The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-25
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have persisted. Six bodies were
washed ashore during the day
The steamer struck early this
morning while fighting her way
THROUGH a binding blizzard. In
a few hours she had pounded to
pieces on the rocks and at dusk
her hull had settled under the
batterne until she was almost
submerged.
The bodies washed ashore in
clude those of Joseph kean and
Robert Snow, passengers, and
James Long, a sailor. Snow was
zone of six non-commissioned Off
GERS of the Newfoundland regi-
ment who were proceeding to
Toronto to join the Royal Flying
Corps.
OF the passengers fifty were
saloon and twenty-seVen steera9e.
Amona the saloon passengers
were John Shannon Mum, mana9-
inn director Of Bowring Brothers
company, Limited. Of Liverpool and
New York, owners Of the steamer;
Major Michael Sullivan, COM
mander of the Newfoundland For
estry battalion; Thomas Mcneil.
nrincioai owner Of the McMurdo
Druo company, Of this city; Fred
Smythe, manager OF the new
Homeland Wooden Mills; William
Butler. an architect and his wife,
who were on their way to FIor'-
da: William Earle, a fish mcr-
chant. bound for Canada on bus
mess trip; Edward 6erteau, Rob-
ert Snow, Norman Sel!ars, John
Parsons. Ralph 6urnham. and A.
exander Ledingham. The last
six named were cadets OF the New
foundland regiment who we're to
have Joined the Royal Flying
Corps al Toronto.
prominent Victims
Others on tn" passenger list w"T'
fnIyrrs. commercial travellers and
number of women.
Accompanying Mr. Mum var" his Ii;
H.. daughter. thrr. years Of age, a-lc
her nurse. They w"r" on their way t
Now York tn join Mrs. Mum and he
father. Sir Edgar EowriuS, and pr"
..erd 10 Florida with them.
Major Sullivan had been here on OF
fetal business and was returning L
scotland TO rejoin his battalion which
is engaged in lumber cutting.
Joseph kran. master mariner. af'
other Of the passengers. was bousi" l"
IIalifnx 70 take command OF the Steatne
Sable IL The seal fishery next mouth.
Tho F'lorizci was Il sister OF tn
steamer S,-p!.nnu "hirh WAS sunk ..
thu ,;crru,n submarine l-"'' OIL Nan
tuck-t SUNDAY night. oclnt"r = I'1o'
Sl. had been continued III tn" Svrrlc
rc,wr,r s.. Johns and New York. hu
since ,h. United states entered tn" wa
t..r u,v.:n.n;S had not lv.-I given pub
iicity.
Heavy Loss.
The t'lnriz.l sailed from here NJ
.,.,.I.ck las; NIGHT with 4 large numbc
.,r rasS.u.-yrs and cargo which inclNd
,.d Ia. 5nu barrels OF dry Goldfish anu hcr
ring for N.w N"ri; and i.:no barrels 10
NaIifi,y. h,f' only i'nrt ct call i"'t"""'
81. Johns and N"w York. TIL" snip Nor
self ,yas valued AZ $l."h".HV".
d, hliZznru was brewing wh.7l Sh" lei
orI :, c,rcw v.,,rS,. toward midnight. hu
.th:tl ed III the early En"rHinE h"urS. IN
rl,rizcl would have had L" pr"cee'
along tn" coast toward zap
Fac. about SINty miles distant MA
rjn.rS her. think ~h" probably pnt ne
h.od .:rawarG /" nd. out tho storm ant
,,,,, ,yh,u r,r w!nd moderated som"
what TOWARD! roruns. her c"mma7id"r
:hi,x;ng he had PASSED south Of zap
Race. turned westward,
Thc ship struck IN Broad Cove aoou
: !, M. Shr sent un' wireless Hl"SSag
nf distress which Wass received at IN
Game Ea.,. radio station. saying ina
.hc was aground and IN !nmincnt dI1'
ger Of destrucu"n. '"r wireless ap
worked haltiEe.y a"d soon wa
silent.
Nothing further was heard from ne