New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
T. r. Hammond, Goldsboro, Me.
Harry Collins. third engineer.

William Spalding, Purser.
Michael Kennedy waiter.
John Holmes, fireman.
One passenger, name unknown.
on THE RAFT.
The following are those the raft, whose tate Is
unknown:
A. Morrison, chief engineer.
Edwin Fuller. first mate.
Augustus Harden, second mate.
William Murray, assistant engineer.
William Fitzpatrick, pantrynlan'
WHERE TIE DISASTER HAPPENED.
Cav Read is the bold promOntory at the western
extremity of the island of Marthas Vineyard. The
ledges on which the City of Columbus struck are
considered by mariners to be among the most dan
gerOus points on all the coast. They consist OF
formation of submerged rocks, constituting double
ledge. the outer strata of which is called the
Devils Back, and the two being called the
Devils Bridge. The ledges are abreast OF
Gay Head Light on the mainland and extend ht-
tie to the southwark of it, The outer ledge, or
Devils Back, is about an eighth of a mile from
the mainland On either side of the outer ledge
is very deep water The upper part of the ledge
is formed like the gable of house, so that YES
sci striking it diagOnally would naturally keel
over on to her beam ends. The course of vessels Is
around Gay Head to pass by the outer ledge on III
STATEMENT OF TIE CUTTERS OFFICERS.
The officers of the cutter Dexter furnished the
following statement:
AT about 1890 we sighted vessel ashore
on the reef near Gay Head. The wind
was blowing a gale and terrible
sea was running we approached. we
saw the vessel was a steamer, and the waves were
breaking over her. We anchored on her starboard
quarter 200 or 500 yards away, The cutters boat
was at once lowered and manned by
five men in charge of Lieutenant
Rhoades who brought off seven men. return
trip was made and one man was brought to the
vessel. Lieutenant Kennedy was then dispatched
in the gig with four men and took off four or five
| men. Meanwhile the life-boat transferred several
men to the cutter and at length the rigging was
cleared of the Survivors, The vessel sunk III about
four fathOms of water, and the raiag on the boat
| was the only portion of the hull visible. We found
themen in the fore and main top and rigging
WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAYS.
" Ii was impossible TO over the rigging as the
boats would have been pounded to pieces The men
in the rigging were forced to jump into
the sea and we canght them as they
arose to the surface and pulled them
into the boats. Some of the men could not swim.
but nearly every one in the rigging was saved.
Eugene McGarry jumped from the rigging Liegtei-
ant Rhoades jumped for hun, but the boat
was lifted fifteen feet crest, and
| it was necessary to starbOard to avoid
being swampcd. The man not seen afterwards.
At the same instant nearly. McGarrlSs brother was
pulled into the boat. Captain Wright was among
the last to leave the ship. Two men who were
frozen so stiff that they were unab c to relnqush
their hold on the rigging were at length the only
persons remaining the steamer, excepting tine
captain. Lieutenant Rhoades asked him 10 jump
but he shouted, Save those men first They are
frozen, was the LieUtenants answer.
"The captain then jumped and although he
could not swim q stroke he was rescued by Lieu
tenant Kennedy