Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23

climbed with all my strength
and speed, and just ms | reached the
crosstrees, | looked below. There | saw
Cant. Ward--I am sure 1t was he
standing at the bridge and wildly
swinging his arms. Then ! saw the
water swirl about at his feet and sud
denly cover him. At that instant |
realized that we were plunglng to the
bottom. | had not felt our descent
while IN the rigging. Even while
was making up my mind TO this, | was
amazed and terrified TO have my feet
thrown above the head by the force
OF water rushing from below Then !
was torn from the crosstrees and
plunged below held my breath and
fought against the terrible suctlon,co com
ing finally TO the surface again. BY
some strange chance ! was not struck
bv spars nor caught In the rigging. It
was one chance In a million. | struck
out when | came, gasping, to the sur
face and a few minutes later, Just as
my senses were slipping from me- !
was picked up. ! am confident ] saw
the captain go down at the bridge
CONSUL WILDMAN's FATE,
New York. Feb. 2S.-Friends Of the
United States Consul General Wildman
who left his post at Hongkong on "A
leave of absence and embarked on the
CITY of Rio Janerio, January 22nd, have
little hope Of his having escaped
His brother. Edwin Wildman who Is
now in this city and who was former
" vice consul under Townsville Wild
man in Hongkong is still cherlshlng the
belief that the consul general and his
family may have taken to life boat
which has blown out Of the harbor and
that they may yet be heard from.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Wildman who
are now at the Everett house, communi-
Gated with San Francisco after the
news Of the disaster reached this city
and spent an anxious day In the vain
hope that some definite news Of the
missing family might arrive.
Mr.. Wlldman was in very despond-
ent mood last night. There can be no
doubt" said he. that my brother was
on the vessel. Besides the fact that his
name Is mentioned in the stories OF the
disaster ! received only a short time
ago letter from him saying that he
and his family were going TO sail on
Jan. 22nd. The other evening | dined
with Third Assistant Secretary Of state
Crider and he also had letter from
my brother saying he would sail on
January 22nd
at Is remarkable thing that this
steamship was my brothers pet, and he
always made II a point 10 sail on her
when crossing the Pacific. When | was
last in Hongkong he wanted me to sail
on her too-he was so fond of her. |
sailed. however. last November on the
Coptlc The Rio de Janeiro was the
Oldest and smallest vessel OF the line
and I preferred to sail on a large and
modern ship. My brother would take
the trouble to miss a steamer In order
to so on that ship
Cant. William Ward, the commander
of the ship was reputed TO be about the
most popular officer in the employ OF
the line. The fact that he was in charge
induced a good many TO sail on that
particular vessel. My brother was a
great friend of Capt. Ward.
"On this trip he took the entire fam
lily. consisting Of his wife, his two
children. Rounseville Wildman, Jr.,
years old. and Dorothy, years old
They also had with them Katie O'Brien
the childron's nurse, whom they took
out from San Francisco several years
ago. My brother has worked very hard
and he and his family have been under
a strain since those troublesome times
In China began.
"He was much in need Of leave Of
absence, and thought that the health
of the children would be benefited by
a change. | understand he was TO have
returned to Hongkong In about three
months | expected TO get telegram
from him upon the arrival Of the YES
II Nth.thap hn would
on TO New York or whether ! should
20 to Washington which was his real
destination to meet him."
Mr.. Wildman said that his brother
had left Vice Consul william Aldrich.
a brother-in-la in charge of affairs
while he sailed for this country.
Mr.. Wildman said that Mrs. Rouns-
willie Wildman was a granddaughter OF
the late Lucus Foote the war COVER
nor OF Missouri. who had to leave that
State. because Of his strong Unionist
sympathy and went 20 San Francisco.
where he afterwards became United
States senator. His son. w. w. Foote
Mrs. Wildman's uncle. Is now In that
city
THE wOODWORTHS OF DENVER.
Denver, Feb. 23.-Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam 4. Woodworth, of Denver who
are mentioned as among the missing
passengers Of the wrecked Rio de
Janeiro left here in January last for
a visit 10 Honolulu. and were return
ing home on the Rio, Mr. Woodworth
was one OF Denver's best known bust
ness men and was local manager for G.
Sidney Shepard and company manu-
facturers Of stamped ware and Of the
Gribben & Sexton Co, stove manufac-
turers.
Society OF the Cincinnati.