We sighted q couple OF steam
ers quite distance away and signalled
for assistance, but they evidently could
not reach us. About seven o'clock the
waves, which had been washing
over our decks, swept away the wheel
house. The rudder was broken, aud we
were badly crippled. We were then
about fifteen miles from shore. The
Captain made up his mind TO beach and
attempted TO get out the yawl for the
! two women aud children. | had little
pet dog that | thought great deal OF
and | tied him In the boat and stuck
my knife in the gunwale. / went back TO
the captain, but before l could reach him
l was swept overheard. / did not lose
consciousness in the water at first, and
can remember seeing the Richmond's S
| lights as she drifted down the lake,
turning and twisting in every direc-
ton. Then / lost consciousness until l
| found myself on a beach near town.
! AS soon as l could crawl to a house
got something TO eat. There / heard
| the vessel had gone down on the reefs
and / came here to see II l could find
my dog"
Clarke insisted on continuing bis
search for his pet. aud a mile or Two no
| the shore an overturned yawl was
| found. Clarke saw IT, jumped forward
and threw IL over. Inside, tied TO a
seat, was the dead body OF little dog,
| IL Ia
Clarke's knife.
George Thurber, Frank Caboon and
George Mann put out in row boat at
l o'clock this afternoon In search OF
bodies from the wrecked Dean Rich
mond. They were In a small boat and
all lost their lives. They resided In
| Sheridan. The bodies have not been
recovered.
BUFFALO, n. Y, October 16.-The
body OF George Stoddard, captain OF the
wrecked steamer Dean Richmond, was
cast up by the waves near Dunklrk TO-
day, and was taken TO the mOrgue at
that place. The bodies OF Walter
! Goodyear, first mate, Of Ottawa, Lake
Michigan; George Poison, second mate.
OF East Toledo. and an unknown man,
identified by marking on his clothes as
William Brown, were also washed
ashore.
Those previously identified were Dan
iel Meadows, Wheelman, Toledo; An
drew B. Dodge, second cook, Toledo;
Mr.. Ellsworth, stewardess, Aylner, On
tario. The bodies have all been recov-
cred: three Of them being as yet uniden-
tilted. All OF the ten wore life presery-
ers. A medical examination to-day
shows that most OF the victims
were drowned before they
were thrown upon the rocks
along the beach. Only two had survived
up TO reaching the breakers, against
which they were dashed and killed.
The agent OF the company denies that
the boat had ventured out In storm
contrary to orders. The cargo no com
iuR ashore consists OF -four and bran.
A large quanty OF lead went down with
the boat.