Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-18
B0KHARA'S WRECK.
Story of the Recent Disaster in the
South Seas.
VOTES OF MICHIGANS LIQUOR INTERESTS
The Trial Of the London PoIsoner
Progressing.
f Z SION IN ADAM A.
FU SION IN ABA NJ A.
HOW THE RoKH.RA SANK.
Story of the Wreck Toid by One Of the suss
yiNors.

NiNors.
Homo KoSo. Oct. is.-Ihe chief ofhcer %
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Nsvisatioa
Company's steamer Bokhara. which w9s lo., on
Sand Island, one OF the Pescadors group in the
Fu kien channel between the Island OF For
mosa and the mainland OF China has arrived
here. He reports that the steamer struck %
midnight October 10
The steamer ran into the storm before DARK
and would probably have come through al
right had IL not been Tor the seas boarding
her. The water poured in torrents through
the hatchings. the covers % which we're
carried away, and down the compAnionways
leading 20 the fire room. The fires were
soon out and the steamer became helpless Tho
chief ofAcer, who j. an old navigator in
Chinese waters, says he never such
tremendous storm. The hawsers we're thrown
out astern, they brought the steamer up into
the wind for time, but she soon paid on in
the cross sea aud then after sea swept clean
over her.
The boats were either smashed or carried Oh
the dayits before the vessel struck. Stanchions.
bulwarks. ventilstors and all the deck ftting
were blown OF and swept overheard. The deck
houses were stove and everything In the saloon
was sfoat.
SANK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
When the steamer struck she sank slmo~, I'm
mediately. Her spar deck was awash. however,,
and had Il not been Tor tins il is probable that
every soul on board Of her would have been
lost The officers and crew. both European and
Lascars, behaved splendidly. hecoal passers aud
stokers remained at their posts until the
water began 70 quench the fires and until
they were summoned above by the .ugi-
neers. The sailors obeyed with slscrity
every order given them. though II wss
almost rs much as their lives were worth
TO walk tho decks. notwithstanding that life
lines had been stretched fore and aft
Seamsnship and obedience 10 orders how
ever, could not save the steamer. for With her
fires out she drifted like log TO her doom
THE MISSING.
OF the crew l02 are missing. and little. II anv,
doubt Is entertained that they were drowned.
For any OF them 20 have reached the shore
through the surf that running would have
been miraculous. Among those lost are Cart
Sans. Second Officer ingiish, four engineers,
the steward and seventy natives.
or the passengers the following are known TO
be missing: Maj. Eurner, Capt Dunn, Capt
Dawson, Lieut.. BOYLE and three sergeants.
all Of whom had been detailed for service in
the garrison here. The following civilian
Tsverner, @. Purix, c. Rolf and Mesdames
earnes and Hawley Of Bombay, q. Bishop and
II. Lalmia Of Ismslia. Mr.. and MIRA Chain of
London and Mrs. Cunnify and infant
THOSE RESCUED.
The officers saved are Messrs. Prickest, Parry
and saleny and two quartermasters-
Sixteen natives and Messrs Lovson ana
Marcham and two other Europeans ere re-
ported to have landed on the South Pescsdors.
The cargo Of the Bokhars consisted %
s2oo, 900 in treasure, l. 800 bales Of silk 500 tons
disc