The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-23
DOWN IN Il DEEP.
Confirmation of the Loss of the steamer
State OF FLORIDA, with over 100 Lives.

Confirmation of the Loss of the Steamer
State of Florida, with over 100 Lives.
Quebec Special: The painful suspense that
prevailed here all day with regard to the sur
vivors of the disaster to the Inflated steamer
State of Florida, was relieved by the arrival of
The donaldson steamer Titiana, from Glasgowt to
Montreal, with coal and a general cargo, which
was telegraphed the 18th as on her way to Quebec
with twenty-four of the saved party.
The captain of the Titiana reports: May 5,
at Up. III. while proceeding up the gulf and off
Bird rocks, observed u ship exhibiting two
bright lights, and thinking he wished to com
municate, bore down upon him and took off
twenty four passengers and the crew rescued
from the State of Florida of Glasgow. The
steamship City of Rome passed them while on
board the ship Louisa, and answered their sig
nails, but did not stop. Following is the official
report of the third officer of the State of Flor
ida.
Left New York on the 10th of April, with
eral cargo. An went we'll until the night of the
18th. At 1880 came in collision with the bark
Ponema of Chatham, n. B., Capt. Helburn.
Both ships went down almostimmediately and
snt of the steamer's passengers and crew only
forty-four, including the stewardess, managed
to escape in boats, and out of the bark's
crew of fifteen only the captain and two sea-
men saved. The next morning She bark
was observed bottom up. The survivors, afte~
being thirty-tive hours in boats without food or
water, were rescued by the Norwegian bark
Theresa, of Christiana. from that port, bound
for Quebec. On the I'D. twenty-four of them
were transferred on the ship Louisa, of and
from Cardiff for Quebec, where they remained
till May5, when they were taken on board the
Titiana for Quebec. 1t is believed that 1875 lives
We're lost.
Members of the rescued party on board the
Titiana presented o pitiable appearance, SO
sudden was the calamity, that many of them in
their hunks at the time, had to hurry on deck
and into the boats i'll their niehtclothes. Most
of them had but n very confused idea OF what
really took place. All could distinctly remem-
Der, however, the crash and rIsh for the deck.
The survivors also remember with a shudder the
dash for the boats as the ship went down amid
the shrieks and lamentations of the passen-
gers. Those on duty at the time remember
seeing a red light fash for an instant, followed
by a crash, after which nothing but confusion
followed, the steamer beginning to sink and
hurried preparation being made to launch the
boats. The bark went down instantly. The
frightened passengers rushed on deck in their
nislitclothes, and tho scene was indie
scribable. Women went into hyster-
les and men refused to move. The women
especially objected to being doomed vessel.
Some who could have heen saved absolute
" refused to bulge an inch. Those who chung
to the bottom Of the capsiZcd boat all night
suffered terribly from icy cold water, though
the sea was calm. Nevertheless they did MOI
lose heart, Outof1G7 souls only Al were saved,
if the other 20 were not also picked up. The
bark also went down with II souls.