The Portland daily press., 1900-01-13
Bodies Washing Up on
the Beach.
The Glencoe Has Arrived Safely
at 81. Johns.

hhllIhX, JAnunry IL Anefo IL SILL NO
news Of the identity Of the large I'M
known steamer ashore at st, Mary's Bay,
N. r., and reported on fire.
The agent Of the new steamer Glencoe.
watch left Halifax Tuesday for st.
Johns, n. F., received a despatch today
announcing the safe arrival of the Glen
o1e at st. Johns.
Ii. A. Allan of II. & A. Allan, Mon
treal, who Is now in Halifax, said the
wrt cked st samer was most unlikely to be
the Allan lin.r State Of California which
Is now due at Halifax from Liverpool.
An offer Of wreckinR steamers to send
to the wreck made by Halifax firms to
the st. Johns Dry Deck management has
been refused as two stssners had already
been sent from st Johns to ST. Mary's
bay where the III fated ship Is ashore.
Bodies are reported washing on the
beech. Ali aiv,c,s tend to c>ntirm the
belief that the burning steamer was oil
laden. IL will be Saturday before the
VIZ. ckipg steamers ctn reach St Mary's
bay.
The GLENCOE SAFE.
st. johns, N. f., January 81 a. IN.
The following comprises all the details
regarding the wreck In st. Aary's Bay
that could bs obtained up to midnight.
The ship is a two masted steamer of near
Iy 5000 tons and probably carried q crew
of sixty with possibly some passengers.
She went ashore before dsybreak on
Thursday, striking a ledge at the foot OF
the elf, where escape was hopeless. The
crew launched the boats but probably
during the panic some were crushed
against her sides, others being swamped,
and all the occupants apparently perish
ing. The ship was seen to be on fire by
residents six miles away. Attracted to
Ike scene they found the after halr of the
wreck blazing fiernely and the fore part
under water. Kerosene In the cargo
helped the blaze.
At that time only three men were left
on board. Two were on the bridge and
one was IN the rigging. Those on the
bridge were safe until about 9 p. m,
when they were washed overheard and
drown I'D, the bridge being carried away.
Ire survivor soon afterwards left the
rigging swan to the rocks and twice en-
dsavored to get a footing. Failing in this
he made his way back to the rigging
where hs died of exposure during the
night. Many dead todies are visible toss
ing in the surf. Two Of them were
thrown up in a cove, but cannot be
reached owing to the heavy sea. One is
thought to be the body of "a woman. Boats
and other wreckage are strewn among the
rocks for miles. Yesterday (Frldayl was
more stormy than the day before aud 1t
was impossible to reach the wreck, which
has CONS to pieces to such an extent that
1t has sunk beneath the waves. A severe
gale is raging tonight, which Is likely to
reduce her to fragments
This wreck commissioner hopes to be
able to obtain her name today (Satur-
day.
Residents slong the shore made every
possible effort to rescue the survivors in
the rigging, but licking proper outfits
they were unable to succeed.
There is not the slightest prospect that
any soul on board escaped death. as the
intense midwinter GOLD would kill any
just arrived from Peters river and reports
that q trunk filled with women's clothing
has been washed ashore there, as well as
q garment which Is either a water proof
cape, such as would be used by woman,
or q mans overcoat. Nearby was found
some underwear. evidently mans
marked with the initials u. j." This
seems to indicate that the ship had some
Passengers.
NOT AN OIL TANKER
St Johns, N. f.. January IL The
marine officials here say the wrecked
steamer Is not an oil tanker. there not be-
ing q two-masted steamer of the build
afioat. The feeling is confirmed from the
number Of boats adrift, that shs Is not
passenger ship. The weather Is becom-
ing stormy again and II Ia feared the
shore folk will not be able to board the
steamer tonight or recover enough
wrsckags to Identity her.