The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23

and part OF which we carry ourselves.
The value OF her cargo was probably be-
tween $50 0o0 and 500, 200, l do not think
she had any amount OF specie on board
In response To further questions Mr..
Schwerin stated that he did not think
there was the slightest chance OF raising
the vessel.
HAVE LITTLE HOPE.
New York Feb. e3.--Friends here OF Y.
4. Consul Gen. Wildman. have little hope
of his having escaped death In the illfated
steamer City of Rio de Jsnelro of san
Francisco harbOr.
His brother. Edwin Wildman, who Is
now in this city, and who was formerly
vice consul at Hong Kong. still cherishes
the belief that the consu general and his
family may have taken 10 a hfeboat and
that they may yet be heard from.
Mr. Widman is I'm very Respondent
mood. There can be no doubt, said ne,
that my brother was on the vessel. Be
sides the fact that his name is mentioned
in the stories of the disaster. i received
only short while ago a letter from him
saying that he ana his family were going
10 sail on Jan. %.
The Rio was my brothers favorite
stea mship ana he always made a point 10
sa. or her when crossing the Pacific. My
brother would take the trouble TO miss a
"On this trip ne took the entire family,
consisting of his wife who was a niece
OF u S. Senator VIM. NJ. Stewart, OF
Nevada his two children, Rounseville
Wildman, Jr., 8 years old and Dorothy.
aged two. They also had with them, Katie
- 'BTien. the children's nurse, whom they
took out from San Francisco several
years ago.
Ny brother has worked very hard and
was much In need OF leave OF absence
and lTe thought that the health of the
children would be benefited by change.
| understand he was To have returned to
Hong Kong I'm about three months"
Mr. Wildman said that his brother had
left Vice Consul VIM. Aldrich, broth
er-in-law, i'm charge OF affairs while he
sailed for this country. Henry G.. Mathe-
son, who Is also supposed TO be among
the lost, had been in China and Japan.
representing an engineering firm. He was
I'm Tien Tsn last summer during the
siege of that city, doing volunteer duty.
After the allies had occupied Pekin Mr..
Matheson took the place I'm Japan OF one
of the partners who was absent In Lon
don.
Mr. Matheson was about forty years old
and unmarried. his home being in Hen
don, near London, with his mother He
was bound thither when he left Yokoha-
ma.
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
San Francisco. Feb 23-The Call today
basing its figures on statements of the
Pacific Mail Stea mship officials. says that
l22 persons perished the Chronicle gives
the number at 12S. and the Examiner
states that III can now be accounted for.
The vessel with its valuable cargo will
5e total loss. Much difficulty has been
experienced in obtaining the names OF
the passengers and crew but the follow
ing list OF those known to have been
drowned and those saved is believed to
be accurate.
PASSENGERS DROWNED.
Housewife wildmsn, L. S.consui gen.
eral at Hong Kong.
Mrs. Rounseville Wildman.
Housewife Wildman, Jr.
Dorothy Wildman.
Miss Kate q Brien. of San Francisco,
governess OF Wildman children.
Mrs Sarah ". Wakefield OF Oakland.
Miss Naomi Wakefield, daughter of Mrs.
Wakefield
Miss Rowena Jehu. of Alameda.
Alfred Hart, jeweler Manila, former
ly OF San Tancisco.
Mrs. Alfred Hart.
VIM. A. Henshall, attorney of Honolu-
u.
Harry Guyon, painter OF PetaIuma.
Dr. VIM. f.. Dodd. oculist, Butte, Mon
tana.
Angelo Gussoni. foreman Lowry Sugar
plantation. kaunL
Chas. Downsall, barrister of Shanghai,
with family. residing In Santa Barbara.
VIM McPhee. OF San Francisco, on his
way home from Honolulu.
w. \, Woodwork. of Denver.
Mrs. w A. Woodwork.
N. g.. Matheson, OF Yokohama.
II L. adf nf Ma In
| American.
Dr. onkawara, a Japanese physician
| from Honolulu.
Mrs Onkawara, wife OF the doctor.
Japanese servant OF Mrs. Onkawara.
| Leong Chung, well TO do Chinese stu
| dent.
| Charles j. A. Cox, steerage passenger
\ from Honolulu.
Mr. oda, Japanese merchant from Hon
| oulu
MIR sal<uri. japanese merchant from
| MIR. and Mrs. Takatata, Honolulu.
| r. Sito. Japanese from Yo<ohama-
| Mrs Dika Hamasoke, Yokohama.
\ Miss liikiasekf Japanese from foko-
! Miss Hamasaki. Yokohama.
| $ Taumuro, Japanese. from Kobe.
The number or Chinese passengers lost
l is variously estimated at between % to
| Officers and crew-Capt. W. Ward of
I Il
! ficer. a russian Finn. OF San Francisco.
! John RoodN, purser. resident OF Ocean
! View: ". II. MacCoun, frst assistant en-
| plncer. san Francisco r. "a. Brady. sec
| ond assistant engineer. san Francisco:
| W. A Munro. third assistant engineer,
| San Francisco: Harry y. Scott. steward,
\ san Francisco: Mrs j. l.. Dormann,
stewRrdess san Francisco. - a. Caryin,
| uuartcrmn ster lived or steamer: Ed-
| ward Bs rwick. butcher. San Francisco,
| a Maicoln suloon watchman.on steamer.
! John A. Macarthur steerage watchman.
[ veteran g.. \. r., san Francisco; j. j.
! smith water tender san Francisco; VI.
VI lewis water tender, san Francisco:
| Fred D. Greeuway. oiler: Walter Smith.
| oiler The steamship company estimates
THE SAVED PASSENGERS.
| James X Carpenter mining en-
| pineer, of Oakland, Russell Har-
| per. newspaper man Of Nagasaki; IL.
! H. Long produce shipper, Of Petaluma
| capt Max Hccht German army o@iccr.
| Wm Brader London stock exchange
! broker: Miss Frances Ripley, seam
| rtross san Franclsco: Robert Holtz. Ger
| man merchant. Shanghai: Mile. Gabrielle
! f.shrin. French maid. Of san Francisco;
| Mrs Kate West. red cross nurse. OF San
| Nsrauptagus Nru ~ faSper. fireman ON