The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-03
IN 4 EIELD OF lCH.
The Warren Line Steamer Iowa
Goes Down in Mid Ocean.
SEVENTY-NINE LIVES SAVED
by the Chester, Which Comes to the
Rescue Just iu Timo-.Hundreds
ofoattie go Down with thieves
scl.-ThrIIlIng Experience.

New YORK, March 2.-The British
steamer Chester, Captain Tolle, from
Rotterdam, February 10, arrived al
quarantine at $3.50 this morning. The
Chester ia the steamer which was re-
ported by the Red Star Line steamer
Pennland, as having been seen on Feb
ruary %, taking OF the crew Of the
Warren Line steamer Iowa which had
met with some disaster. The Iowa ran
into Geld Of Ice and Was cut through.
The Chester saved herenttrO crew and
all the cattle men who were on board.
The Chester brought the passengers and
crew Of the Iowa. The following is the
report OF the wrecked vessel:
The Steamer Iowa, tBritish) Captain
Owen, Of the Warren line, 1928 tons
burden, sailed from Boston on Tuesday,
February II, having on board a general
cargo and 422 head Of cattle, crew Of
sixty, fourteen cattiemen, four retrlg.
orator men and one stowaway-total,
seventy-nine souls.
All went well with her till Saturday,
February q, and at noon on that day
the ships position was latitude 45 de-
grees, 43 minutes north; longitude 40
degrees, 43 minutess west. Saturday
night she passed through more or less
ice, and 12 p. M found the ship making
much water. 1890 a. IN. Sunday, the
twenty.second, found serious leaks in
the after cross bunker. An efforts was
made to stop the leaks by banging sails
over the presumed holes, pumps got to
work, but with no effect, the leaks gain.
ing, and the ship was steered southeast
to cross the track OF vessels bound east
oTnweet. Swung out;boats, watered and
pr0visioned them. At daylight saw
smoke to the south, steered for 1t and
came up with the steamer Chester. The
steamer Iowa was then listed heavily to
statboard and the water got into the No.
9 compartment and the situation was
desperate. We had intended making
for the Azores, hut now we could not do
il. Lowered the boats and left the Iowa
in latitude 4G degrees, north; longitude
45 degrees, 80 minutes, west.
Captain Tolle, Of the Chester, madethe
following statement: I'VE left Rotter-
dam for this port on February 7. At S
o'clock on the morning OF tho 22l We
sighted four masted schooner which
seemed to be broken down. We kept
on towards the vessel and we made her
out TO be the Iowa from Boston bound
to Liverpool. Captain Ovens reported
that she had been in ice the previous
night and was badly injured. The
steamer was still covered with ice and a
large piece OF canvass at the bow showed
where the crew bad sought to patch up
the injury to the vessel and etop the
water. We signnlled to the Iowa, offer
ing assistance. Captain Owens reported
that he wished to be reported and in.
tended to proceed oE the way to the
Azores. We rema.Tet near the sinking
vessel for time, when il became appar.
ent that she could not lpug remain above
water: We went alongside and Captain
Owens decided to abandon the craft,
We sent over four boats and transferred
the crew to the Chester. Among those
rescued was q stewardess and IN injured
sailor. The wrecked vessel was sinking
at the rate OF twelve inches in eighteen
minutes and in all probability went to
the bottom six or seYen hours after We
left her. This was in latitude 46.l north,
longitude 48,Sl west" 7