The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
Down N Il DErp.
renarrnatio OF th. Lose
state of Florida, with over 100 Lives.

Conformation of fh@ Lose Of 49, @---
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 Ttiana, from Glasgow 10
Montreal, with coaland a general cargo, which
was telegraphed the eth as on her way to Quebec
with twenty-four of the saved party.
The captain of the Titiana reports. May 5.
at 8 p. m, while proceedirsss up the gulf and off
Bird rocks. observed a ship exhibiting txva
bright lights, and thinking he wished to COM
municate, bore Gown upon him and took of
twenty four passengers and the crew rescued
from the State of Florida Of Glasgow. The
steamship City Of Rome passed them while on
beard the ship Louisa, and answered their sig
nails, but did not stop. Following is tho oficial
report Of the third officer of the State OF Flor
ida:
Left New York on the 18th Of April. with
about 167 passengers and crew and full gen
eral cargo. All went well until the night of the
18th. At IL 30 came in collision with the bark
Ponema Of Chatham, N. b., Capt. Helburn.
Both ships went down lmostimmediately, and
out Of the steamers passengers and crew only
forty-four including the stewardess. managed
10 escape in boats, and ont of the bark's
crew of fifteen only the captain and two sea-
lnCu SbNOd Ln0 nSAb mOIDlIlR Ln6 DARK
was observed bottom up. The survivors. after
being thirty-fve hours in boats without food or
water, were rescued by the Norwegian bark
Theresa, of Christiana, from that port, bound
for Quebec. On the 22d. twenty -four Of them
were transferred on the ship Louisa, Of and
from Cardiff for Qaebec, where they remained
till Mayo, when they were taken on board the
Titiana for Quebec. 1t is believedtha 1876 lives
were lost.
Members of the rescued party on board the
Titiana presented a pitiable appearance. so
sudden was the calamity, that many of them in
their hunks az the time, had to hurry on deck
aud into the boats in their nightelothes. Most
OF them had but a very confused idea OF what
really took place. All could distinctly remem-
Der, however, the crash and rush for the deck.
The sur~.. yors also remember with a shudder the
dasn for the boats as the ship went dow amid
the shrieks and lamentations of the passen-
gers. Those on duty at the time remember
seeing a rel light flash for an instant, followed
by acrash, 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
nightclotheS, and the scene was inde-
scTihable. Women went into hyster-
les and men refused to move. The women
especially objected to being doomed vessel.
Some who could have been saved absolute
ly refused TO bulge an inch. Those who chung
to the bottom of the capsized boat all night
suffered terribly from icy cold water, though
the sea was calm. Nevertheless they did not
lose heart Outoff67 souls only "A were saved,
If the other 20 were not also picked up. The
bark also went down with12 souls.