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Ferr; /cey,eetetWtrWiieiiiiiii6i. IE WET ROUTED, HE ESCAPED IN l BOAT. Gatling (In: Howard kmerd--French Sweeping the CountryBelore Him,---- lie Makes a Big Haul of Prisoners. Wagons, Mates. Cattle, Sheep, etc. ---Methtgett Clears the Country Ahead of Mm and Captures Much Spoil ---m.nera1 Botha May Surrender---)" That Detarey I: e Prisoner - --RecrtWIntt in the Northwest-Toronto Men Killed. ape Town. Feb. 'ayd.--Gen. Methuen i considered on hls return to Eng‘nnd. has captured a Boer laager near it.',',," he 2,U'tt'u',1Qrg,1, toll-egumc . us comma!) a braltnr. he m. not Brakpnn. The capture included forty i been exonerated from blame. Bio. nrlaoners. many wagons, and mach leegugntly. Gen. sn- Evelyn Wood, the Invasion of Cape Colony a Com- plete Failure. GUNS AND PRISONERS CAPTURED Detailed by Kitchener. Montreal, Feb. 22.-at is reported that mum-Col. Gordon, rormerly D. o. C. at Montreal, will remaln in South Attica, having been given com- mand ot an (ll-mm: River Colony dis» trim. by Lord Kitchener. ' U- o. "r""_C-3, u: "no v.-.” ___-_ bu tur a number of years been in charge ot the tortirieatiotw at Sierra. Leone. on the west coast. of Atriea, has met Been ordered to South At- rlca. and placed in charge of the work at construcuon of four new forts, de- Iigned tor the better protection of Cape Town. ' ' End for $25,000, Got One Forming. To Build New Forts. Montreal, Feb. 22.-iptain Bertie a o. Armstrong. R. ID., son of Mr. C. N. Armstrong. of .this city, who Cape Town. ill-b. 22.--Mr. Cart- wrlgut. editor of the South African News. who was recently arrested on the charge of printing a seditious anJ criminal libel, recently brought an action against the Cape Times for 8:5,UUU damages for libtl. the article complained of having appeared in the Owl, which Is printed by the Times. The case was tried to-day, and re- malted in a verdict of one farming damagrs tor the. plaintiff. Each side was ordered to pay its own costs. , Murdered a Native. London, Feb. 1:2.~In the House of Commons to-day lit. If: m. Wllllam St. John Brodriek, Set-.mmry ot War, read " telegram from Sir Alfred Mil- ner. Governor-General ot the Trans- vaal and the Orange River Colony, Itatlng that thcre was absolutely no doubt that tho Boers had muredred the colored man Esau at Cnlvinio. Cape Colony. New Military Governor. Cape Town. Fch. ty2.--Mttior-General Pretymnn. formerly milltury Gover- nor of Btoemronteirt, has taken up the common! of the troops at Kimberley, Re Is succeeded try Major-General Goolrl-Ad:1ma. Lieutenant-(iovcrnor of Orange River Colony. u Pietermnritztmrt Feb. 22.--Bensa- than! developments are occurring in connection with a numbar of arrests of persons along the railway charged with theft of gnods from the rail- Iny. L " was known Mr sume months past that a. leakage was occurring. and the police had reason tor the suspi- cion that an organized gang was at work. The stulen goods were chiefly military stares consigned to the front. . 1n the course of their search the detectiwa found a quantity ot sto- len auxin at the suburban residence or Mr. Bale, the Attorney-General. at Hilton road. b’tween here and How- ick. and Mr. Bale's caretaker was ar- rested on suspicion. The "ntionmaster there, scrim; the pliers, tmrantr, on to an out-going train, and has not Men Been since. A' warrant is out lor hit, arrest. Ru- mour hnplicntns several well-known otfielata, far-mars. inn-l merchants. There N no doubt that it the mat- ter is protrrtd to the bottom it will turn out to tye om of the biggwat -tionrr the colony has ever expe- Hemod. It is estimated that the Im- perhl Government has been robbed of thousands ot pound; in this way. TiirGii.rtitai on“. of the accused will turn Kintt'a evidence. Bid for Liberty. J St. Helena. Feb. P.'