Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09

and became a total wreck. The news
was received at Halifax yesterday at L
o'clock and tugs were at once dispatched
to the scene,of the wreck, but owing to
the tremendous sea running no landing
could be made on the island. A thick
mist added to the danger of getting near
the island. The Daniel Steinmann left
Antwerp, March 90, for this port and
New York with general cargo. She
carried crew of thirty three men and had
ninety-one passengers on board. Thieves
sci made good passage up
to the scene of the wreck. Shortly
before 10 o'clock Thursday night, while
running before a southeast wind, she
struck rock some 800 yards from Sam
bro Island. The sea was very high,
heavy thunder storm having been IN
progress almost the entire evening. The
fog was exceedingly thick, and it seems
completely hid the light which was
burning on the island. The steamer,
after striking, was roughly beaten about
by the sea, and soon became q sunken
wreck, Her masts are now visible from
the shore. To reach the island was al
most impossible, and out of the eighty
six persons on board only nine succeed
ed IN saving themselves. These were
Capt. Schoonhoven, five of the crew, and
three passengers.
The entrance to Halifax Harbor is
between Chebucto Head and Sambro
Island on the west, with Devil and Mac
Nab Islands on the east. SambrO Island
is small and rocky, and lies about four
miles southwest of ChebuctO Head and
about twenty miles east of south In q
direct line from Halifax. 1t is sur
rounded by a multitude of shoals and
rocks, which are known on the charts as
the Sambro Lodges. There are several
deep-water passages, but they are too
intricate for sailor to attempt, SO that
vessels without pilots are cautioned to
give the island berth of at least three
miles. Upon The middle of Sambro
Island is a white octagon lighthouse,
the tower being sixty feet high. 1t
shows fixed light, 115 feet
above the level of the sea,
which is visible at dis
tance of twenty or twenty one miles. In
the sailing directions to navigators it is
stated that In thick or foggy weather
ships firing signal-guns will receive an
answer from the signal station of two
guns IN quick succession, and that the
same reply will be made from the island
at the sound of steamers whistle.
Numerous rocks and shoals lie around
Sambro Island and to the southwestward
of it, and the sailing directions note
that the assistance of local knowledge Is
absolutely necessary to enable vessel
to sail among these dangers. The en-
tire coast indeed, from Halifax westward
to Margaret Bay, is of a very rocky char
acter, with numerous inIets, the shore
being steep and bounded with white,
rocky cliffs.
ANTWERP, April 5.-Following are
the names of the passengers of the
wrecked steamer d. Steinmann:
Buchartz, of Aachen; BIchten, of Dussel-
dorf; Roos, of Nuremberg; Fl9ckenstein, of
Heinrichstal; Faeth, of Weibensbrunn; Motter,
of Dostmund. Hebel, of Dostmund; family
of eight persons named Heickenhausen, from
Stofele; Fuchs, of Koenigbach; Matthias and
Nicholas Majereno. of Hosinaen; Emil, of Ores
den: Clark. of New York; Markham, of Hull; Pot
ter, of Neiderhostadt; Lorenz. of Munster Van
Homorrie, of Bossevelde; Dedorenso, of Italy;
Jambardetta, of Italy; Sacco, of Italy; Oester-
richer, of Waschenfeld; three persons
named Miller, from Hef6nger; Kremer,
of Erenzen; William Franz and
Mary Franz, of Niederalpen; Joerger,
of Unzhunt; Bensfeld, Of Hefinger; Schue, of
Gelsdorf; Nitdermann, of Mederbueren; Fisher,
of Neuhofen; Gotz, John Erhehardt and Geo.
Erhehardt, of Blankenbon; Ruphrecht, of Hol
enbumn; Krater, of Shasburg; family of six
persons named Kranendouck, and fam
lily seven persons named Bravenbor, from
Riddlekerd Stickel, of Gunterrhof; Roeder, OF
Wolferhof; Alf, of Bluskastle; Spirs, OF
Stofele; L0rens' OF Gallen; Roth, Of
Esch; Gunker, of Esch; Eyschen, OF
Mutfort; ThiIl. of Mutfert; Hemmer, OF
GoHnzen; ZIng, of Gerlen; Stoessel, of Woesen
Hoffman,, of Dambach family of clever
Switzerland; Schmidt of Hefingen; two per-
sons named Kirchen, Officer SehOenhoven,
captain, and Lamp, Busse, Genard and Wick,
subordinate officers.
Sailors Braunllch, Hickelsen, Moorvangysel
Altheiner, Krousse, NeumanD, jacobsen, Hoch.
mann, Spintsee, Eckmann. Deklepher, Brasil
Debeen. Kindergarten, Van 10y, Pint JAMS
Demeulder, Galiivert, Van Loo, Verbanck, De.
vosse Hook, Hinjens, Bournonville, Danur, Ar
mour, Blanck, Brenker, Van Esten. FiOren
Cheirs, Geerts.
The total list is five officers, thirty
three sailors and ninety-one passengers
RIVER STEAMER BURNED.
MACON, Ga, April 1.-The steamer
Rebecca Everingham, plying between
Columbus and Apalachicola, with 300
bales of cotton and thirty passengers or
board, was discovered to be on fire at 4
o'clock, yesterday morning, four miles
above Florence aud twenty-eight miles
from Eufaula. The flames enveloped
the steamer with astonishing ra pidity,
aided by the strong wind prevailing at
the time Engineer Ivey stood at the
engine until driven away by the flames.
His head and face are badly burned.
The steamer was promptly landed and
made fast to the Georgia bank, where
she burned to the waters edge. Fol
lowing are the names of the lost: Mrs.
Aven and sister. of Cuthbert; Miss
Simpson, of TT. Gaines; J. B. Yates, OF
cambridge; W. l.. Kennedy, of Eufaula.
Julia Anderson, chambermaid; Adolph
Thomas, fireman; Robert Grifin, steve.
dore; Randall Singer, deck hand; A. S.
Stephens, deck hand. The last five
were colored employees on the boat A
coIored woman and child and two white
men, names unknown, are missing. D.