Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-15
Reports that Che Great Anchor Line
steamer had been Wrecked
Cause Great Excitement.
A MAN WHO CLAIMS TO OF THE
Only SURVIVOR.
The Wrecked Vessel Turns Out 10 he
the "Clita d Roma" a "iramp"
from New Orleans.
STEAMER ASHORE.
wild numours Create Gr.at sensation"
tu New Nork.


In New Sork.
"a. JoitNs. n. n. Oct. Alt j. re-
ported here that the Anchor Lime
steamer "City Of Rome,n Captain
Young, which sailed from New YORK
October 10Th for Liverpool, has been
lost "a ST. Shots.
81. Shoits IL eighty miles In direct
line southwest of 81. Johns. The
nearest Uolnt u Importance IL rrcpa'.
Fey, which "a nj the head Of a bay run
Mug In between Capcs Race and Pins,
mud about twenty miles from whore the
"City Of Rome" IL said 10 lie Lost. II
l. understood that the vessel has about
$50 passengers on board.
Heel nBro ~ THE oNLY suRvivoR
A man by the nnmt OF John Brcn'
nan, belonging u Sligo, Ireland, ar
rived nt rrupasscy this morning from
Peters River, lie -ays that he ~ the
only survivor 81 the crew offofty.thrce
men of the steamer "Ctty Of Rome"
which became total wreck on Mon
day night at Marine Cove, ~. Mays
Bay. Tie says that the captain aud
crew, officers and all were drunk aud
unable TO save themselves. lie was
ANfNWn hlNN INV 'llh hllh ANT'hiH ~
man Tuesday morning. Tie "Glty Of
Rome" had on hoard 55j head Of cattle,
npuantliy of Hour Ia sacks, and Indian
corn. The man tells y most pitlful tale
about tho stfnuglu thr crew had among
the bullocks trying 10 save themselves.
The steamer was commanded by Cap
taiu Nelly. and LETT Montreal October
7th, bound for Dundee.
a. M Il al
over the story Of the man Btennan,
who claims 10 he the only survivor ~
tho cattlt-shlp Getty Of Rome" There
are numerous persons here who rciusc
TO believe his story.
TIEY dAvE HEARD NOTHING.
Nsw IouS, Oct. i5.-Thc officials
Of ihe Anchor llnc state that they
have heard nothing about tho reported
losn Of tho "City OF nOme,n which IL
contained IN tho Associated Press dis.
patches. They refuse 20 state how
many passengers the steamer carried,
or tU give any Information In regard
~ the matter. She carried sixty.four
fret and second class Iassengura. Her
cargo consisted Of general merchandise,
hnd was tho largest the steamer ever
carried,
The AGENTS Of tho "City of Rome"
state that the steamer "Ethi0p.n,"
which arrived nj New York today,
passed tho nCity Of Rome" OH the
bsrkr of Newfoundland, Monday,
October lath. She then appeared all
right,
A dlspatch from st. Johns, n. f.,
says: 1.-THE lost steamer II the CITY OF
Rome which sailed from Montreal
October 7th, not tho Anchor line
steamer Of that name"
EXCITEMENT IN NEW YORK.
When tho dlspatcl,~s from -. Johns
gave the mcngor statement that tho
"City Of RImOn had foundefed II was
Immediately believed that the ocean
racer, which lett here Saturday last 4,
had been caught In an unusually strong
hurricane ami either run ashore or
gone down with passengers aud crow.
The excitement was intense through
out this city and Brooklyn. Those " no
entertained fears ~ to her safety were
pfpatlv relieved Inter when dilpatch
from st. Johns stated definitely that II
was not the well.knOWu "City OF
RImc," but tramp steamer Of tho
same name.
Atthe oiilco Of Henderson Bros,
agents for the Anchor Line Steamship,
nothing definite could ba obtained for
some time. II was ut ilrst given out
that the vessel ashore was the
"clTY OF ROME"
This steamer sailed ON the 9Srd from
New Orleans for Bordeaux. On the
8Oth Of September she lott Norfolk,
Va.
Finally Mr. Connolly OF Henderson
Bros. stated that he had received n
private cable from ~. johns, which
put the matter nj rest W far NJ the
Anchor line was concerned. The
cable stated that the vessel was cattl.
steamer from Montreal. II was u
tramp steamship, having no register at
l4oyds, but was named the "City Oi
R.mc'" II had 5I5 cattle on board.
The captain OF the vessel Was named
Nelly, and II I, reported that he was
drowned, togolhcrwith the first officer.
THE FOLLOWING IS ~ REILLY
20 an Associated Press Telegram inqulr.
lug whether such vessel sailed from
MOntfuali
MosTREAL, Oct. II. - No such
steamer as the "City OF Rome" called
from here October 7ih, or since, hs ru
ported In u ~. John dispatch, detail.
Ing tn. loss NJ u steamer Of that name.
|, IN believed this evening that thu
steamer reported lost n the "Citta III
Roma" tramp from New Orleans FOL
Bordeaux.
In nnswer To an inquiry, Henderson
Bros, agents NJ the hnch0r line, 70
Cslved the following:
GAZE RACE, \. f., Oct. li.-YOul
"City Of Rome" passed east Tuesday
afternoon; all well.
nr rrooL- Made BisH0p.
BOsl0N, Oct. li,-With solemn AM
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