.?..-" determined _ltti?mpt to escape was made by live Boer prisoners at Sandy Bay, on Feb- ruary 2. The men mined a fishing boat, but the attempt was frustrated owing to the on" having hmn taken away. The men were ultim wily taken Into custody. A military court of en- quiry has been held in the matter. Kimberley. Feb. 22.-h local store- keeper has heen unvicted by the military court here: of traitoroua and disloyal language against the late Queen and the Brit%'t Government, ind of dittngttrlrtiT the Queen's ple- ture. He was sentenced to twelve months' hard labor, and to pay a tine ot £80) or undergo an additional nix lontha' imprisonment. Another man was sentenced to pay . fine of £150 or undergo three "onthe' imprisonment tor leaving Kimberley while on the suspect list. quiry has been held m the manor. The scene of his defeat on Satur- ', ----- .dny was in the neighborhood of Die. Questions in l'urlinnu‘llf. ,lseltontein, on the south bank of the V London. Feb. 'dish-In the House of Orange River. According to one cor. Commons to-day Ma. Brodrick, Betr. I respondent with Col. Plumer the rotary of War, took ovc:tsioa to miter i, n oded condition of the Orange and an explanation rz‘gardinz th? retire- ‘r Beak Rivers had prevented the Boers ment or loos-Gen. (jcldlle. tor will-h from crossing. and they retreated be (Mr. Brodrick) had been so much throughout Saturday in the direc- criticizes. Gen. L'olville. said Mr. tion of Hope Town. By evening, be. Brodrick. had hem mm. home by IMvtngth.at thay had shaken ott tirin- Lord Roberts for Inernetertttr in the pursue". they wagered, and were new. Gen. Coivills had never been preparing; :npper. when they won _ ._ . . ' _-_-_- l.-.| I.--_ -.-t-.q.-t - n-mh nn'n I. - Insulting the quon’s Memory. Looting the British Stores. 0:". Wl'lllv .._ -___-_ --___ r_ .7 .- -- _ - and though his case Ind been surprised by Owen‘s cavalry, considered on his return to Eng‘nnd. and he had been allowed to resumt- his command at Gibraltar. he had not been exonerated from blame. Bub. sequently. Gen. Sh- Evelyn Wood, the Adjutant-General, had brought the Llndley dlsaster to Mr. Brodrick's notlcd. After consultation with Lord Rob. erts. who had advised that Gen. Cor 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 tho House later, and therefore he would deter " tulhw statement; Replying to Mr. Redmond (Nation (that). Mr. Brodrlck admitted Lord Roberts had previously commended Gen. Colville, but subsequent Mums necessitated his removal from “In army. Lord Cranborne. Parliamentary Bev. rotary for the Foreign Oltice, nuaurmi Mr. William Redmond that the Em. peror ot Germany had not offered to arbitrate the quastion of terminating the war in South Africa. cost ,0! the War. Replying to a question on the rust of the war, Sir Michael Hicks-Bench. Chancellor ol the Exchequer, said that thus tar £81,500,00J of bonds hml been issued. and the weekly issue was trom £1,0004000 to £1,250,000 20,000 in the Field. yr. Brodrick Imparted the informin- ti n that the. Boers in the Ctcld had recently been estimated at from IN 000 to 230,000. In January there m-ru 16,000 Boer prisoners, and this nun: ber had since been increased. onUUU DUCK Pl “Ionian, lulu lulu: nun. I ........, w 7.. 77,, -- - her had since been increased. i "Amsterdam and Piet Retief have ---- I been occupiml, and troops are pro- DeWet’s Chances. tot-ting tho Swazi frontier. French Damion. Feb. M, 6 a.m.--Tlto hear) I, will push on. but is much hampered rains which have been tailing in ( by tlurenntinuous heavy rains. Cape Colony have interfered with) “Summary of total Ionics inflk-tml the telegraph at the most exciting “pull the enemy up to Feb. 18: 292 moment of the Dewet chase, "trd Bum-s known to have brwn killed and there is in consequence a. dearth ot: woumrul in action. 