The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-26


lieved.
Ten bodies had been recovered, two
white women, one white man and
seven Chinese.
wiidmau and Family Missing.
| Housewife Wildman, United States
consul mt Hongkong, who was ac-
companied by his wife and two chill
dren and nurse, were on the vessel
1t is thought all were drowned. The
ship was in command of Pilot Fred
erick Jordan when she struck. He
was rescued. Captain William Ward
went down with his vessel.
AS nearly as can be learned there
were 234 people on board the Rio de
Janeiro, as follows: Cabin passen-
gers, 20; second cabin, Z; steerage
(Chinese and Japanese), 5S; officers
and crew, 40.
The following have been accounted
for: Rescued, 70; bodies at the
morgue. 10; total, 50; missing, 1i5.
The following are missing:
Rouseville Wildman, wife, two chill
dren and nurse.
Mrs. X. West, San Francisco.
j. +. Seymour, editor of The Amer.
lean, Manila.
Ii. G. Mattheson, Shanghai.
Mrs. and Miss Wakefield, Honolulu
Mss Rowena Jehu, Honolulu.
Zong Chong.
DR.. Okawahara, Japan.
DIR. Dodd, Butte, Mont.
o. Fl. Henshaw, Butte, Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth.
G. Dowdell, Shanghai.
The following officers and crew are
missing: William Ward, captain; w
c. Johnson. first officer; John Rooney
purser: Russell Brighton, quarter
master; - McCoun, first assistant
engineer; - Brady, second assist
ant engineer; Monroe, third as
sistant engineer; DR.. O'Neil, ships
doctor; - Smith, water tender; -
Savage, water tender; II. Scott, stew,
ard; - BOrgg, stOrekeeper; Albert
Malcolm. saloon watchman; - Me
Arthur, steerage watchman; Ed Bur.
wick. watchman; Mrs. DOrman. stew.
ardess; - Bennis, water tender.
Vessel Was Overdue.
The Rio de Janeiro was about three
days overdue from HOngkong via
Honolulu, when she arrived off the
Heads Thursday night, and the dense
fos prevailing at the time induced
Pilot Jordan to bring her to anchor
until he could see his way clear
through the Gateway. She laid tc
until about 4:30 o'clock Friday morn
ing, when the atmosphere cleared
and she was started under slow
bell toward Point Bonita. All went
well until about $40 O'Clock, when
che struck. Most of the passengers
were below at the time and it is be
lieved that many of them were
drowned in their berths.
The first news of the disaster
reached here about 7:3O o'clock Fri
day morning. and soon afterward 4
boatload of rescued passengers an(
petty officers arrived at the Mai
dock.
Tugs were Immediately dispatched
to render any service that might b,
needed, but no living persons were
aioat when they reached the wreck
A number of drowning people were
rescued by Italian fishermen, and thu
bodies of two white women, three
Chinese and japanese were brought
in by the tugs. The search for vic
tins was continued.
From all accounts 1t appears thar
the officers were cool and gave thu
necessary orders with the least posi-
BILE excitement.
Ordered Boats and Rats Lowered.
Captain Ward. who was on decl
wien the yessl struck, gave orders
to the crew on watch to hurry th
passengers to the forward deck. A
tie same time the quartermaster ol
duty sounded the signal for fire drill
md within about five minutes all th
men We're at their stations. Ther
was no way of telling the extent o
the damage to the vessel, as she re
manned on an even keel for about
A-iihuttS hiNNi puI SuDtui
Ward, with the instinct of long eS
perience, knew the gravest DANCE
threatened the 200 souls in hl
charge. and he gave orders to lowe
the life boats and life RATS.
There was not much confusion III
til about 10 minutes after strikin
the bow of the vessel sudden!
plunged under water. Then ther
was wild rush for the boats. Tw
boats had already been lowered an
( Others were getting away as rapid
as the trained discipline OF the crc'
.ieould prepare them. A thick fog cl
veloped everything, and as yet n
sign had come from the life sayin
stations. Darkness was all abou
and with this added horror. the PEI