New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-09
THIRTYFlvE PERSONS DROWNED.

luz slEAMhH A COMPLETE WRFCk-TWENI1-TW
PERSONS sAvED-wHO THE SURVIVORS ARE.
CROoKHAvHS, Feb. S.-Ihere is nothing to mark
the sce"e of the wreck of the steamer Bohemian be-
yon', Ne quantities of wreckage which have
WI ashore. The masts have entirely disap-
peared II is now ascertaned that thlrty-tive per-
sons were drowned including the master. the first,
third and fourth officers the chief. the second third
and fourth engineers, and three quartermasters.
Two suck sailors, sent from Boston by the British
Consul, were also drowned. The survivors are the
second mate, the boaswan, the steward, the store
keeper, tho bOatswains mate, seven fremeD, three
seauen, o boy, the second and third stewards, Cor
nelius Sullivan ut is not stated whether the latter
was one of the crew or passenger and q stOwaway,
whose name Is not known. There were fOrty-nine
member Of the crew on board, besides four mob IN
charge Of the rrfrgcra Ors, cattle driver, the two
invalids and the slowawav. ffty~seven in all.
HOW THE DISASTER OCCURRED.
News of the disaster reached the adjacent Coast
guard Station at 1880 q. m. Monday. 1t was
brought bv n resident who had heard the steamers
whistle When the coastglard reached the place
the night was dark and the weather 30 thick that
they could see nothing. They renamed until day
light, when the steamers topmNsts were seen near
the island on the southern point of MizzeD Head.
The Island is separated from tho mainland only by
q deep. narrow ravlne, into which the sea rushes
with fearful force. Just outside the island are two
rugged rocks. and extending from them Ia a reef,
upon which the Bohemian struck. Two men, sup
posed IRON their clothes to he the master and the
first officer were at 10 q. m. clnging to tue
rocks where they remained for hours waving
handkerchief. Boats could not lie launched, owing
to the heavy surf. AT 2:;}0 y. rocket apparatus
was sent for but dld not arrive until late IN the
evening, when the two men were probably drowned.
The circumstances winch led u the disaster are
clearly related by the Survivors, and leave doubt
with regard tO the cause One of the seamen named
StfinVer that they hal had moderate eastery
winds he was on the lookout on the night OF the
dsaster. After passing Calf Light the weather be-
came very thick. Soon after he reported breakers
ahead and shouted Hard apOrt, full speed astern
The mate glvo the order, which was executed.
About five minutes after. the steamer struck:
The crew began 10 rush about, but the captain
was pei frctly cool Two siarboard boats were
swung of. SIX persons got INTO one, oat ~ was
smashed. The second was also damaged owing to
the rolling Of tho vessel. Eighteen got INTO the
port hfebpsk The esq neorS were waiting 10 get
in but tho line broke aud the boat driited asteru.
IL was be ng rowed back, when tine ship keeed over
aud went down foremost. Five men were rescued
from tho damaged boat. but two died before they
landed.
I he steward states that when the Captain founda
fog setting M he instructed the third officer To keep
two points on lie then consulted the chart, and on
g0iug on deck and looking at The ships course ex.
claimed: Good Goi What are you dOlngf Hard
apUrt.' She struck soon alterward.
THE STEAMER AND HER CARGO.
BOSTON, Feb. S.-rhe steamer Bohemian, re-
ported as wrecHe on Irish coast, was onc OF six
steamers OF the Iyfnud Line, plying between tnia port
and Liverpool shc built at Belfast In 1870, and
combined speed with large carrying capacity. She was
400 feet long, beam y inches, and depth 20 feet
inches Her engines Il 800 horse power and she
had six watertght compartments.
sne sailed from Boston January y, under command OF
Captain Grundv, with cargo OF produce. including the
following: 81 922 bushels % ijs bales Of cotton.
I9j boxes of hams I6J b,xes u bellies 30 boxes Of
shouers 2J2 boxes bacon. SO barrels OF tongues. 80
barrels aud l7s half-barrcs Of lard "a bales and 1856
rolls of finished leather 700 boxes horseshoe nails ll9l
plcka.cs pork, LAB packages II lard 81 packages
OF butter ;Ol packages " cheese % tubs Of butterne.
gSl sacks Of noHy 0ls pairs cotton sacks. 0,20O
bushels wheat. 1O2 bushels ot peas, l4l bales oI
eathrr, 800 ucrces lalOw 3.2J3 DLrro1 81 apples
cases OF wOOdrnwarr l.G2O quarters OF rresh beel
casPs 75 of mutton, II boxes Oh
mens 2S head of cattle 5000 slaves, cara cutter anu
l box OF TIVE. x,,
A dispatch received by the agents OF the Leyand
Line that thr second mate ana twenty seanen OI
tine Bohemian saved. Among the OSJ Is ner COM
mander, vii lam NJ Gwniy.
Tho whole number OF peraOns on DOard ls estimated AZ
about sixty, among wnOm were five men III cnarsc OF
the and the IergrratIrs and ihe total loss OF
life BY the disaster Will he about thlrty-nlne her orig
nal cost was fI7J 900, and about u year ago theIe
was expended upon her IN furnishing new engines ana
boilers the OF 100000 Sno was Vhlur9 AZ
500 COG wneu She was wrecked. she was owned ny
Mrs~rs Frederick Leynnd IL Co.. OF Liverpool II is
not known here whether or not she was lhsureu Ano
cargo valued at 237.675, part ot whIch was lu
turrd IN Boston and NcW-Iurk Othces, ana the rest
abroad. II Is understood that tie whole was co'erou