86 taken prison- news. According to Mr. Rummy} I'VE. Irc', surrr-mlvrvd. one, Impound-9r Burleigh, a. few hundred of the Boor gun. 462 riflvs, 1G0.000 rounds of raiders have succeeded increasing the small arm ammunition, 3,.500 horses, Hooded Orange River. while De. Wet 70 mules, 3.39.0 trek oxen, 18,700 cut- himeelt is seeking to gut away to tle. 15.1400 sharp and 1,070 wagon" tiriquatown and Pricskn. It is Con- andunrts captured. sldered extraortlmirry that Com-': "Our casualties: Five officers and mndgnt Hertlog. who has beer, ll men killed and 4 officers and 10R hurrying norm Willi a large supply of ( mph "Nuunilvd rcmounts for De Wet, should . haw , "I rpm-0t to any that Major How- be?“ a month in ttye.c'oiony without ard, a very gallant officer of the being broughtto,t"1lor.t.. __ .. ._, I 1 Canadian scouts. was killed Feb. 17. London, Feb. :..'A.--Lortd Kitchener iteiiiirGiis the War ottiee from Middelburgh. under to-day's date.as I follows: I ' Dirpateho to the Daily Mail locatr General De Wet in the angle be- tween the Brak and Orange Rivers, with tho British forces across the lure of the triangle. "Gen. De Wot will evidently try to re-cross the Orange River," mus one correspon-r dent. “Ila is greatly depressed by the dogged pursuit, and he wept when told ot the British approach." On the other hand. another official statement issued in Cape Town as» it is expected that Gen. De Wet will cross Into (irlqnnland west and that Col. Plumer is in close pursuit. key named Jacko. given to one ot the squadrona by a lady when the corps was operating In the neighborhood ot Poteherstroom. h'trathcona's Horse ha: been exceedingly popular in Lon- don. Its visit here has brought to the corps two special distinetiotttr-- the honor of being tho first regiment to receive tho war medal at the hands of the King, and the honor of being the first regiment to be pre- sented with a King's color In recoR- nition of services rendered on the "e10 of battle. Among the souvenirs of the war which Strathconu's Horse will take back with them to Canada is a Pf?" "Col. Plnmer reports that on Feb. 23 Col. Owen captured De Wat's IG- Pounder, a pom pom. some carts full of ammtmition,and MI prlsoners. Wu sustain“ no casualties. The enemy are in tall retreat, and are dispers- ing. They are being pursued vigor- ously. De Wat's attempt to invade the Cape Colony has completely failed." t London, Feb. 26.---0en. Kitehener's deepntch to the War Office excltusa strong hope, even belief, that the end of the war in in sight. It is argued that the heavy loss inflictedon Gen. Bathe. whether he formally capital- ates or not, must practically end the existence of his commandoes as a fighting force. The failure of Gen. De Wet'a invasion of the Cape Col- ony Is also halleJ 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. - . - _ titratheorttts in London. DeWet’a Donut Complete. TORONTO charged. capturing artillery and many saddled horses, which the Boers were unable to reach. Their cooking pots. which were mu, and their other belongings, were abandoned. Another correspondent says that Gen. De Wet's 1,500 men have dwin- dled to Mo. He and Mr. Steyn took 800 ot the best horses. with which to escape. He adds that Mr. Steyn, who was formerly President ot the 0r- ange Free State. addressed the fol- lowers. many of whom were dis- mounted and without shoes. He told them that they must shift for them. selves as best they could and return to the Free State. Some ot the Boers obtained boats from farmers with which to cross the river. Ex-Presi-‘ent Stern, Gen. De Wet and his party crossed the railroad at Krankail. 