Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-03
RESCUED AT SEA.
THs WARREN LINE STEAMER IOWA STRIKES
HARD LUCK.
Her Crew Of Seventy-Nine Make Narrow Escape.
Tie Ship is Battered ard PoOEdsd By tie
lee-Crew Taken OF by the Steamer
Chester-catie Drowned

New YoRk, March The British
steamer Chester Captain Tolle, irom
Rotterdam, February 10, arrived al
quarantine at 6:34 this morning.
The Chester is the steamer which was
reported by the Red Star Line steamer
Penuland A. having been seen, ON Feb
ruary 30. taking of the crew of the
/ Warren Line steamer Iowa, which mad
met with some disaster. The Chester
saved the entire crew and all the cattle
men who were on board the Iowa, and
/ brought them 10 this port. Following
/ is the report OF the wrecked vessel:
/ The steamer Iowa lBr.) Capt. Owens,
/ OF the Warren Line, 4,32s tons burden,
sailed from Boston On Tuesday, Febru-
airy H.. having On board u general cargo
aud 42e head of cattle, acrew OF 60, ii
Icattiemcu, -four refrigerator men and
oue stowJway a total of - souls. All
went we'll with her till Saturday, Feb
ruary ~, aud at noon ou that day The
ships position was latitude 4l.43 North,
longitude 49.t3 West
3D. p m Wind north, moderate clear
weather. long northeast swell; entered
cbopry ice.
p. m.-Thiu field OF ice.
-.iO %. m.-Ice little thicker and
went dead slow from then till ll:4O p.
m Passed through more or less ice aud
~ midnight found the ship making much
water; iorepeak and forehold full.
1890 %. M, sunday 22d Found Seri-
Gus leaks iu after cross bunkerS: tried
20 stop leaks by hanging sails over pre-
Sumed holes; got pumps 10 work, but
with mo- effect, the leaks gaining, aud
Stccrcd southeast 20 cross the track OF
vessels bound east on west. swung
out boats. aud watcrcd and proviSioncd
them. one man. named Michael Don
nelly. am able-bodied seaman, was in
iu.ed In sodoing. At daylight saw smoke
ON the south. Stecrcd for 10, aud
came mp with the steamer Chester.
.Br.I. AN oil tank steamer. The steamer
Iowa was then listed heavily to star
board and water had got into No. -
compartment, and the situation was
desperate. Had intended making for
the Azores, but SAW we could not do IL.
Lowered the boats aud left the Iowa in
latitude As north; longitude 100 west.
Capt Tolle, of the steamer Chester,
treated us with the greatest courtesy
and kindness. On February "A boarded
the steamer dominion Br.l from Port
land for Bristol and obtained prOvi-
sionS. We entered the ice in latitude
4G.26. longitude 41.25, and left the ice
in latitude 4d.36, longitude 1880. The
Iowa was sinking rapidly when aban-
d0ucd.
capt. TOlle. of the Chester, who was
seen to-day, made the following state
meut. We left Rotterdam for this
port on February @. At o'clock on
the morning of the 22d We sighted a
four masted steamer which seemed 10
De- broken down. We kept on towards
the vessel. We made her out to be the
Iowa. from Boston, bound to Liver
pool. Capt Owens, OF the Iowa, re-
ported that he had been i'm ice the pre-
vious night. aud was very badly in
mrcd The steamer was still covered
with ice. and large piece Of canvass
at Che bow showed where the crew had
sought TO patch up the injury to the
vessel aud stop the inward flow OIL
water
I'VE sigualcd TO the Iowa, Offering
aSSi stance. Capt. owens rcpuIleu thdI
he wished 20 be- reported and intended
90 proceed ON the way To the Azores
| We remained near the sinking vessel for
"a time. when 10 became apparent that
She could not long remain above water
/ We went alongside, aud Capt. Owens de
Iciled 90 abandon the craft. We sent
lover four boat, and transferred the
crew 10 the Chester. Among those
rescued was stewardesS and an iu-
iured sailor. The work of rescue was
begun al 60 O'Clock and continued until
Iall were taken OIL the wrecked vessel,
which was sinking at the rate of twelve
Inches u eighteen minutes, and ln all
probability the Iowa went To the bot
| tom siN OF seven hour after We left her.
/ Thi, wa> in latitude +t.l north, lonel-
] tudc iu 80 west.