Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
ALL RECORDS LOST-NO WAY OF
KNOWING HOW MANY LIVES
ARE LOST.
WILD SCENES OF CONFUSION.
Report That Counsel Wildman From
Hong Kong Was Among the
Drowned.


Rio Janeiro, Capt. Ward, from the Ori-
ent and Honolulu, struck on rock at
an early hour this morning, just outside
the Golden gate. and sunk in twenty
minutes. A large number of people
drowned.
The steamer had been lying off the
heads all night, an unusually heavy fog
preventing her from entering the har-
Dor. At S o'clock this morning she
weighed anchor and headed for the city
in charge of Pilot Frank Jordan. Short
ly afterwards the vessel struck hidden
rock and Pilot Jordan shouted for all on
board to take to the boats. The widest
confusion prevailed, the passengers and
crew alike scrambling for the boats.
and in their endeavor to escape from
the rapidly sinking vessel many jumped
overheard.
Capt. Ward ordered several of the
boats alongside, and the ladies of the
cabin and some of the gentlemen pas
sengers We're placed in them. The boats
We're manned by part of the crew and
headed citywards. So far as known but
three Of the ships boats left the vessel.
On board the Rio We're 20 cabin passen-
gers. 80 in the steerage and 140 in the
crew.
AS soon as word reached this city,
tugs and other small boats put out for
the scene of the disaster, and already
they are arriving with large numbers of
the rescued. There is all unverilied ru-
NOR to the effect that Consul Wildman
Of Hong Kong and his son were among
those who We're drowned.
Following Is list Of the known saved:
Mrs. X. West.
Mrs. Reilly.
Miss Lehrman.
J. X. Carpenter. an Oakland. CAL,
capitalist.
Capt. Hecht. of the Germany navy.
William Caspar, of Honolulu.
Freight Clerk Englehart.
Chief Engineer Hurley of the Rio.
Second Officer Coghan.
Carpenter F. X. Tramp.
F. j. Rushman.
Storekeeper Boggs.
Watertender Lane.
'Quartermaster r. Mathieson.
r. s. Leary.
Fred Lunsted
fl1ot Fred Jordan was picked up by
one Oh the boats. He Is severely injured
and had to be removed to the hospital.
passenger Phil Neussenblatt, OF Hon.
Olulu, was saved,
and 1T is positive that the list of fataH
ties will be large The vessel is almost
completely submerged.
The steamer Sequoia just returned
from the scene of the disaster and has 20
people on board. It is reported that
captain Ward locked himself in his state
room and went down with the vessel
Ihe steamer is not entirely out of sight.
Her smoke stack and part of the pilot
mouse are above water. Nineteen of the
chinese are known to have been rescued
u. Hechts. German officer. was
rescued by the life saving crew and inn
med1ately upon being taken ashore he
was driven to the California hotel He
said' through an interpreter, that the
ioe prevented him from seeing what was
s9ins on IN the work of rescue. Hechts
decided to jump overheard He procured
a life preserver. fastened it about hin,
ana Jumped overheard. He was in the
water only a short time when rescued.
Filot captain Jordan was taken aboard
Yesterday when inside the Farralons.
The ship laid to until 4:3O this morning
When the weather cleared somewhat
Inc steamer then started under half
steam toward Point Bonite. She held to
her course until 500 when she struck a
rock. There was terrific Jar. The
steamer Kept an even keel for Is minutes
when she suddenly plunged downward
bow first. She struck boat and smash
ed 1t. The boat contained Third Officer
j. {. Homand and J. c. Carpenter a
capitalist Of Oakland. Carpenter was
picked up but 1t is not known what he
came of the third officer.
Captain Ward stood on the deck and
superintended the launching of life boats
and RATS.
The number of lives lost in the wreck
Of the Rio is variously estimated at from
80 to $50. 1t is almost positive that Con-
sui Wildman, his wife and two children
are among the number lost. Nothing has
been seen Of the Wildman family since
the vessel struck the rock The purser.
John Rooney, is missing, and all of his
papers. 1t is believed, went down with
the vessel and until he is found alive or
MS pouch is recovered 1t will be impos-
siole to fully determine the total loss of
life until the agents OF the company in
the orient and Honolulu can be COM
municated with. The rescued passenpers
gives 1t as their belief that the loss of
the vessel was caused by the exnIos;on
of her boilers.
The bodies Of four Chinese and two
white women have been washed ashore.
(he Rio is now entirely under water
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