The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-04
Fears Expressed That the
Southern Cross With
173 Men Is Lost.
SAD NEWS FOR ST. JOHNS
Large Number Of Blizzard Vie
tins Came From That
Town and Vicinity.

ST.. JoHN's, n. F.. April 3.-Latest re-
ports respecting the disaster to the
seaier Newfoundland are that the
Bellaventure. the Stephano and the
Florizel rammed their way to her
through the icefioes to-day and reached
her at o'clock. They then mustered
her survivors and checked her list with
those Of the dead and survivors they
had aboard. They then forwarded this
report:
"The Newfoundland had 1ss men
altogether. OF these liz are alive. about
10 OF whom were on the Ice and got
back to the ship. Thitry-six Of These
will need hospital treatment.
"Of the seventy seven dead bodies all
but eight were recovered. these few.
Il is supposed. having walked into seal
blowholes during the blizzard and hav-
ing been drowned.
The Bellaventure took aboard all the
frostbltten survivors and all the bodies
on the three other ships. and started at
. p. 81. for st. Johns. Three hours
later she sent wireless message that
she was seventy miles from port. max
ing slow progress through heavy ice.
and that she expected TO arrive early to-
morrow morning. Her owners. how
.yer, expect her to reach port about Z
o'clock in the late afternoon.
The Stephano, whose captain, Abram
.-ean. the commodore OF the feet. 10 the
'sther Of the master OF the Newfoundlan M
nd who was remaining by that ship until
aer owners finally determined what would
te done with her. sent through the names
=! the saved. These were bulletined as
eee.yed by the newspapers and telegraph
Offices and from the lists it was seen that
st. Johns and environs would suffer Be-
erey Probably twenty-five Of the
seventy-seven dead hailed from here or
nearby fishing settlements.
The lists have also been sent to every
telegraph office In the island. as the crew
mad men from many places and II IL ex-
pected Tomorrow the Government will BE-
sNoA
and the manned survivors.
The Government meets tonight to make
anal arrangements for the reception OF
the ship and determine with regard &c
funeral arrangements. Individual pref.
erences will be considered and the bodiei
vill be sent to the homes OF their rela.
;iyes or buried in st. Johns, as the rela.
Gves decided.
The gloom expressing the community ID
heightened by the failure of any news
from the Southern Cross That ship, II
soon and every hours silence increases
the general apprehension. The steamer
Kyle is being rushed to sail at midnight
and Archibald Piccott, Minister OF Marine
and Fisheries, goes by her to direct hei
searching operations. She will cruise in
waters south and west OF Cape Race until
she finds the steamer or in his judgmen,
further search is futile, and II the South.
eFn Cross is disabled she being a powerful
vessel will tow her to st. Johns. Tn,
Southern Cross has l73 men on board.
This city presents a strange attitude
tonight. The streets are crowded will
people waiting patiently for more news
a.! day similar scenes were witnessed
Enormous crowds gathered after every
bulletin vas posted and it Is certain thai
Whatever hour the steamer arrives thou
sands viii witness her docking.
lie Government has appealed also tt
lac United States for aid in the search
Tor the Southern Cross. The captain Of
'Ae American revenue cutter Seneca, OF
pafol duty OFF the southern coast. go
word Of the great apprehension on til.
.aFt Of the Newfoundland authorities ant
~" AHlOubtedly proceed the moment h,
'e''.'es sailing orders from Washington.
Tho Southern Cross. besides her crew
AT 10" board at least 1900 sealskins
'h' vessel vas used by Sir Ernes
shaee'eton in his Antarctic voyage.
People remained up all last night in TN
''f" 'ht word would come cortirminl
az .e'st the report that the Southern
N''Ss had steamed safely into the channel
WIN the approach OF dawn a rumor wa
s,'f'ri that one OF the sealers was thel
enter - the harbor. and crowd RAJ
po"n ~ the water front. After waitinI
"' Tours the anxious ones sorrowfuil
'e'4r.'d to their homes.
IT,, following private message waa re
'.''l from ST Johns yesterday by Bow
'' co, Of II Battery place, this city
-H.. Tor number OF sealing ships OF
no. .w;oundland coast. Including tn
'''1'' which went to the aid of tn
"'Nf'uudland's crew:
regret 10 Inform you that 100 OF tn
f.... al ....l -.
~ '" "a bowling blizzard Tuesday nigh,
n-'' nave picked up between sixty AN
s'''''V men frozen to death. Thirty me
WA survived the blizzard have been pickle
" b. other ships"
a. ""' said AZ the companys Office tina
'.H nation was TO the effect that III
"''.e Midland had not been damaged.