Missouri Valley times., 1901-02-28
SINKS OUT TS|DE
GOLDEN CATE
Steamer Rio de Janeiro Strikes a
Hidden Rock and Goes to
the Bottom.
MANY PASSENGERS ARE DROWNED
No Definite Information Yet, but
Estimates Of Lost Run From
100 to $50.
WENT DOWN IN TWENTY MINUTES
Tho Wlfo and Son of Consul General Wild
man Reported to BE Among Those
Who Perished--The Captain
Believed Drowned.

San i F.ancisco. Feb. 25.-The Pacific
Mail steamer Rio de Janeiro ran on a
rock just outside the Golden Gate. She
sank in few minutes after striking.
1t is thought that nearly $50 persons
We're drowned, but 1t is Impossible to
ascertain the exact number, owing to
the fact that Purser John Rooney. who
had the passenger list and roster of
the crew, is among the missing.
The latest figures place the loss at
l22 persons, most of whom were Chi
nese and Japanese.
AT o clock yesterday afternoon ten
bodies had been recovered, two white
women, one white man and gwen Chi
nese.
The most prominent passenger on
the steamer was Rounseville Wildman,
United States consul at Hong Kong.
who was accompanied by his wife and
two children. 1t is thought all We're
drowned The ship was in command
of Pilot Frederick Jordan when she
struck. He was rescued. Captain Will
lam Ward went down With his vessel
AS nearly as can be learned there
We're POI people on board the Rio de
Janeiro. as follows:
Cabin passengers, 30; steerage (Aslat-
ic), IS; second cabin, /; white officers
80; Asiatic crew, "a.
The saved number 70, classified as
follows:
Cabin passengers. -; white officers
IL; steerage (Asiatic), Is; crew (Chi-
nese), Al.
The lost number 1872, classified as fol-
lows:
Passengers. "a; officers. 10; crew
(Chinese), &c; steerage (Asiatic), 43.
Cabin Passcngcrs.
Following is the cabin passenger
list, almost complete:
Consul General Rounseville Wildman.
Mrs. Wildman, two children and nurse
Mrs and Miss Wakefield, of Honolulu.
oakland. Cal.
Miss Rowenna Jehu, Honolulu.
William Brander London.
Mr.. Mattheson Shanghai
Captain Heeht. German navy.
Captain Holtz. Shanghai.
j. T. Seymour. editor of the American,
Manila.
Mrs Is, West. San Francisco.
Russell Harper. journalist Nagasaki.
Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Manila
Miss Gabriel Ioerou.
DR. Dodd, Butte, Mont.
Attorney tienshaw. Butte, Mont.
MIR. and Mrs Woodworth.
DR. Okawhara. of Japan.
Those missing.
The following are missing:
Rounsevlle Wildman, wife, two chill
Gren and nurse
Mrs *. West
j. T. Seymour
HI. c. Mattheson.
MIR. aud Mrs. Wakefield
Mrs. Rowenna Jehu.
Zong Chons.
DIR. Okawhara.
DIR. Dodd
G. II. lenshaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodworth
Z. Dowdell
Some of the Rescued.
The following people were rescued;
William Brander, London.
James IS Carpenter, Oakland. Cal.
Miss Lerhan.
Mrs Russell Harper.
Z. G. Howell.
r. ii. Long
c. Helntz
Captain Hecht.
r. lloltz.
", MiIliam caspar. Toledo, O., STORAGE.
Philip Nusenblatt, Oakland
Frederick Castrini.
y Wade japanese. Honolulu.
Second Officer c. Coghlan.
lnlrd officer Holland.
Chief Engineer G. Herlihey
Ship Carpenter Frank Camp.
Freight Clerk C. j. Englehardt
r. Nj. Leary.
Quartermaster r. Mathieson
Quartermaster Fred Lindstrom.
Storekeeper e Boggs
Steerage Steward H. Donohue.
Seaman Howard
Iwenty-nine Chinese at the mail dock.
Nineteen Chinese and four Japanesc nj
MeigSs wharf.
Officers and Crew Gone.
The following officers and crew ,rs.
missing:
William Ward, captain.
"; c. Johnson. first officer.
John Rooney purser.
RusseIl brighton, quartermaster
McCoun. first assistant engineer
brady, second assistant engineer.
Monroe, third assistant engineer.
Dr. 0,Neill, ships doctor.
Smith. water tender.
Savage, water tender
- Rennis. water tender
H. r. Cott steward
- Borgg. storekeeper.
Albert Malcolm. saloon watchman
Macarthur. steeragc watchman
F.d Burwlck. watchnan.
Mrs. Dorman. stewardess
Several Days Overdue.
The Rio de Janeiro was three days
overdue from Hong Kong via HonolrIn
when she arrived off the heads Thurs
day night and the dense fog prevailing
at the time induced Pilot Jordan to
bring her to anchor until he could see
his way clear through the gateway. She
laid to until about 4:3O o'clock when
the atmosphere cleared and she was
started under slow bell toward Point
Bonita. All went we'll until $40 O'Clock,
when she struck. Most of the passene-
erS We're below at the time and n is
believed that many of them were
drowned in their births.
The first news of the disaster reached
mere at 7:30 a. m. and soon afterward
a boatload OF rescued passengers and
petty officers arrived at the mail dock