The age-herald., 1901-02-23
The Brave Officer Went Down
 With His Vessel
GOVERNMENT MAIL IS MISSING
Pilot Tried to Steer Steamer Rio De Janeiro Into the Channel When She Struck Rock and
 Quickly Sank.

San Francisco, Cal, February 22.-The Pacific mail steamer City of Rio de Ja- neiro ran on a hidden rock while enter ing the Golden Gate early this morning in dense fog and sank in a few minutes. The loss of life is placed at 122, most of whom were Chinese and Japanese. At 5 o'clock p. m. ten bodies had bee recovered, two white women. one white man and seven Chinese. The most prominent passenger was Rounse- vile Wildman, United States consul at Hog Kong, who was accompanied by his wife and two children. It Is thought all were drowned. The ship was in com mand of Pilot Frederick Jordan when she struck. He was rescued. Captain Will fam Ward went down with his vessel. As near as can be learned there were POI people on board ths Ria dc Janeiro. Cabin passengers 2s steerage (Asiatic) 5s, second cabin 7 white officers 30, Asiatic crew v.
 The saved number seventy-eight, class flied as follows:
 Cabin passengers l2, white officers IL, steerage (Asiatic) 15, crew (Chinesc) fl. The lost number 122, classed as fol- lows:
 Passengers 24 officers 19, crew (Chi- nese) 36, steerage (Asiatic) 4S. The following have been accounted for: Rescued, 79; bodies at the morgue, 10, total, S9; missing 145
 Cabin Passenger List. Following is the cabin passenger list almost complete: s<s Consul General Rounsevlle Wildman. f.sr,, u,ng ISa;ss-s-.ss-s.s-- Mrs. and Miss Wakefield of Honolulu MT. James K. Carpenter, mining en- Rineer, Oakland. Cal.
 Miss Rowena Jehu, Honolulu. William Brander, London. MT Matheson. Shanghai.
 Captain Hecht. German navy. Captain Holtz, Shanghai
 MT, Dowdel, Shanghai
 l. F Seymour editor of the American Manila
 Mrs. K West, San Francisco. Miss Lehram Russell Harper journal st, NGgasaki.
 Mir and Mrs. Hart, Manila. Miss Gabriel, Hoerou.
 pr. Dodd, Butte Mont.
 Attorney Henshaw. Butte. Mont. MT. anc Mrs. Woodworth. Dr. Okawhara of Japan.
 List of Missing Passengers. The following are the list of missing Rourseville Wildman, lie, two chill Iron anG nurse.
 Mrs. K. West.
 [. F. Seymour.
 H. c. Matheson.
 Mrs and Miss Wakefield.
 Miss Rowena Jehu
 Song Chong.
 Dr. Okawhara.
 Dr. Dodd.
 c. If. HenshaW.
 MT. and Mrs Woodworth.
 c. Dowdell.
 The Rescued.
 The following were rescued: William Brander, London.
 Iames K. Carpenter Oakland, Cal Miss Ripley.
 Miss Lehran. Russell Harper.
 F. c. Howell.
 R. H. Long.
 c. HentZ. Captain l'cht.
 R. Holtz.
 William Caspar, Toledo, O., steerage' Philip Muzenblatt, Oakland. Frederick Castr1ni.
 J. Wade, Japanese. Honolulu. Second Officer G. Coghlan.
 Third Officer Holland.
 Chief Engineer G. Herlhey. Ship Carpenter Frank Cramp. Freight Clerk F. J. Engiehardt. R. H. Leary.
 Ouartermaster K. Mathesun. s. M. Fred Lindstrom. Storekeeper D. Boggs.
 Steerage steward H. Donohue Seaman Howard.
 Forty-eight Chinese and four Japanese. The following officers and crew are missing:
 Wm. Ward, captain; w. c. Johnson first officer; John Rooney, purser; Rus sel Brighton, quartermaster; - McCoun first assistant engineer; - Brady, scccc1c assistant engineer; - Monroe. third s.s- sistant engineer; Dr. ONeil, ship doctor -- Smith, water tender: D. I. Savage water tender; - Bennis, water tender " H. Siott, steward; = - Borgg, store. keeper; lbert Malcom, saloon watchman = McArthur steerage watchman: Ed Burwick, watchman; Mrs. Dorman stewardess
 T.ree Days Overdue. The Rio Ds Janeiro was three days vyel due from Hong Kcng via Honolulu wher she arrived off the heads last night an6 the dense fog prevailing at the time In duced Pilot Jordan to bring her to an chor until he could see ms way cieal through the gateway She laid to unti about 4:30 o'clock. when the atmosphere cleared and she was started under slow he,l toward Point Bonita. All went wei ,,ntiI $40 o'clock, when she struck. Mos If The passengers werepbelow at the time and it Is believed many of them were f3rowred in their berths The first news of the disaster reached here at 7:30 a. m.. and soon afterward a boat!oad of rescued passengers and petty officers arrived at the mail dock Tugs were immediately dispatched to render snv service that might be needed, but no living persons were afloat when ths turs reached the wreck. A number oi Srcwning people were rescued by Italian 1shermen. and the bodies of two white