The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
FEW BODIES HAVE
BEEN RECOVERED
One Hundred and TWen-
ty-Eight Number Lost.
FIX RESPONSIBILITY.
An Investigation for This Purpose
Will be Held.
THE WRECK NOW INVISIBLE.
The Vessel Slid Off Into Deeper Water.
Pilot Jordan, W no Was in
Charge, Is Known rs n Re-
markably Successful
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ger List Found.
THE WRECK NOW INVISIBLE.
(By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, CAI., rep. -o.--o
far as can be ascertained from reliable
data 12S lives were lost in the wreck OIL
the Pacific Mail steamship City OF Rlo
do Janeiro. Some fishermen early this
morning found a packet containing the
papers Of Purser Rooney. Among them
was the passenger list and bunch OF
cancelled passenger tickets, and as there
were on the list some whose cancelled
ne ssenge1 tickets did not appear among
those recovered, 1t is assumed that they
laid over at Yokohama, Kobe or honolulu.
That they were not on the vessel at
the time she went down is certain.
PASSENGER LIST.
The list of passengers as given out by
The steamship company and compiled
from the papers of the purser found to-
day is:
From Hong Kong (cabin)-William
Casle and Wife, laid over en- route; w.
Klose, laid over en- route; Consul-General,
r. Wildman, wife boy and infant, Mrs.
Katie Nichols maid Mrs Wildmam and
native servant, j. *. Carpenter, saved;
J. x. Seymour, c. x. Mcintosh, laid over
Ell route; Mrs. j. X. West, saved.
Europe Steerage-C. Z. Howell, F. B.
Lee.
From Shanghai (cabin)-Charles Do
we'll, Miss G.. l.. Herne, saved; n. Hart
and wife, Edward Secretin, Captain
Hecht, saved.
From Nagasiki (cabirl-Russcil Harper,
saved
From Kobe (Steerage)-T. Stsumura.
From Yokohama (cabin)-H. c. Mathe-
son, H. S. Olcott, laid over en- route.
Steerage-F. Sitou x. Sawiji. J. Ada
NADIA, saved; T. Kawamure, Mrs. kika
Hamasako, Miss Hili Aseki, Miss Marsa
Hamasako.
From Honolulu (cabin)-NIrs. S. W.
Wakefield and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. WoodH orth w. y. Henshaw, Mrs.
L, R. Jesu, Mrs. Okawahru, wife and
servant YeCng Chung, ~. GusSoni, DR..
A W. Dcdd.
Steerage-R. a. Long, saved; Harry
Guayan. Mrs. Frances Ripley, saved:
Mr.. Takatu and wife; Mr.. Sak,lrai. Mr..
Oda. William Casper, Charles Il. JacoX,
Philip Nuzzonblatt, saved.
PasseE gers from unknown points, pre-
sunably from Honolulu on pay-over
checks-Mr. I<hotz. sa, cd: w. Prander,
saved; Mr.. NuZenbaum, saved.
FEW BODIES FOUND.
Thus far only eleven bodies have been
recovered, six white, four Chinese and
one Japanese Surveyor of the Port
spear HAS q ptiIiol etiOhto LIZ
ocean near Bakers Beach and along the
bay shore inside Fort Point. Thus far
his men have picked up four mail bags,
one Of them washing in near Bakers and
tho other near the Fort Point Life-Sav-
ing Station. The surveyor has given or
ders that all the fishing boats must re-
port at the customs Office.
All bodies brought in by them and, all
wreckage and notsam picked up by fish
a,.poap n1,St he, accounted for the Off
cials at the barge office. In this way 1t
is thought that looting of mail bags and
trunks may be stopped.
Among other effects picked up by fish
ernen was the box containing Captain
Wards papers. The police have estab-
lished a patrol outside the beach south of
Fort Winfield Scott.
VALUE OF CARGO.
The value Of the cargo of the Rio de
Janeiro has not been determined. owing
to the absence of important papers, but
it is variously estimated at from 100000
to $500, Quo. Among some papers found
floating near the scene of the disaster
was copy of the manifest, showing all
the consignees with the exception of the
Chinese firms.
The cargo consisted principally of silk,
tea, rice and other Oriental products.
There was no treasure aboard as was
at first reported
OF the 200 sacks of mail carried by the
Rio de Janeiro only twelve have come
to the surface.
The investigation into the loss of the
steamer probably Will be held next week.
Graham Coghlan, the senior surviving
officer of the ill-fated vessel, called on
Captain Boles this afternoon to report,
and he was instructed to make his state
ment Monday morning.
pE,frITTJA1e POSITION
The inspectors are in a peculiar posi-
ton in the matter. Captain Ward. the
man held responsible for the navigation
of the steamer, is dead, and the investi-
CATION OF Pilot Jordan will be under the
direction of the State Pilot Commission
ers. The Government inspectors can
only inquire into the investigation of
the ship rs far as the second officer
knows. and will investigate the manage
ment of the boats and similar matters.
Pilot Jordan will be summoned as a
witness The pilot commissioners, Cap
tain Leland and Messrs. Alexander and
Pratt. will hold q regular meeting l:sxt
Monday, but in courtesy to the Govern
ment officials the State inquiry is always
held after that of the inspectors. The
licenses of Captain Ward, First Officer
Johnston and Second Officer Coghlan
were found floating in the bay near Al
catrez Island by Captain Lundquist, of
the steamer Acme, and were turned over
to Captain Boles. Small boats have how
! cred around the scene of the wreck for
the past thirty-sx. hours. and bodies are
frequently seen floating In and out of the
harbor with the tide. but the roughness
of the water greatly hinders the work
of recovery.
MUST HAVE PERISHED.
If any of the Rios passengers or crew
lived on the water until sunset without
meeting succor up to that time they
must have perished before this, as the
hardest person scarcely could have lived
through such night. Some Of the sur.
vivors may have been washed on the
Marine county shore at obscure places
but IL so none of them have yet reported
The wreck of the Rio. which for q
| while hung on a pinnacle OF the rock