60 miles north of De Aer, early Bun. day morning. They were closely pressed by Thorneycroft. and other commanders, with fresh horses. A re- port from Cape Town. however, states that General De Wet, with a handful of followers', crossed the or. ange River in a boat. Captured All Artillery. London, Feb. 2G.--h correspond- ont of the Daily Ma.il with Hennikern column, wiring Saturday, says: "Gen. De Wet was muted yester- day by Col. Plumcr. with whom were Col. Kenn-ikcr. Craddoek, Jeffreys, and (imbbe. This success was preceded by a trerieq of desperate attempts on the part of the Boers to escape from tho water belt of the Orange and the Brak rivers. _ "Gen. De Wet, after unuuccesnmlly attempting to crown the Brak at C1itt drift and the Orange at Reads drift and Marks' drift, moved along the bank of the Orange with one gun and one pom-pom. and wagered op- posite Kameel drift. At damn Col. Plumer left WelRovondon, twenty- two miles want of the Boer camp, and moved northeast. "At Zuurgnt ho'nltacked the en- omy, tairing forty prisoners. The pur- suit was continued during tho after- noon, the Boers moving toward IIonetown. _ I "Toward owning. the loading troop! sightni the enemy, who had langered hPynnd gun range. Col. Owen charprd tho, spot where the Boer artillery was suppnsml to be, and captured the whole of it. The en- emy fled, leaving their homers randy saddled and their cooking pots full. According to tho latest reports only four hundred Boers re-crosnnd to the north' ship, of tho river. Tlu' Orange is greatly swollen." has rot-ohm! the following {mm Lord Kitchener: "Middlvhurg. Transvaal. Feb. 21.- I’rnnch ropnrts from Plot Retief. Feb. 22, that tlu- result of the columns' sweeping: the r'cmntry east is that tho, Roma-z arr vrntreatinp,' in scatter- vd and dismrnniznd parties to the numbn- of 5,000 in tront ot him. "I rc‘grott) any that Major How- ard, a very gallant orrie.er of the Canadian scouts. was killed Feb. 17. Details of the Life ot " Gatling Gun " Howard. Ottawa, Fob. 21.--Tlrct news ot the death of Major A. L. Howard, known to all military men in Canada as "Gut." Howard, came. as :1. great shock to his many friends in Ottawa. As recently as lust Friday a letter “as received from Maior Howard by his old friend. Lreut.-col. Sherwood, rummlssioner of Dominion police, in which the writer said: Ft I have added to my battery :1 pom-pom, so we have quite " force, six Colt guns. n pom~ pom and 100 scouts. We have had two brushes with the enemy sinuz! you left, and made them hump each time. We were paraded by the gen- oral and given great credit. I may come back in July and recruit a regi- ment of halt-breeds. The Boers are cutting up Hades around here, so you see the war is not over yet, or likely to be for a year. Give my best re- gatds to all." - - ’v - __T orm__att.,-" 5....” W ____. Major A. L. IIowarii---"Gntling" Howard-watt a pivtnrosqun “guru of the trrsttond Canadian contingent. In two campaigns in which Cana- dian troops fought he served as an twin-rt in the use of machine guns. An employee of the: famous Colt, firm. and virtually tt soldier of fortune. he first came to Canada in 1885. Gen. Middleton's column was strengthened by the acquisition of two Gatling guns. the rather primitive weapons, workod with a crank trom which the Maxims of the present day urn do- scended. With tiwm came Capt. How. ard. and the goninl. companionable veteran, ot a peculiar) fiery valor, 1.4mm became a general favorite and a conspicuous figure in the camp. At Batoche he distinguished himself. Thr’ terrifying_ rattle of his "devil-gun," as the half-breeds styled his weapon, had a great moral effect. uithuugh upon the subjzct ot the actual loss caused them by it the usual differ- woes of opinion manifested ‘tllcm‘ selves. On one occasion he rendered unquestionable service. checking an ugly rush upon the nin:~pounder~z. FIN-Irv! Frnm Keene Lundon. FII. 24.