The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-23
At THE GOLDEN GATE
STEAMER RIO DE JANEIRO RUNS
ON A HIDDEN ROCK.
15O PEOPLE WERE DROWNED.
CoNsUL GENERAL WILDMAN AND
FAMILY LOST.

ron+ ward Goes Down With His
shin and with Most of His Officers
and Crew-Only 70 Rescued Out or
j., Total of 234-Three Days over
duc From Hong Kong the Vessel
had Waited Overnight for the Fog
ia Lfft-Started in at 4:30 "a. m. in
Charge of Pilot Frederick Jordan
.ud struck at 5;4O-The Pilot Went
Doyvn with the Rest-Passengers
were Drowned i'm Their Berths.
cant. Ward Locked Himself in His
l,erth and Went Down in Has ship.
san Franciso, Feb. 22.-The Pacific mail
steamer Rio de Janeiro ran on hidden
rock while entering the Golden Gate ear
" this morning in a dense fog. She sank
in few minutes after striking.
The latest figures place the loss at 122
perscns. most of whom were Chinese and
Il Japanese, but it is impossible to as
certain 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.
Al ; o'clock this afternoon ten bodies
had been recovered, two white women,
one white man and seven Chinese. The
most prominent passenger on the steamer
wa Rounsevlle Wildman, United States
consul at Hong Kong, who was accompa-
uied by his wife and two children. 1t is
thought ell were drowned
Captain Lost with His Ship.
The ship was in command Of Pilot Fred
crick Jordan when she struck. He was
rescued. Capt. William Ward went down
with his vessel.
A. near as can be learned there were
2d peopie on board the Rio de Janeiro,
as follows:
Cabin passengers. %; steerage, Asiatic,
IS; second cabin, Z; white officers, 80;
Asiatic crew, n.
Tie saved number 10, classed as fol-
ows: Cabin passengers, 12; white Off
GERS IL; steerage, Asiatic, Is; crew, Chi
nese, H.
The lost number 122, c.assed as follows:
Pass eagers, "a; officers, 10; crew, Chi
nfse, So; steerage, Asiadc, 4S.
70 lowing is the cabin passenger list,
almost complete: Consul General Rou s.
vile Wildman, Mrs. Wfdman, two chill
dln and nurse from Hong Kong; Mrs.
trl NJ SIS Wakefield of Ho oiulu; james
K Carpenter, 'mi1irg engineer, Oak ana,
Call; Miss Rowena Jehu, Honolulu; w IL
Jam Brander. LonGon; Mr.. Matthesbn.
Sanghai; Capt. Hecht, German navy;
Apt. Holtz. Shanghai; Mr.. DowdeI,
Sanghai; J. +. SEYMOUR editor of The
imerican, Mania; Mrs. X West San
hanciscO; NJ IS Leheran; Russell Harper,
bllnalist Nag saki; Mr.. ard Mrs. Hart,
hnia; Miss Gabr el Hoeurou, DR.. Dodd,
Butte, Mont; Attorney Henshaw, Butte,
aont.; Mr.. and Mrs. Woodwork, DR..
6awhara OF Japan.
The Missing and the Rescued.
The following are missing:
Rounseville Wildman, wife, two chill
ven and nurse; Mrs. X. West; J. F. Soy
hour, II. c. Mattheson, Mrs. and Miss
Wakefield, Miss Rowena Jehu, Zong
Thong, DR.. Okawhara, Dr. Dodd, G. II.
Henshaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodwork, C.
Dowdem
The following We're rescued:
William Brander, London: James K.
arpenter, Oakland, Cal: Mrs. Ripley
Miss Leheran, Russell Harper e. C.
Howell, r. II. Long, G.. Heintz, Capt
Hecht r. Holtz, William ,eCaspar, To-
edo, o., steerage; Philip NusenbIatt, Oak
and: Frederick Castrini, j. Wade. japan
Third officer Holland. Chief Engineer c.
Herlihey, Ship Carpenter Frank Cramp,
Freight Clerk g. ]. Eng.ehardt, r. II.
Leary, Quartermaster r. Mathieson,
Qlartermaster Fred Lindstrom, store
keeper e. Boggs, Steerage Steward IL.
Donohue, Seaman Howard.
rwenty-nine Chinese at Mail dock
nineteen Chinese and four japanese al
Neiggs wharf.
Ships People Missing.
The following officers and crew are
hissing:
William Ward, captain; w c. johnson
rst oificer John Rooney, purser; Russo
l3rigton, quartermaster; McCoun
rst assistant engineer; - Brady, sec
Qnd assistant engineer; - Mon oe, thid q
assistant engineer; DR. ONE II, ships
ioetor - Smith, water tender; - Saw
age water tender; Bennis water
tender; II. Scott, steward; Borgg
storekeeper; Albert Malcolm, ssoor
"atchman; Macarthur. ste. rage
watchman; Ed Burwiek, watchman; Mrs
Oorman, stewardess.
The Vessel WAS Overdue.
The Rio de Janeiro was three davs
oseIdue from Hong Kong via Honolulu
"hen she arrived off the heads last night
ana tle dense fog prevailing al the time
'houled Pilot Jordan TO bring her Il
lnchtr until he could see his way clear
'nrough the Gateway. She laid to until
about $3.50 o'c.ock this morning when the
atmosphere cleared and she was started
tnoef a slow bell toward Point Bonita.
All Went well until $40 o'clock. VIII n
ne struck. Most of the passengers were
leio" al the time and 1t is believed that
bertls
IN irst news of the disaster reached
leIe at 7:30 o'clock this morning and
ooh ai'erward a boat lead Of rescued
pass ORers and petty officers arrived at
he Mail dock.
- We're Immediately dispatched ia
any service that might be need
nj, Ddl no living persons were ahcat
"'.1" lHey reached the wreck.
humber or drowning people were
,l,l by Italian fishermen and the
80 OF two white women. three Chi
i',. and "a japanese, were brought IN
co. Jugs The search Tor victims has
O".'ded all cay
The Officers Were Cool.
~ ohlers were cool. and gave tho
Vel orders with the least possible
ward who was on deck when th'
re atruek'.at once gave orders 10 N
m watch 70 hurry the passenger
tqfWara deckN Tho qnartermas. .Cl
sounded he Ngnnl for ERE driil
"A ".Nllu five fsfunt ~ al 49,. s,,ln ,.-gs.