Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-26
AN OCEAN HORROR.
Wreck OF tho Steamship City of Columbus
the Massachusetts Coast-One Hun.
drcd and Four Lives LOst--List of the
Lost and Saved-DetsiJs nj the Disaster

the Massachusetts Coast-One Hun.
dred and Four Lives Lost--List of tho
Lost and Saved-DeteiJs nf the Disaster.
NEW BEDFORD, NJ ass, Jan. 1s.
One of the most distressing shipwrecks
recorded for years occurred last night
The steamer City of Columbus of the Sa-
vannah steamship line went ashore on
Devil's Bridge, Gay Head, and was totally
wrecked.
The City of Columbus left Boston at three
O'Clock Thursday afternoon carrying eighty
passengers and crew of forty five. At
3:i5 a. N. Friday, Gay Head Light, bearing
south half east, the vessel struck on the
outside of DEVILS Bridge buoy. The wind
was blowing a gale from west by north.
The vessel Immediately filled and keeled
over, the water breaking in and flooding
the port side of the saloon. All the passen.
gers excepting a few women and children
came Oil deck, nearly all wearing life-pre-
servers. All the boats were cleared away,
but were Immediately swamped. A ma
jOritv of the passengers were washed over
board. Seven passengers left the vessel on
Il lie raft, and about forty more took to
the rigging. At $50 a. M. the Guy Head
life boat put off and TOOK seven persons.
Another life-boat put off between twelve
AMI one. Tie revenue cutter Dexter tame
along about 12:30 and sent off two boats.
dead were placed aboard the Dexter, and,
n ter all the persons we're taken from the
vessel, the Dexter proceeded to New Bed
ford. Three persons died after going
aboard the Dexter. sHa=ys
Captain Wright says he passed the Cross
rip lights'lip at twelve O'Clock and that he
continued by east and west chop with a
strong breeze west-Soutliwest. "After
passing No.eska, the course being west
southwest, l stepped into my room to warm
myself, as it was very cold. Everything
working well. After being below
short time | heard the sccond-Inatc, who
was in the pilot house with the mate, sing
out to the quartermaster to port the helm.
/ jumped out OF my room. thinking we had
come across vessel bound down the
Sound. | then cried out, Hard aport,' not
knowing but it was vessel and in the MOON
light l saw the buoy on DEVILS Bridge on
the port al out two points forward of the
beam and about 800 yards distant. She inn
mc;iiately struck. | ordered the engine
versed and she backed about twice her
length. The steamer Immediately stopped
and / ordered the jib Losted and end.av.
oreti to head her to the north, but she filled
forward ard listed over to port so the
plankshire was about four feet under water.
j went ait and told the passengers to keep
cool and get life-preser>ers ! next told
tie officers on deck to get the boats r, ady.
The steamer settled dowE ait and righted.
1t was blowing very hard and heavy sen
was running. We launched port No.
boat, which immediately caps Zed. The
sea was breaking over the steamers deck,
and, the stern being under water, we were
forced to so up on top the houses. Il stayed
there awhile, but we We're finally Obliged
to take to the rigging. The mate, second
mate, chief engineer and first eng ineer took
to raft. think the steamer struck on
lone rock" The captain is posi- i've he
struck outside the buoy and i'll backing
drifted inside.
THE LOST.
The following is a list of those lost:
T. :. Rand lawyer. and wif' RoNbury.
T. X. Iga C. produc, dealer, Boston.
Henry l.. Bat hnior and VIE, Dorchcstcr.
James a. Mcrr II, Boston.
Oscar Ias'si, Turkish Consui-General to
n J. Morton. Boston Globe,
Helen Brooks, NorthbOro, Mass.
Mr., and Mrs. &. A. Rand and sol, Boston.
Mrs. iIcnr! slldc, Chelsea, Mass.
Mrs s j. liiiki:an, Lynn.
Joel NourSc, Boston.
c +. .'amcs. Miss Beach. Mrs. Gibson, Levi
Ia yrcncc. George y. he l"gg, pr; II. G. Fart
and two chil@icN, Mrs J. atkinson, Mrs l..
