The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-21
BENEATH THEi.WAl:V1ES,
THE CITY OF COLUMBUS DISASTER.
Farther Particulars o. The Fslrfsl WsteA-Idsnt.
if,ius tho Dtad-Stat.msAtso u shs sarvlyor-
The Pilot said to Havs Neglected dts
Du!,-St oas WOMAN Saved. /,

ANeAASt SApbAiA AAaIai VI NoW DeulOEu
started about 8 O'Clock this morning for tht
scene Of the wreck 10 ascertain { II AM
bodies were In the sunken steamer. Moth
Ing but the floating wreck could be scen
and the tug put or toward Gay Head
where Indians hailed them and informed
them that number Of people had effected
landing, estimating the number at from
four 10 Ton. The tug steamed eastward In
hopes Of picking up any bodies that might
have iloated in that direction, and attel
cruising around In radius Of about two
miles body was seen floating upon the
water. They continued to cruise around the
Vicinity Tor four houra, during which time
they succeeded in finding more bodies,
OF the bodies three were women
The hodies were brought 10 New Bedford
placed In common pine collins and taken
to Ell improvised morgue In a stable iu one
Of the by streets. -.-
IDENTIFYING THE BODIES.
Hundreds Of people, many Of whom were
from Boston, visited the Temporary morgue
No. corpse was identified in the morgue
until after 0 O'Clock, when a Boston GloJt
reporter visited the stable and identified
the body Of Nathaniel J. Morton, OF the
Globe editorial staff. A.slim, dark. complex
ioned man, apparently about Is years oI
age, with no clothing on, save night dress,
WAS identified by the name Of Beach in red
letters on the article Of apparel on biz
body. The body Of F. A. May, OF savan.
nah, was identified by papers in his pock.
els. Richard W. Sullivan, waiter, was
identified by letter in his pocket.
The only unidentified body is that Of q
young woman In black garments. A gold
ring sncircled the right forefnger, with q
gold dollar set In 1t. On the left hand there
IL fiat band ring with cameo set, 1t
bears the word, "Darius,"' and on the in.
side, "April IL, 1888" .
THE PASSENGERS STORY. "; Il
q. Wicdman, Of Lawrence, who was in q
berth in the cabin state room, was awak.
ened by the first shock. He aroused bis
companion, Frederick N. Sargent, OF Mer-
rimac, who was lost. Hs reached the main
rigging with difficulty. He tells of the
sweeping away OF those In the rigging, az
the cold caused them to lose their hold OF
the waves toro The rigging from their grasp
When he was leaving the cabin be saw one
gentlemsn keeping lady and two boys Ia
their state room. None Of this party were
seen afterwa1d. ,,-
Eugene MtGarry saie: l was in my
berth in the eteersgs when she struck. My
brother and I.wete together and l said to
him, ave have struck; get up."' We bur.
ried up on deck and fund the vetsel list.
ed to one aide. We stood confused for 9
moment, and then the people rushed for
the rigging. We clung there from about
o'clock till about o'clock. My brother
was lost. He slipped from the rigging and
was drowned, and q few minutes atterward
l jumped OF and was paved. 4
The Farnsworth. boys climbed into the
rigging and were saved through the ener-
Ky Of John White, seaman. The survi.
vors saw one boat containing seven upset,
and the sea soon demolished the boat, Il
was fearful the way the women were swept
away. Some rushed on deck with their
husbands, aud as the foil force Of the storm
broke upon them, realizing all was lost,
they threw their arms around their hus.
bands necks and babe them good bye. A
mother with a child in her arms was borne
away by the waves almost before reaching
the deck. Not ons woman reached the
rigging. The msjority were washed over.
board by the waves. :i:S !.
VIZ THE rlLors CONVERSION.
F. W.. Fairbanks, Of Gorham, Me-, sayr
he was in his berth in the ateersge, bu,
awake, and somewhat uneasy. He noted
three successive shocku. When the steam
er was jammed upon the rocks, the waite,
rushed into the eteerage and he scrambled
out, taking the greater part OF his clothing
As the vessel filed she keeled over and be
gotinto the rigging, where he chung fol
hours While /. in the rigging, the pilot
told him he fixed tho course OF the yessel
and fastened the wheel, and as he was very
cold he went 10 the amokestack to warm
himself. lie remained there twenty min
utea, and when he returned to bis post be
found tho ship had veertd around When
be asacr,ained the weasel was among the
rocks he put Aer right on shore, aad ran
her 80 high as be could, with the result
that although she drew seventeen feet oi
water her fore foot was in eleven feet. +
Captain Wrieht was shown the state
ment of F. W. Fairbanks, "that the pilot
Of the Cityfot Columbus told him that he
lashed the wheel and went to warm him.
sell by the tmokestack." ."sa The Captain
said, CAT the tiEs Of Tie disaster the sec.
ond officer was in charge, He was in the
si!ot house and experimenting tho steer.
M uii;s y hich is done by the; quarterma aster,
Tne pilot bouss was heated by steam, ives
very swarm, ard there Was no necessity to
leays it 70 get warm. No person but the
officer in charge coui11 change tho cecnrse
of the steamer, and there was no attempt
made after she struck to drive her further
OH the rocks, S5 40 - ~ q 4 x IT, IT, ,s5s IS.
Thomas Weary, fireman, stated that be
saw two boats, filled with, people dropped
into the water, but he knew none Of them
had plugs In the bottoms, and no one
seemed 70 know, where they. were. z He 60.
into the rigging, and after suffering fearful
ly for eleven hours reecuipg party in a
boat tool, him off. 4 - - : /.
(! I! Y ia SOME OF TIE LOST. =. :. 7 b
"a dispatch from Haverhill, Mass. says