The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-06
THE SAMBRO ROC KS
Sad Fate of the Daniel Steinmann


Sad Fats of the Daniel Steinmann
| Halifax, 5.-James A. Chapman
OF Chapman Bros agents for the
White Cross Line, returned this sf-
ternoon from Sambro, where he
went last night to look after the sur.
vivOrs Of the wrecked steamer Da
MEL Steinman. Stormy weather
last night prevented him attempts
Ing to reach Sambro Island but IN
the morning at o'clock he secured
q pilot who would endeaVor to
reach the island; they took pilot
b at and dory with them. When
as near the island as they could risk,
the dory was launched and with the
assistance of men on the island
Chapman got ashore and saw Capt.
tain SohOnover and obtained the
following particulars Of the wreck !:
The steamer had fine weather on
the passage with the exception Of
the last two days, which were very
foggy, 1t being impOs IDLE to get any
reckoning, ana he thinks he must
have overrun his time. At 10 p m.
the Sd instant he saw light ahead,
which he first took for Chebuoto
light, fog making it appear about
five miles off, but it could not have
been more than one He discovered
as he neared the light it was Sam>
bro, and before he had time to re-
verse the engines, he was among
the Lodges on the northeast side of
the island. The steamer struck
twice, and began filling fast; he then
tried to run her ashore, but she sank
IN few minutes. AS soon as the
ship struck the c'ptain Or
dered all the passengers to
CONS on deck, but they were
swept over board and drowned by
heavy seas which swept over her.
Two passengers and five of the crew
got into a boat and managed to
reach the shore. The ship went
down stern first. The captain, who
was at his post on the bridge when
she went down, threw off his boots
and coat and took to the forward
rigging, but she sank faster than he
could climb, 50 he was obliged to let
himself float, and after considerable
trouble caught the top gallant yards
and chung there, with one of the pas
sengers, who asO managed to keep
al rat until am, Friday, when q
boat put eff from the island and
rescued them. The captain will re-
main on the island to look after the
wreck, and will not come up to the
city until the first of the week. No
bodies have yet washed ashore.
Halifax, 1.-The very latest re-
garding the wrecked steamer Daniel
Steinmann is that of a crew Of
thirty-nine and the captain and
ninety passengers, only nine reached
shore, the captain, five of the crew
and three passengers. These are
still on Sambro island, short
distance from the mainland. Owing
to the heavy sea prevailing in the
of the leland the :
survivors are not likely to reach the
mainland till noon to morrow, or '
until the sea becomes calmer. No G
can therefore be learned ]
in regard to the disaster at present.
The government steamer New
led LETT the city this afternoon for
,he wreck, but the fog was so thick II
hat it was impossible TO reach the
fatal spot, the captain considering :
t not eafe to laun b surf boat on =
account of the roughness of the sea, h
md imprudens To go nearer than {
i've miles to the wreck. because Of 81
he density Of the fog. Another C
Effort will he made by the New 1
ield tomorrow to leach the spot :.
where the unfortunate vessel was =
ost. Three stesm tugs also endea- O.
'ored to make their way to the =
unken steamer, being unable to +
ct futher than Herring Cove, some
en- miles from the wrecked ship. A 81
Vrecking schooner, with a we'll
qujpped crew of divers, will ave
lere in the morning for the wreck,
o recover the bodies Of the drowned
nd whatever portion OF the cargo al
hat can be saved. a number of d
sports are in circulation as to -
there the vessel struck, the most 81 @;
lsusible being that she sunk On o'
White Horse shosi. within q
hort distance OF Sambro Island.
he exceeding roughness OF the sea
I'll probably cause the rapid breek-
lg up of the wrecked vessel. The u
aptsin of the Steinman having 81
My been in this 20 three times, a.
may be that he was unaware Of p
ne dangerous coast around Sambro, @
r of the awful peril he was in I'm. @
II too late to avoid 0isastar- In