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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1901-03-01, Page 6IDPE WET ROUTED, IIE ES'CAPEI INA BOAT. Invasion of Cape C !oily a Com- plete om-p ete `-allure. GUNS ANI PIUS NLS CAPTURED Sidling Gun Howard Killed ----French Sweeping the Countrylefore Nine- ties Makes a Big katal of Prisoners, Wagons, Mules, Cattle, Sheep, etc, ----Methuen Clears the Country ,Ahead of Him and Captures Much Spoil -General Botha May Surrender -Report That Delarey is a Prisoner ----Recruiting in the Northwest -Toronto Man Killed. Cape Town, Feb. 22. --Gen. Methuen tias captured a Boer laager near Brakpan. The capture included forty prisoners, many wagons, and much *took., , Detailed by Kitchener. Mantreal, Feb. 22. -It is reported that Lieut. -Col. Gordon, formerly D. 0. 0. at Montreal, will remain in Routh Africa, having been given com- mand of an Orange River Colony dis- „triat by Lord Kitchener. -; a , To Build New Forts. Montreal, Feb. 22. -Captain Bertie O. Armatrong, iZ. E., son of Mr. N. Armstrong, of this city, who. has for a number of years been in charge of the fortifications at Sierra one, on the .west coast of Africa, as fast bean 'ordered to South Al- , and placed in charge of the work construction of four new forts, de - nod bbr the better protection of e Twp. , for $25,000, Got Ouo Farthing. Time Feb. 22. -Mr. Cart- ;, editor of the South African who was• recently arrested on •harge of printing a seditious riminal libel, recently brought teen against the Cape Times for f3 damages for libel, the article plained of having appeared in the which is printed by the Times. e ease was tried to -clay. and re- ed in a verdiet of one farthing sages for the plaintiff. ach side was ordered to pay its toots. • f eeTurdered a Native. omen, Feb. 22. -In the House of mmons to -day Rt. Hon. William St. sa Brodrick, Secretary of War, .-.a telegram from Sir Alfred Mil - Governor -General of the Trans - a3 and the Orange River Colony, Barg that there was absolutely no teat that the Boers had muredred colored man Esau at Calvinie, p Colony. f ( i Ncw Military Governor. Cape Town, Feb. 22. -Major-General etyatraan, formerly military Gover- r of Bloemfontein, liar taken up the nrinand of the troops at Kimberley, e is succeeded by Major-General oold-Adams, Lieutenant -Governor of range River Colony. i, Looting the 13i-ltish Stores. Pietermaritzburg, Feb. 22.-Sensa- nal developments are occurring in naection 'tete a number of arrests f persons along the railway charged "ith theft of goods from the rail - VMS Icyown for some months past hat a leakage was occurring, and he police had reason for the suspi- ion that an organized gang was t work. The stolen goods were :Melly military stores consigned to the front. in the coarse of their search the 1etectives found a qua.ntity of sto- ne goods at the suburban residence> sr Mr. Bale, the Attorney -General, at E131ton• road, between here and How- ok, and Mr. Bale's caretaker was ar- rested on suspicion. The stationmaster there, seeing the soiree, sprang on to a,n out -going ;rain, •awl has not been seen since. it warrant is out for his arrest. Ru - pour implicates several well-known rfficiale, farmers, and merchants. There is no doubt that if the mat - ear is probed to the bottom It will errs one to be one of the biggest ienaations the colony has over ex•pe- 'lenes d. It is estimated that the Im- perial Government has been robbed of thousands of pounds in this way. It is likely that one of the accused rill turn King's evidence. Insetting the Queen's Mesnory. Kimberley, Feb. 22.-.A: local store- :eeper has been convicted by the military court here of traitorous and listoyai language against . the late Iaeen and the British Government, end of disfiguring the Queen's pio- ure. He was sentenced to twelve months' hard labor, and to pay a fine 11 £800 or uudergo an additional six months' imprisonment. Another man was sentenced to pay fine of £1.5O or undergo three months Imprisonment for leaving Cltnberley while on the suspect list. Bid for Liberty. St. Helena, Feb. 22.