-Tho W: When the Mounted Rifles were sent to South Africa a galloping battery of tour C'olt automatic. Euntr-very different weapons from the old Gat. linga--wai' purchased, and with them came Capt'tin Howard, who for some years had been living in Canada. The rank of Lieutenant was ghen 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 his delight in the right, nmi he displayed a peculiar faculty tor getting Into hot corners. which. combined with his utter dig. regard of formalities and his tear. less directness of eollonuia1 speech. brought him a. good deal of fame. Lieut. Morrison, in an excellent let. ter from the front. gave a most graphic account of Major Howard's knack ot getting into grips with the Boers. Lieut.--Col. Lessard on tre. quent occasions. with his vivacious A UAIALAN'I‘ SOLDIER. " Office despatcll humor, complained of the way in which Howard would get into trou- ble, and have to be brought om even at the coat of an action, which When the mounted men returned home Major Howard preferred to re- named. and formed a. corpus known as the Canadian manta. drawn from men of the Canadian mounted con- tingent who wished to any on. Sergeanta' pay was given the men ot this corps. snowmg the mgh re. gard in which they were held. On several occasions they distinguished themselves. Poor Major Howard has evidently exposed himself once too often. rar iidt 'éitéE-éd Uto the plans of the chiefs. _ - Methuen’s Successful March. London, Feb. PA.-A correspondent at Joliunnesburg, detailing General Metnuen‘s march to Kicrksdorrx 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 of grain. London, Feb. 2t.--Tho Weekly De- spatcli says it is informed on good authority that a call tor a Cabinet meeting was issued yesterday to con- sider important military matters. The Despatch says it is learned that Gen. Kitchener has informed the Gov- ernment that Gen. Botha, the Boer eommanuer-in-chier, has sent an em- issary to see him. ' Gen. Bothn, 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 ot the Boers. After wiring home for instructions. respecting the terms of surrender, Gen. Kitchener fixed on Feb. 27th as a date for a meeting with the Boer commander. The Dew-pawn also states that it learns that an a result of communi- cation between the British amlrlu- ropenn Governments, the French, Russian, and German prisoners atHt. Helena. who fought with the Baum-i, will be reieascd,and conveyed hmnn at the expense of their Governments. Sympathy ttith Kroger. Antwerp, Feb. 24.--Three hundred and titty-six Belgian towns. having an aggregate pupulntiun of momxmo, have passed resolutions of sympathy with ex-Pre “out Kruger, and fa- voring arbitration of the South M- rican question. C Is Gen. “Many " Prisoner'.' Cape Town, Fob. 24.-Itis reported from a Boer source at Keorust that Gen. Delaney has been capturvd. British Downers. London, Feb. 21.---in mum-quencvol reports received in England trim, Ceylon, several nun commissioned ur- iicers belonging' to one of the British regiments in Natal. before tlwwur. have been sent. out to Ceylon, tntry to identify quite a number of nwn who are among tlu'llmer prisoners, and are believed to he demaru-rn from that particular regiment. (‘unatllans tor the Army. Inndnn. Feb. 24. Me. llrmlrivk. the Brste Sm-r: tary, an:l Mr. t'lmrnber- Iain, the Colonial Sctri-rtnry. are trying to arrange with the Canadian Govcrrtmertt for the cstahlishmont in Canmlu of [wrinnnvnt recruiting (lo- Irot't tor the British army. In order to nvnld tho political feeling: which such nth-nu might cngunrlpr in the Do.. Ininlun. it has horn sugm-sterl that tt. new Cnnmlinn roginwnt he natal)- lishnd. The ntrgotint'orts between the Earl of Mints. the Governor-Gen- rrnl of Canada. and Sir Wilfrid Laur- ivr, the Canadian Prvmier. and the officials in London are sllll in pro- grvss. without definite rrarmit. gr! on, "Haul-u. run...