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then jumped, and, although he could not
swim a stroke, he was rescued by Lieut..
Kennedy. Lieut.. Rhodes performed an
heroic act, which elicits hearty commen.
dation. Two men hung in the rigging.
unable to move, frsm exhaustion. The
officer deter aimed to save them at peril of
his life. Returning to the cutter, he asked
Captain Gabrielson to give him man to
steer, that he might swim to the wreck
and rescue the unfortunate men. The
captain granted the request, end dsLieut
Rhodes was placed in the boat,
but, on nearing the steamer,
it was found to be folly to attempt to 20
alongside. Lieutenant Rhodes refused to
abandon the attempt, and sang out to the
men in the lifeboat to take him to the
wreck Liensenant Rhodes boarded the
| Iifeboat ard, tying rope abous him,
waited until within sbout thirty feet Of the
vessel, when he sprang into the sea. He
nearly reached the wreck when he was
struck by piece Of timber on the leg and
sank. He was pulled aboard the boat and
then taken TO the cutter. His leg waa
found to be cut, but after chans ing his
clothing, and es the sea was smooth,
| he determined On a last attempt. He
again set out for the wreck and this
time the men were reached. One was
hanging by the feet and arms through the
ratlinss with his head downward. Lieus.
Rhodes put bovine sbout him, when he
murmured, for Coos sake don'b touch
me-" The man was fourd TO be Mr. Rich
ardson and he was placed in the boat, but
died before reaching the cEtter. Absnt
| $400 was found in wallet IN his pocket.
| The second man, the last person removed
| from the wreck, was in the ratlines in the
weather rigging, and although breathing
when placed in the boat, also expired be-
fore reaching the cutter.
A. 4. Pitmann, chief steward of steam
or, said: q Was in my berth
when the vessel struck, and was not
awakened by the shock. A general alarm
was given. and hurried into my clothes
and lsf5 my state room. The grsatest ex-
citement prevailed, and the women were
rushing about the cabins in their night
dresses. On reaching the deck I found
men hoisting the jih. In about twenty
minutes the steamer listed. The houses
were carried away by the sea, and almost
Immediately the deck began to break up.
About o'clock, as the pes
sengers Game on dsck, they
were swept overheard by scores.
The scene was horrible. After the vessel
| Listed I made my waY along the wind
ward side, upon an inclined plane, and
into the rigging where about 40 persoBs,
all m 4, had taken refuge. There we
chung for life, with our fingers bepumbed,
and with floating corpses and debris at
our feet. / saw one man
knocked into the sea when tlte
topmast head broke. The steward fDrBner
SAID he remembered few of the 2assen-
gera, among them the Boston Globe re-
porter, whom he recollected from the fact
that ha came to him and requested 9 warm
pisce at the table, as bis lnngs ware saos
strong. The gentleanan said he was going
south for his health. The description
given answered that of A. J. Morton.
CAPTAIN s. E. WRIGHT
is a Neaman of large experience
sKd excellent reputation. Hs has been in
the command of the steamers nf tie Boston
and Savanuah lines eince 1869, Ha COM
marded the City of Columbus since she
was purchased by the line. He never had
IN accident until last September. when his
vessel sunk q bark off Nantucket The
Boston & Savannah line has an exocllent
record. They have carried between 150, 600
and 100000 passengers, and no life was
sver befare lost. T. w. Nicksrson & 90.
are the Boston agents.
JOHN Il. CooK,
passenger, said hs occupied state room
on deck with an elderly aan who told him
he Was born in Bruns wick, Ne, but whose
name he could not ascertain. At the time
tbs vessel struck Cock awoke, bas8id not
feel alarmed until he heard orders to hoist
the jib, and detected signs of confusion
and alarm. Cook dressed, aud learning the
ship had struck rock and was sinking, he
went back to the stateroom and alarmed
his comrsde. The latter seemed creZed,
and although Cook pulled him from the
birth twice he could not prevail upon him
to leave the room. Cook was at length
con PEELED 10 abandon the attempt and re
turnedato the deck where he climbed to the
top of one OF the houses where
he found two young men named
Farms worth and Capt Wright and
seamrn named White. About
II O'Clock the house was carried away and the
fiVemen sought refuge In the fore top. All five
of these men were saved. Cook saws many of
the scenes were hearteHdlng. JOIN Roach, a
cosl heaver, ,dangled from the main stay for two
hours with his hands and | gs about the main
stay at le 9Th his Struggles grew feebler
until he dropped into The sea. A passenger
was astride the stay. ami clung there from to
} a. m. when he too ralir qai he'd the fight for
| lie and fell into the ocean. Al the rescued
give the highest praise to the officers of the
! revenue cutter for the bravery they manifested
| in wing them from the wreck.
| Al the survivors now aboard the cutter are
| be Z cared for by the Off ers. he mayor tea.
dered the hospitalities tha city to the sur
yivors, butathey preferred to say the
cutter. The steamer YVES fast going % pieces
| when the cutter left her a p N.
THE VESSEL
! The City of Oolnm ous was ne of the
finest vessels on the cost She was built
il 1878 by John Roach Il Soa, IF OheB er,
Pa, for the Ocs Stea o5llp company of
New York, 10 run between that port ard
| Savanna, G, She purchased by the
Boston and Savannah Steamship company
in Sept. 1882, end Sass INA tlms has
been plying between 6osson n Savannah.
making fortniR htly trips ia al ernation
with her sister ship the Crate CITY. The
Columbus was built of iron
and thoroughly equipped, SD was
rated l for 1C0 yesIs, and vas 1897 tons
burden. She was PIC fee5 JoDg I'd thirty
aine feet beam, ans had DRESSING ger accom-
sno&aSions for eighty four first class aud
forty-fve second class passengers. It is
| Il. / 80,