River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-24
4 TERRlBLE WRECK.

Over 100 Lives Lost by the Wreck
OF the Steamer Columbus on the
Rock Bound Coast OF Mas :achu-
setts.
The steamer City Of Columbus left Bos-
ton at 3 O'Clock Thursday afternoon, for
Savannah, Ga, carrying eighty passengers
aud crew of forty.fvs. At 3:45 a. IN.
Friday, at Gay heaa light. bearing south,
the vessel struck on the
outside the DEVILS bridge buoy, Martha's
Vineyard. The wind was blowing a gale
filed and keelsd over, water breaking in
an lodihg the port.side saloon. All the
passengers excepting Few women and
children came on deck, nearly all wearing
life preserves. All the boats were cleared
away but were immediately swanpei. A
ma 1rity of the passengers went overheard.
Seven passengers left the vessel on life
RAFT and about forty more took TO the rig
ging.
The U. S. revenue cutter d xter came
along about 1880 Friday noon and
sent off two boats. Twenty one persons,
one of whom was dead, were placed aboard
the Dexter, and after bill persons had been
taken from the vessel, the Dexter proceeded
to New Bedford Three persons died after
going aboard the Dexter.
The following are names of the lost
the following is fall list of the los:
William w. Wright and wife, Boston.
f. S. r nd lawyer, and wife, Boxbury.
T. X. Hale, produce dealer, Boston.
Levi Lawrence, residence unknown.
GEORGE III. Kellogg, residence unknown.
DR.. III. G. Bartlett and wife residence I'M
known.
Mes Skeane, residezcs unknown.
Mrs. d. r. SamIl. Southampton, Mass.
Miss Berth residence unknown.
Mrs. Giban, residence unknown.
Oscar Iasigi, Turkish consul general at
Boston.
A. J. Morton, B ,ston Globe.
Helen Broozs. Northf rd, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Rand and son. Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Henry siade, Chelsea, Mass.
r. 3. Bsyea wife and two childreu, resi-
dence unknown.
Mrs. J. Atkinson, residence unknown.
Mrs. L. Davis, residence unknown.
II. J. Kellogg, residence unknown.
C. Richardson and vie, resid ance I'M
known.
f. T. Hutchinson aad wife, residence IN,
known.
s. Vance, residence unknown.
t. Bachelor and wife, Dorchester.
G. f. James, residence unknown.
James A. Merrill, Boston.
Henry L. Daniels and wife, residence I'M.
known.
Four dead bodies OF men were brought to
New Bedford on the Dexter. 0le has not
been identified. Two have been Identified
as H. Brooks, Northb0ro, Mass, G. Fred
Chandler, Hyde Park. The other is sup
posed, from card found in his pocket, to
have been 8 member of tbs firm of @.
Richardson & Co., Clinton Market, Boston.
Oae passenger lost was n. J. Morton lately
connected with the Boston Globe, who was
going South for his health.
The total number of persons saved was
twenty-three Five dead bodies were re-
GOV red, and 119 souls are unaccounted for.
The Lodges on which the City of Columbus
struck are considered by mariners one OF
The most dangerous points on the coast.
The lodges consist of a formation Of sub
merged rocks, constituting double ledge
the outer stratum of which is called "Dev.
H., Back" both ledgcs being called D5v-
ills tridge The lodges are abreast the
G yuesd light on the mainladd. and ex-
tend little TO southwark of it.
The City of Columbus was one of the fl
nest vessels On the coast. She was built in
1878 by John Reach & Son OF Chester, Pa.
Il is said thai the sseam5hip was insured at
10 yer rate than any other vessel on the
coast Sac was valued at $500 900 and iu-
sured for $3.50 009-b170, 00) IN K agish and
S3J,0C0 in American com panies.
Capt s. &. Wright is a seaman of eyper-
ieuce and excellent reputation. He has been
in command of steamers OF the Boston and
Savannah line since 1869. He commanded
the city Ct c Iumbus STAGE she was pur-
chased by tn, line. FL never had on acci.
dent until last September, when bis vessel
sunk bark oil Manu- kett.