“ .‘.v...v. Thanks to the vxvnllent reeord of the Canadian ruminants in South Africa. it is beliovml they constitute Annual, n. In ULIII, .. .. F"'-.. v __We"-e"_ -- an Moment very necessary to the British army. and whilu the needs of the local forces are not lining: over- looked, it is hoped that a pnrumnent supply of Canadians for waging Great Britain's wars will be eventu- ally secured. Pretoria, Feb. 's'A.--h party of Boers on Friday last attacked Vir- ginia Siding, north of Bloemfontein. but were repulsed, with the loss of a few killed and wounded. The Bri- tish had no casualtiea. Recruiting ut Rossland. Rowland, B. C., Feb. 2.,'t.--lteeruit- ing for Baden-Powrall's Snuth African Constabulary, which commenced hero urday, wlll be com-lulled on Hominy. or fifteen applicants twelve were pru- vrsionnlly accepted. There will be a riding and shooting test on Monday. Four of the applicants hail from Greenwood and Boundary points. Tlu' recruiting ortieer is Liput. G. B. Beer, of Nelson. and tho medical examining officer Dr. Kennedy. of Fort Mae- Lood, N. W. t They wlll also receive applications Steele. About seventy recruits for the Ita- don-Powell Constabulary. enlisted M Vlrden and Brandon. are on the mu to Ottawa. , General Botha to Surrender? Toronto, Feb. '24.-hnother To- ronto boy has met death in action on the South African veldt. News has reached the city that Erank Douglas. third son of Mr. C. J. "oug- las. formerly of Toronto, was killed Killed by a Kick. Brockville, Feb. 21..-45telta Empy, the 13-year-old daughter of Mrs. Alex. Empy. of Boston's Corners was kicked by a horse last evening, from the effects of which she died about an hour and a half later. Miss Empy, with a couple of other young people, were driving along the road near their house when, in going through tt pitch hole, the cutter struck the horse's heels, causing it to kick. De- ceased was sitting with her back to the dashboard ot the cutter, and was kicked in the back ol the head. crush- ing in her skull. I53. lqu-u v. -v_‘,_,,, on the G'iiu"'inrtarTi.' Deceased wusa member of the oxrordshlre Imperial Yeoman and was 31 years ot use. To Truln Fishermen. London, Feb. 2G.-The British Ad- mlrnlty will amd the third-ciass crula‘r Calypso on the Newfoundland coast to train fishermen tor the na. val relervc. ' . o Boers Were Ropulsed. “MINI In Action. Int. ___ Neison and Fort The City of Rio de Janeiro Lost at the Golden Gate WHILE ENTERING SAN FRANCISCO. iiijittgy)is I)lli)Rl)ili0. Rlllia 0F MAIL 5113mm. Seventy-Seven People Reecued-----stiter Sunk Almost Immediately Atter Striking a Rock -..--wtid Scramble tor Lim------) s. Cons.“ General WIIdman and Family Drowned-What the Pilot Say» -...--Tttrmintr Tales of Some of Those Who Were on Board -cutttain Went Down With the Ship. an» anoImn. Fob. 22.--A pilot‘s: filled rapidly. When the, Dom _.. ___ I- --.... “II-u! w;lh “mg," -...--TttrMntr Tales ot some on Went Down With the Ship. Sim Franck-to. Fob. 22.--A pilots attempt to bring in during u thick fog the blg Pacific mail steamer City of Rio do Jmueim. early this morning, led to the wreck of the vessel on Fort Point Lodge, out- side the Golden Gate, and tho loss of 131 persons oat of a. total of 208 on board. 