The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-03-01
LOST IN SIGHT Or PORT
More Than Six Score of Souls Go
to Eternity Outside Of
Frisco Harbor.
GREAT SHIP STRIKES AND SINKS.
Consul General Wildman and Hi3
Family Among the Dead.
Discipline and Order Maintained oH0
O Few Moments, Then Panic
Captain Goes Down with
His Ship.
TREAT SHIP STRIKES AND SINKS.

San Francisco, Feb, 23.--The "a
cifc Mail steamer Rio Janelr0 ran oil
q hidden rock while entering the
Golden Gate early this morning III
dense fog. She sank few minutes
after she struck. 1t is thought that
1872 persons were drowned, but 1t IS
impossible to ascertain the exact num-
her. owing to the fact that Purser
Holm Rooney, who had the passenger
list and roster Of the crew. is among
the missing At p. N. yesterday ten
bodies had been recovered, two White
women. one white man and seven chi
nese. The most prominent passenger
on the steamer was ROunseville Wild
man. United States consul at Hong
Kong, who was accompanied by MS
wife and two children. It is thought
all were drowned The ship was III
command of Pilot Frederick Jordan
when she struck. He was rescued.
CAPTAIN William Ward went down
with his vessel.
Number Drowned Is About 122.
The latest figures place the loss by
the sinking of the Rio de Janeiro at ~
persons It is now stated that there
were POI people On board, as follows:
Cabin passengers, 20; steerage (Aslat-
ic), So; second cabin, Z; white officers,
30; Asiatic crew, II. The saved num-
Der, 70, classified as follows: Cabin
passengers, y; white officers, IL;
steerage (Asiatic), 10; crew, Chinese,
II. The lost are classed as follows:
| Passengers, "a; officers, 80; crew (Chi-
nese), 36; steerage (Asiatic), 43.
Names OF Those Who Were 20 t.
| The missing cabin passengers are
as follows: Rounseville Wildman, wife,
| two children and nurse; Mrs. X. West,
J. L. Seymour, H. &. MatthesOn, Mrs.
| and Miss Wakefield, Miss Rowena Je-
| hu, Yong ChOng, Dr.. Okawhara, Dr.
Dodd, o. II. Henshaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
| " Oodworth and {. Dowdell.
| 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 assistant
| engineer; - Monroe, third assistant
engineer; Dr.. O'Neil, ships doctor;
- Smith, - Savage, and - Rem
mis-, water tenders; II. Scott, steward;
Storekeeper Borgg; Albert Malcolm,
saloon Watchman; - Macarthur,
! steerage Waterman; Ed Burwick,
! Waterman; Mrs. DOrman, stewardess.
Vessel Was Three Days Overdue.
The ROu de Janeiro was three days
overdue from Hong Kong via Homo
! lulu when she arrived off the Heads
/ Thursday night, and the dense fog
prevailing at the time induced Pilos
Jordan to bring her to anchor until he
could see his way clear through the
| gateway. She laid to until 4 80 a.
M, when the atmosphere cleared and
she was started under a slow bell
toward Point Bonita. All went well
until $40 a. M, when she struck
Most OF the passengers were below
at the time, and it is believed that
many of them were drowned i'm their
berths. Two hours later the news
reached here and tugs went out, but
got there too late. A number of
drowning people were rescued 10y Ital-
ian