Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-23
LATER REPORTS.
Over Hundred Lives LostNo Blame Attach
ed to Any one.

over II huHuftu LlFcS losN- % Dlhlhe AbthCl-
ed to Any one.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The steamer
Wieland, of the Hamburg -American
steamship line, has just brought news of
a collision off Sable Island between the
Geiser and Thingvalia, Of the Thing
villa line, which occurred at
O'Clock, on the morning OF August
14th. The Geiser sank IN five minutes af
ter the collision occurred and 105 per
sons were drowned. The Thingvalla was
so disabled hat she had to put into Hal
flax for repairs, after transferring all
her passt myers to the Wieland.
PASSENGERS AND CREW.
The Geiser had SO passengers aboard,
~ of whom were drowned or killed in
the collision, and Il were taken first on
the Thingvallia and thSn on the Wieland.
The Geiser'5 crew numbered 80, II of
whom were saved and 30 drowned. Caps.
Moller, of the Geiser, was among
those who were saved. The pass
engers of the Thingvllia were transfred
to Wieland, numbered 455 The Geiser
left this port on August II, bound for
Stettin. The Thingvalia was on her
way TO this city and was advertised to
leave here on August 25th
hEAvY SEA AND DENsE FOG
we're ex perienced through out the night and
early in the morning Of August 14th. The
stories differ as to where the liability
hes if not wholly due 10 the fog and heavy
sea; but the Thingvalia struck the Geiser
on the starboard side amidships about
four O'Clock in the morning. The boats
| then parted and within five minutes the
Geiser sank. The crew of the Thing
valia did all they could to save the
Geis.F's crew and passengers, but owing
| 10 the heavy sea only 81 we're saved. No
other vessel was near at the time. The
! Wieaud on her way to this port was
! 100 miles away. AZ l1;30 O'Clock on tbs
morning of the 14th the Wieand was
! sighted. Signs of distress we're made by
/ the Thingvas;a and the transfer of pas
! sengers began. The sea was then very
heavy, bat no misAaps occurred in the
transfer of passengers.
The following is lat of
PASSENGERS WHO WERE SAVED
from the steamship Geiser:
Mrs. Holda Lind, from New York to
! Calsham, Sweden.
Fohann Larson, from New York to
/ Risor, Norway.
Alfred Anderson, from New York to
/ Grimslad, Norway.
Cnristofor Eliasser, from Chicago TO
! Bergen, Moray.
Peter Fohansen, from st, Paul to Cos
! borg, Sweden.
johann G. Tohansen, from Iron Noun
tain, Mich, to Stockholm.
Paul PaulseD, from Irouwood, Mich, to
Copenhagen.
Anders Wise, from Minneapolis to
! Christiana.
John Tenwuld, from Hudson, Wscon.
sin, to Thondhjeiu, Norway.
Fred Hansen, from Perth Amboy, \.
I j., TO Copenhagen.
! Fens Anderson, from Philadelphia, 70
! Christiana.
Anders G. Peterson, from St. Paul, to
/ Gosborg, Sweden.
/ Lauritz Romerdehl, from Lansing,
! Michigan, to Copenhagen.
Johen Alquist, from Iron Mountain,
Michigan, TO Orlando, Finland,
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Advices from
Halifax state that the Danish steamer
/ Thingvalls, disabled in the collision with
/ the Geiser, reached that port at O'Clock
/ this morning. She was sighted az 6
/ o'clock The circumstances attending
! the collision Fill be investigated here III
/ stead of at Copenhagen az the principal
/ witnesses can be more easily reached
/ ia New YORK. The figures giving the
number of lost and saved have
not been changed By late reports Sur
I svivors of the crew aud such of the pa
4 engers az wish will leave touorroW by the
4 Stayonic, Of the Hurbart Hne. The
estimated loss on tae vessel is $4,000.
4 anG the loss on the cargo about $4,000.
4 The company it IS said will as far a.
/ in their power indemnify the survivors