The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-24
THE STEAMSHIP DISASTER.
Statements Of Survivors - PltiabJe
Sights

BOSTON, Jan. ia dispatch from Capt. ).
bus is Il mile and half from shore, with the
bow out Of water, while the stern lies in about
four fathoms. The upper works are gone. II
the weather mOderateS it may be possible TO
save some part of the vessel.
hir. NickersOn, president of the company,
cial train on the New Bedford road, and will
look after the saved and take charge of the
bodies OF the DIR 'wned.
a dispatch from Woods Hole states that
Capt. Wright has become viOleL tly insane The
tug Storm King and the revenue cutter Dexter
are storm bound, the former at Woods Hole,
the latter at New Bedford. A driving snow
storm prevails and the weather is very thick.
Another list Of the saved includes Roderick
Mcdonald and Thomas Butler, fremen, and
Leary, seaman, bJ-ideS those already named
on BIO trd the revenue cutter Dexter
Fifteen survivors Of the City of Columbus ar
rived this morning from New Bedford, many
OF them in a pltiable condition and some too
dazed to give an intelligent account OF the
wreck.
f. W. Fairbanks, of Gorham, Maine says he
was III his berth in the Storage, but awOke
and was somewhat uneasy when the accident
occurred. lie is of the opinion that the steam
er struck on the rocks several times before she
came upon them finally. He noted three sue
eeSsiye shocks and thought 1t might be that
the high sea was hurting ice against her side.
When the steamer was damned upon the rocks
the water rushed into the Steerage and he
scrambled out, taking the greater part of his
clothing. AS the yes el filled she keeled over,
and he got into the rigging, where he chung for
quent intervals. At one time some of the rig
ginS gave way and fell upon him, and he re
| ceiyed blow across the forehead which
stunned him, and then in the chest but his fin
gers were then frozen TO the rigging and ne
was not swept OFF. He attributes his safety to
rubber coat, the skirts of which he had
/ around him and thus kept his clothing dry:
! Many more, he thinks, would have been saved
I but for the high sea running. Boats could not
! approach the wreck. When his turn came he
/ jumped into the raging water and, after reach
| ing the surface, was swept within reach OF the
| reScuer5. lie saw two who made a perilOus
! leap overheard and were washed away to
| death, and believes many met the same fate.
! Before the rescue was attempted sin lie
| boat, with several Indians in IL, came OF from
| Guy Head, but they could not approach the
! wreck. They were engaged in picking up
/ floating matter. While in the rigging the
pilot told him he fixed the course the vessel and
the wheel and as as he was yeeE cGe
! remained there twenty minutes and when he
| returned to his post he found the ship veered
around; j, When he ascertalned the vessel was
the aogd shore and III ran her as hFh IS
She drew IL feet OF water, her for foot was in
II feet. Fairbanks is of the opinion that many
| passengers did not leave the cabin until their
tore off the after part of the deck and carried
out bodies, furniture and baggage before the
Mortified eyes of the survivors. Oscar Isaigi
was in the rigging with him and he persisted
man was seen by him alive after the vessel
| went ashore. He thinks that Morton, OF the
Boston Globe. did not succeed in gaining the
| deck.
The total number of persons saved is TWEEN
! ty-three Five dead bodies were recovered.
Seventeen of the saved and four OF the dead
were brought here, and six supposed to be dy-
ing and one dead are at Gay Head, and of the
dead two have been identifed-W. Brooks, OF
| Northboro, MASSACHUSETTS,, and e: Fred
Chandler. of Hyde Park, and an
other is a man supposed, from card found
in his pocket, to be one of the firm OF G. Rich
| ardSon Co., Clinton Market, Boston. 1t is not
! known who were in the boats that got away
from the ship. One third OF the, passen'
! of whom, so far, are known to be saved. A
young man named Sargent, of Merrimac, was
knocked off the rigging by falling spar and
lost The steamship had q moderate cargo OF
miscellaneous freight. The wreck lies one
hundred yards inside of evils bridge buoy.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 10. The news of the
wreck of the City of Co umbus and the terrible
loss of life was received with profound sorrow
| in this city. No Savannah people were aboard.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 10. : The following
Rere Henry VI zee Il Henry psnes sad
mother, G. Hines, Jas. Brown, John Walker,
Jas. Fawcett, Henry L. Bachelor and wife
all lost except Wiedeman.
FITCHBURG, Mass, Jan 10. - Geo. Fl. Kel.
| lOgg, of this city, and Capt Levi Lawrence, of
| Ashley, are among the missing passengers Of
the City of Columbus. Mr.. kellogg was coun-
Democratic State committee Capt. Law
r nee was captain OF the Fifty-seventh Massa-
chuSettS regiment
BosToN, Jan. 2l.-!The Post calls upon the
public for testimonial subscriptions to be pre-
sented to Lieutenant Rhodes, of the revenue
cutter Dexter, i'll recognition of the heroic ef
forts to save the lives of those wrecked on the
City of Columbus. 1t heads the same with $50
and offers to receive sums from any quarter
and any amount, acknowledging receipt and
pay the same to Lieutenant Rhodes.