The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-09
The wrecked pobe,nlap.

BosroN, February 8.-.rhe steamer Bo.
hemian, reported wrecked on the Irish
coast, was one Of the six steamers OF the
Leyland line plying between this port and
Liverpool. She was built at Belfast In
1870; combined speed with q large carry.
ing capacity, 400 feet long; the engines
had horse power OF 500; she had ak
water tight compartments, and sailed from
Boston January 9th, under command oil
Captain Grundy, with cargo OF produce,
embracing the following: 3l,922 bushels
Of corn, 45S bales OF cotton, 1876 boxes Of
hams, 105 do bellies, 10 do shoulders, 252
do bacon, 90 barrels Of tongues, 17S hall
do lard, 1876 rolls Of finished leather, 700
boxes Of horseHhoe nails, 1,l9l packages
pork, 1,243 do lard, 37l do butter, 30l DO
cheese, 2S tubs butterine, 9Sl sacks OF
nour, 9l8 cotton EaCks, 0,200 bushels Of
wheat, 002 do peas, 141 bales Of leather,
800 tierCes Of tallow, 1898 barrels Of apples,
8 cases Of wooden ware, 1,72G quarters oi
fresh beef, 4 cases Of organs, 76 carcasses
oil mutton, q boxes OF meats, 2S head Of
cattle, 5000 slaves, l box OF type. No
particulars other than those In the press
reports have been received here.
News OF the disaster reached the ada.
cent coast guard station at halfpast one
o'clock Monday morning. II was brought
by @ resident, who heard the steamer 3
whistle. When the coast guard reached
the place the night was so dark and the
weather 30 thick that they could see moth.
Ing. They remained till daylight, when
the steamers top masts were observed
near the island on the south point. Mizen
head island is separated from mainland
only by deep narrow reyaine into which
tue sea rushes with fearful force. Outside
the Islands are two rugged rocks and ex.
tending from them is reef on which the
Bohemian struck. Two men, supposed
from their clothes to be the master and
first officer we're seen at ten Ia The morn. Z.
ing Clinging 10 rocks, where they remained
for hours waving hAnlkerChieis. The
boats could not be launched owing 10 lie
heavy surf. AT $3.50 In The afternoon a
rocket apparatus was sent for, but did not
arrive Until late In the evening, when the
two men were probably drowned.
A seaman named Elfingief sLales
they had moderated easterly winds
he was on the lookout The night Of ihe
disaster. Alter passing the Cali the light
weather got very thick. Soon after he re-.
ported breakers ahead, and shouted "Iatd
apott; full speed asterrl" The mate gave
the order, which was executed, and about
Eve minutes after the steamer struck.
ORooKitAvEN, February s,-Thefe is
nothing 10 mark the scene Of the wreck Of
the steamer Bohemian beyond the large
quantities oil wfeCkage washed ashore.
Thirty. five persons were drowned, Ii.
Cludlng the master, frat, third and fourth
officers, Chiei, second, third and fourth
engineers and three quattefmaalefs. Two
invalid sailors, sent from Boston, were
also drowned. The survivors are the eec.
ond mate, boatswain, steward, BtofekHep.
or, boatswain's mate, seven llfemen, three
seamen, boy, second and third slew.
ards, Cornelius Sullivan III is not stated
whether he is Of the crew OF pastengets)
and stow.away. There we're iofly!hthe
members OF the crew on board, besides
four men In rsirlgeratofg, q cattle driver,
the invalids and a stowAway; fity.seven
In all,