The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-18

Wilson. child; Mary Peden and her two children:
John Widestrand, child; Mrs. McGlone. Miss Cole
man and Mrs. Walker.
Ship went ashore Saturday. eight P. NJ. in dense
fog. Expect nothing to be saved.
ROBSON. Purser.
The agents at once sent orders to have every thing
done possible to provide for the comfort of the pas
sengers. and to forward all who chose to 60 to
Europe by one Of the Allan line OF steamers sailing
from Halifax.
The Office Of the company continued open until
about eight O'Clock. but the visitors thinned out in
numbers. Several kilograms received and
swered. and after Mr.. Baldwin departed. he posted
notice on the door requesting visitors to ring the
bell. After he left several kilograms brought
to the place. The janitress in charge informed all
callers that the Office would be open this morning
nine O'Clock. when all information concerning the
lost vessel in possession Of the company would be
impaired.
SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE
Mrs. Wilson twenty-six years of age.
widow. and her little daughter two years and
days old. She going to Aberdeen. Scotland.
to live and the widow of Louis NJ. Wilson. of
this city. who died last February. Her mother Mrs.
Williamson. and stepfather. Thomas Hood reside
at No. 435 East Seventeenth street. When informed
of her daughters fate by a HERALD reporter
Mrs. Williamson seemed stunned for moment
and then began to scream and moan alternately.
Her grief terrible. Mr.. Hood said that his step
daughter sailed the State of Virginia last Thurs
day. She had f200 in English notes and gold sewed
in her dress. Besides this she carried costly gold
watch. two diamonds, three four gold rings and
variety of other jewelry besides considerable
ing apparel. In all her personal effects valued
ut over $4,000.
The only clew TO Miss Coleman's identity that
she registered from the Cosmopolitan Hotel. in this
city The hotel clerk says that Miss Coleman was q
poorly dressed woman about forty years old. She
arrived in New York by the Erie Railway at ten
O'Clock P. NJ. July 9. She had 5000. which she
handed into the office for safety. The next morning
she sailed for Europe.
Mrs. Thomas Walker was from Elmira. in this
state, where she had resided for twelve years.
and where her husband is employed a
gardener by Major Charles J. Langdon. She
forty mine years old aud leaves five children.
the youngest six years old She and her eldest egh
teen, going to her old home at Grief. Scotland
to visit. She remarked when taking her departure
that she expected to get home again Her hus-
band completely FRUSTRATED when he learned the
sad news. She was = woman much loved by all and
an ardent Christian.
The State Of Virginia carried miscellaneous cargo
agents of the line at about s35o.ooO. 1t WAS con-
signed to various parties firms in Glasgow and
elsew in Great Britain, and is believed to have
been generally insured by the consignors. The
cargo IL thus described by the officers of
the company at the New York oflice:-
1917 bushels of wheat in bulk; 2,505
barrels OF -four la barrels of oil, 20 barrels OXIDE
zinc barrels shoe pegs So boxes bacon 10 bar
res tongues. So hogsheads bacon, barrels meat 50
tierces meat, 30 hogsheads talow, 4 kegs bladders
4O43 boxes cheese. 10 tubs butter 800 hog head
slaves. 81 black walnut lounges 1.075 canned
meats. 23s packages merchandise, 9,025 sacks -four
and oatmeal. 162 bales hops aud 102 head of cattle.
DESCRIPTION or THE VESSEL.
The State of Virginia is propeller. three
decks 1871 feet inches long. interior measurement.
Interior or 80 feet outside. and - feet inches depth
of hold. She built in Glasgow. Scotland in 1873,
and made her nrst voyage to America in the spring
of that year Her gross measurement was for 2.472
tons, and her net fof l.594 She was $500 tons bur
den. and her engines were of 600 horse power. She
was an iron ship. copper fastened and contanedtw
boilers aud six bulkheads She belonged to the State
Line steamship Company. and was companion TO
the Nevada. Indiana, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ala
bama aud Louisiana. To avoid confusion, the State
prefix was added to those names. Last winter the
Louisiana went ashore in Larne Harbor. The
last survey of the State of Virginia was
made in this port in 1876. All of these steam.
crs were built ON the Clyde in the most substsn-
tal manner. by the London and Glasgow Company.
and all after the same general principle of fur
nishing and comfort The Virginia combined every
Improvement shown by experience to be desirable in
ocean travel. Her speed would compare favorably,
IL said with any steamer, and her seagoing
qualities unsurpassed. She had arrange
ments for ~ hrst class passengers, ~ second
class and 600 steerage. Her state rooms
large and well lighted and thoroughly
furnished. aud every was connected by electric