Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-15

Certiirmation or tho Loss Of the Steamer
Etatn OF Rlorida. with ouar 100 Y.iuas

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etato OF Tlorida, with over loo Lives.
Quebec Special; Tho painfuI suspense that
prevailed here all day with regard 10 The sur
vlyors Of the disaster 10 the Inflated steamer
stateof Florida, was relieved by :hc arrival OF
me Donaldson steamer altiana, from Glasgow 10
Montreal, with coal and general cargo, which
was autographed the It'll al on her way 10 Qaebec
with ~twenty-four OF the saved party.
Tho captain OF the 1itiana reports. May s.
ats M while proceeding up the gulf AID on
bird rocks, observed a ship exhibiting two
bright lights, and thinking he wished to com
ninnicate, bore down upon him and took OF
twenty tour passengers and the crew rescued
from tho state of Florida 81 Glasgow. Tho
steamship City Of Rome passed them while on
board the ship Louisa, and answered their sig
mails, but did not stop. Following is the Official
ida:
Left New York on the 18th Of April, viii,
about l6g passengers and crew and full gen-
eral cargo All went well until the nightof the
18th. AT 1880 came In collision with the bark
ponena OF Chatham, N. b., Capt Helburn
Both ships went down almost immediately, and
ont OF the steanaer,- passengers and crew only
forty-four, including the stewardess, managed
to escape In boats, and out of the bark's
crew OF htteen only the captain aud two sea
men ss-ea 1si.e .e.t .aarnina the bark
was observed bottom mp. The survivors. after
being thirty five hours in boats without food or
water, were rescued by the Norwegian bark
theresa, OF Christiana, from that port, bound
Tor quebec On the I'D twenty-four OF them
were transferred on the ship Louisa. Of and
from Cardiff for Quebec, where they remained
I'LL Mays When they were taken on board the
Tttiana for Quebec. II is believed that 1875 livcs
were lost.
Members Of the rescued party on board the
litIsna presented q pitiable appearance, 80
sudden was the calamity, that many of them in
Their hunks al the time, had to hurry on deck
and into the boats in their nightclothes. Most
OF them had but a very confused idea OK what
really took place. Az could distinctly remem-
her, however, the crash and rush for the deck.
Tho surviyorsal also remember with shudder the
dash for the boats as the ship went down amid
the shrleks and lamentations OF the passen-
gers. Those on duty at the time remember
seeing q red light fash for an instant, followed
BY a crash, after which nothing but confusion
followed, tho steamer beginning TO sink and
hurried preparation being made 70 launch the
boats. The bark went down instantly. The
frightened passengers rushed on deck in their
rishtelothes, and the scene was indie
serbable. Women went into hyster-
les and men refused 10 move, The women
especially objected to being doomed vessel
some who could have been saved absolute
~ refused 10 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 Out of167 souls only "A were saved.
II the other 20 were not also picked up. The
bark also went down with IL souls.