Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-13
PASSENGERS FACE DEATH.
Excursion Steamer Madiana Goes on
Reef of Bermuda Island
During Heavy Sea.
PARTY OF NEW WORKERS ON BOARD.
Tag Able to Get Within Only Halt .
Mile of stranded Ship and Efforts
to Rescue Passengers Have Thus
Far Proved Unavadling Other
Marine Disasters.

Hamilton. Bermuda, Feb. 1.-THE
Quebec Steamship company's steamer
Madiana, Capt. Fraser, which sailed
from New York on Saturday last for
q special cruise among the Caribbean
islands with a party of excursionists,
has gone ashore on the reefs off this
island and is likely to prove total
loss. Tugs have left here in endeav-
DIS to rescue the passengers.
Passengers in Peril.
The Madiana is lying with heavy
list and broadside to the wind on the
reef one and half miles northeast
of North Rock. The seas are breaking
over her.
The tug Gladisfen only succeeded in
getting withinsa mile of the Madiana.
Efforts are being made to transfer the
latter's passengers to the Gladisfen
by means of life-boat. A heavy sea
is running.
Tug Gets Alongside.
As this dispatch is sent one of the
tugs seems to have been able to get
alongside the Madiana. The weather
is moderating, but some hours must
elapse before it is possible to obtain
from the passengers details of the dis
aster, as the spot where she went
ashore is quite some distance from
here. A heavy seal is still running.
The Madiana struck on the reef at
here. A heavy sea is still running.
PassenEers All Saved.
Hamilton, Bermuda, Feb 1.-THE
passengers and crew of the Madiana
have Just been landed. There was no
loss of life.
Report OF Rescue of Passengers.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE agents of
the Quebec Steamship company have
received a cable dispatch saying that
the passengers are being taken from
the wrecked ship. So far as is known,
there have been no casualties.
Mes.ase from United States Consul.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE follow
ing cablegram was received at the
state department. Tuesday afternoon
from Emitted States Consul Greene,
dared Hamilton, Bermuda, 1886 p. M:
- "Madiana ashore to the westward of
North Rock. No communication with
ship owing to heavy sea. Local and
government tugs endeayoring to rem
der assistance. Passengers will be
saved. Ship and cargo probably total
2oss.''
Crew Rescued from Sinking Steamer.
Queenstown, Feb. 1.-THE British
bark Crown of Germany, from Sar
Francisco for this port, arrived Tues
day and landed 30 of the crew of the
Belgian steamer Maskelyne, Capt
Tanner, from New Orleans and New
port News for Antwerp. The steam
er was abandoned in sinking condi-
iion on January 81.
The Maskelyne had been quite un.
manageable since January "a. All her
fires were extinguished and water had
flooded her stokeholds and engine
room. When the steamer was aban.
doned she was SO nearly full of wa
ter that she could not long remain
afoat.
A premium of 60 guineas for rein
surance of the Maskelyne had beer
paid at Lloyd's.
steamer Sunk in Collision.
London, Feb. 1.-THE steamer
Watchful, of Liverpool, Tuesday sanl
the steamer Arthur. of Cardiff, in :
collision off Barry. Most of the crew
of the Arthur were asleep at the tim,
OF the accident, but eight of the mel
were saved. Five others were lost.