The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-30
STEAMER WRECKED.
shipSsnt 70 EIsr asa BuosssAS In RsIsuinl
Some on Board.

Some on board.
ADEN, June 29.-The Indian goyern-
ment's steamer Mayo.sent out IN search
OF the missing steamer Aden, from
Yokohama, April 20, via Cologne, and
Alden, from London, which was last
heard Of when leaving coIomo on June
/, for this port. has returned here and
reports that the Aden was totally lo5t
of this land, at the eastern extremity
OF Africa, on the morning OF June 3.
The Alden carried 1ortV-three paSsen-
gers from China and Japan.
The captain OF the wrecked steamer,
some OF her ohIcerB and crew and seven
white passengers were swept over
board and drowned very soon after she
ran ashore. Eight lady pa9senger1.
nln6 children, two officers and Q rev
Of tho Aden's crew succeeded in 8Ots
ting away from the wreck In Q boat
but they have not been heard Of 0inees
and little hope, owing 70 the bad Weas
ther which has since prevailed, - en-
teFtRiaed OF their safety.
The Mayo saved nine Of the Aden'1
passengers and three Of the white ana
thirty-three Of the natives OF the 6tea-
nler's crew. All Of these persons were
rescued Just as the Alden was breaking
uks AG NuANANgA1 Va hAAg NNNeAAAA
steamer were brought TO this port by
the Mayo and are being cared for BY
the local authorities.
In all, the drowned and missing Inc
ciude twenty-five passengers, twenty
EUROPEAN officers and thirty-three ma
tIves OF the Aden's crew.
LONDON, June ga dispatch to the
Mail, from Aden, in describing the
wreck, says: Vast waves swept th9
wreck, dashing the people about and
leaving them almost PROSTATE on the
deck, One by one, men, women and
children grown too weak to Withstand
the repeated buffetings, were washed
overheard in sight Of those who were
nlOmentarIly expecting the same fate.
Among the first engulted were MF. ana
Mrs. Strain and their two children,
Misses Lloyd and Weller. the missions
aries Mrs Pearce's baby with itS Chi-
nese nurse, and then Captain Hill.
whose leg was broken, but who had
borne himself calmly and bravely. He
was washed overheard with several oe
the native crew.
IAN day victims were picked OF one
bY one until O'Clock In the afternoon.
when those who still survived retreat
ed below. Many were badly hurt and
passed the night In suspense ana bod
fly pain had been IN the small cabin,
which they expected would be their
tomb. None OF the survivors whom
have seen cares to talk OF this terrible
night.
"The storm abated slightly on the
tenth and those who were able TO move
began to search for food, hunger until
then having failed to assert Itself over
more acute privations.
"The search for food resulted In their
getting very little of It and this was
shared out equally and In very small
portions. All the time desperate men
kept n sharp lookout. But no vessel
was sighted until the thirteenth, and
even then the distress signal was not
seen. on the seventeenth ana on tina
twentieth, other vessels were sighted,
but the signals either were not seen or
were ignored. These unhappy eptsodea
caused painful and half crazy scenes OF
raue among those who had been pre-
yiously self-controlled. Each day It
was necessary to curtail the allowance
Of ratIons. Mrs. Gillett did the cater
Ing and contributed greatly 20 cheering
up the ships company.
"On the evening of June 25, when
things were at their worst and the food
supply was almost exhausted, two
steamers were sighted. One proceeded
without paying any attention to the.
distress signal. The other anchored
under the lee OF the Island. AS soon -
she was sighted lnScar mounted the
rigging and sIgnalled her. In reply
candles burned at her port holes; and
at daybreak on the 26th q suspense OF
seventeen days was relieved by the
spectacle OF the steamer rounding the
point and heading towards the wreck,
She dropped anchor about q mile away
"a very heavy sea was still running
hut the wind had moderated slightly,
With heartfelt Joy, mingled with the
tears OF the men and hysterical sob
bling OF the women, they saw the hfe
boat lowered. 1t took her three-quars
ters OF an hour to reach the wreck
Every one rushed to the broken side OF
tie ship. It was the boat OF the Indian
Governments steamer Mayo, and In
charge OF LIeuteuants Dobin and Gold
smith. They sklllfully avoided the tre-
nendous wash and rescued all OF tho
survivors In two trips. Every attention
was paid to them on board the Mayo.
Their health IS improving and they Will
SAN homeward tomorrow wednesday,.