The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-03-01
SIZE WENT DOWN DURING DENSE FOG.
Among the Passengers Were United
States Consul Wildman, Wife
and Two Children.
They Have Not Been Accounted For
and il is Feared They Are Among
Those Who perlshed.
There Were 20 People On Hoard
the IiI-Fafrd Vessel, Only I.>
of Whom Have Been
Accounted Tor.

san Francisco. Feb. 21.-Thc Pacific
mail steamer CRY o. Rio Gle Jaueiro
ran on Il hidden rock while enter
ing The Golden cate early Friday
morning in a@.lcnsc fog. She sann
- few minutes after striking. l. Is
thought nearly $50 persons were
drowned, but il is impossible To a>ccr-
tain the exact number OWN" To the
fact that Purscr John Rooney. who
had the passenger list and roster 81
the crew, is among The missing.
At o'clock Friday afternoon Ten
bodies had been recovered. TWO white
women, one white man and seven
Chinese. The most prominent passcn-
GER was HounScNille Nildmau. Unitrd
states consul al Hong Kong. who was
accompanied by his Wifc and two
children. IL is thought all were
drowned. Ebe shiP was in command
az Pilot Jordan when She struck. lie
was rescued. Capt. VIM. Ward wen;
down with his vessel.
As nearly as can bc lcaru.d there
were 81 people on board the Rio de
Janeiro IS follows:
Cabin passengers. 20: second cabin
:; steerage Chinese and .fapancsr}
.; Officers and crcyv. 40; Total. PSI
sgIhc following have been accounted
for: Rescued. -: bodies al the
morSue. 10; total. 50.
Missing. AS.
The Rio de Janeiro was three days
overdue from Hong Kong. Via Homo
lrla. when she arrived OF the heads
Thursday night, and the dense fog
prevailing at the time iuduced Pilot
Jordan to bring her 10 anchor until
he could see his way clear through
the gateway. She laid To until about
4 so o'clock. when tho atmosphere
cleared and She started under a slow
bell toward Poin; Bonita. All went
well until $40 O'Clock. when she
struck. Most of the passengers were
below at the time. and il X believed
that many of them were drowned in
their berths.
The first news of the disaster reach
ed heve at 1880 p. m. and soon after
a boas ,oad OF rescued passengers
and petty officers arrived at the mail
dock
Tugs were immediately dispatched
10 rcnder any service that might
be needed, but no living persons were
afioat when the TUGS reached the
wreck. : number of drowning people
were rescued by Italian fishermen
and the bodies of two white women.
three Chinese and japanese were
brought III by the tugs. The search
fo- bodies has continued all day.
All accounts show that the officers
gave the necessary orders with the
leas. possible delay.
Capt. Ward, who was on deck when
the vesse! struck. gave orders TO the
crew on watch 10 hurry the passen-
gers to the forward decAs vt the
80 me time the quartermaSter on du.y
sounded the signal for fire drill. and
within five minutes all the men were
at their stations. There was no way
of knowing the extent of the DANA -.
to the vessel. as She remained of an
even keel - minutes after striIiin.,
the rock. But Capt Ward, with the
instinct of long experience. knew the
cravcst danger threatened the 200
souls in his charge, and, pacing the
deck, he gave orders to lower the life
boats and RATS.
There was not much confusion IN
til, Is minutes after striking. the
bow of the vessel suddenly plunged
under water. Then there was a wild
rush for the boats. The boats had
already been lowered and Others were
getting away as rapidly as the trained
discipline of the crew could prepare
them. n thick fog cnveloped every
thing. and as yet no sign had come
from the life saving station. Dark
ness was all about. and with this
added horror the people on the Rio
had to cope.
without damage. This contained the
following persons:
Mrs. Iost. Mrs. Ripley. Chief En-.
gineer Herlihey, second Officer Cogh
Ian, Frank Cramp, j. Il. Russell. Store
keeper Borgg, Water Tender ID. Lane
Quartermaster X. Mathieson and
Capt Kecht, of the German navy.
The boat got clear of the sinking
vessel and then stood by TO help in
picking up those who had no time
10 get into the boats and were. III
the water. s
Another boat, containing Third OF
ficer Holland and J. +. Carpenter
got away, but was drifted around
close up under the bow of the steam
or. As the forward end of the YES
sci plunged downward the prov