Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-25
Over One Hundred Lives Lost and
Fifty Whose Fate is Unknown.
The Steamer Wrecked on the Fatal
Ledges of Martha's Vineyard.
The Doomed Vessel and Passengers
Submerged in Angry Waters
Sad Particulars and Complete List
of the Lost and Saved.


daylight Friday u.osaipg, and went
to pieces. One hundred and nineteen
of the passengers and crew went down
with the Inflated vessel. She was
bound from Boston to Savannah, and
not since the loss of the Evening Star
off Tybre lighthouse, nearly twenty
years ago, have American,,waters been
the scene of disaster that has brought
such universal grief to homes in the
land. Of the $50 passengers and crew,
120 went to the bottom. But thirty
are saved as far as can be ascertained.
The waves have somewhat subsidized,
and efforts are making for the recov-
cry of the bodies. The steamer was
three-decker of 1900 tons, built in
1873, and owned by the Ocean Steam
ship company of Savannah. Captain
Wright is an experienced seaman, and
has been in the service for years.
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
The following is Capt. Wright's
statement of the loss of the City of
Columbus: The City of Columbus
left Boston at 3 o'clock Thursday after
noon, carrying eighty passengers and
acrew of forty-five. At 3:45 A. NJ.
to-day, at Gay head light, bearing
south, the vessel struck on the out
side of the DEVILS bridge buoy The
wind was blowing gale west by
north. The vessel Immediately filled
and keeled over, water breaking in
and flooding the port side saloon.
! All the passengers excepting a few
women and children came on deck,
nearly all wearing life-preservers All
the boats were cleared away but were
Immediately swamped. A majority
of the passengers went overheard.
Seven passengers left the vessel on a
| life raft and about forty more took to
the rigging AT 1890 p NJ. Gay
head light boat put out and took
seven persons. Another life boat put
off between ~ and l. The revenue
cutter Dexter came along about II 80
: and sent off two boats. Twenty-one
persons, one of whom was dead, were
placed aboard the Dexter, and er
all persons had been taken from the
vessel, the Dexter proceeded to New
Bedford. Three persons died after
going aboard the Dexter.
THE SAvRD.
The names of the saved are
Horace Waterlouse Bath. Me-
John White, Prince Edwards Island;
f. w. Fairbanks, Gorham, Me-
Thomas OLeary, fireman; f. T.
Briggs, Boston; Furber Hanson, Bos-
ton; A. A. Pittman, Brooklyn,
steward; S. w. Wright, Boston, cap
tain; G. d. Whitcomb, Hudson,
Mass. H. w. Farnsworth, Town
send, Mass. John L. Cook, Port
land H. w. Redman, Lawrence,
Mass. Eugene McGarry, alias Nc
Carthy, Somerville, Mass H. A.
Phillips, first assistant engineer; John
Madden Charlottetown, Prince Ed
wards Island; 7. R. Hammond,
Goldsboro, Maine
Four dead bodies of men were
brought to this city on the Dexter.
One has not been identified Two
have been identified as
II. Brooks, Northboro, Mass and
G. Fred Chandler, Hyde Park.
The others is supposed, from card
found in his pocket, to have been
member of the firm of c. Richardson
& Co., Clinton Market, Baston. One
|
lately connected with the Boston
Globe, who was going South for his
health.
THE LEDGES
on which the City''of Columbus struck
are considered by mariners one of the
most dangerous points on the coast.
The lodges consist of formation of
submerged rocks, constituting a
double ledge, the outer stratum of
which is called Devils back both
ledges being called Devils bridge. )"
The lodges are abreast the Gayhead
light on the mainland, and extend a
little to southwark of it. The outer
ledge of Devils back is about an
eighth of mile from the mainland
On either side of the outer ledge is
very deepwater. The upper part of
the ledge is formed like the gable of
a house, so that vessel striking it
diagonally would naturally keel over
on her beam ends. The course of yes
sells is around Gayhead to pass by the
outer ledge ON the south. The City
of Columbus had eighty first class
and twenty-five steerage passenger.
about one-third of whom were ladies
and children, and crew of forty
five. About forty men took refuge in
the rigging, where they remained
until 1890 A. NJ, when a life-boat
put off from Gayhead After all the
persons on the wreck were taken off, :,
the Dexter sailed for this point, where
she arrived this evening. The total
number of persons saved was twenty
three. Five dead bodies were recover
cd, and 119 souls are unaccounted for.
Seventeen of the saved and four dead
were brought here, and six supposed
to be living and one dead, are at
Gayhead. The names of those at the
, latter place are unknown.
; THE LOST.
The following Is a full list of the lost:
William W Wright and wife Boston.
E s Rand lawyer. and wife, Boxbury.
7. K. Hale, produce dealer, Boston
Levi Lawrence, residence unknown.
George II. Kellogg. residence unknown
Dr. II. C Bartlett and wife, residence TN
known
Mrs Skeane, residence unknown
Mrs D. R Small. Southampton, Mass.
Miss Berth. residence unknown
Oscar Iasigi, Turkish cOunse general at Boston
A J. Morton, Boston Globe
Helen Brooks Northford, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A Rand and son Boston.
Mr. Henry Slade, Chelsea. Mass
r B Belyea, wife and two children, residence
unknown.
Mrs J. Atkinson residence unknown
Mrs L Davis, residence unknewn-
H J. kellogg residence unknown
c. Richardson and wife residence unknown
Z T. Hutchinson and wife residence unknown
s. Vance residence unknown
L. Bachelor and wife Dorchester
C. f James. residence unknown
Henry l. Daniels and wife. residence unknown
The following members OF the crew are known
to be saved.
Capt Wright, Assistant Engineer Phillips
Fireman 0Leary, Steward Patterson and Seaman
, | Madden
, Following are the names Of those taken ashore
! at Gayhead, one Of them dead. but IS not known
] which enc:
! Herr Collins third engineer; William Spanld
I ing prrSer. Michael Kennedy. waiter: Edward
| O'Brien waiter; John Holn1es fireman, one pas
, senger name not known
The following are those On the raft whose fate
Is unknown:
Morrison. chief engineer.
Edwin Fuller, first mate.
Augustus Hardin. second mate.
william Murray, assistant engineer
William Fitzparrick pastryman
| Richard sullivan. Prince Edward Island
Mrs James Beal
/ Miss BeaL residence unknown
| | Mr< Wtirco1nb residence unknown
d. W Mitchell. residence unknown.
i Tlbbirrs residence unkn0En-
t