St. Paul daily globe., 1884-04-05
The Saved are on Sambro Light Island,
and Communication is Only by Signs.

HALIFAX, n. S., April 4.-The steamer
Daniel Stenmann, from Antwerp for this
port, is reported sunk off Sambro, about
twenty miles from here. She struck duripp
last night, and only nine men are so far re-
ported to have reached land, out of 14O on
board. Intelligence so far from the wreck
is very meagre. 1t is said that the captain
and five of the crew were the only persons
saved. The ship had ninety passengers and
thirty -four of a crew. Twenty of the passen-
gers were to land here, all Germans,
and seventy for New York. 1t is supposed
she struck off Sambro last night and
shortly after dark. The mast is now visible
from the shore. The intelligence did not
reach here until this afternoon. Consider
able cargo was for here, and the balance
New York. The owners have gone to the
wreck.
New YORK, April AT the office of the
consignees, Frinche, Edye q Co., regarding
the loss of the steamer Daniel Steinmann, it
was learned, they had thus far only received
a brief dispatch, saying the Daniel Stein
mann had been lost off Sambro, and that
Captain Schoonhoven and five of the crew
had been saved. An officer of the company
said, he could not imagine how the accident
| occurred, but probably it happened during a
fog or gale. He said the steamer generally
carried very few cabin passengers. be-
ing chiefly engaged in the steerage
passenger and freight carrying trade. The
cargo would probably reach 1000 tons, 400
for Halifax, and the remainder for New
York. He considered Captain Schoonhover
a very careful and painstakng man. The
Daniel Steinmann was built at Antwerp in
1873. She was III feet long, 81 feet beam,
! and 20 feet depth of hold. Her gross ton
mage was ,7S5 tons. Her name was former
ly the ''Khedive. i She has been running in
the White Cross line since 1878. At one
time she was considered very ''luclly' vessel
but during the last two or three years she has
had several mishaps.
The very latest regarding the wrecked
steamer Daniel Steinman is, that of the crew
of thirty-nine and captain and ninety pas
sengers only nine reached shore, the captain,
five of the crew and three passengers. These
are still on Sambro island, short distance
from the main land. Owing to the heavy
sea prevailing in the neghborhood of the
island the survivors are not likely to reach
the main land till noon tomorrow,
or until the sea becomes calmer,
no particulars can therefore be learned
in regard to the disaster at present. The
steamer Newfeld left the city this afternoon
for the wreck, but the fog was so thick it was
impossible to reach the fatal spot, the captain
considering it not safe to launch the surf
boat on account of the roughness of the sea,
and imprudent to go nearer than five miles
to the wreck, because of the density of the
fog. Another effort will be made by the
Newfeld tomorrow to reach the spot where
the unfortunate vessel was lost Three steam
tugs also endeavored to make their way
to the sunken steamer, but
were compelled TO run back
being unable to get further than Herring
Cove, some ten miles from the wrecked
ship. a swrecking schooner with well
equipped crew of divers will leave here in
the morning for the wreck to recover the
bodies of the drowned, and whatever portion
of the cargo can be saved. number of
reports are in circulation in regard to where
the vessel struck the most plausible
being, she sunk on the White Horse shoql,
within short distance of Sambro Island.
The exceeding roughness of the sea will pro-
badly cause a rapid breaking up of the
wrecked vessel. The captain of theStenmann
having only been in this port three times, it
may be he was not aware of the dangerous
coast around Sambro, or of the awful peril he
was in until too late to avoid the disaster