-A determined Letompt to escape was made by flee fauns prisoners at Sandy Bay, on Feb - vary 2. The then seized a fishing boat, but le attempt was frustrated owing to :he oars having been taken away. rho men were ultimately taken into ' dy. A. military court of en - Miry, has been held in the matter. Questions ire Parliament. London, Feb. 22. -In the House of mons to -day ltr. T3rodriek, Sec- tary of War, took occasion to offer explanation regaterhug the retire - mit of ilfnjor-Gen. Col1'Ilte, for which (l1r. 13rodrick) had been so much itk Armes. {len. Colville, said Mr. felt, had been sent home by i 1Rebette for i.nefficlonoy in the Gen. Colville had never been 'cal, and though his case had been considered on his return to England, and he had been allowed to resume his command at Gibraltar, he had not been exonerated from blame. Sub- sequently, Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, the Adjutant -General, had brought the Lindley disaster to Mr. Brodrick's notice,. After consultation with Lord Roleerts, who had advised that Gen. Col- ville should not be allowed to retain his command at Gibraltar, Mr. Brod- rick had ordered action in accordance with his advice. Mr. Brodrick added that he under stood the matter would be brought to the attention of the House later, and therefore he would defer a fuller statement to Mr. Redmond (Nation- alist), Mr. Brodrick admitted Lord Roberts had previously commended Gen. Colville, but subsequent events necessitated his removal from the army. Lord Cranborne, Parliamentary Sec- retary for the Foreign Office, assured Mr. William Redmond that the Em- peror of Germany had not offered to arbitrate the question of terminating the war in South Africa. Cost of the War.Replying to a question ou the cost of the war, Sir Michael Hicks -Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that thus far £81,500,000 of bonds hadbeen issued, and the weekly issue from was fro£1,000,000 to £1,250,000. 20,000 in the Field. Mr. Brodrick imparted the luforma• tion trat the Boers in the field had recently been estimated at from 19,- 000 to 20,000. In January there were 16,000 Boer prisoners, ancl this num- ber had since been increased. DeWet's Chances. London, Feb 23, 6 a.m.-Theheavyrains whichhave been falling in Cape Colony have interfered with the telegraph at the most exciting moment of the Dewet chase, and there is in consequence a dearth' of news. According to Mr. Bennett Burleigh, a few hundred of the Boer raiders have succeeded in crossing the flooded Orange River, while .De Wet hinnetf is seeking to get away to Griquatow•n and Friesen,. It Is con- sidered extraordinary teat Com- mandant Hartzog, who has been hurrying north with a large supply of remounts for Do Wet, should have been a. month in the colony with•out being brought to action. Desrpatcites to the Daily Mail locate General Do Wet in the angle be- tween the Brak and Orange Rivers, with• the British forces across the base of the triangle. "Gen. De Wet will evidently try to re -cross the Orange River," says one correspon- d dent. "He is greatly depressed IV the dogged pursuit, and ho wept , when told of the British approach." On the other hand, another official statement issued in Cape Town says it is expected that Gen. De Wet will crass into Griqualand west and that Col. Plainer is in close pursuit. Strathconas in Lordon. Among the souvenirs of the war which Stratheona's Horne will take back with, them to Canada is a mon- key named jacks, given to one of the squadrons by a Indy when the corps was operating in the neighborhood of Potchefstroom. Stratbeona's Horse has been exceedingly popular in Lon- don. Its visit hero has brought to the corps two special distinetiens- the honor of being the first regiment to receive the war medal at the hands of the King, and the honor of being the first regiment to be pre- f sented with a King's color in recog- nition of services rendered on the d field of battle, I , •c London, Feb. 24. -Lord Kitchener a telegraphs the War Office from for Middelburgh, under to -day's date, as b "Col Firmer reports that on Feb. I g 23 Col. Owen captured De Wet's 15- pounder, aa pom-pom, some carts full 1I of ammunition. and 50 prisoners. We s sustained no casualties. The enemy a are in full retreat, a,nd are dispers- v ing. They are being pursued vigor- s ously. Do 'Wet's attempt to invade it the Cape Colony, has completely failed.." t charged, capturing artillery and many saddled horses, whioli the Boers were unable to reach. Their cooking pots, which wore full, and their other belongings, were abandoned. Another correspondent says that Gen, De Wet's 1,500 men have dwin- dled to 300. He and Mr. Steyn took 300 of the best horses, with which to escape, Ile adds that Mr. Steyn, who was formerly President of the Or- ange Free State, addressed the fol- lowers, many of whom were dis- monnted and without shoes, Ho told them that they must shift for them- selves as best they could and return to the Free State. Some of the Boers obtained boats from !armors with whieh to cross the river, Ex-Presideht Steyn, Gen. D3 Wet and ills party crossed the railroad at Krankuil, 60 miles north of De Aar, early Sun - clay morning. They were closely pressed by Thornycroft, and other commanders, with (rose horses. A re- port from Cape Town, however, states that General De Wet, with a handful of,foulowers, crossed the Or- ange River in a boat. Captured An Artillery. . London, Feb. 25.