Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-17
Rossmore Abandoned at Sea in Sink
ing Condition.
CREW RESCUED BY ROTTERDAM
Terrific Storms Reported by or
ficers of Last Vessel.
STEERING GEAR BROKE

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE steamer
Rotterdam, which arrived today. reports
| that on February Is, in latitude l0.33 longi-
| tudc 1876, she sighted the British steamer
| RCSsmore, from Liverpool for Baltimore, in
| a sinking condition. The Rotterdam took
off all on board the Rossmore forty-two in
all, including eight cattlemen. The Rotter-
| dam stayed by the Rossmore for sixty
| hours. Capt Duncanson of the Rossmore
| reported that nine members Of his crew had
been taken off by the steamer Trojan be-
| fore the Rotterdam came up.
The Rotterdam, which is a tank steamer.
sailed from Rotterdam on January -. on
January 20 she encountered a fierce storm,
the wind blowing with hurricane force all
| that day and the succeeding one. February
1 the weather was better but on February
there was recurrence of the storm with
even greater fury, and during its prevalence
the bridG" of the steamer was smashed and
much damage was done on deck. On Feb
ruary } the storm moderated to a fresh
gaze. ana so continued until, as told above.
the Rossmnre, showing signals of distress.
was sighted on February 6.
story of the Wreck.
The story Of the wreck Of the Rossmore
was told by her officers today. The steam
er left Liverpool on January % for Balti-
more with a small cargo of salt and china
clay. Almost from the outset of the VOYAGE
She encountered terrific gales and noun
famous seas. which swept the decks and
caused considerable damage On January
80 j hurricane was met, which lasted twen-
ty-four hours, the wind blowing In fearful
gusts. January 81 the steering gear be-
CO me disabled and the steamer fell off in
the trough Of the sea. rolling Violently
One of the engineers had his collar bone
broken and one of the crew was badly
bruised about the legs. The damage to the
ste. ring gear was repaired, but the gear
broke second time, and after being re-
paired again was third time broken so
badly that repairs could not be effected.
These breaks occurred between February
d ana /. when the gale. after once SubSid-
Ing, mad again assumed hurricane propor-
lions. The vessel was SO pounded by the
terrinc seas that Captain Duncausun de-
clded that he would abandon her on the
nfst opportunity. February the British
steamer Trojan, from Newport News for.
Glasgow, hove in sight, and In answer to
signals took out the first and third officers
ana seven cattlemen and tiremen, nine in
al, but the weather condition prevailing
al The TIME prevented further rescue
The Rotterdam Appears
The same day the Rotterdam bore down.
and although the gale was blowing fu-
rlously succeeded in taking out twenty
three Of the Rossmore crew. The Rotter-
dam stood by sixty hours before the final
rescue was effected. on February : the
remainder of the crew. nineteen in Num-
Der, were taken off the vessel and The
RoSsmore was abandoned Canaan nun-
canson says that the RossmoTe strair.d
ana Iabored 50 violently in the tremendous
sea- lhat Sne started a leak which could
nol ne stopped, and thar when abandoned
coilsiueTapIe water was in the holds