Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-20
THE LOST STEAMSHIP.
ANXIOUS INQUIRIES ABOUT TEE
FATED PASSENGERS.

How,t News of the Terrible Disaster
was sReceived-The Bulletins Watched
and the Telegraph and Newspaper
Ohiees Besieged for InfOrmattOn-In-
quiry at the Company Ofice-sOn1e
OF the Lost.
The news of the terrible ocean disaste9
off Martha's Vineyard-the sinking Of the
steamship City of Columbus and the
friohtful loss Of lifc-was read by thou
sands Of people yesterday, and the
story of the feaT-SssA@ken passengers,
huddled together half clad on the
icy decks of the vessel and
clinging in desperate hope to anything
they could reach until swept into the sea
and dashed against the rocks and lost,
sent terror to many hearts.
The telegraph and newspaper offices were
besieged all day by anxious iDquirers,
eager to learn any further particu-
lars of the catastrophe. The bulletins
were watched. and crowds collected eve
rywhere to discuss the disaster, which il
one of the most terrible that has ever oc-
CURED on the Atlantic coast. The agents
! of the steamship company were piled with
! inquiries, and Heceived kilograms from all
/ over the StaA and from Fl0riGa, but were
unable " give any further information
/ Thea was contained in the columns OF the
! MORNING NEWS.
( The passenger. list of the Inflated vessel
was anxiOusly read, but so tar as can be
learned, none Of those on hoard, either Of
fcers Or passengers, were Residents
of Savannah. In the list was the
name OF NJ. Sergent, who was pro-
baby a relative of Mr.. G.. w. Sergpnt
proprietor of the screyen House. Mrs
| %. X. Small, wife Of Capt. Darius Small
who is in charge OF the government work
Mt Beaufort, S. c., and child
were also among the lost. A
telegram was sent to Capt. Small by
! Messrs. Richardson & Barnard convex
ed the sad intelligence. Mr.. A. n
Mitchell. of Jacksonville, was also tele
graphed the loss Of his son, Mrs. Il. B
Kellogg, of Boston, who was one OF the
ill-starred passengers, was on her way t
Jacksonville, and was the bearer of con
tributiOns to the fair TO be held in that city
for the benefit Of st. Luke's COnvalescen
Hospital.
Another among the lost was Mr.. Franz
A. Nav. of Boston. Mr.. May had beer
| engaged as an assistant to Mr. w. X. Cur
! tbs, the United states Engineer in charge
of the improvements Of the Savannah
river He had. until recently, been Oh
gagged on the Northern Pacific Railroad
He should have been in Savannah seRera
weeks ago, hut was delayed in Boston t.
close up some business there.
Edward S. Rand, also one Of the lost
was prominent probate LAWYER Of Bos.
ton. He was about - years of aye, and
had male several trips South by steamers
Of the line.
A number Of other names on the list
are familiar in Savannah. but none among
the lost resided here. Capt Wright and
the officers of the vessel had many friends
not only in shipping circles but among
the citizens.
Everything is being done py the agents
of the company to give Information in re-
gard to the disaster and provide facility
for communication with the agents in
/ Boston. There will be little delay in the
business of the line, as the steamship
City of Macon, of the Philadelphia line,
mate to the ill-starred City of Columbus,
will take the place of that vessel on the
Boston line. This prOmptness in supply
ing the place of the lost steamer due to
Capt. Raoul, of the Ocean Steamship Com
| PAW, who as soon as he read Of the dis
aster kindly offered Messrs. Richardson q
Barnard any available vessel of his line.
/ The offer was Of course at once accepted,
/ and the Macon will take her place on her
I arrival from Philadelphia on Tuesday.