The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-17
i, BUT ONE SURVIVOR
To Tell the Tale of the Wreck of
the Dean Richmond.
ALL OTHERS ON BOARD we're LOST.

ALL OTHERS ON BOARD we're LOST.
Tho Captains Toolhardincss Respon-
siblc for the loss of LIic-He Was
Warned Not to Brave the storm-A
Sailors Thrilling Rccltal-His Grief
Over the Loss of Pet Dog He Vain.
Iy Tried to snve-other Vessels
Wrecked by the Great Gale on the
Lakes-Srany Lives Sacrificed to
the Fury ofthe Storm.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 18-No other
conclusion can now be reached than
that the propeller Dean Richmond,
with all on board, seventeen men and
one woman, was lost in the great
storm. The vessel put into Erie in
heavy gale at o'clock on Saturday
afternoon. coaled up, and steamed out
at 5 o'clock. "It's your last trip" were
the prophetic words OF an old lake man
at Erie, when he and others tried to
dissuade Captain Stoddard from going
out in the heavy sea. The captain was
one Of the oldest and best navigators
on the lake. He was proud OF his
staunch craft, and confident Of his abiI-
itv to sail her through the storm. At
daybreak yesterday morning the beach
between VanBuren and Dunkirk was
found to be strewn with wreckage, in
Guiding a large quantity OF -four in bar
rels, sacks and bags. 1t was certain
vessel had been lost, and soon n piece
OF the Dean Richmond's stern, with her
name upon it, Aoated in and settled her
identity.
A sharp lookout was kept along the
shore for bodies OF the crew, and soon
after daylight the body OF a man was
discovered upon the beach at HemIock
Grange. The body OF the man was re-
moved to the morgue Mt Dunkirk. By
letters found on the body OF the man
drowned it was supposed to be 0. b.
Dodge, OF Toledo. Two more bodies
were found at o'clock in the afternoon
east Of Dunkirk. One was that OF a
Hollander about 20 years OF ago and the
other a man of 25 years. Neither body
could be identified. The pockets OF one
mans clothes we're turned inside out
and contained nothing, indicating that
the body had been robbed.
1t is believed the Richmond struck
upon the reef Just west OF Van Buren.
This is proved by the manner in winch
the wreckage went ashore.
The cargo .of the schooner Amboy,
which went ashore hero during. the
gale Saturday afternoon, is ruined. 1t
comprised 10000 bushels OF oats. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; covered by
insurance.
ONE SURVIVOR.
One 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 had
tied in the yawl just before the vessel
sank He was haggard and wan, and
ha told tale of terrible sufferings.
When spoken to he burst into tears,
and it was with difficulty he told his
awful tale. His name 10 @. L. Clarke,
and he shipped in Toledo just before
the vessel sailed.
ave left Toledo at 6 o'clock Friday
night" said he, land sailed along all
right until the gale overlook us Satur-
dav morning. There were nineteen in
the Richmond's crew besides Captain
Stoddard, his wife and three children.
The captain tried to make the harbor at
Erie, but could not and stood off for
Buffalo. We were badly wrenched by
the seas and were working for our lives.
The captain seemed in great anxiety
about his wife andlittle ones and locked
them in the cabin for safety's sake, but
he never lost his head for moment
We sighted couple OF steamers quite
distance away and signalled for assist
ance, 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 and We were
badly crippled. We were then about
fifteen miles from shore.
HIS PET Dog.
'The captain made up his mind to
beach and attempted to get out the yawl
for the two women and children. l
had little pet dog that I thought
great deal OF, and tied him in the boat
and stuck my knife in the gunwale. l
went back to the captain, but before |
could reach him was swept overheard.
did not lose consciousness in the water
Mt first and can remember seeing the
Richmonds lights as she drifted down
the lake, turning and twisting in every
direction. Then I lost consciousness
until found myself on beach near n
town. As soon as I could crawl to a
house got something TO eat There l
heard the vessel had gone down on the
reefs and I came here to see If l could
find my dog" =.
Clarke insisted on continuing his
search for his pet, aud mile or two up
the shore an overturned yawl was
found. Clarke sawit, jumped forward
and throw it over Inside, tied to a
seat was the dead body OF little dog,
and in the gunwale, sunk deeply, was
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.
The body Of George stoddard, cap
tain OF the wrecked steamer, Dean
Richmond, was cast up by the waves
near Dunkirk yesterday, aud was taken
to the morgue at that place. The bod:
les Of Walter Goodyear, first mate, OF