The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
A TERRIBLE WRECK.

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over 100 Lives Lost by the Wreck
of the Steamer Celia. h: ~ .ii,,
Rock Bound Coast or Massachu-
seGts. 3u Isl II
The steamer City of Columbus left Bos-
ton at 3 O'Clock Thursday afternoon. for
Savannah, Ga, carrying eighty passengers
and a crew of forty.fys. AT 3:45 a. m.
Friday, at Gay hoa0 light, bearing south,
the vessel stuck on the
outside the Devils bridge buoy, Martha's
Vineyard. The wind was blowing a gale
west by north. The vessel Immediately
filled AID keelsd over, water brea king in
an fl loding the port.slde saloon. ALI the
passengers excepting a faw women aud
children came on deck, neatly all wearing
life prsservers. ALI the boats were cleared
away bat were immediately swa'upsi. A
lnsi 1rily of the passengers went overheard.
Seven passengers left the vessel on a life
raft and about forty more took to the rig
giDg.
The u. s. revenue cutter u xter came
along about 1880 Friday noon and
sent off two boats. TUenty one na-saas
one of whom was dead, were placed aboard
the Dexter, and after ell persons had been
taken from the vessel, the Dexter proceeded
10 New Bedford. Three persons died after
going aboard the Dexter.
The following are n imes of the lost:
The following is a full list OF the lost:
William w. Wright and wife, Boston.
e. s. X nd, lawyer, and vile, Boxbury.
T, K. Hale, produce dealer, Boston.
Lqvi lawrence, residence unknown.
George II. Kellogg, residence unknown.
Dr.. II. G. Bartlett and wife, residence uu-
&unWn.
Mrs. Skeaue, residetco unknown.
Mrs. ID. Il. Samll. Sortha upton, Mass.
Miss Berth, residence unknown.
Mrs, Giban, residence unkno an.
Oscar IasIgl Turkish consul general at
Boston.
A. J. Morton, B ,ston G'oha.
Helen Brooks N lrthf I'd, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A Rand ard son, Bos.
Mrs. Henry slade, Chelsea, Mass.
r, d. Bs'yea, wife and two children, resi-
dence unknown.
Mrs. J. Atkinson, residence unknown.
Mr.. L, Davis, residences unkno an.
II. j. kellogg, residences unknown.
G. r chsrdson and vie, resid snce un.
known.
E. 7. Hutchinson and wife, residence IN
known.
y v GLiNCy ACSlhGnIc ADkuONus
l.. Bachelor and wife, Dorchester.
g. f.. James, residence unknown.
James A. Merrill, Boston.
Henry L. Daniels and wife, residence un.
EnowE,
Four dead bodies OF men were brought TO
New Bedford on the Dexter. O 10 has not
been idsntiti I'd. Two have been identified
as II. Brooks, Northboro. Mass, G.. Fred
Chandler, Hyde Park. The other is sup
posed, from a card found In his pocket, to
have been o member of the firm OF g.
Ricnarisoa & Co., Clinton Market, Boston.
One passenger lost was N. j. Morton, lately
connected with the Roston GLOBE, who was
going South for his health.
The total nnmhar Of nersnns saved woe
twenty-three. Five dead bodies were re.
GOV red, and 119 souls are u~naccounted for.
The lodges on which TIE City of Columbus
struck are considered by mariners one OF
the most dangerous points on the coast.
The hedges consist of a formation of sub
merged rocks. constituting o double ledge,
the outer stratum of which is called .Dev-
lis Blck," both hedges being called 'Dey-
iis kridge" The lodges are abreast the
Goyaead light on the mainland and ex-
tend a little TO southws ard of it.
The City OF Columbus was one of the a.
nest vessels on the coast. Sh9 was built in
1878 by John Reach IL Son of Chester, Pa.
IL is said that tue steamship was insured ut
slower rate than any other vessel on the
coast she was valued ~ $500 600 and in
sured for $3.50 00e--s170,00J In English and
$4,000 in American companies.
Capt s. K. Wright is a seaman of e1per-
fence and excellent reputation. He mas been
in command of steamers Of the Boston and
savannah line since 1869. He commanded
the city Of G lumbns since she was pnr-
chased oy TIL line. He never had All acct
dent until last September, when his vessel
sunk q bark of Nantucket.
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