Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-02-28

cisco. Feb. A.-The Pacific
[er Rio de Janeiro ran on a
while entering the Golden
Yesterday morning IN a
She sank a few minutes
rg One hundred and TWEEN
Sons were drowned of the
Ia and one on board. AT 2
terday afternoon ten bodies
recovered, two white women.
man and seven Chinese. The
ninent passenger of the
E,as housewife Wildman.
ties consul at Hongkong.
Iecompanied by his wife and
I'm. 1t is thought all were
|Tbe ship was in command OF
|ederick Jordan when she
Il was rescued. Capt. Will
with His Vessel.
Nv as can be learned there
on board the Rio de
Ebe was three days overdue
Igkong, via Honolulu, when
Ia off The Heads Thursday
: the dence fog prevailing at
Induced Pilot Jordan to bring
until he could see his
through the gateway. She
4:S0 o'clock. when the at
cleared and she was started
low bell toward Point Bonita.
well until $40 o'clock. when
k. Most Of the passengers
al the time, and it is be-
lat many Of them were
In their berths. The first
The disaster reached here at
rday morning and soon after
,at load of rescued passengers
officers arrived at the Mail
nihed to the Rescue.
IRE Immediately dispatched to
ny service that might be
nut no living persons were
IN they reached the wreck. A
I drowning persons were res
Italian fishermen, and the
I two white women, three
a Japanese were brought
tugs. The search for more
Tins continued all day.
| accounts 1t appears that the
ere cool and gave the neces-
RS with the least possible ex-
Capt. Ward, who was on
n the vessel struck. at once
RS to the crew on watch to
passengers onto the for
At the same time the quar-
on duty sounded the signal
rill, and within five minutes
len were at their stations.
$ no way OF telling the ex-
he damage to the vessel as
med OF an even keel for If
ties
striking the Rock.
Ward, with the instinct OF
erience, knew the gravest
the 200 souls In his
nd. pacing the deck, he gave
lower away the life boats
arts. There was not much
until fifteen minutes after
the bow Of the vessel
plunged under water. Then
q wild rush for the boats.
> mad already been lowered
> We're getting away az rap
ne trained discipline Of the
q prepare them. A thick fog
everything, and as yet no
come from the lifesaving sta
was all about, and
added terror. the people on
10 cope. One boat got
the vessel without damage
''ooo by to help in picking up
mad no time to get into the
were In the Water.
ooat, containing Third OFF,
ana j. E. Carpenter, got
a drifted around close UP
POW OF the steamer. AS the
u OF the vessel plunged
sne Prov caught the small
sui II In two. The two men
were uninJured and swan
ae sinking steamer just in
being caught in the swirl
FUSED by the settling Of the
carpenter was picked up by
0oat' The fate of Holland is
out he Is supposed to have
number of Italian fisher
were Just starting out saw
= VI the Rio and at once
- render every assistance in
D. while all this was going
~ AId was directing the pas
- trying to keep them from
- succeeded only partially,
ne Terrified People
W. railing and jumped over
OK these We're picked up.
Drowned. The Chinese
49,. number Of over a hundred,
sa. Some Of them huddled
oups, chattering in fear.
eueu close IN tha a..l,
iiy. Many Jumped into
h.a remained on deck until
settled to such an extent
vsns was engulnng him.
re- Up on the bridge and
hon. continued TO issue direc-
|, = oy this time the con-
"a great that few paid any
ms commands.
.eamer sank almost i'm
ORTIZ striking is the report
,sens. y those rescued. some
-AAtI2 1ux~ 1917