Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-30

and sank soon after. One hundred and
nineteen Of the passengers and crew
! were drowned. The City of Columbus
had sixty-nine first. class and twenty-five
stee1age passengers, about q third of
whom were ladies and children, and a
crew of forty-five. About forty men
took refuge in the rigging, where they
remained until 1890 A. M, when life
boat put off from Gayhead and took
away seven passengers, one of whom
died shortly afterward. Shortly after
| noon another ife-boat put off to
The distressed vessel and meanwhile the
revenue cutter Dexter came along and
sent off two boats. Twenty-one men
were taken from the wreck and placed
aboard the Dexter, four of whom died
afterward. After all the persons on the
wreck were taken off the Dexter sailed
for New Bedford, where she arrived|in the
evening. The total number of persons
saved is % Five dead bodies were re-
covered, and 119 souls are unaccounted
for.
The following is list of the lost {:
VIM. w. Wright and wife, Boston; E.
s. Rand, lawyer, and wife, Ro2bury:
1. K. Hale, a produce dealer, Boston;
Levi Lawrence, residence unknown;
George H. Kellogg, residence unknown;
DR.. Il. G. Bartlett and wife, residence
unknown; Mrs. Skeane, residence un-
known; Mrs. D. K. Small, Southamp-
ton, Mass; Miss Berth, residence un-
known: Mrs. Giban, residence unknown:
Oscar Iasiei, Turkish corsul-general at
Boston; A. j. Norton, of the Boston Globe:
Helen Brooks, Northboro, Mass Mr..
and Mrs. O. A. Rand and son, Boston;
Mrs. Henry Slade, Chelsea, Mass; R.
| B. Belyea, wife and two children, resi-
dence unknown; Mrs. j. Atkinson, resi-
dence unknown; Mre. L. Davis, resi-.
dence unknown; q. J. Kellogg, resi-
dence unknown; @. Richardson and wife,
residence unknown; E. T. Hutchinson
and wife, residence unknown; s. Vance,
residence unknown; Henry L. Bachel
der and wife, Dorchester; G. F. James,
residence unknown; James L. Mer
ril], Boston; Henry l.. Daniels,
and wife, residence unknown; Mrs.
James Beal and Miss Beal, resi-.
dence unknown; Mrs. Whitcomb, resi-.
dence unknown; D. w. Mitchell, resi-
dence unknown; j. Tibbitts, residence
unknown; T. A. Day. residence un-
known; NJ. Sargent, residence unknown;
A. Cummings, residence unknown; D.
Eaton, residence unknown; A. Chase
and wife, residence unknown; H. Dur.
land, residence unknown; Mrs. s. I.
Pinkham. Lynn; W. Laphsm, residence
unknown; Ct. r. Hammond, residence
unknown; @. D. Ball, residence un-
known; 0. F. Frost, residence unknown;
Joel Nourse, Boston. s5. - -> -
Following are the names of the steer
ege passengers whose residence are not
known: Annie Kelly, Susie Smith, G,
r. Goddard. T: McCarty: G Hines, 9.
Griffin, 7: E Giddings. W p. Wright,
August Pearson, J. r. Hebar, j. G.
Whitcomb, G. G. Willet, - Brown,
Walker, - Fosett. The last three ap.
| piled for tickets just before the hour of
starting and their full names were not
obtained.
Following are the names of the officers
and crew that were lost: First Mate
Edward Fuller. Barnstable; Second
Mate Allen Eldredge, Chatham, Mass. ;
Boatswain Philip Clark, Boston; Quar-
termaster Mcdonald; Engineer Archi-
bald Morrison, Boston; Second Engi-
neer Collins; Purser w. Spaulding,
Boston; Second Steward Howe; thirty
three seamen, names unknown.
| The following are the members of the
crew known to be saved: Capt. Wright,
Assistant Engineer Philips, Fireman
OLeary, Steward Pittman, Seaman Mad
| den.
The following are the names of those
taken ashore at Gayhead, one of them
dead, but not known which one: Harry
Collins, third engineer; VIM. Spauld-
ing, purser; Michael Kennedy, waiter;
Edward 0 Brien, waiter; John Holmes,
pleman, one passenger, name unknown.
The following are the names of those
on the raft. whose fate is unknown: A..
Morrison, chief engineer; Edwin Fuller,
first mate, Augustus Hardin, second
mate; VIM. Murray, assistant engineer;
VIM. Fitzpatrick, pantrymap; Richard
Sullivan, Prince Edward Island, was
also on the raft.
The lodges on which the City of Co.
lumbus struck are considered by mari
ners one of thu most dangerous point on
the coast. The lodges consist of the
formation of submerged rocks, the outer
strata of which is called "Devil's back, -
both Lodges being called "Devil's
bridge" The lodges are abreast of the
| Gayhead light. on the mainland, and en-
ter little to the southwark of it. The
outer ledge of Devils back is about an
| eighth of q mile from the mainland, On
either side of the outer ledge is very
deep water. The upper part of the
ledge IS formed like gable house, SO
that vessel striking it diagonally would
naturally keel over on her beam ends.
The course of the vessel is around Gay
head to pass by the outer ledge on the
south.
The City of Columbus was one of the
finest vessels on the coast. She was
built in 1873 by John Roach & Sop, of
Chester, Pa for the Ocean Steamship
Company, NeT York, to run between
that port and Savannah. She was pur-
chased by the Boston and Savannah
Steamship Company in September,
1882, and has since been plying between
Boston and Savannah, making fortnight
ly trips in alienation with her sister
ship. the Cat City. The Columbus
was built of iron and thoroughly
equipped. Sne Was rated A l, for 100
years, and va /, 997. tons burden. She
was 270 fee Ing and 80 feet beam. She
had passage Accomms dations for 81 first.
class and As second.clss passengers.
It is said the steamship was insured at
q lower rate than any vessel on the
coast. She y as valued at $500, 900 and
insured for $3.50, 900, $4,000 in Eng.
lish and $4,000 in American compa.
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