The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-16
Sickcning Scene at Burial
Horrible Bungling of an
Undertaken.
Increasing Emigration to the
Northwest This
Year.
The Woeful ways OF a Wicked
World Waited West
ward.
Killing in Kansas-Senatorial
Siftings-Items of In
terest,

Fort BENTON, April THE following
are elected: Mayor, F. C. Roosevelt:
City Clerk and Attorney, H. R. BLck;
Police Magistrate,C. L. Spencer; Marshal,
George Houk; Assessor and Treasurer, S.
l.. Kelly. The only contest was for as
SCISSOR and treasurer, Kelly getting a ma
jority of 21 over K. A. Luke.
| WASHINGTON, April Sex Senator
Wakefield of Minnesota called upon the
attorney general to-day to ask him to or
der continuance of the case of the
United States against ]. B. Hubbell of
Miles City, Mont. Mr.. Hubbell was one
of the commissioners of Custer county.
and was indicted on the charge that he,
with the other commissioners of the
county, had issued county bonds and ap-
propriated them to their own use. The
court will be held at Miles City on the
14th of this month, and Mr.. Hubbelps
counsel, not being able to be there, asks
for continuance. The attorney general.
however, declined to do so, on the ground
that it would be establishing a prece-
dence which he does not like to estab-
lish. He says if he should do SO he
would be charged with favoritism. He
says that he has received great number
OF similar applications, but has uniformly
refused to interfere
HALIFAX, April 7.-Reports from the
scene of the wreck, up to this evening,
state that the wreck remains in the same
position. The water is comparatively
smooth to-day and large number are
graphing. Three bodies only have been
secured to-day, making eleven in all.
Three schooners with diver and crew
will 60 to work tomorrow If the weather
is favorable. An official investigation
into the loss Of the steamer is expected
to begin Tomorrow
The three surviving passengers of the
Daniel steinmann, now in the city, state
that the vessel struck but lightly twice.
The captain them summoned all on deck
and directed them to prepare to enter
the boats, provided it should become
necessary. One boat was launched and
all made rush for it, though good dis
cipline was maintained among the ships
crew. The boat was filled and attached
| to the steamer by rope when some of
those on board were about cutting the
line and the steamer suddenly sank
dragging the boat and its occupants down
with it. The boat turned over and over
and every person in it was thrown out
and drowned.
Capt Schoenhoven made his way up
the forerigging. Two men were caught
in the rigging of the mainmast and en-
deavored to climb along the stay between
the heads of the Two masts. In this
perilous passage one lost his grip and
was washed away. The other, John
Medermann, succeeded in reaching the
forerigging by desperate effort, in the
course Of which his leg was seized by
some one drowning above him on the
mast. One of the wire uplifts of the
foretopgallant yard was broken, and this
gave play to the yard which worked back
and forth with the action of the waves,
and threatened to tear out the mast. The
mast quivered and crashed alarmingly.
The captain fearing that he would be
Obliged to abandon his dangerous posi-
tion and betake himself to swim, pulled
off his boots. The unfortunates cried out
together from time to time for help, but
the roar of wind and the water drowned
their feeble voices SO that even if assist
tance had been at hand it is doubtful if
they could have been heard. They were
doomed to painfully watch the passing
minutes and hours throughout the night
till daybreak, and in this dismal watch
they could see the vessel drifting nearer
to Sambro Island. To add to the horror
of their situation they saw blue lights
burning OH the shore and signals to guide
the boats to safety while conscious that
they were beyond aid or relief
Soon after daylight a boat put from
the cove, manned by five men. who ap-
preached them. The captain by this
time was So benumbed that his compan-
ion, Neidermann, had to use force to dis
engage him from the spar and assist him
into the boat. He then followed, and
both were landed exhausted and tlken
into the lighthouse, where their needs
were promptly attended to.
Among the curious incidents connected
with the escape of seven persons landed
in boat during the night, one of the
most thrilling is that of an Itallsn, he
having grasped the boat just after leaving
the steamer. Her occupants refused to
take him in because number of other
drowning persons had seized his legs and
body, which would have certainly
swamped the boat, as he was already half
full Of water. The Italian at once dived
and shook off those holding him. He
soon reappeared at the surface and again
caught the boat He was then taken in
but was exhausted so that for a time he
was helpless.
The boat was in danger Of laundering,
owing to the water that was constantly
coming in, and the occupants took their
boots to bail it out. The Italian at first
refused to bail out. but on being threat
ened with being thrown overheard again
he assisted in the work.
Another singular escape was that of
lad of nineteen years. Just as the boat
lett the sinking steamer he jumped from
the bridge, falling in the boat on his
head. He sustained no injury, with the
exception of having one leg bruised. The
youngest person on board, so far as
known, was an infant three months old.
Among those drowned VAS young
couple married just before the steamer
sailed, and who had experienced only
eighteen days Of welded life. Several
large families perished. One was Swiss
family-iather. mother and eight chill
| dren. Another family from Holland of
about the same Gss.