Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-19
SUNK OFF GAY HEAD.
The City of Column
bus a Wreck.
A HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Terrible Scenes After She
Struck.
A FIERCE GALE BLOWING.
Passengers Washed Overheard
by Scores.
ALL LOST IN A TWINKLING.
No SavannahianS Known to
Have Been Aboard.
THE VESSEL BOUND THIS WAY.
Early Morning the Time Of the Dis.
aster, and All Asleep.
THE CAUSE YET UNEXPLAINED.
Stories Of the Survivors and Their
Rescuers.
Early Morning the Time of the Dis
aster, and All Asleep.
THE CAUSE YET UNEXPLAINED.
Stories of the Survivors and Their
Rescuers.

/ WASHINGTON, Jan. IS, 1O:30 P. MA
ton and Savannah steamer has met with
a disaster involving great loss of life.
Boston, Jan. Is. IL P. M.-The vessel
reported lost off Gay Head, in Martha's
Vineyard sound, proves to be the
steamer City of Columbus. Cap
tain Wright, of the Savannah line.
which left Boston for Savan-
nah yesterday afternoon at O'Clock. f.
w. NickersOn & Son, the agents of the
line, have received the following dis
patch:
CAPT. wRIGHT's STATEMENT.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS, Jan. Is, 1894.
J. W. NickerSOR G Son:
The steamer City of Columbus is ashore
on DEVILS Bridge, Gay Head, and is fast
breaking up. About 100 lives were lost
1 will leave on an early train in the morn
ing. 1 was saved by the revenue cutter
Dexter.
Signed 5. E. WRIGHT, Master.
STRUCK ROCK IN A GALE.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS, Jan. Is, IL p. NJ.
The following is Capt. Wright's state
ment regarding the loss of the steamer
City of Columbus: The Columbus left
Boston at O'Clock Thursday evening.
carrying so passengers and a crew of As.
At 3:45 O'clock Friday morning-Gay
| Head light bearing south, half east-the
vessel struck on the outside of DEVILS
Bridge buoy. The wind was blowing a
gale, west by north.
SUNK IN A TWINKLING.
The vessel Immediately filled and keeled
over, the water breaking in and flooding
the port side of the saloon. All of the
passengers, excepting few women and
children, came on deck, nearly all wear
ing life preservers. All of the boats were
cleared away, but were Immediately
swamped.
FATE OF THE PASSENGERS.
The majority of the passengers were
washed overheard. Seven passengers
left the vessel on the life raft, and about
forty more took to the rigging. At 1890
O'Clock this morning the Gay Head life
boat put off and took seven persons.
Another life boat put off between II and /
O'Clock, The revenue cutter Dexter
came along at about 2;30 O'Clock and
sent Off two boats. Twenty-one persons,
one of whom was dead, were placed on
board the Dexter, and after all the persons
were taken from the vessel the Dexter
proceeded to New Bedford. Three persons
died after going on board the Dexter.
NAMES OF THE SAVED.
''The names of the saved are Horace
WaterhOuse, of Bath, Me-; John White
of Prince Edwards Island; F. W. Fair
banks, of GOrham, Me-; Thomas o. Learv.
a fireman; +. 7. Briggs, of Boston; Fur
ber Hanson, of Boston; a. A. Hittman,
of Brooklyn, the steward; S. E. Wright.
R0CfOns IN q
Hudson, Mass; H. w. Farnsworth and
Geo. w. Farnsworth, of Townsend, Mass.
John L. Cook. of Portland, Me-:
ii. Wiedman, Lawrence, Mass: Eugene
McGarry. alias Mccarthy, Someryille.
Mass; II. A. Phillips, the First AssIs-
tant Engineer, John Madden, of Char
lottetown, Prince Edwards Island, andT.
R. HammOnds, of Goldsboro, Ne.
SOME OF THE DEAD.
Four dead bodies were brought to this
city on the Dexter. They are all men.
as H. Brooks, of NOrthbOro. Mass.
and G. Fred. Chandler. of HYDE Park,
Mass. The other is imam, supposed from
a card found in his pocket, to be one of the
firm of c. Richardson & Co.. of Clinton
Market, Boston. One of the passengers
lost was n. J. Morton, lately connected
with the Boston Globe, who was going
THE SCENE OF THE WRECK.
The ledge on which the steamer struck
is considered by mariners to be one of the
most dangerous points on the coast. The
ledge consists of a formation of submerged
rocks, constituting a double ledge, the
outer stratum of which is called DEVILS
Back, both ledges being called the DEVILS
Bridge. The ledges are abreast of Cav
Head Light on the mainland and extend
little to the southwark of it. The outer
ledge, or DEVILS Back, is about an eighth
OF mile from the mainland. On either
side of the outer ledge is very deep
water. The upper part of the ledge is
formed like the gable of house. so that a
vessel striking 1t diagOnally would natu-
rally keel over on her beam end The
course of vessels is around Gay Head, to
pass by the outer ledge on the south.
447 PERSONS ABOARD.
The City OF Columbus had so first-class
and % steerage passengers, about a third
of whom were ladies and children, and a
crew of 10. The total number of persons
saved is %.
LIST OF THOSE ON BOARD.
The officers Of the steamship City of
Columbus were: Captain A $. Wright,
of Boston; first mate Edward Fuller, of
Barnstable; Second mate Allen Eldridge,
of Boston; quartermaster Mcdonald;
engineer Archibald Morrison, of East
Boston; second engineer, II. A. Phillips,
Of East Boston; third engineer, Collins:
purser, w. c. Spalding, of Boston; stew
ard Pitman, of New York: second stew
ard, Howe. The crew consisted of thirty
three seamen. The passenger list is as
follows: w. W. Wright and wife, of
Boston; E. 5. Rand ana wife, of Boston;
I. X. Hale. of Boston; Levi Lawrence;
George FL Kellogg; DR.. II. G. Bartlett and
wife; Mrs. 5. keane; Mrs. ID. R. Small, Of
southampton, Mass; Miss Beach; Mrs.
Gibson; Oscar Iasigi, the Turkish Consul
General at Boston; n. j. Morton,
of the Boston Globe; II. Brooks;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Rand and Master
Rand, Of Boston; Mrs. Slade, r. B. Bel
yea, wife and two children, Mrs. J. At
kinson, Mrs. L. Davis, Mrs. II. Is. Kellogg,
c. Richardson and wife, +. I. Hutchinson
and wife, g. f. Hammond, ;. Vance, Henry
L. Batchelder and wife, of Dorchester; CD.
James; J. A. Merrill; Henry l.. Daniels
and wife; Mrs. James Beal; Miss Beal;
Mrs. Whitcomby d, W. Mitchell; ]. H.
Tibbetts; t. A. MAY; John L. Cook
nings; n. d. Eaton; A. Chase and wife;
ham, Of Lynn; VI, Lapham;
Mrs. Hagan; q. r. Hammond; E. d.
Ball. c. F. Feast; Joel Nourse, of Boston,
Among those in the steerage were Annie
kellyI Susie Smith; q. E. Goddard; T.
Mccarthy; e. Mccarthy. G, Haines; +,
W. Fairbanks, H. w. Farnsworth:
=. w. Farnswortb; q. Gifin.
i. L. Geddings; W. E. Wright: August
Pearson; J. L. Hebar; &. j. Whitcomb:
z. A. Wlllett; - Waterhouse; -
Brown; - Walker; - FOssett.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN pERsoNrs
UNACcoUNTED FOR.
The first dead bodies have been recoy-
cred, and 119 souls are thus unaccounted