-A correspond- ent of the Daily Mail with Honniker's column, wiring Saturday, says : "Gen. De Wet was rousted yester- day by Col. Piumnr, with whom were Col. Kent -siker, Cra.ddoek, Jeffreys, and Grabbe. This success was preceded by a series of desperate attempts on the part of the Boers to escape from tine water belt of the Orange and tiro Brak rivers. "Gen. De Wet, after unsuccessfully attempting to cross the Brak at Cliff drift and the Orange at Reads drift and Marks' drift, moved a]Ong fhb bank of the Orange with one gun and one pom-pom, and laagered op- posite Kameel drift. At daten Col. Plumer left Welgoven•tlen, twenty- two miles west of the Boer camp, and moved northeast. "At Zuurgat he atta'cke3 the en- emy, taking forty prisoners. The pur- suit was continued during the after- noon, the Boers moving toward 13oapetown. "Toward evening, the leading troops sighted the enemy, who had laagered beyond gun range. Col. Owen charged the mot where the Boer artillery was supposed to be, and captured the whole of it. The en- emy fled, leaving their ,horses ready saddled and their cooking pots full. According to the latest reports only four hundred Boers re -crossed to the north' side of the river. The Orange is greatly swollen." Fleeing Prom French. London,. Feb. 24. -The War Office has received the following despatch from Lord Kitchener : "Middleburg, Transvaal, Feb. 2.4.- French reports from Piet Retief, Feb. 22, that the result of the columns sweeping the country east Is that the Boers are retreating in scatter- ed and disorganized parties to the number of 5,000 in front of hiin. "Amsterdam and Piet Better have been occupied, and troops are pro- tecting the Swazi frohtler. French will push on, but is much hampered by the continuous heavy rains. "Summary of total losses inflicted upon the enemy up to Feb. 18: 292 Beers known to ha,vo been killed and wounded in action, 86 taken prison- ers, 183 surrendered. One 15 -pounder gun, 462 rifles, 160.000 rounds of small arm ammunition, 3,500' horses, 70 mules, 8,530 trek oxen, 18, 700 cat- tle, 155,400 sheep and 1,070 wagons and carts captured. "Our casualties: Five officers and 41. mer; killed and 4 officers and 108 men wounded "I regret to say that Major How- ard, a very gallant officer of the Canadian scouts, was killed Feb. 17. A GALLANT SOLDIER.Details of the Life of "Gatiing Gun" Howard. Ottawa, Feb, 24. -The news of the eath of Major A. L. Howard, known o all military men in Canada as • Gat." Howard, came as a great frock to els many friends in Ottawa. As recently as last Friday a letter was received from Major Howard by lis old friend, Lieut. -Col. Sherwood, commissioner of Dominion police, in .which the writer said :•" I have added to my battery a pom-pom, so we have quite a force, six Colt guns, a pom- pom and 100 scouts. We have had two brushes with the enemy sine yon left, and made them hump each time. We were paraded by the gen- eral and given groat credit. 1 may come back in July and recruit a regi- ment of half-breeds. The Boers are cutting up Hades around here, so you see the war is not over yet, or likely to be fora year. Give my best re- gards to all." Major A. L. IIowarci-"Gatlin,*," Howard -was a picturesque figure o- the second Canadian contingent. u two campaigns in which Cana - Ian troops fought he served as an 3:,pert in the use of machine guns, Sr; employee of the famous Colt firm, nil virtually a soldier of fortune, he first came to Canada in 1885. Gen. eliddteton's column was strengthened y the acquisition of two Gallinguns, the rather primitive weapons, worked with a. crank from which the axims of the present day are de- cended. 