The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-08
The FEARFUL TRUTH.
Sad Tidings from the Missing
Ocean Steamer.
Down in Mid-Ocean with One Hun
dred and Fifteen Souls.
In Collision with a Bark Which Is Also
Enguifed, with Twelve Persons.
List of Passengers on the Iil-Fated
Nessei-ArriVal of the Steamer
TftaRia with Rescued
on Board.

FATHER POINT, Canada, May S.-The
Steamship Titania, from Glasgow, has passed
inward. She has on board twenty-four OF
the crew of the steamship State OF Florida,
that vessel having been sunk by collision
with bark in mid-ocean. Out OF l61 per
sons on board the State of Florida only forty
four were saved, and of the bark's crew only
tho captain and two men were rescued. One
hundred and twenty three souls went down
with the steamer and twelve with the bark,
making total loss of 1876. The survivors
will probably be landed at Quebec.
NEW YORK, May S.-The distance from
Father Point to Quebec, where the steamer
Tltania, with the crew of the wrecked State
of Florida, is expected to land being nearly
800 miles, makes it doubtful whether partic-
ulars of the disaster will be learned until a
late hour.
Austin Baldwin & Co, general agents of
the State Steamship company, received a
dispatch, which reads:
FATHER POINT, Canada, May 1.-The
steamship Titania inland bound, has on
board twenty-tour Of the crew of the steam
ship State of Florida. The latter colhded
with bark in mid-ocean, and went right
down. Out of l67 souls, only forty-four were
saved, if the other twenty have also been
pickedu up. The bark also went down, with
twelve souls. The survivors will be landed
at Quebec.
These dispatches are not inconsistent with
the report made by the City of Rome that
the ship which sigRaled her in mid ocean had
on board portion of the crew of the State
of Florida but on the other hand corrobo
rates that story that may lead to the conclu-
sion that the twenty that were not picked
up by the Titania were rescued by another
vessel &C.
The agent cannot account for the collision,
| as the seamen of the State of Florida were
well trained and the officers, from the
captain down, experienced and careful.
The State of Florida sailed from this city
at 9 O'Clock on the morning of April IL
The following is a list of tht
cabin passengers: j.. J. Baker, Phia
delphia; Joseph Bennett, New York; A. Be
thena, Toronto; Daniel Cannon, Philadelphia
Lizzie Cannon, Philadelphia; Mrs. Elizabeth
Colbach and infant, Philadelphia; jaime:
Cruikshank, Philadelphia; George Edding
ton, Listowell Ont. Andrew Fairbank, New
York; William Fennell, Listowell, Ont
James E. Graham, Canada; Thomas Hal
and wife, New York city; Mrs. Jane Ingra
ham and infant, New York; Walter King
! Canada; Mrs. Murray, Wellington, Ohio
Mrs. Mary Shackleston, Wellington
Ohio; David Stothers, New York
Andrew Farris, Chicago; Miss Amy Taylor
Chicago; Miss Anna Taylor, Chicago; Mis-
Ida Taylor, Chicago; Thomas Taylor ant
wife, Chicago; Thomas Taylor, jr, Chicago
r. Vandersey, Philadelphia; Mrs. Ward
Cleveland; Abraham Williamson, Chicago
| Thomas Williamson, Chicago; Mrs. E
| Wood, Wellington, Ohio; Henry Wood
Wellington, Ohio; Miss Lillian r. Wood
Wellington, Ohio; NJ. E. Wood, Wellington
Ohio.
The following is a list of the steer age pas
sengers: H B. Aakre, Edward Benston
iona than Benston Alice Bourie; William D
Brown, wife and infant; Mary Burns, Fran
els Gaming, L. Churchaus, Mrs A. Dick
William Dick, Hugh Donnelly, Joseph Forr
man, William Gillitwist, james Grant, 10
seph Hale, W. Hale, Bernard Hsndric
son, John Hughes, John Hutchinson, B
| johnson, Martin Jones, Samuel Leaverty
Miss Lizzie Leonard, Fanny McAlpin, Susal
| C. McDermott, John Moore, Hugh Morgan
Edward O'Donnell, James Patience Charlie
Peterson, Martin Peterson, Elizabeth Pun
ilty, Kate Pumilty, Ella Rogers, Pete
Rowling, Mrs. Jane Scoto, E. ]. Segleu
Martha Shannon, Mag Shannon, Edwar
Stewart, Ellen Stewart, Miss Ella Stewart
John Stewart Robert Stewart, Robert Stew
art, Jr, William Stewart, F. Watson an
Benjamin Wedake