Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
An OCEAN HORROR.

NEW BEDFORD, MASS, Jan. 10. =
One of the most distressing shipwrecks
recorded for years occurred last night.
The steamer City Of Columbus or the Sa-
vannah steamship line went ashore on
DEVILS Bridge, Gay Head, and was totally
wrecked.
The City of Columbus left Boston at three
O'Clock Thursday afternoon carrying eighty
passengers and crew of forty-hve. At
3:45 a. m. Friday, Gay Head Light, bearing
south half east, the vessel struck on the
outside OF DEVILS Bridge buoy. The wind
was blowing a gale from west by north.
The vessel Immediately flied and keeled
over, the water breaking in and flooding
the port side of the saloon. All the passen-
gers excepting few women and children
came on deck, nearly all wearing life-pre-
servers. All the boats were cleared away,
but were Immediately swamped. ma
lority of the passengers were washed over
board. Seven passengers left the vessel on
life raft, and about forty more TOOK to
the rigging. At 1880 a. m. the Gay Head
life-boat put off and took seven persons.
Another Efe-boat put Oft between twelve
and one. The revenue cutter Dexter came
along about II 80 and sent OIL two boats.
Twentv-one persons, one of whom Was
dead were placed aboard the Dexter. and,
after all the persons were taken from the
vessel, the Dexter proceeded to New Bed
ford. Three persons died after going
aboard the Dexter.
Captain Wright says be passed the Cross
rip lightship at twelve O'Clock and that he
continued by east and west chop with
strong breeze west-southwest. "After
passing Nolesks, the. course being west
southwest, stepped into my room 10 warm
myself, as it was very cold. Everything
was working well. After being below a
short time [ heard the second-mate, who
was in the pilot-house with the mate, sing
out to the quartermaster to port the helm.
jumped out OF my room. thinking we had
come across a vessel bound down the
Sound. then cried out. Hard aport,' not
knowing but it was vessel and in the moon
light saw the buoy on DEVILS Bridge on
the port about two points forward of the
beam and about 800 yards distant She inn
mediately struck. / ordered the engine re-
yersed and she backed about twice her
length. The steamer Immediately stopped
and ordered the jib Eoisted and endeav.
ored to head her to the north, but she filed
forward and listed over to port so the
plankshire was about four feet under water.
went ait and told the passengers to keep
cool and get Hfe-presersers. l next told
the officers on deck to get the boats ready.
The steamer settled down aft and righted.
1t was blowing very hard and heavy sea
was running. We launched port No.
boat, which Immediately capsized. The
sea was breaking over the steamers deck,
and. the stern being under water, we were
forced to go up on top the houses. Istayed
there awhile, but Were finally Obliged
to take to the rigging. The mate, second
mate, chief engineer and first engineer took
to a raft. / think the steamer struck on a
lone rock" The captain is positive he
struck outside the buoy and iii backing
drifted inside.
THE LOST.
The following is list of those lost:
VIM W. Wright ami wife, Boston.
u. s. Rand. lawyer. and wife, Roxbury.
Mrs. d. s s. q smp nLG southam l Mass.
Henry L. Ba. helor and wife, Dorchester.
James A. Merrill, Boston.
Oscar Iasigi, Turkish Consul-General to
Boston.
n j. Morton, Boston Globe.
Helen Brooks. Northboro, Mass.
Mr.. aud Mrs. C. A. Rand and son, Boston.
Mrs Henry slade, Chelsea, Mass
Mrs. s. j. Pinkham, Lynn. -
c f. James, Miss Beach. Mrs. Gibson, Levi
| asrence, George H; kellogg. Dr. H. G. Bart
and two childle l, Mrs. J. Atkinson, Mrs. L.
Davis, H. J. Kellogg, c. Richardson and wife,
Hu. Oh and ND wife Vance hen, W.
Beal, Mrs. Whitcomb- D. w. Mitchell, }. lib
bits, 7. A: Day. N. sa gent. = Cummings. D.
Lapham. G. R. Hammond d. Ball, c. F.
Frost, cabin passer gers, res dences unknown.
The residences OF none of the following
.teerage passengers gre known: Annie Kelly.
Susie Sr,ith, g. e Goddard. I. Nc arty. G.
synes, @ Guf.in. Z. Z. Giddings, w: Z: Wright,
,omb, c. g. w.ilett, Brown, Walker, Gassett.
The last three applied for tickets just before
he hour of starting and the full names are not
obtained.
THE SAVED.
The names of the saved are: Horace Water
house. Bath. Me-: John White. Prince Edward
) Iesry. fireman: 8. r Briggs, Boston; Fur
Der Hanson, Bos ton; A. A. pittman. Brooklyn,
tewacd; s E Wright . Boston o. Obtain G: p.
Townsend, Mas; Geo. w. Farnsworth
Townsend, Mass; John L. Cook. Portland,
acGary. alias Mccarthy. Somervilie. Mass;
L. Phillips. first assistant engineer; John Mad
len. Chariottetown; p. E. l.: J. K. Hammond.
he crew are krown to be saved: Captain
Wright: assistant engineer Philips; fireman
Following are the names of those taken
shore at Gayhead. One of them was dead,
~, 81; it is not known which one: Harry Collins,
vaiter: John Holmes. pieman; one passenger,
lame unknown.
FATE UNKNOWN.
The following are those on the raft. whose
ate is unknown: A. Morrison, chief enci-
eer: Edwin c. Fuller, first mate; Augustus
nsineer; VIM FiIzpatrick. carpenter; Rich
I'd Sullivan. Prince Edward Island.
OFFICERS
First mate. Edward Fuller, Barnstable: sec
oatsw ain, Phillip Clark, Boston; Quart srunas.
er. Mcdonald: engineer. Archibald Morri-
on. Boston; third engineer. Collins; purser.
Y Spaulding, Boston; second steward. Howe
nd thirty-three seamen, names unknown.
Four dead bodies of men were brought to
his city on the Dexter; one is not identi-
ed. Two are identified as Helon Brooks,
.orthboro, Mass, and G.. Fred Chandler,
iyde Park, the other is supposed, from cards
ound in his pocket, to be q member of the
rm OF c. Richardson & Co., Clinton Mar
ct, Boston.
About forty men took refuge in khe rig
ing, where they remained until 1881 a. M.
'hen life-boat put off from Gavhead and
box away seven passengers, one of whom
led soon afterward. Shortly after noon
mother hfe-boat put of to the vessel, and
ne revenue cutter Dexter came along and
snt on two boats. Twenty. one men were
AIKEN from the wreck and placed aboard
ne Dexter, four OF whom died afterward.
liter all were taken off, the Dexter sailed
sr this port. The total number saved is
Tenty three. Five bodies were recovered
nd ils souls are unaccounted for. Seven
zen saved and four dead were brought
ere, and six supposed to be living and one