'Withthem came Capt. How - rd, and the genial, companionable eteran, of a peculiarly fiery valor, oon became a general favorite and conspicuous figure in the camp. tit atoche he distinguished himself. The °reifying rattle of his "devil -gun," DoWet's Defeat Complete. London, Feb. 25. -Gen. Kitchener's despatch to the War Office excites a strong hope, even belief, that the end of the war la in sight. It is argued that the heavy loss inflicted on Gen. Botha, whether he formally capitul- ates or not, must practically end the existence of his commandoes as a fighting force. The failure of Gen. De Wet's invasion of the Cape Col- ony is also hailed hopefully, although until he himself is captured or killed his influence and ability will con- tinue to Inspire anxiety. There Is no authentic information respecting his chances of escape. The scene of his defeat on Satur- day was in the neighborhood of Drs= selfontein, on the south bank of the Orange River. According to one cor- respondent with Col. Flamer the flooded condition of the Orange and .Brak Rivers had prevented the Boers from crossing, and they retreated throughout Saturday in the direr- ' tion of Hope Town, By evening, be- lieving that they had shaken off their pursuers, they !angered, and were preparing supper, when tbey were surprised by Owente cavalry, ivho as the half-breeds stylet] his weapon, bad a great moral effect, although upon the subject of the actual loss caused them by it the usual differ- ences of opinion manifested tilem- sciv-es. On one occasion he rendered unquestionable service, checking an ugly rusfi upon the nine -pounders. When the Mounted Rifles were sent to South Africa a galloping battery of four Colt automatic guns -very different weapons from the old Gat- iings-was purchased, and with thorn came . Captain Itowerd, who for some years had been living in Canada. The rank of Lieutenant was given him at first, but he soon •rose higher in rank, and saw all the fighting that the mounted men saw. The flight of years had not lessened his energy or Its delight in the fight, and he displayed a, peculiar faculty for getting into hot corners, which, combined with hie utter dis- regard of formalities and his fear- less directness of colloquial speech, brought him a good deal of 1 faire. Lieut. Morrison, in an es:oeilent let- ter from the front, gave a meet graphic account of Major I•Ioseard's knack of getting into grips with the Boers. Lieut, --Col. Lessard on fre- geent occasions, With his vivaelou'1 humor, eoinp>lained of the way in whieh Howard would get into trou ole, and bare to be brought offs even'lst the cost of an action which had not entered into the plans of the chiefs. When the Mounted men returned home Major Howard preferred to re- mained, and formed a corps known as the Canadian Scouts, drawnfrom men of the Canadian mounted con- tingent who wished to stay on.. Sergeants' pay was given the mea of this oorps, showing the lege re- gard in which they were held. On soveral *occasions they distinguished themselves. Poor Major Howard has evidently exposes himself once too often. Metltuen's Successful March. London, Feb. 24.-A correspondent at Johannesburg, detailing General Methuen'& march to Klerksdorre says that he had a series of fights. He cleared every town through which he passed of provisions and for- age, and took the women and chil- dren to Klerksdorp. He captured 6,000 rounds of ammunition, 1,300 head of cattle, and 1,000 sheep, and destroyed 1,000 bags o1 grain. General Botha to Surrender ? London, Feb. 24. -The Weekly De- spatch says it is informed on good authority that a, call for a Cabinet meeting was issued yesterday to con- sider important military matters. The Despatch says it is learned that Gen. Kitchener liar informed the Gov- ernment that Gen. Botha, the Boer commander-in-chief, hes, sunt an em- issary to see him. I Gen. Botha admitted that he had been outmanoeuvred by the British, and asked for a meeting with the Bri- tish commander-in-chief, with the view of arranging for a general sur- render of the Boers. After wiring home for Instructions, respecting the terms of surrender, Gen. Kitchener fixed on Feb. 27th es a date for a meeting with the hoer commander. The Despatch also states that it learns that as a result of communi- cation between the British and Eu- ropean Governments, the French, Russian, and German prisoners at St. Helena, who fought with the Boers, will be released, and conveyed home at the expense of their Governments. Sympathy With Kruger. Antwerp, Feb. 134,. -Three hundred and fifty-six Belgian towns, having an aggregate population of 2,63.1,000, have passed resolutions of sympathy with ex -Pre: Hent Kruger, and fa- voring arbitration of the South Af- rican question;. is Gen. Delarey a Prisoner? • Cape Town, Feb. 24. -It is reported from a Boer source at Keerust that Gen. Delarey has been captured. British Deserters. London, Feb. 24. -In consequence of reports received in England from Ceylon, several non-commissioned of- -Limo belonging to one of the British regiments in Natal, before the war, have been sent out to Ceylon, to try to identify quite a number of inen who are among the Boer prisoners, and are believed to be deserters from that particular regiment. Canadians for the Army. London, Feb,. 