Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-05
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
GONE Down AT SEA.
The Loss Of The Daniel
Steinmann.
A LARGE LIST OF PASSENGERS.
Only Nine Known To Be
Saved.
APOSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME
Plan Adopted by the Senate
Committee.
A POsTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME
Plan Adopted by the Senate
Committee.
NEW DOMINION.

An Ocean Steamer Sunk-The Daniel
Steinmann Goes Down On HalIfa1-A
Passenger Lost OF One Hundred and
Thirty-n1ne-OnlyN Mine Persons Known
To Have Been Saved.
HALIFAX, N. S., April 4.-The startling re-
port that the White Gross line steamer Dan
lei Steinmann had sunk in the gale last night
off Sambro proved to be true. Tugs were
despatched to try and reach the vessel. but
they returned to-day, reporting that they
could not get in the neighborhood of the
wreck owing to the extremely rough sea and
boisterous weather. Another attempt will
be made in the morning if the weather mod
crates. Agents of the line here report that
the passenger list of the Steinmann is about
139, but they have no record of the passen-
gers except some fifteen who we're to be
landed at Halifax for Montreal and points
in the province of Quebec. These were ma
tives of Holland and Prussia proper. The
Daniel Steinmann was an iron vessel of
1885 tons, built at Antwerp in 1875, owned
by Steinmann & Ludwig of that place,
schooner rugged, with an engine of 1873 horse
power and fine bulkheads.
Three passengers from the steamer Daniel
Eve of the crew. Their names have not yet
boon ascertained. They are all on Sambro
Light Island, the only communication with
which is by signals in rough weather. To
night the weather Is thick and raiay and it is
uncer tain if any further particulars can be
had. Reporters have left for Sambro by
land The roads are bad and even when
there their chances of securing any informa-
ton tonight are small
BOSTON, April 1.-The Daniel Steinmann,
which sank Thursday night off Halifax, is
the fourth steamer of the White Cross line
lost since 1881. The Ludwig sailed in 1881
on a voyage to Halifax and was never heard
from. She was built by an English
company and named the Hansa, but was
sold to the White Cross line, the name
being changed to the Ludwig She had made
but four trips, three of them to Boston. The
Henry Edge was lost in December, 1881
The Plantyn chartered by this line sailed
from New York November II, 1888, for
Antwerp with fifty-two passengers, was aband-
passengers and crew being taken
off by the brig G. D. I. The
Daniel Steinmann sailed from Antwerp March
81 for Halifax ann New York under the COM
mand of Captain Scoonhover She passed
St. Catherine in the English Channel the next
day. Her passage from that point to the
place where she sank Is considered remark
ably quick one for her. She was built
in 1875 and named the Khedive
but was sold to her present owners, Steinmann
and Ludwig of Antwerp, in 1873, when her
name was changed to the Daniel Steenmann
She was 277 feet long and had "a feet
breadth of beam. Her gross register was
1, 100 tons. She had two compound engines
of 1873 horse power each and five bulkheads-
She was schooner rugged, had accommode-
tions for three hundred passengers and had
made from twelve to fifteen trips to Boston.