The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-24
THE wnnCkEn STEAMER
Experiences ReIated by Some of tn
Saved Passengers.

Experiences Related by Some of the
Saved Passengers.
Is sToN, jan. 10 Fifteen survivors
Of he wrecked City VI Columbus ar
rived ia muru:ng from New Il dford
Many OF TIT m are ia h pIIiabie cnndniion
and d NE are 100 taxed 10 give Intelli
g,ut accuu.ts vi the wreck
f.. w. Foirbanks, OF GoTham, Maine
say he Was IN his berth i'll The storage
but awOke and MAS sUmewat UNEASY
When The -accIdt nj occuITed; is oI The
opluloI that Ihe steamer struck
on tue rocks several times bef,re
che came upon item finally. He uuied
three successive shocks and thought ii
might he that tn high sea WIS hurling
Ice against the side when the steamer
was auimed upon the rOcks. The Water
rushed mt the Storage anu he Scran-
blel ouf, ticking tue greater part OF his
clothing. AS the vessel filled
she keolet over, and he got
into the rigging, where be cIunn
for hours with the SEA breaking over him
al irequeLt Intervals. AT one time SOME
OF ihe rigging gave way aud fell upon
him ana he Tect iveu blow across the
forehead which stunned him and anoth,T
III lAC C1CSt3 Jul us WClc GuGIi
frCZsn 10 the rigging and he was not
swept off. He ATTRIBUTES his safely
~ the rub0, + coat with Skin which lie
had around him. Tnis kept his cloIh-
lag dry. Many more he thinks would
have ben saYed but for the high sea.
Boats could not approach the wreck.
When his turn came he jumped into the
raging water and alter reaching the sur
tsce was swept within reach
of the rescuers. He saw TWO
persons who made the leap overheard
washed away TO death, and believes that
macy others met the same fate. Before
the rescue Was attempted single boat
with several Indlans in it came off from
Gay head, but they could not APP
proach the wreck. They were en-
gagged in picking up floating matter
While in the rigging the pilot told
him he IKE the Couise of Lne vessel
and fas;eaed the wheel, anu as he was
very cold he went to
the smoke stack to warm himstlf. He
remained thtrs twenty minutes end
when he returned 10 his post he
| found the ship veered around
When he ascertained that the vess Il WAS
among the rocks and that it WIS Irobi-
bly, impossible to save her he put heI
right on shore and ran her rs high Ne
he could With fatal result. Although she
drew seventeen feet OF water her fore
| foot was in eleven feet. Fairbanks Is
| of the opinion that many
] passengers did not leave the cabin until
| their bodies were washed out b. the
waves which soon tore off the after par
of tie deck aud carried out the bodies
furniture and baggage before The
| ej es of the Mortified survivors.
Oscar Iasiagi was in the rigging will
him and he persisted before aid came Il
| hand
Not woman OF child was seen by
him aliYe after the vessel went ashore
He thinks Morton, oil the Boston Globe
did OF succa ed in gaining the deck
| ii Weidmap, of Lawrence, who W.!
in his berth In the cabin, was awakened
by the first shock, which also arouseC
his ctmpIui1n, Frederick NJ. Sargent, o
MeTEiman. who Was lost. The yess,
then torpid ever. He reached III
main rigging with great difficulty
He tells of the sweeping away, one b.
one, of those IN the rigging as the col
caused them 10 lose their hold or III
waves tor: the rial iDg from their grip
When he was leaving the cabu
he $ Nv one gentleman keeping a lad
and Two boys in their stats rOams
None of this party WIS seen afterwarj
The cabin AMI all in 1t being ovel
| WHIT lmeI in the sea.