Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-03-26

soh--@A"i lctufe OF the Wreck
GIBRALTAR, March lS.-It ia NO.
lieved that the loss Of life bv tbo ';
ing Of the Anchor Line steamer IT, L
which collided in the bay with tina y
ish iron-clad Rodney YESTERDAY
much larger than at first est;motoJ Il
is calculated that of the zoo Ttaron
grants and the crew on board thpet
er 400 persons were drowned Sn'
bodies Of those who lost ,heir H..
the disaster have been washed asI
on the Spanish coast.
One account Of the disaster attrih.
it to the fact that the British w ,5Do
Arson was drifting before the oaIo
that in so doing she rammed fbo ~
pia abaft the funnel. After ramn,
the Utopia the Arson is said to have
versed her engines, which caused herW
back away from the Utopia, which
sci was practically impaIed on tho g,
of the Anson's ram, and the Utono
most Immediately afterwards sank
meath the waves.
Everything possible was done Nv i
officers and seamen of the British W
ships in their efferts to save the Troa
the unfortunate people on board \
Utopia. So much SO that four seam
were washed overheard and drown
from one Of the warship's staJM
launches while taking part in the wow
OF rescue.
Among the Utopia's officers and moi
officers who were saved bv the boats
the warships were Capt, McKe&gua NJ
ships doctor, boatsWain, chief stewaW
and carpenter.
The scene after the collision has nro &
ably never before been witnessed N 4
history of maritime disasters. On A.
side was the sinking passenger stes
ship, crowded with about 700 emigranM
who filled the air with wild, h0rrlE
appeals Tor help and shrieks of terrM
as they saw death awaiting them in 4
dark angry waters of the Bay of Gibr&
tar. Overhead the clouds rushed M
ously, driven along by the stroll
southwest gale which had bedH
one Of the causes of the calamjtv
Right and left of the sinking vessel WEI,
the two monster battleships, the ROK
hey dIA A1DOIlJ lIuSC specimens n
Britain's most powerful fighting shin
pouring the light of their powerful eeG
trio reflectors upon the disabled stealA|
ship, lighting up the agony of her pal
sengers and showing clearly, too clea I
", the terrible position in which tbd
were placed. Here and there wed
small boats from the Warships, mannd Il
~ blue Jackets, who strained eveM
nerve as they bent to their oars in TIL
heavy sea while striving CALAMITY to /
first to reach the drowning pasSence
of the Utopia.
The rescued passengers, estimated
number about 200 POSSIBLY more) soul
were most kindly cared for on boarI
the warships or were taken ashore an
housed in the different goWrnmeH
buildings.
A naval court of inquiry will be col \
vened on board the British flagship II
NJ. $. Arson. The Rodney, the othd /.
British warship mixed up, in some. III
up to the present, not definitely ed
planned manner, with the sinking of til
Utopia, is commanded by Capt. JONI
&. Warren. Both warships belong 4
the Channel Squadron, of which A4
miral Jones is the second IN command
At this hour $3.50 p. N.Y. the numbd1
of persons saved from the Utopia disaS
ter is said to be 331, and the loss Of Ii 1
is placed at about 400, possibly les1
Already thirty-two bodies have been
recovered.
The authorities of Gibraltar are fQ1
nishing the rescued people with Iod4
lngs, food and clothing. 1t is expectea
that the Anchor Line people will sbora
ly take steps to forward the Utopia
survivors to their destinations IN TN
United States by another steamship 4
their line. Some Of the Italians, how
ever, are so badly scared by their eHI
periences of last night that they an
nounce their intention of never agaa
Drawing the dangers of an ocean VesSe
Divers from the war ships are now Il
work over and above the spot winery
the Utopia sank. 1t is possible emory
will be made to raise her. The p1lncI
pal work of the divers this Afternoon
has been the recovery of dead bodies;
The divers and the boats crews WY
have been at work all day in the emory
being made by the British naval aqlnoll
tiles TO discover SO many as pO6olp'0 u
the bodies of the passengers ana cry
Of the sunken steamer, have, at r Ill
hour a P. n.y. recovered ninety Dod e'a,
Among those who were saved IionI
the sinking vessel by the men G,I "gll
twenty Of the Utcpia's crew. ING PTT'|
sengers who were rescued lnclude W
7. Colbron, a stock broker, OF Hol
York Civ who was one of the saloon
passenge rs. c. G. Davis, OF Boston, an %nI
other of the saloon passengers, 8amon4
those who are reported as missing II
The officers and crew of II. NJ. s. AM
son state that the Utopia touled TIT, ran
OF the Arson, and thus caused the aa ne
age which resulted in the passentte
steamer sinking within a few m I'D oor]
of being struck. The Arson s 1I mJJI n
assert that no blame can be attache0 I
tho war vessel