Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-12
STRUCK THE ROCK In A GALE
salier Went Down in the Nighttime and
Almost Without Warning.
ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED PERSONS PERlsHED
Vessel wns nm Old and Small Steamer
of the North German Lloyd Line
and Carried n Heavy Load of
Emigrnnts.

CORUNNA, Dec. 1.-THE particulars of
the loss of the salier are still largely con-
jectural. No one who was on board at the
time the vessel went down has yet been
found to give an account Of the wreck.
Owing to the fact that there seems to be
no survivor of the wreck, there is little
to fall back on to account for the disaster.
Experts here look upon the loss of the
Salier as having been possibly due to her
having crashed upon the rocks in fog, as
was the case of the British steamer Drum
mopd Castle, which was lost in June last of
the northwestern extremity Of France with
$50 people. Another theory of the cause of
the disaster is that the Salier's steering
gear may have been carried away while she
was heading around the rocks for Villagarcia
and she thus became unmanageable and was
driven upon the reef, which is about two
and half miles from land. The passengers
of the Saler, it is conjectured, must all or
nearly all have been in their berths in the
storage at the time the steamer struck, and
it is thought, the great majority Of them
were drowned before they could tumble out
on deck, for no bodies with life preservcrG
have been found 80 far as known at present.
The Salier was commanded by Captain
Wempe when she was lost. The steamer
had general cargo. The disaster occurred
during the dense fog and in very heavy
weather. The Salier had fearful passage
from Bremen to this port. Two of her boats
were swept overheard by the heavy seas
which beat over her, and she sustained other
damage from the same cause. 1t is
believed that about 400 persons perished
The steamer struck during the night OF
Monday last, on ledge OF rocks about two
and one-half miles OF Cape Corobedo on
l.,,, hi al arnt hpr
she was to ship another lot OF steerage pas
sengers, bound for Buenos Ayres. large
amount of wreckage is reported to have
washed ashore. The search made for posi-
BILE survivors of the wreck has so far been
unavailing and but little hope is entertained
of rescuing any OF the passengers or crew.
The Salier was an old vessel. which the
North German Llovd company had agreed to
sell to an Italian firm trading between
Italy and American ports, but owing to some
slight disagreement az to the terms the deal
was not completed and the steamer was sent
on another voyage. She was consldered IN
every way seaworthy and the only reason
the North German Lloyd company had for
selling the Salier vas that there were more
modern boats of the same line in readiness
to take her place. Her last trip across the
Atlantic was made in September last, when
she left Baltimore for Bremen. arriving there
safely on September 23. The Salier was
of 5000 tons gross register, 351 feet long,
brig rugged and had single propeller. Cap
tain Wempe had commanded the Salier for
a number of years.
The weather was thick and heavy. 1t was
night time and the Salier had to run FAR
enough south to clear the rocks OFF Cape
Corobedo before starboarding her helm and
heading southwest, gradually pointing up
westward and then in northeasterly direc-
tion in order to head into the bay leading
up to Villagarcia. But Captain Wempe
Ia, hoe thrnNun rnpk0l-
ing by the fog and rain and to have headed
to port too soon, with the result that he
failed to clear the rocks below Cape Corobedo
and went down with his ship and all hands.
In the steerage there were about 100 Rus
slams about So Galicians, about 200 Span
iards according to the estimates, all
on their way to the Argentine Republic
looking for new homes for themselves and
families. II the disaster had occurred after
the Salier touched at Villagarcia the loss
of life would have been much greater, as 1t
is understood there were nearly 100 pas
sengers men. women and children, awaiting
at that port to embark on. board the Salier
for Buenos Ayres.
The whole coast in the vicinity OF the
scene of the wreck is being searched for
survivors of the Salier, and all hope has
not yet been given up of picking up some
one who may be able to give details OF the
terrible calamity. The agents of the North
German Lloyd company have been in
structed from Bremen to spare no expense
in searching for the missing passengers and
crew of the sunken steamer. 1t Is known
that the Salier had a pilot on board when
she struck. The weather, however, which
the steamer experienced it described as
being in the nature of a hurricane.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE North German
Lloyd steamer Salier left this port
is not. thought here that any
changes were made in the list of ofll-
GERS. which at that time was as follows:
Captain, II. Wempe; first, officer, A. Cast
FISCHER; second officer, M. Miltlan; fourth
officer, p. G. Ewecke; first engineer, ]. Sell
neer, w. Brockman; fourth engineer, f.
Rabe; purssr, H. Korck; chief steward, c.
Capelle; chief cook, e. Koch.
LONDON. Dec 1l.-A dispatch from Berlin
to an evening paper says that the Salier
was wrecked on the night of December 7. four
miles north of Villagarcia, Spain, and two
and one-half miles from land. The dispatch
further says that she must have broken up
almost Immediately, as parts OF the steamer
have already washed ashore. She had on
board PA passengers, mostly steerage, and
crew of sixty-fve men. All on board We're
drowned.
The Daily Telegraph learns that the
Salier was not insured.
The Daily Mail has dispatch from Vigo,
Spain. which says that the Saier struck at
. D CLOCK on the evening OF DeCtmueT q.
was apparently driven on the lee shore by
gale from the westward. This dispatch
says that there were 2S1 persons on board
and that twenty-eight bodies have been
waShed ashore and were tenderly cared for
by the inhabitants.
BERLIN. Dee. ia dispatch to the Col
ogne Gazette from Corunna says that while IL
is true that the North German Lloyd steamer
Salier left Antwerp with only 2l0 passengers.
she embarked more at various Spanish ports
and the correspondent estimates the number
of victims of the disaster at 400 to 500.
MARSEILLES, Dec. 1.-THE boiler OF the
steamship Saghalien exploded shortly after
of her stokers, The Saghaien succeeded in
reaching Saigon.
SWANSEA, Wales. Dec. 1.-THE British
pool on December o for Galveston, has ar
ship Rajah, OF Bremen and Cardil. on Tues
day last for Hong Kong. She capsized in
gale near Mundy island at the entrance OF
the Bristol channel. Nineteen OF the Rajahs
crew drowned.
Author MysteriousIy Disappears.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Chronicle re-
cords the mysterious disappearance in oc-
tober last OF the author Crachtshorpe. He
was staying in Paris and 1t is feared that
he has met with an accident or with foul
play.
Hamburg Doclers Funds Give out.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-According TO Ham
burg dispatch to the Chronicle, the circles