The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-01
SINKS OUTSIDE
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
The Wife and Son of Consul General Wild
man Reported to lSc Among Those
Who Perished-Ths Captain
Believed Drowned.
MANY PASSENGERS ARE DROWNED
WENT DOWN in TWENTY MINUTES

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Believed Drowned.
San Francisco, Feb Is. The Pacific
Mail steamer Rio de Janeiro ran on a
rock just outside the Golden Gate. She
sank in a few minutes after striking.
It Is thought that nearly $50 persons
were 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
122 persons, most of whom were Chi
nese and Japanese.
At s 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 Rounseyille Wlldman,
United States consul at Hong Kong.
who was accompanied by his wife and
two children. 1t is thought all were
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
were POI people on board the Rio de
Janeiro, as follows:
Cabin passengers, 30; steerage {Asiat-
1c). 5S; second cabin, q; white officers,
80: Asiatic crew, q.
The saved number 70, classified as
follows:
Cabin passengers. ~; white officers.
IL; steerage (Asiatic), Is; crew (Chi-
neseS, Al. All
The lost number 122, classified as fol-
lows:
Passengers. "a; officers. 10; crew
(Ghinese), So; steerage (Asiatic). 4S.
Cabin Passengers.
Following is the cabin passenger
list, almost complete:
Consul General Rounseville Wildman
Mrs. Wfldman.. two children and nurse
from Hong Kong,
Mrs. and Miss Wakefield, Of Honolulu
James Is. Carpenter, mining engineer.
Miss Rowenna Jehu, Honolulu.
Wiliiam Brander. London.
Z Mr. Mattheson, Shanghai
Captain Hecht, German navy.
Captain Holtz, Shanghai.
y. =. Seymour, editor OF the American
Manila. ~ ~, Il =
Mrs. X. West, San Francisco.
q S
russell Harper, journalist, Nagasaki.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Hart, Manila h
Miss Gabriel Hoerou. al
DIR. D0dd, Butte. Mont.
Z Attorney Henshaw, Butte, Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. w oodworth.
3 Or. Okawhara, of Japan. 49,
Those MissinE.
The following are missing:
:. Rounseyille Wildman. wife. two chill
hren and nurse. 53
Mrs. K. West. 3 s;9S S
j. +. Seymour. u rs si
h. G. Mattheson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield. n
Mrs. Rowenna Jehu. ,3l II
Dr.. okawhara. .9sy &
DR.. DQdd. .ss ss4 s ..5ss9 X n
g; II Henshaw. IS n, 9.s 39} I.
NJ. and Mrs. Wood worth M
Some of the Rescued.
The following people were rescued:
William Brander. London. % q
James Is. Carpenter. Oakland. Cal. #
x Misa LerhaN. MY
Mrs. Russell Harper Ssss ;si n
p. g. Howell
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g. Hetntx. III ssisls 5s III
Il Captain Hecht. N Is Y.
Milliam casper. Toledo. q. steerage. !.
Rhilip NNsenblatk. Oakland. q IS s8
!. as Wass i Sass,,e.; Honoiuia.
Third iA of sd1ess H Ia 4 T.. =
Y Chief Engineer g. asrlihey.
TSsigAi CLERK q. =. &. Hnsishardt.
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eteerage Steward "a. FDoaohue.
i Seaman Howard.