The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-10
LINER ASHORE
On Rocky Island Fifty
Miles East Of Hal.
flax.
MANY HAVE PER|SHED

Halifax, N. s., Feb IA report has
lust reached this city that an ocean
liner Is ashore on a rocky island. 30
miles eastward and at one of the worst
points on the coast.
The word was brought to the main
land by fishermen who declare that
the weather Is SO thick that they can
not tell anything about the condition
OF the vessel and have no inkling as to
her identity.
They declare that the vessel is keep
ing up constant blasts with her whis-
tie for assistance. The nearest point
to the distressed vessel is Halifax.
The life-savers have been notified and
have started for the scene.
The steamer reported ashore is the
Damara, of the Furness line from Liv-
erpool for Halifax via st. John, N. F.
She struck on Egg Island during a
binding snowstorm and is in bad
position. 1t is reported that several
lives have been lost but this cannot be
confirmed. The temperature Is down
to zero, a gale Is blowing and high
sea running so that the crew will have
hard experience. The steamer has
large general cargo for Halifax
Another report says that the steam
er has foundered and that the cap
tain, several passengers and part of
her crew, who manned a lifeboat, are
missing. Four officers and 1S men in
another lifeboat landed late today af-
ter perilous experience. Captain
Ghorst and the others remained near
the steamer and nothing has been
heard of them since Those who reach
ed land believe that the steamer has
gone down .r
Tugs left here this evening for the
scene in search Of the missing steam
er and the other lifeboat. The Da-
mara had 800 tons cargo and left st.
Johns on Saturday for Halifax.
NEWS BROUGHT BY SURVIVORS.
Halifax, N. s., Feb. 7.-Nineteen sur
vivors of the 40 souls aboard the
steamer Damara of the Furness line,
bound from Liverpool for this port,
brought news of one of the most dis
astrous and tragic wrecks that has
ever occurred on the North Atlantic
coast. The Damara when driving at
full speed into a terrific gale, struck
a shoal five miles from the mainland
and 80 miles east of here, early today
and sank in 10 minutes. Tremendous
waves overwhelmed the ship and the
water rose in her hold through huge
hole in the bow. She slipped off a
rock and sank by the stern.
The first officer of the ship, Mate
Nutall, reports that the four passeng-
ers among whom were Mrs. Algernon
Prowse and Robert Scott both of Hall,
fax, with Captain Ghorst AMI sixteen
OF the crew, have undoubtedly found 9
watery grave.
After three boats had been lashed to
pieces against the sides of the ship
two lifeboats were finally launched
One of the tiny craft came over the
waves to Pleasant Point: the other
with its 81 occupants, Mate Nutall be-
lieves, was swamped.
Tugs have been dispatched to search
for the missing lifeboat and to investi
gate the wreck. No hope is enter
tained, however, of finding the boat
The gale is still raging and the ther
mometer is at 10 degrees below zero.
So terrible were the experiences o.
the 19 men now in the life saving sta
tion at Pleasant Point that they wer'
unable for quite time to leave thu
boat when it was carried on the beacl
by a giant comber. They were lifted
out by coastguards and all the mel
are now in a state of collapse.
The Kamara left Liverpool on Janu
airy "a, by way Of st. Johns, N. r.
laden with a miscellaneous cargo. Sh
registered 1145 tons.