Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
A Steamer Wrecked.
But Fortunately the Crew and
Passengers Escape Unin-
jured.
The Entire Cargo Lost.

a dispatch from St. Johns, New
F0undland, says:
The Allan line mail steamer Hano-
veria is a total loss, having gone
ashore at Portugal Cave. fourteen
miles north by west of Cape Race. The
steamer Nimrod was dispatched this
afternoon to the rescue of the passen-
gers and crew, who are thought to be
safe. The British war ship Tendos Is
also going to the scene Of the wreck.
The Hanoverian was an iron screw
schooner rugged vessel of 1858 tons,
built at Glasgow in 1882. She left
Baltimore Aug. 25, under Captain
Thomson, for Liverpool, by way OF
Halifax and st. Johns, Newfound
land.
The Hanoverian left Halifax at noon
on Monday with 81 passengers aud her
normal crew. She experienced fine
weather until nearing St. Pierrie Is
land, when an impenetrable fog was
encountered and by false steering, an
error of the compass or neglect of
soundlngs, the steamer was driven at
q high rate Of speed into Portugal
Cove, seven miles east of Trepassey,
where she now lies total wreck.
She passed over q number of hidden
rocks which ripped her bottom almost
her whole length. The main hold
filled with water and it is not probable
that the cargo can be saved. The
passengers are now en- route to Trepas-
sey, where they can receive accommo-
dations and comfort until the war
ship Teaedos reaches them to convey
them to St. Johns. Other steamers
follow TO render assistance. 4 New
York steamer of the Red Cross line
has been signalled from Cape Race to
proceed to the scene Of the disaster.
Steam tugs have also been dispatched
to the rescue. No loss Of life has been
reported.
The Hanoverian, 1000 tons, sail
ed from Baltimore, Maryland, with
81 cabin, 9 intermediate and 145
steerage passengers. Of the cabin
passengers 10 were for Halifax and 3,
r, ?. Dunn, of Richmond, Va, and
Mr.. Corbett, OF Liverpool, for Liver
pool.
The following is a list Of interme-
diatc and Storage passengers:
Intermediate-N1sSG eorgiana Cream Mary Nc
Cough, Mrs. Mary Stuart, Helena Abel, Mary Nc
Greevey, Rev. A A Roberts, of Baltimore; w.
u Allan, New Orleans; and Ellen I. Dunn Rich
mond, Va.-all for Europe.
Steerage -Chas Wanck, Maria Truem and
family, John II. Gerold, st. Louis; VIM. Hagett,
New Orleans; Walter Harris Wheeling. w. Va;
PPaf narf9~ R96ep b Rhhon and family family
A. D. Stebben, st. Louis; rhos. Knowles and fam
lily, Springfield, O.; James Hewlett and family
Akron, O.; James Cruden and wife, Maggie
Cruden and Pat Nelson, McKeesport, Pa; Aug.
AlbrechtOn, VIM. Kreutziger, Chicago; Maggi5
Conroy, Mrs. @. Lewis, Eliza O'Neil, Pat Mullen
and family, Ellen Mullen, Thos. CruSSen, Ludwig
e. Holm, Alex Land, Emily j. Lacy and family,
VIM. Educ Kent and family and Dora Rostrap,
OF Baltimore; all for Europe.
Seventy~one adults and 90 children
aboard, of whom the agents here do
not kaow the names, but they SIRE
to be sent from Halifax. The cargo
of the Hanoverian was rs, 443 bushels
of grain, 125 barrels of -four, 1 $50
sacks OF -four, 60 hogsheads Of Ken
lucky tobacco, So hogsheads Of Vir-
ginia tobacco, nine tierces of Virginia
tobacco, 400 barrels of pork, 400 sacks
of oil bark, 1000 barrels of rosln, $50
bags CT cork and 4, 900 cases of corned
beef.
The officers are:
Lieut. B. Thompson, R. N commander
A. II. Vipolt, chief officer.
A. Glen, chef engineer.
James K1rktln, purSea.
L. Harr, SURGEON.
T. Haughton chief steward.
And crew of about eighty men.