The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-24
A TERRIBLE WRECK,

6f the Steamer Columbus on the
Rock Bound Coast or Mas ctiu.
sets.
The steamer City of Columbus left Bos.
ton ct s O'Clock Thursday AFTERNOON, fol
Savannah. g., carrying eighty passengers
and . crew Of forty.6vs. At 3:45 Z. m.
Ffidsy, at Gay head light. bearing south,
the vessel struck on thu
outside the DEVILS bridge buoy, Msrtha's
Vineyard. The wind was flowing . gale
west by north. The vessel Immediately
Allied and keelsd over, wat.r brss king III
an a 'odiog the port.side sAloon. All the
passengers excepting fsw women and
children came On deck. nealy all wearing
life preserves. AL the boats ware cleared
away but were Immediately swaupsi. A
mi ,rity Of the passengers went ov srboard.
Seven p passengers lett the vessel on q life
raft and about forty more took to the rig.
gipg.
The U. s. revenue cutter D xter came
along about 1890 Friday noon end
sent of two boats. Twenty one persons,
one Of whom was dead, vera placsd aboard
the Dexter, and after oil persons had been
to New Bedford. Three persons died aft:r
going aboard the Dexter.
The following are 'mes of the lost:
| The following is full list Of the los:
William w. Wright and wife, Boston,
| r.. s. r nd, lawyer, aud vile. Boxbury.
| T. K. Hale, produce dealer, Boston.
| Levi Lawren, e, residence unknown.
Gecrge II. Kellogg, residence unknown.
| DR.. Il. @. Bartlett and wife, residence un-
! known.
Mes Skeane, resiAescs unknown.
Mrs. D. Il. Samll. Southampton, Mass.
! Miss Berth, residence uaknown.
Mrs. Giban, residence unkDO ~;
| Oscar 1asgi Turkish CONSUL esneral at
Boston.
A. J. Morton. B ,ston G'o5s.
Helen Brooks N ,rthf I'd, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Rand and son, Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Henry Slade, Chelsea, Mass.
r. b. B,'yea, wife and two childre.,, resi-
dence unknown:
Mrs. J. Atkinson, residente unknoWn;
Mr.. L, Davis, residence unknOAn.
II. J. kellogg, Residences unknown.
q. X chardson and vie, resid ,nce I'm.
known.
E. T. Hutchinson and wife, residence i'm.
known.
3. Vance, residents ipknown;
| L. Bachelor and wife, Do1che ster.
G. F. James, residences unknown.
James A. Merrill, Boston.
Henry l.. Daniels and wife, residence I'm.
known.
Four dead bodies Of men were BROUGHT to
New Bedford on the Dexter. . ,e has not
been identiti ID. Two have beeu identified
| Is II. Brooks, Northboro. Mass, G. Fred
Chandler. Hyde Park. Die other is SUP:
posed, from {. rd found in his pocket, 10
have been n1emoer of tbs Arm OF G:
richardson g. Co., Clinton Market, Boston.
One passenger ,st Was N. J. Morton, lately
| connected with the is0ston G!ooe, who vas
going South for his health.
The total number of persons saved war
| twenty-three., Five dead bodies were re.
GOV red; and 119 souls are unaccounted for.
The hedges on which tie City Of Columbus
struck are consiterei by mariners one OF
The most dangerous points on the coast.
| The Lodges consist of a formation of sub.
! merged rocks. constituting double ledge
| tho outer stra, u,n of which is call d 'Dev.
is B .ck;" bo,b iedzts being called d. v.
rs fridge" The lodges are abreast the
g yhead light on the mainlaad, and &.
tend little to south ward of it.
TIE City OF Columbus was one of the e.
nest vessel, on the coast. She was built in
1878 by John Reach & Son Of Chester, Pa:
II is said that the sEe ani,hip was insured ut
10 YER rate than any other vessel on the
| coast: She was valued at $500 N)O and in
sured for $3.50 O0e-S17O,O0 ia E Ig.ish and
$751;, GOO in American companies.
Capt. g: E. Wright is seaman Of exper.
fence and excellent reputation. He has b. en-
IN command OF steamers OF the Boston and
Savannah line since 1869. He Commanded
the city Of C ,lumbus since she was pur.
chased by tn. line. He never had an acct.
dent until last September, when his vessel
sunk bark off Nantucket.