The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-06
EIGHT FATHOMS DEEP.
The Steamer Daniel Ste1nmann
Strikes Reef and Goes
to the Bottom.
Of 0ne-Hundred and Thirty-three Souls
on Board, But Eleven We're
Saved.
List Of Names OF Those Who Perished-
Another Steamer Beached near Hall
fax-The Wreck OF the Alba.

HALIFAX, N. S., April 5.-The Daniel
Steinmann of the White Cross Line, which
sailed from Antwerp on March 20, under
command of Captain Won Schoonhoven,
drove on the ledge of rocks known as
"The Sisters" at ten O'Clock Thursday
night. She Immediately backed OIL and
sank in fifty feet of water. A dense fog
was prevailing at the time. The light
house keeper on Sambro Island heard
her whistle as she was going down, and
saw her signals of distress, bu'
the sudden storm which sprung up
prevented any one from going to hel
rescue. As soon as the report OF the
disaster reached this city two tugs were
sent to her rescue by Messrs. Gilman
Bros, but the rough weather prevented
them rendering her any assistance. There
were 1873 souls aboard at the time the
steamer sank. At daylight Friday morn
ing a fisherman named Gilkie launched a
life-boat and brought off the captain, Won
Schoonhoven, and a boy, who were In the
rigging. Nine other persons are known
to have been saved Full details of the
disaster cannot be obtained at present.
The weather is still stormy and the sea
so rough that no tugs dare approach the
wreck.
The Steinman was built in 1875 for S.
Meier Co. of Antwerp, for the Balti.
more trade, and subsequently sold to the
White Cross Line. She was 227 feet long,
thirty.four feet beam and twenty-five feet
deep. She was worth about 500, 900 and
fully insured. Captain Won Schoonho-
ven had commanded her two years. There
is no list of PASSENGERS at the agency OF
the line in New York, but it isknown that
nearly all of them were Storage. AS
soon as the storm subsidies an effort will
be made to reach her and save part of
the cargo.
NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS.
The following are the names Of the
passengers on the wrecked steamer Daniel
Stenmann:
Buchhartz, of Aachen,
Bichten, of Dusseldorf.
Roos, Of Nuremburg.
FloeCkenstein, OF Henrichsthal.
Faeth, of Weibensbrunn.
Moller, of Dortmund
Hebel, of Dortmund.
A family of eight persons by the name
oil HeckenhauSen from Stofele.
Fuchs, of kOcnigbach,
Matthias and Nicholas Maiers, of Ho.
singer.
Emil, of Dresden.
Clark, of New York.
Markham, of Hull.
Potter, of Niederhschstadt.
Lorenz, of Munster.
Van Hamme, of Bassevelde.
Didorenzo, of Italy.
Gampardella, of Italy.
Sacco, OF Italy.
OeSterreicher, of Waschanfeld.
Lorenz, of Gallen.
Roth, OF Steinheim.
Treck, of Gengnan.
Horn, of ESch.
Gunker, of Esch.
Eyschen, of Mutfort.
Thill, of Mutfort.
Hemmer, of Golinzen.
ling, of Gerlen.
Stoessel, of Woesen.
Hoffman,, of Damoach.
family of eleven persons named Beng.
CERT, from Aarmhule, Switzerland.
Schmidt, of IIeffengn.
Two families of seven persons named
Kirschen.
Three persons named Muller, of Hoffen.
gen.
Keiwer, of Erenzen.
VIM. Franz and Marg Franz, Of Neider.
alpen.
j. Oerger, of Unzhunt.
Benstield, of Heffengen.
Schue, of Gildorf.
Nederman, of Neiderbueren.
Fisher, of Neuhofen.
Gotzjohs Ehrhardt and George Ehr.
hard, of Blankenborn.
Rupprecht, of Holenbrunn.
Krater, of Strasburg.
A family of six persons named Kranen-
dock, and a family of seven persons
named Bravenbor, from Ridderkird.
Stickel, of Guntcrrhotf.
Roeder, of Wolferhof.
Aft, of Bluskaste.
SpirS, of Hofele.
THE OFFICERS,
Schoonhofen, Captain, and Lam Busse,
Genard, and Wick, subordinate officers.
THE SAILORS:
Branlich. Hickerson.
Moorvangesel. Altheiner.
Krausse. Neumann.
Jacobson. Hochmann.
Shintse. Eckmann.
Deklepper. Brash.
Debeen. Vandeneyuden.
Valnoy. Pentjons.
Demuelder. Gallvert.
Vanloo. Verbanck.
Devosse. Hack.
Pinjens. Bournonvilde.