Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-25
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LIVER LOU lilVeSH4OEC Dy sTn0 hfeCA
Of the Steamer Columbus ON the
Rock Bound Ooas5 OF Massachu-
sets. .s.5. 81. 81 x.s +
81 The steamer City OF Columbus left Bos-
ton at 3 O'Clock Thursday afternoon, for
Savannah, Ga, carrying eighty passengers
and q crew Of forty. Eve. At 3:45 q. m.
Friday, at Gay head light, bearing south,
the f vessel struck on the
outside the DEVILS bridge buoy, Martha's
Vineyard. The wind was blowing gale
west by north. The vessel Immediately
filled and keelsd over, water brea king in
an flooding the port.side saloon. Ali the
passengers excepting q few women aud
children came on deck, neatly all wearing
life preserves. All the boats were cleared
away but were Immediately swa.npei. a
maj ority of the passengers went ov srboard.
Seven passengers left the vessel on q life
RAFT n;,. and about forty more took to the rig
The q. IS. revenue cutter d .xter came
along about 1890 Friday noon and
sent OFT two boats. Twenty one persons,
one Of whom was dead, were placed aboard
taken from the vessel, the Dexser proceeded
to New Bedford. Three persons died aftet
going aboard the Dexter.
The following are n imes of the lost:
The following is full list of che lost:
William W. Wright and wife, Boston.
e. s. nd, lawyer, and vile, Boxbury
7. Z. Hale, produce dealer, Boston.
Lew Lawrenc &c, residence unknown.
Gecrge Fl. Kellogg, residence unknown.
DIR. II. 9. Bartlett and wife, residence un-
known.
Mrs Skeane, residenca unknown.
Mrs. D. r. Samll. Southampton, Mass.
Miss Berth, residence unknown.
Mrs, Giban, residence unknown.
Oscar Iasigi, Turkish consul general at
Boston.
A. J. Morton. B ,ston G'oba.
Helen Brooks: N ,rthf I'd, Mass.
MIR. and Mrs. G. A., Rand and son, Bos-
ton:
Mrs. Henry Shade, Chelsea, Mass.
r. B. Bayea, wife and TWO Children resi-
dence unknown.
Mrs. J. Atkinson, residence unknown.
Mr.. L, Davis residence unknown.
IL. J. Kellogg, rssidenCe unknown.
G. Richardson and wife, resid snce un-
known.
E. T. Hutchinson and wife, residence un.
known.
s. Vance, residence unknown.
L. Bachelor and wife, Dorchester.
Q. +. James, residence unknown.
James "A. Merrill, Boston.
Henry L. Daniels and wife, residence un.
known.
Four dead bodies of men were brought to
New Bedford on the Dexter. Ole has not
been identified. Two have been identified
as II. Brooks, Northboro, Mass, g.. Fred
Chandler, Hyde Park. The other is sup-
posed, from card found 10 his pocket, to
have been member of the firm OF G.
Richardson & o., Clinton Market, Boston.
One passenger lost was N. J. Mortoa, lately
connected with the Boston GLOBE, who was
going South for his health.
The total number of persons saved YVES
twenty-three. Five dead bodies were re-
Covered, and 119 souls are unaccounted for.
The Lodges on which 20 City of Columbus
struck are considered by mariners one ot
the most dangerous points on the coast.
The Lodges consist of q formation of sub.
merged rocks, constituting double ledge,
the outer stratum of which is called '.Dev.
is Back" boz b Lodges being called 'Dzv-
IFS bridge" The lodges are abreast the
Gsyhead light on the mainland, and ex-
tend a little to southwark OF it.
The City of Columbus was one of the Fl.
nest vessels on the coast. She was built in
1878 by John Reach g. Son of Chester, Pa.
1t is said that the ste amship was insured at
lower rate than any other vessel On the
coast. She was valued at 1900 600 aud in
sured for $3.50 009-S17o,0 900 ia English and
6o,000 in A nlerican com panies
Capt s. <. Wright is seaman Of exper-
lence and excellent reputation. He has been
IN command OF steamers OF the 3 aston and
Savannah line since 1869. He Commanded
the city of Columbus since she was pnr-
chased by tn, line. He never had an acci.
dent until last September, when his vessel
sunk bark off Nantucket.