Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-02-28
PACIFIC LINER LOST.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEvEN
DROWNED AT GOLDEN GATE.

Consul General wudman and Fam
lily on Board III Fated vesseI-Pas-
senRer List Lost, Preventing an Ac-
curate Enumeration of Casusitiss.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio
de Janeiro struck on a rock Friday just
outside the Golden Gate and sank In
about 20 minutes, with, as rar as is
known, about 127 persons.
She had just completed voyage
from oriental ports, and her passenger
list included many Americans return
ing to the United States from the Phil
ippines and China. among them the
consul at Hongkong, Rounsevelle Wild
man, his wife aud two children. The
vessel had reached the heads ON Thurs
day night. but had been prevented
from entering the harbor by an unusu-
ally heavy fog and anchored for the
night. Her passengers, who for a
month had been looking forward TO
America and home, retired for the
night.
struck In the Fog.
Finding the fog rise slightly toward
dawn on Friday, Captain Ward Weigh
ed anchor about 8 O'Clock, and the City
of Rio de Janeiro was headed for the
who had gone on board the previous
evening. The vessel was scarcely more
than under way when she struck hid
den rock
Immediately Pilot Jordan shouted
for all on board to take TO the boats,
and scene of wild confusion followed,
the passengers and crew alike scram-
bling for the boats, many in their haste
to escape from the rapidly sinking yes
sci jumping overheard.
The latest figures place the loss at
127 persons, most Of whom were Chi
nese and Japanese. AS near as can be
learned there were POI people on board
the Rio de Janeiro, as follows: Cabin
passengers, 20; steerage (Asiaticl, So;
second cabin, 7; white officers, 80; Ash
attic crew, "a.
The saved number 10, classified as
follows: Cabin passengers, u; white
officers, IL; steerage (Asiatic), 10; crew
(Chinese), IL.
The lost number 122, classed as fol-
lows: Passengers. "a; officers, 10; crew
(Chinese), SO; steerage (Asiaticl, 43.
List of the Missing.
The following passengers are miss
ing: ....
Rounsevelle Wildman, wife, two chill
dren and nurse; Mrs. X. West. ]. f..
Seymour, II. c. Mathieson, Mrs. and
Miss Wakefield, Miss Rowena Jehu,
Gong Chong, DR.. 0kawhara, DIR. Dodd.
o. III. Henshaw, MIR. and Mrs. Wood
worth and c. Dowdell.
The following officers and crew are
missing:
William Ward, captain; w. G. John
son, first officer; John Rooney, purser;
Russell Brighton, quartermaster; Nc
Coun, first assistant engineer; Brady,
second assistant engineer; Monroe,
third assistant engineer; DIR. 0'Neil,
ships doctor; Smith, water tender;
Savage, water tender; Dennis. water
tender; II. Scott, steward; Borgg, store
keeper; Albert Malcolm, saloon watch
man; Macarthur, steerage Waterman;
Ed Burwick, Waterman, and Mrs. Dor
man, stewardess.
Consul General wildmsn.
Consul General Rounsevelle Wild
man had not been in the United States
since the outbreak of the Spanish
war. He was appointed from Califor-
mia and was related to Senator Stew
art of Nevada, having married a niece
Of the latter. His service In the east
covered all the events leading up to
and including the Spanish-American
war. He was In communication with
Aguinaldo at the time OF Admiral
Dewey's famous victory and was ac-
cused by the Filipino leader of having
made unfulflled promises to him, but
steadily denied the statements to this
effect. Mr.. Wildmfan was on his way
home on leave of absence. He was a
native of Elmira, N. Y, but about -
years ago went to Idaho, where he was
the editor of a paper at Boise City.
About this time Mr.. Wildman was ap-
pointed consul at Singapore and after
his return located at San Francisco,
where he engaged In magazine work.