Davis. II. J. k.n,g-, c. Richardson AMI wife.
Daniels and wife. Mrs. james zeal and Miss
Bcai, Mrs. Whit, omn. D. w. Mitchell, }, lib
Eaton P, a chiS.e 'i.S and I'd Wife. , II Duriand. "
Laphum, G. r. Hammond, ID. Ball. g. r.
fTn ht fan o nc OF he
stcc"agc pas 'cngcrs nrc known; Annie Kelly.
Sync~: SYM 9 gu Quinn. + + T. GiiIinrs, W i Wright
Auaris1 Pc,.son, J: Il. Hcbar. }. G. Whit
The last three applied for tickets just before
the hour of starting and the full n.'mcs are not
obtained.
THE SAVED.
The names of the saved are: Horace Watrr
house. Bath Me: John White, Prince Edward
Island; +. W. | ART anks, Gorhan; Thomas
30 ton: n I rTT1 'Goyn fr
steward; 5. =. WRIGHT. Hos;on;, tapti.in G. y.
Viii, comb Hudson. Mass; W. IL. fnrnsworth.
r,,,,- N.l
Townsend, Mass; John L.. Cock, Portland,
Nc; II. wic'iman. !awrencc Mas Emgcnt
A. Phillips first assistant eng rinccr; John Mad
den chari"tte.own,i p =: J.; j. Il: Hammond;
the crew kt oNn to lie wed: Captain
Wright; ASSISTANT engincer Philips; fr1man
Following are the names of those taken
ashorr at Gavhcad. 0nSof them was dead,
chael Kennedy waiter: Edward OBricn.
waiter: John VI iolmcS, pic.Ean; oLe pas ScnScr,
uuuic unknown.
FATE UNKNOWN.
The following are these on the raft, whose
fate is unknown: a. Morrison, chief cngi-
Hardin second mate; VIM. Murray, assistant
engineer; VIM. Fitzpatrick. carpenter; Kich-
ard sullivan, Prince Edward Island.
OFFICERS.
First mate Edward Fuller Barnstable; Sec
ond mate, Alien Eldredge, Chatham, Mass;
boatswain. Phillip Clark, Eos.on: .qun .rrnas-
son Roston; third engineer, Collins; purser,
w. Spauding, Boston: second steward, Howe,
and thirty s"nmcn, names unknown
Four dead bodies of men were brought to
this city on the Dexter: one is not identi-
fed Two are identified as Helon Brooks,
Northboro, Mass, and G. Fred Chandler,
Hyde Park, the other is supposed, from cards
found in his pocket, to be a member of the
firm of c. Richardson q Co., Clinton Mar
ket, Boston.
About forty men took refuge in the rig
ginc where they remained until 10 :3) n. m,
when n lite-Loat put off from Gavhead and
took away seven passengers, one OF whom
died soon anerward. Shortly after noon
another life-boat put off to the vessel, and
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.
A ster all were taken off, the Dexter sailed
for this port. The total number saved is
twenty three. Five bodies were recovered
and 10 souls are unaccOunted for. Seven
teen saved and four dead were brought
here, and six supposed to be living and one
dead are at Gayhead.
Captain Wright was among the last to
leave the ship. Two men frozen so sum
they were unable to relinquish their hold
on the rigging, were at length the only
persons remaining on the steamer except
the Captain. Lieutenant Rhodes asked
him to jump, bu. he shouted Save those
men first" "They are frozen," was the
jumped, and although he could not swim a
stroke, was rescued by Lieutenant Ken
nedy. Lieutenant Rhodes, of the Revenue
cutter Dexter, distinguished himself by ms
heroic efforts, at the extreme peril OF MS
own life, to rescue the two unfortunates
who We're hanging frozen in the rigging or
the Inflated steamer. He succeeded put
both of them died before reaching the cut
ter. One of them was Mr.. richardson.
About 800 was found in a wallet in his
pocket.