The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-02-28
Many Human Bodies AflOat in The
Golden Gate.
TALE OF SUFFERING AND DEATH.
Steamer Rio de Janeiro Goes Down
With on All Board, and Nearly 200
Lives Lost.

flc mail steamer Rio de Janerlo ran ol
q hidden rock while entering the Gold
en- Gate early Saturday morning in
dense fog. Sne sank few minutes
after striking.
1t is thought that nearly one hun
dred and faHty persons were drWned,
but it is impossible TO ascertain the
exact number. owing to the fact that
Purses John Rooney. who had the pas
senger list and roster Of the crew, is
among the missing.
The lates: report is ;hat ten bodies
had been recovered. two white women
one white man and seven Chinese.
The most prominent passenger on the
steamer Rounseville Wildman. United
States consul Of Hong Kong, who was
ACCOMPANIED by his wife and two
children. Ii is thought all were drown
ed.
The steamer was in command or
Piic. FrcdrSck Jordan when she struck
He was rescued. Capt. William Ward
went down with the vessel.
Az nearly as can he learned there
were two hundred and th!r:y-four peo-
ple on board the Rio de Janerio. as
follows: Cabin passenge, tChinese
and Tapinesel IS. Officers and crew.
l40
Ths following have been accounted
for: Rescued 70, bodies at the NOR
que 10: total 50. Missing 145.
Following is the cabin passeger list:
almost complete: Consul General
Rounseville Wildman. Mrs. Wlldman,
Kong; Mrs. and Miss Wakefield, OF
Honolulu: James X. Carpenter. min
ing engineer. Oakland; Miss Rowena
Jehu, Honolulu; William Brander'
London: Mr.. Mat:heSon, Shansnal;
Cart Heckt. German Navy; Capt.
Holtz, Shanghai; Mr.. Dowdell. Shang-
hal: J. +. Se.mour. editor OF the Ame-
rican. Manila; Mrs. X. West. san
Francisco; Miss Leheran. Russell Har-
per. Journalist. NagasaN; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hart, Manila: Miss Gabriel Hoe
rou. -. Dcdd, Butte, Mont; Attorney
Hens Nv, Butte. Mont; Mr.. and Mrs.
Wocdworth, DR.. Okawhara, OF Japan;
The following are missing: Rounse-
Vile Widman, wife, two children and
nurse. Mrs. X. West, J. F. Seymour,
H c. Nattheson, Mrs. and Miss Wake
field, Miss Jehu. Hong Kong, DR.. Oko-
whara, DR.. Dodd, G. H. HenshaW, MT.
and Mrs Woodwork, c. Dowdell
Fhe following people were saved:
William Brander. London; James X.
Carpenter, Oakland; Mrs. Ripley, MISS
Leheran, Russell Harper, E. c. How
ell. r. H. Long, G. Heintz, Capt. Hecht
R Eoltz. VIM. Caspar, Toledo, Ohio,
stearage: Philip Nusenblatt, OAKLAND;
Fredrick Castrini, ]. Wade, Janpenese,
Honolulu; Second Officer G. Coglan,
Third Officer Holland, Chief Engineer
G. Herlihy. Ship Carpenter Frank
Cranp. Freight Clerk G. J. Engle-
hardt, r. H. Leary, Quartermaster n.
Mathie:on. QuaItermaster Fred Lin
ds;rom. Storekeeper E. Bogss, Steer
age Steward H. Donohue, Seaman
Howard. twenty-nine Chinese at mai
dock. nineteen Chinese and four jap
anese at Meigg's wharf.
The following officers ard crew are
missing: Wm. Ward. captain; w. Z.
Johnson, first officer; John Rooney
purser: Russell Brighton. quartermas-
ter: - MaCoun. first assistant en-
gineer; - Brady, second ASSISTANT
engineer; DR.. O'Neil, ships doctor; -
- Smith, water tender; - savage
water tender; Dennis, water ten
der; H. Scott, steward; - Borgg'
storekeeper; Albert Malcolm. saloon
W. lehman; - McArthur, watchman;
Mrs. Dorman, stewardeSs.
The Rio de Janeiro was three days
overdue from Hong Kong. via Homo
lulu. when she arrived off the Heads
and the dense fcg prevailing at the
time induced Pile; Jordon to bring her
10 anchor until he could see his way
clear through the gaa5 WY. She laid
20 until about 4:20 o'c,ock, when the
atmosphere cleared, and she was star
ted Under G. SLOW bell toward Point
Bonita All went vel until $40
o;cloc!.. wien she struck. Most OF the
Uassa-,gers were below at the time
and il is believed that many OF them
were drowned in THAR berths.
TIE first news CT the disaster reach
ed here at 7:30 o'clock, and soon af-
terwa~d a b0Gf load OF rescued pas
sengeos and petty officers arrived at
the mail dock.
Tugs were Immediately DISPATCHER
to rerde.- any services that nnfgss ba
needed, but no living persons were
aflcat when they reached TIE wreck.
A number CT drwriCg : people we'e
.u...l -. Itn Linn fshnrnlan and the