24. Mr. Brodrick, the War Secretary, and err. Chamber- lain, the Colonial Secretary, are trying to arrange with the Canadian Government for the establishment in Canada of permanent recruiting de- pot,: for the British army. In order to avoid the political feeling which such steps might engender in the Do- minion, it li:is been suggested that •. new Canadian regiment be estab- lished. The negotiations between the Earl of Mints, the Governor-Gen- eral of Canada, and Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier, the Canadian Premier, and the officials in London are still in pro- gress, without definite result. Thanks to the excellent record `of the Canadian contingents in South Africa, it is believed they constitute an element very necessary to the British army, and while the needs of the local forces are not being over- looked, it is hoped that a permanent supply of Canadians for waging Great Britain's wars will be eventu- ally secured. Boers Were Repulsed. Pretoria., Feb. 24.-A party of Boers on Friday last attacked Vir- ginia Siding, north of Bloemfontein, but were repulsed, with elm, loss of a few killed and wounded. The Bri- tish had no casualties. Recruiting at Gosslond. Bowland, B. Co Fob. 133.-Iteerult- ing for Baden-Pow•ell:r South African Constabulary, which commenced hero to -day, will be concluded on Monday. Of fifteen applicants twelve were pro- visionally accepted. There. will be a riding and shooting test on Monday. Four of" tho applicants hall from Greenwoofl and Boundary points. The recruiting officer is Lieut. G, S. Beer, of Nelson, and the medical examining officer • Dr. Kennedy, of Fort Mac- Leod, N. W. T. They will also receive applications at Nelson..and Fort Steeleut. Abo seventy recruits for the 13e - den -Powell Constabulary, enlisted at to Virdo,nOttawa. and Brandon, are on the way Killed in Action. Toronto, Feb. 24.. -Another To- rcasio boy bus met death in action en the South African veldt. News has reached the city that Feank Douglas, third son of Mr. C. J. Doug - lee, formerly of Toronto, vitas . killed on the lith instant. Deceased was a member of the Oxfordshire Imperial Yeomanry and was 31 years of age. Billed by Is Dick. Brockville, Feb. 21. -Stella Empy, the 13 -year-old daughter of Mrs. Alex. Empy, .of Easton's Corners, was kicked by a horse last evening, from the effects of which she died about an hour and a half later. Miss Etripy, with a couple of other young people, were driving along the road near their house when, in going through a pitch hole, the cutter struck the horse's heels, causing it to kick. De- ceased was sitting with her back to the dashboard of the cutter, and was kicked in the back of the head, crush- ing in her skull. To Train Fishermen. London, Feb. 25. -The British Ad- miralty will send the third-class entente Calypso on the Newfoundland coast to train fishermen for the na- val reserve. • i31 PERS NS WD. tEC ! ., ,r , P . AIL STEA EL The City of Rio de neh'o L st. at the Go de Gate WHILE ENTERING SAN FRAN p Seventy -Seven People Rescued----Stcamer Sunk Almost iminiedifetely After Striking a Rock -Wild Scramble for Life -U. S. Consul. General Wildman and Family Drowned --- What the Piiet Says. -•Thriging Tales of Some of Went Down With the Ship. San Fra.nrisco, Feb. 2'.-A pilots attempt to bring in during a thick fog the big Pacific ousel steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, early this morning, led to the wreck of the vessel on Fort Point Lodge, out- side the Golden Gate, and the foes of 131 persons oust of a total of 208 on board. The explanation of the terrible loss of life is that the vessel sank in fifteen minutes after she struck, thus carrying dawn most of the small boats, :which still hung on the davits. The officers showed great coolness, anti the passengers behaved well un- til the bow began to sink suddenly. Then whets; it was seen that the ves- sel was• on the point of sinking there was a wild panic. lagan and Women ran sereamin•g to the boats only to find them not lowered. Over one hundred Chinese were h"ud- died together below, simply dazed with terror. Many jumped over- board, and were carried