Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-04-06
QEly Seven Escape from the
Mreck Of the Daniel Stein.
mann or Halifax.
f0ggy Weather Causes the Cap.
tain to Lsse His Bearings
and the Vessel is
dashed Upon Hidden and Dan7er.
0us Reefs and Sinks 10 a
Few Moments.

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says the steamer Daniel Steiumann, struck
about 10 o'clock Thursday n 'ght on the
Mead Rock shosl about two hundred yards
distant from Lambro Light during Q ter.
ride gale and dense fog. She immediateiy
backed of and the next moment struck on
the Garden sboal. An immense hole was
knocked in her bottom. She speedily
filed, and within Q few minutes went
down. So far as it 10 at present known,
but one life boat was launched, but how
many it at FIST contained is not known
About midnight the men at Lambro Island
observed a boat making for the shore and
guided 1t with torches to C1len.Caves,
where the occupants, FIVE OF the crew and
two passengers landed. After daylight
broke, two persoIs could be seen cliuging
to the rigging Of the sunkep ship. A boat
from the light house rescued them from
thtir perilous position. The proved to be
Captain Schoonhaven and boy passenger.
About nine o'clock Friday morning q pilot
boat touched at Ssmbro Island AMI re-
ceiyed note from the Captain to the agent
OF the steamship, containing the above
mesgre facts.
The Names OF the Passengers
The following are the names OF the pas
sebgers on the steamer: D. Steinman
Buchartz, OF Aschen; BlsAten, OF Dussel.
d0rf; Koos, OF Nuremburg; Flosckess.
stsin, OF Heinrichsthsl; Faeth, Of Vie.
beensbrunni Moller, OF Dortmund; Hebsl,
Of Dsrtnund; a family Of eight persons
named Heckenhausen, from stotele;
Fuchs, of Koenigbach; Matthias and
Nicholas Msjorns, OF Hosir gen nil, OF
Dresden; Clark, OF New York; Markham,
Of Hull; Potter, Of Heiderhochstadt;
LOreniz, OF Munster; Van HOmms, OF
Bsssevelde: Didorenzo of Italy; Gambir
della, Of Italy; Sscco, ot Italy; Ossten.
rischer, OF WsshenfeId: Lorenz OF Galen;
Horn, OF Esch; Gunker, OF Esch; Eischen,
Of Mutford; Thill, OF Muttord; Hemmsr,
Of Golibzen; Zipg OF GaleD; Stoessel, OF
Woesen; Hoffman,, OF Gambach; q family
named Beuggert, from Aarmuehl, SSi;z,r.
lsnd; Schmidt, Of Hefi ogen; two families
Of seven persons named Kuschen; three
persons named Muller OF Heff 1geo,
Kremer of Erenzan, William Franz and
Aorg Franz OF Niederolphen, Joerger of
Gilsdorff, Hiedermsnn OF HIederbueren,
Fischer If Ssuhofen, Gsotz Erbehardt and
George Erbthsrdt Of B!anken born, Rup.
pechl OF Halen brupn, Krster OF Straasburg,
8 lsmily Ot six pers0ns named krdnen.
dopck and q family of seven persons named
BraI enesir from ReidderkeIk, Steckel o.
Gupterhoff, R0eder of Wolperhof, All OF
B!uskas,le. spieLs ~, Moiete' IT, IT, -
were Ss2saiuha 2pSlu and Vick 81 ubordinste officers
fhe psmes of the sailors were Brauntyah.
Hickelsen, Mooiyangipsel, Altheiuer, Elk
man, KrsussP, Seuman, Jacobson. HOch'
mann, SpinIzel, Decklepber, Brash, Dsbeen,
vandepynden, Yanloy, Pinjous, Dtmeul.
der, Gsl!ivert, Vsuloo, Verbanck, Devosse.
Hook, Pipjens, Bourngenville, Donar, Ar.
nour, BIauck, BreDker, Vanesten, FIeren.
Cheirs aud Geertz. Total list fTe OH GERS,
rhirty-three sailors and ninsty-oae pAssen
gers.
A Halifax dispatch says: James A. Chip
man, OF Chipman Bros, agents for thr
White Cross line, returned this atternooo
from sAmbro, where he went last night3
look after the survivors OF the wrecked
steamer Daniel steinnann. Tne stormy
weather last night prevented him from
attempting to reach Simbro Island, hui
his morning al o'clock he secured pilJI
Who would enieavor 10 reach the land.
They took pilot boat and dory with them
\ hen as near the Island as they coliu
risE, The 6o-y was launch ID aud vito the
,,si,trrCe of men on the island Clipmal
pei a.hore srd saw Captain Stho)1 1h4yeo,
,rd uh'sined the folloE wing 1articTlars Of
he wreck. Tbe steamer bad ine weather
OIL tie Iasssge with the exception OF the
sst tNo days, which we're very fogSy, L
leing impossible to get any reckoning, and
ae thinks he must have over run his Ems.
A. 10 P. N on the third Instant he saS
Itbt g head, which he first took Tor tae
'LCbucto light, the fog msking it app'sr
shout FIVE miles OFF but il could not have
o,en more than one. He discovered as he
n1srsd the light IL was the Stmbro, snt
u tfore be bad time TO reverse the engines.
he was among the leaders northeast OF the
isIspd.
PasssuSors swept Overheard.
The steamer struck twice aud began fjl-
ing fast Ee then tried 10 run her ashore,
but she sank in q few minutes. As soon
Is the ship struck the Captain ordered the
pssseps gers oil on deck, but they were ali
swept overheard and drowned By the
heavy seas, which swept over her. TEo
passengers and five OF the creE got into &
BOAT and mAusged TO reach the shore. Toe
ship went down stern h.st The captain
Who IVES at h.s post on tue
bridge when she Fent down, threw
off lis boots and coat snd took to the for
ward rigging, bat she sank faster than he
souldSIinb b. so be was obliged TO let him
self Aoat and after consiQ tsbls trouble
caught the top gallant yard aud cluok
there with one Of the passengers who also
managed 10 keep himself shIat until five
in the morning, Friday when boat pa
If from the island and rescued them. Ta-
captain HiIl remain on the islsnd 10 loos
-f;er the wreck and will Got come uPb
the city until the tirst OF the week. No