Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-19
ANOTHER OCEAN HORROR.
Wreck OF Passenger steamer on the At
Iantic COast-Over One Hundred Lives
Iost-HarrOwing Statements OF
SurYiVOrs-Efc.

SuryiVOrs-Etc.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH To The RBcoRD-UNIoN.l
BosToN, January 1Sth.-F. w. Nickerson
& Son, agents for the Savannah Steamship
Line, received the following dispatch to-day /:
NEW BEDFORD, January 18th.
To F. ". Nickerson u Son The steamer City Of
Columbus is ashore on DeylF5 Bridge Gayheau,
and is fast breaking up. About 100 lives were lost.
VIII leave on the early train in the morning Sailed
by the cutter Dexter. S. E. WRIGHT, Master.
The City of Columbus left Boston at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon for Savannah.
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
The following is Captain Wright's state
ment The City of Columbus left Boston ct
o'clock Thursday afternoon, carrying eighty
passengers and a crew of forty-fve. At 8:45
a. NJ. Friday, with the light bearing south
half east, the vessel struck on the outside of
the Devils Bridge buoy The wind was blow
ing gale west by north. The vessel imme-
diately filed and keeled over, the water break
ing in and flooding the port side Of the saloon.
and children, came on deck, nearly all wear
ing life preservers. All the boats we're cleared
away, but wsrs immediately swsmped. A
majority of the passengers were washed over
board. Seven passengers left the vessel on
the life raft, and about forty more took to the
rigging. At 1880, the Gayhead life-bost
put off and took seven persons. Another
life-bost put off between y and l.
SAVED AND MISSING.
The total number of persons saved is %.
Five dead bodies were recovered and 119
souls remain unaccounted for. Seventeen of
the saved and four dead we're brought here,
and six supposed to be living and one dead
are at Gayhead. The names of those at the
latter place are unknown. The following is
FULL LIST OF THE LOST:
William w. Wright and wife, B sion E. S.
Rand, lawyer. and wife, Roxbury F. X.
Hile, produce dealer, Boston Levi Lawrence,
residence unknown; George H. Kellogg, res
idence unknown; DR.. H. G. Bartlett, resi-
dence unknown; Mrs. S. Kesn, residence I'M
known; Mrs. D. r. Small, Southampton,
! Mass; Miss Beach, residence unknown
Mrs. Giban, residence unknown Oscar
! Iasigi, Turkish Consul.G General, Boston A.
J. Morton, of the Boston Globe; Helen
| Brooks, Northboro, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. c.
| a. Rand and son, Boston Mrs. Henry Slsde,
| Chelsea, Mass. r. B. Belyea, wife and two
children, residence unknown; Mrs. J. Aiker.
son, residence unknown Mrs. l.. \. Avis,
( residence unknown c. Richardson and wife,
residence unknown; E. T. Hutchinson and
wife, residence unknown; S. Vance, resi-,
dence unknown Henry L. Batchelder and
wife, Rochester; C. f. James, residence un-
known; Jas. A. Merrill, Boston Henry L.
! Daniels and wife, residence unknown.
Steerage-Anuie Kelly, Susie Smith, G.. E.
GODDARD, T. E. Mccarthy, J. Hines, c.
Griffiu, T. Giddings, W. E. Wright, August
Parson, J. r. Hebar, J. G. Whitcomb, c. G,
WiIlett, Brown, Walker, Nassett The last
three applied for tickets just before the h ur
of starting and their full names are not
obtained
Omcers-First Mate Edward Fuller, Barn.
stable; Second Mate Allen Aldredge, Chat.
ham, Mass. Boatswain Philip Clark, Bos.
ton; Quartermaster Mcdonald; Engineer
Archibald Morrison, Boston; Second E1.
gineer Collins; Purger w. T. Spaulding,
Boston Second Steward Howe, and 33 sea-
men, names unknown.
| Following are the names of those taken
I agba NJ cf "a I-,f
it is not known which one: Harry Collins,
Third Engineer; Wm. Spaulding, Purser
Michael Kennedy waiter; Edward O'Brien,
waiter John Holmes, seaman one passen'
| ger, name unknown.
Following are those on the raft, whose fate
Ia unknown A. Morrison, Chief Engineer
! Edwin Fuller, First Mate August Harding,
Second Mate VIM. Murray, Assistant En-,
gineer; VIM. Fitzpatrick, paptrymsn. Rich.
ard Sullivan, Prince Edwards Island, wa:
also on the raft.
The following members of the crew are
known to be saved: Captain Wright, assist
ant engineer Phillips, fireman O'Leary, stew.
ard Pittmsn and seaman Madden, the resi-
denca of which are unknown; Mrs. James
Besl and Miss Beal, Mrs. Whitcomb, Lew
Mitchell. J. Tibbetts, L, a. Day, NJ. Sar
gent, A. Cummings, D. Eaton, A. Chase snd
wife, H, D. Wheatlsnd, Mrs. S. Spinkham
w. Lapham, G. r. Hammond, G. D. Ball
! c. f. Frost, Joel Nourse.
FURTHER STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN.
Captain Wright says he passed the Crossec
Rip lightship at y o'clock, and continued by
an east and west chop, with strong breeze
west southwest. After passing Nobska, this
course being west southwest, l stepped into
my room to warm myself, as it was very
cold. Everything was working we'll. After
being below short time l heard the SECOND
mate, who was in the pilot-house with the
mate, sing cut to the quartmaster to port The
helm. l jumped out of my room, thinking
we had come across vessel bound dowr
SOUTH 1 then cried out, Hard a-port,
not knowing but it was a vessel, anC
in the moonlight saw the buoy on Devil.
| Bridge on the port, about two points
forward of the beam, and about 800 yard,
distant. She was Immediately struck.
ordered the engines reversed, and she backed
about twice her length. The steamer inme.
diately stopped, and 1 ordered the jib hoistei
and endeavored to head her off to the north
but she filed forward and listed over to port
so her plankshire was about four feet under
water. Invent aft and told the passengers to
keep cool and get lite-preservers. l
next told the officers on deck to get
the boats ready. The steamer settled
down aff, and righted. 1t was blowing very
hard, and there was a heavy sea running
Launched the port boat which Immediately
cspsized. The sea was breaking over the
steamers deck, her stern being entirely under
water. We were forced to go upon the TOP
Of the house. 1 stayed there awhile, but we
were finally obliged to take to the rigging
The mate second mate, chief engineer and
the fourth engineer took the raft. think the
steamer struck on lone rock. The Captain
is positive that he struck outside the buoy,
and in backing drifte1 inside.
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
The officers of the cntter Dartar furnish