down by the suction of the steamer. All about was think darkness, which probably pre- vented many from escaping. Up to thin hour only' ten bodies have been recovered, as the tide runs swiftly Gut to sea where the vessel struck, and it is feared that most of the victims will never be recov- ered. The most prominent passenger on the steamer was Rounsaville Wild- man, U. S. Consul at Hong -Kong, who was accompanied by his wife and two children. It is thought all are drown- ed. The whip was in command of Pilot Frederick Jordan when she struck. He was rescued. Captain William Ward went down with his vessel. As nearly as can be learned, there were 208 people on board the Rio de Jan- eiro, as follows: Cabin passengers, 29; second cabin, 7; steerage (Chinese tend Japanese) 58 ; officers and crew, 114. The fallowing have been ac- counted : Rescued, 77 ; bodies at the morgue, 10 ; total, 87. Missing, 121. i'he Picot's Story. The reports of the disaster were very conflicting. Pido't Jordan de- clares that they were coming in slowly when a thick fog settled clown on the water. They were go- ing at about gee miles an lour, and the tide was racing out at four miles an hour. It was dangerous to go any slower, and the only thing to be done was to keep on and watch carefully. He could see the light near the cliff house and at Fort Point, and he figured they wero well in the stream when the verset suddenly struck. Capt. Ward asked what should be done, end Jor- dan, judging from the great damage that would be done by the jagged rock, said, "Get out all your boats at once." Capt. Ward sprang to the starboard side, and was getting the boats out when the bow suddenly dropped down. Jordan rushed from the bridge down to the deck, realiz- ing thee the ship was sinking. , He helped Mrs. Wildman into a boat and had ono of the Wildman child- ren grasp him around the neck. Then the vessel sank. He thought he went down fully fifty feet. When he came up the child was gone. He could see nothing of the steamer nor of any. of the boats, so he struck out, and was soon able to climb on a part of the deck -house. on which one Chinese was floating. After three hours they were pick- ed up. A Graphic Story. Surgeon Arthur O'Neill was picked up with one Japanese and seven Chinese passengers by the Russian steamer Harbinger. The surgeon was .not injured by his experience, and he told one of the clearest stories of the terrible disaster. He said, "It vas exactly 5.25 o'clock when we struck, as I took note of the time by my clock. The shin struck with an awful crash, and the blow must have torn out her entire side near the bow. She eank very rapidly, and was under water in such a short time that no orderly effort could be made to launch the boats. Al- most in a moment the ship present- ed a scene of wild disorder. Nearly every passenger was asleed when the ship struck, and they came rushing up in their night clothes, only to find no means of escape. "When I hurried out on deck, I met Quartermaster Lindstrom. He said the ship was ashore. . I asked where•, and how much water was un- der her. Ile said, he did trot know. Mrs. Wakefield and her daughter came on deck immediately, and asked me what baptise/tech 1 said, 'Nothing, except that the ship is ashore."Then I beard Second Assistant Engineer Brady tray he could not work the pumps on account of water in the engine -room, This was in reply to a question from the chief engineer. I lookeddown into the engine -room,• and was surprised to see it 'full of water. Almost immediately all the electric lights in the ship went out, and the vessel was left; in (total dark nese. "In the brief interval before the Rio sank, Pilot Jordan endeavored to establish sortie order out of the pevailing panic, and ordered the boats launched), 1 hurried aft to the boat to which I was assigned, hnd climbed in with four of tee Chinese crow to lower her to the Water. 