St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-07

steering west quarter south and sounding
every hour. About 9:15 saw through the
mist faint light about three points on the
starboard bow, disappearing out of sight at
times for four or FIVE minutes. Taking it
for Chebucto, l steered for it, sounding thirty
fathoms, and ten in twenty minutes later
| saw that it was the fixed light of
Sambro, appearing clear, ana at the same
time seeing faint show of what took to be
Chebout light, about four points on the star
| board bow, sounded twenty-six fathoms.
then put the helm hard aport, but was too
late, and just before the ship struck ON the
| rocks. AT no time l heard the fog whistle
off Sambro. The first shock was light, the
second heavy, carrying away the steering
gear. After this we could not get the en-
gines to work, but drifted over the rocks,
and anchored, the ship lying too with
quite pretty little sea. l ordered
the chief and second mates to lower the boats
and the children and female passengers in the
first, while 1 saw this going on, having al
ready one boat in the water, the crew work
ing with will, saw the ship coming nearer
the breakers again, when l ran forward to
see If the chain cable wasn't broken.
ALL SWEPT OVERHEARD.
Before getting there, monstrous sea broke
over the poop, washing every passenger over
board, and the children and women who
stood on the deck. This was Immediately
followed by a crash, and the ship went down
as quick as lightning, stern first, carrying
every one down who was on deck, and those
who were below, l ran up the forerigging,
but was washed out before getting half way,
but afterwards succeeded in catching the top
sail yards, which stood just above the
water A moment after passenger was
able to join me. The night was foggy
and rainy, and we saw nothing more. Next
morning we were CALAMITY rescued by three
men upon Samro island. about a. m, in
one of our boats, there being no life boat or
rocket apparatus on the island. Some of the
crew had already succeeded in reaching the
land through the surf The number of
passenger drowned was ninety, and crew
thirty-three. The saved were, passengers
three, and crew six We had a fine voyage
till we reached the bank, which we crossed in
44-33, and where we saw some patches of
field ice.
THENCE WE HAD ALMOST CONTINUED
rain till we reached the Nova
Scotia coast. Our last observations were
taken on the morning of the 22d. We had
full general cargo, about 1.400 tons. The
steamer was drawing 90 feet, six inches and
10 feet forward. The ships now evidently
broken, with the rocks through the bottem.
The storm was from the eastward when we
struck, with dense fog and rain. 1t was i'm
possible to save any passengers whatever.
TEN HOURS IN THE RIGGING.
l stayed in the foretop sail yards, but hay
ing to go further up to clear break of the
sea l maintained my position in the ratlines
for eight hours, in company with solitary
surviving passenger. We were afraid to lash
ourselves for fear the mast would break
away, so we just held on, all ready to jump,
from ten p. m. to five a. IN, when a heavy
line was thrown to us, and we jumped into
the water and were pulled through the surf
into the boat.