The Portland daily press., 1884-01-19

which is revolving light 173 feet above the
sea- The steamer filed at once aud keeled
oyer. Our dispatches give details. ,
BOSTON, jan 18.-Stsamer City OF Colum-
bus, Boston, fo- Savannah, has gone down ofI
Gay Head. One hundred lives are lost,
NEW BEDFORD, Mrss, Jau. 15.-Tne fol-
lowing is a correct account of the terrible d.
saster to steamer City of Colum bus, eff Gay
Head this morning. The steamer left Boston
Thursday afternoon With 80 frs-class aud AZ
stesrage passengers, about one-taird of whom
were ladies and children, and crew of IS.
Thursday night the wind blew q hurricane
from the northwest and tremendous sea was
running. AT As this morning, with the wind
bearing South half East, the vessel struch on
the reef outside Devils Bridge buoy. She i'm
mediatsly filed and keeled over, the water
breaking in and floating the port side of the
saloon. Nearly all the passengers hurried TO
the decks most Of them wearing life-preser
vers, bat most of them were swept into the sea
and persisted at once. The boats were cleared
away but swamped almost immediately. Sew
en- passengers left the vessel on life raft and
were not afterwards heard from. About 40
men then took refuge in the rigging where
tiey remained until 10 30 a. M, when o life
boat put off from Gay Head and took away
seven passengers, one Of whom died soon after
wards Shortly after noon another life boat
put off to the distressed vessel, and meanwhile
tbs revenue cutter Dexter came along and sent
OF two boats. Twenty-one mon were taken
from the w1eck and placed aboard the Dexter,
four of whom died afterwards. After allthe
persons on the wreck had been taken off the
Dexter sailed for this port, where she arrived
this evening. The total number Of persons
taved is 23. Five dead bodies have been re-
covered and 119 souls are thus unacc united
for. Seventeen of the saved and four of the
dead were brought here and six supposed to be
living and one dead are at Gay Head The
names OF those at the latter place are not
known. The crew list. as make by some
of the survivors this evening, was az follows:
Capt. s. E. Wright; first mate Edward Foller;
second mate Augustus Harding; quartermas-
ters Philip G ark; Dominick Mcdonald aud
James Dinn purser, William Spauldine:
chief engineer, Archibald Morrison; first assis-
tsnt engineer, H A. Phillips second assistant.
Henry Collins: third assistant, VIM. Murray;
seamen, John Madden, Edward O'Brien, Ed
ward Leary, Robert or Simsn Glaut, John
White and M chael Kennedy; firemen, Thom-
as o Leary, John Hines, Thomas Butler; Mi
cheal Smith, Thomas Carney, aud VIM. Mnr-
ray; oilers, Michael Day. John McKsnna and
James Lowe; coal passers; john Roach, Alex
ander Michigan and Cornelius O'Leary; chief
steward, A. F. Pitmsn second stewart Charles
ii. Howes; stewardess, Teresa Smith: cook,
John Whitehead; second cook, Thomas Gala
CHER; baker. Daniel Mccarthy; porter, Edward
Brisgs; pantrymen, VIM. Fitzpatrick and
Frank Mahoney; walters: Farbar Hanson,
Harry Moore, VIM. Boardman, Richard SnIli
van and Daniel Biguey; ulessman, john Nc
Donald; mess.boy, Daniel McDouald, a SON of
the messmaa.
Those OF the crew known to be saved are
Capt, Wright Assistant e lgineer Phillips,
Fireman OLeary, Steward Pitman, and Sea-
man Madden. The following are the names
of those taken ashore at Gay Head, one OF
whom is known to be dead but it is not known
whichEone: Harry Collins, third engineer.
Won. Spoulding. purssi; Michael Kennedy,
waiter; Edward O'Brien, water, John
Holmes, seaman: one passenger, name nj i.
known.
The following are those on the raft whose
fate 10 usknown: A. Morrison, chief engineer;
Edwin Fuller, first mate; Augustus Harding,
second mate; William Murray, assistant engi-
neer; William Fitzpatrick, pantry man; Rich
ard Sullivan, Plince Edwards Island. Captain
Wright says In addition that
he passed the Cross Rip light ship at 12 O'Clock
and continued by Esst and West Chop with a
strong breeze from the west-south west. Passed
Nobska, and with course weat-southwest
stepped into my room to warm myself. 1t was
very cold and everything was working we'll. I
went below short time and soon after heard
the second mate, who was In the pilot house
with the mate, sing out to the qusrtermastsr
to port. Jumped out of my room and think
log We had come across vessel bound down
the sound, then cried out "bard apo1t," not
knowing 1t was vessel. and In the moonlis sht
SAW the buoy on the DEVILS bridge on the port
about two points forward OF the Ebeaiu and
about 800 yards distant. She Immediately
eH"on' oiuOk0u tno eDglOe reversed, ana
she lacked about twice her length.
The steamer Immediately stopped and I or
dered the jb hoisted, aud endeavored to head
her to the north, but she filed forward and
listed over to port SO that the plankshire was
about four feet under water. went aft aud
told the passengers to keep cool and get life
preservers. | next told the officers OF
the deck to get the boats ready.
The steamer settled down aft and righteds
1t was blowing very hard and heavy sea was
running. Launched port boat No. 6 which
was Immediately capsized. The sea was
breaking over the steamers deck and the stern
being entirely under water we were forced to
20 up on top Of the house. I stayed there
awhile but We we're finally obliged to take to
the rigging. The mate, second mate, chief
engineer and fourth engineer took to the raft.
tank the steamer struck on a lone rock. The
captain is positive he struck outside Of the
buoy and In backing driftsd inside.
The ofhcers Of the cutter Dexter fsrnished d
tne following statement: At about 1890 we
signted vessel ashore on the reef near Gay