'P wo of the .erew were stationed at each enol to work the falls. The stern of the Melrose, was lowered too queerer, and, striking the water, '('hose Who Were on Board -Captain, filled rapidly. When the boat - was afloat it was filled with water up to the seawsi. I held ens to the forward tackle, waiting for the or- der to let go, when Pilot ,Jordan said, "Take this lady." The lady started,. to climb down the ladder, and just at that moment the ship gave an: awful lurch. It looked as if eke would, fall on top of us and f;arry ns un- der, but it washed us away. • The lady on tho ladder fell toward tie into - tee water, and I did not see her again. '•Quartermaster Lindstrom. who• had jumped into our boat, then start- ed to bail out some of the water, which, with the weight of six Peo- ple, bore the boat down almost to. the gunwales. In another moment the Rio ;had end beneath the waves. Miss ltipley's Experience. Miss Ripley, who was returning from. Honolulu, where she had been em- ployed as a nurse, was on deck when the ship struck, and was one of the ladies who reached shore in the first boat. She said: " I wanted to see the Golden Gate,. and early this morning when I heard the engines going I got up and dressed and went on deck. We had been lying at anchor outside since noon, and moved in toward shore in the afternoon, when the fog settled down again, and we went to anchor just off Point Lobos. The fog lifted again in the morning and the steamer started up the bay. We had hardly, started ,with the stars shining bright- ly, and the lights on shore showing, when the fog seemed to settle clown deeper than before, and then there was a sudden; shock. It could not have been more than five minutes until I was in the boat and the ship. went out of sight. The ship seemed to strike on one side, and went clown. very fast. There were very few. people on deck when she struck, but there must have been a great many who were dressing, for whey the• shock came a large number rushed up on deck half dressed." Wont Dewar With the Ship. San Francisco, Feb. 22. -The Rio de Janeiro was tine* days overdue frown. Hong Kong, via Ronoluiu, when ehe arrived off the heads last night, and the dense fog prevailing at the time induced Pilot Jordan to bring kir to, a.nelior until he could see his way; clear through the gateway. Capt. Ward, who was on deck when the vessel struck, at once gave. orders to the crew on watch to hurry the passengers to the forward deck. At. the sante time the quartermaster an duty sounded the signal for fire drill,. and within five minutes all the mese were at their stations, While all this• was going on Capt. Ward was directing the passengers and trying to keep them from panic. He suc- ceeded only partially, as many of the terrified people rushed to the railings and jumped overboard. Seam of these were picked up ; others were drowned. The Chinese crew, to the number of more than 100, were terrorized. There are several conflicting stories concerning the fate of Cap- tain Ward. The steward of the Rio says that he stood beside the map- tain when the vessel went down. Two other survivors say they also saw the captainto the last, but Frederick Lindstrom, the quartermaster of the Rio, emphatically declared that Cap- tain Ward emulated Admiral Trio on Her British Majesty's ship Victoria, in going down to his cabin, where he met his doom behind a looked cloor. Number of lives imperilled 208 ; number of lives lost Whites, 39; Asiatics, 92; total 131; rescued 77. The following are rescued --William Beadier, London ; James K. Carpen- ter, Oakland, Cal. ; Mrs. Ripley, Miss Lehren, Russell Harper, E. C. Howell, R. H. Long, G. Hintz, Capt. Hecht, i. Holtz, William Carper, Toledo, 01310. Steerage -Philip Nusenblatt, Oakland ; Frederic!: Castrini ; D. Wade, Honolulu; Second Officer G. Coghlan, Third Officer Holland, Chief Engineer Rerlibey, Ship Carpenter 1?. Cramp, Freight Clerks G. J. Engle- hart and R. H. Leary, Quartermas- ter. R. Mathioson, Quartermaster F. Lindstrom, Storekeeper E. Boggs, Steerage Steward H. Donohue, Sea- man Howard, 29 Ceinese at the mail dock, 19 Chinese and four Japans®• at Meigg's wharf. • A New Pork Factory. Goderich, Ont., Feb. 24.-A. repro, sentative meeting of farmers was held at Carlow for the purpose of organizing a compxtny to build abed Operate a pork packing factory, The • meeting adjourned to March 15th in order to get fuller information respecting the construction. Godoir- ]ch representatives laid' the claims of that town before the meeting ass• a place for: such factory, grid it bre altogether probable that will be the. location. Patel Accident at IVirtdsor.. Windsor, Feb. '22. -James McC'or- miek, employed at Ferris' livery sta- ble, Windsor, was fatally Injured thin. afternoon by a heavy cogwheel, which fell down the elevator shaft near �rn s standing. and which he was l,, struck him oaf the top of the hcaci. His skull ,was fractured and a deep Cut made. Burned 11 is ;'lonep, ob o Romueaa,,naFebed.TA24.-gnIrAi, Jleesas ec:leh roanililon- saiitrted auio!de at Leghorn: Before killing himself fro burned '1'urktslr renter's t• the value of tsvo million francs.