Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-02-28
Many Human Bodies AflOat in
Golden Gate.
TALE OF SUFFERING AND Dan
Steamer Rio de Janeiro Goes II,
With on All Board, and Nea-I ).
Lives Lost.

! Gil TdIe early saturday mOTnln II /, &
dense fog. She sank a few m.,,..
after striking.
1t is thought that nearly one I'll
dred and fifty persons We're drU Il
but it is impossible to ascertaIu Y
exact number. owing to the fact 4
| Purses John Rooney, who had the 4
senger list and roster of the creyI /
| among the missing.
The latest report is that ten bofaI
had been recovered, two white wonet
one white man and seven Chine
The most prominent passenger on III
Etea mar RCunseville Wildman TrNG
States consul OF Hong Kong. who w..s
accompanied by his wife and TIM.
children. 1t is thought all were drown
ed.
The steamer was III command ~
Pilct Friedrich Jordan when she stract.
He WIS rescued. Capt. William W3-f
went down with the vessel.
AS nearly as can be Learned tier.
were two hundred and thiry-f2ur De-.
pie on board the Rio de Jane,iO, d.
follows: Cabin passenge, lCh:nee
and 1apinese) So. Officers and cres
140.
The following have been accouH.e
for: Rescued 10, bodies at the mo-,
que 10; total So Missing 145.
Following is the cabin passegcg list
almost complete: Consul Genera.
Rounseville Wildman, Mrs. WrdU.al
Kong; Mrs. and Miss Wakefield, q
Honolulu: James X. Carpenter. m.n-
ing engineer. Oakland; Miss Row IA
Jehu, Honolulu: Williams Bran.
London; Mr. MatthesOn, Shanghai
CART. Heckt. German Navy; Gait
Holtz, Shanghai; Mr.. DowIcil. Sing
hal: j. F. Selmour, editor OF the Ans
rican, Manila: Mrs. X. West, SuL
Francisco; Miss Leheran, Russell H-r.
per, Journalist, Naga-9alli; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hart. Manila: MS Gabriel Hoe
r0u. r.. Dcdd, Butte, Mont; Attorney
Hen: ~, Butte, Mont; Mr. and Is
Weed Worth, DR.. OkaWhara, Of JIpal
The following are missing: RouLss
Vile Wildman. wife, two children and
nurse, Mrs. X. West, J. r. Seymour,
II. c. M3tttheron, Mrs and Miss Wake
field, Miss Jehu, Hong Kong, Dr.. Oho-
whara Dr. DCdd, G.. II. Henshaw, Mr.
and Mrs. Woodwork, G. DOwden
The following people were saved:
William Brander, Tendon; James X
Carpenter, Oakland: Mrs. Ripley, Mss
Leheran, Russell Harper, 2. C. How.
ell, r. H. Long, G. Heintz, Capt Hc.M
R. ENltz, VIM. Caspar, Toledo, ONO
Storage; Philip Nusenblatt. Oakland,
Friedrich Castrini, J. Wade, JaEpenese
Honolulu; Second Officer G. Cogl2D
Third Officer Holland, Chief Engineer
G. Herlihy, Ship Carpenter Fr2nE
Cramp. Freight Clerk G. j. Enge-
hardt, R. H. Leary, Quarerma Il
Mathieson, Quartermaster Fred Lin
dstrom, Storekeeper E. Boggs, Seer
age Steward H. DonOhue, Seaman
Howard, twenty nine Chinese at mall
dock, nineteen Chinese and four Jag
aneae at Meigg's wharf.
The following officers ard crew are
miss ng: VIM. Ward, captain; ". c.
johnson, first Officer; John Rooney,
purseT: Russell Br. ghton, quarterma5-
ter; - MGCoun, first assistant en-
gineer: - Brady. second as 24'
engineer; DR.. O'Neil, ships doctor,
- Smith, water tender; - SaT2-e'
water tender; - Dennis, water tel
der; H. Scott, steward; - Borgg
storekeeper; Albert Malcolm, saloon
w lehman; - Macarthur, watchman;
Mrs. Dorman stewardess.
The Rio de Janeiro was three da.s
overdue from Hong Kong, via Eono-
lMlu, when she arrived off the Heals
and the dense fog prevailing az ne
time induced Pilot Jordon to bring M
to anchor until he could see his waI
clear through the gateway. She laid
to until about 1870 O'Clock, when 10
atmosphere cleared, and she was s.ar-
ted under a slow bell toward POM
Bonita. All went We'll until 5:N
O'Clock, when she struck Most OF t1e
passengers were below at the tine
and it is believed that many OF them
were drowned in their berths.
The first news of the disaster reach
ed here at 7:30 O'Clock, and soon at
terward a boar load OF rescued pas
sengeTs and petty officers arrived at
the mail dock.
Tugs were Immediately DISPATCHED
TO render any services that might be
needed, but no living persons were
a1oat when they reached the wreck.
A number of drwning people were
rescued by Italian fishermen and the
bodies Of two white women, three
Chinese and japanese were brough
n by the tug.
LATER
So far as can 10 csoar< q n Cd from re-