7 .. -- . ‘M'n Onmhlp on beam. The explanation of the terrible law of life in that the vessel sank ln fifteen minutes after she struck. thus carrying down most of the Small boats, which still hung on thv (limits. The officers shinwod great coolness, and the menace” behaved well un- til the bow began to sink suddenly. Then when it was seen that the vea- sei was on the point of sinking there was a wild panic. Men and women run remaining to the, boats only to Cmd them not lowered. Over one hundred Chinese were hud- died together below, simply drum] with terror. Many Jumped overw board, and were carried down by thn suction of the stcanmr. All about was thick darknens. which probably pre- vented many from escaping. Up to tho, hour only ten hoviivs ___ ' “a 4)... “A” run: L'nfll- The most prominent pumuger uni the steamer was Rounsavllle Wild-l man, U. S. Convul at Hung-Kong, who was accompanied by his wife and two 1 children. It is thought all are drown- 1 ed. The ship was in command of Pilot 1 Frederick Jordan when Mlle skunk} Ho was rescued. quhmlln William' Ward went down With his vrstol. Aw nearly m can be learned, there were 208 people on bour'l the Rio do Jnn- eiro. as follows: Cuhln passengers. 29: Headed cabin. T; steeruge (Chlnusc and Jnxmnese) GB; officers and crew. 114. The following have. been ne- rounted: Rescued, 77; bodies at the Immune, 10; total, 87. Missing, 121. The PI otha Slurv. Tho report: rd the disaster were very "rrnrlietirrpc. Pilot Jordan de. ".lares that they were coming in slowly when a thick tog settled down on the water. They were wo- ine, at about silt miles an hour. and the tide ‘wns raving out at four miles an hour. It was dangerous to go any slower, and the only thing to he done was to keep on nnd watch carefully. He could see the lizht near the all” house and at Fort Point, and he figured they were well ln the stream when the vessel suddenly struck. Capt. Ward asked what should be done, and lor. dun. judging trom the great dnmnge that would be (hue by the jagged rocks said. "Get out all your boats l at once." Capt. Ward sprang to the starboard side. and was getting: the lbonta out when the bow suddenly ldropped down. Jordan rushed from I the bridge down to the deck. realiz- ing that the ship was sinklnz. Ho helped Hrs. Wildman Into a boat and had one of the Wildmnn "hild. ren grasp him around the neck. Then the vowel sank. He thouszht he went down fully fifty feet. When he came up the child wan gone. m, mum see nothing of the uteamer nor of any of the boats. no he struck out. and was soon able to climb on a part ol the deck-house, on whirl: one Chinese was flontlng. After three hours they were pick ed up. _ A Graphic titorv. l Surgeon Arthur ONeill was picked: up with one Japanese and seven“ Chinese passengers by tho mitsian1, steamer Harbinger. The surgeon was l not injured by his experience. and; he told one of tlw clearest stories of the terrible disaster. He said. "it was exactly 5.25 o'clock when we struck. as I took note of the tinw by my clock. The ship struck with an awful crash. and the blow must have torn out her entire aide near the bow. She sunk very rapidly. nnd was under water in such a short time that no orderly effort could he made to launch the boats. Al. most in u moment the ship present- od " scene of wild dlsorder. Nearly every manger was usde 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 hiked where. and how much water was un- der her. He said he did but know. Mrs. Wakefield and her daughter came on deck immediately. and asked me what happened. l sail, ‘Nothing, except that the ship is ashore.' Then I heard Second Assistant Engineer Brady my he could not work the pumps on account of water in the lengineroom. This was in reply to " question from the chief engineer. I looked down into the ougine-room, and was surprised to see " full of water. Almost immediately all the electric lights in the ship went out, and the vessel was left, in (total dark- ness. ..... .L. gh 110‘s. “In the Brief Interval before the Rio sank. Pilot Jordan endeavored to establish some order out of the pcvnlllng panic. F and ordered the boats launcheh I hurried aft to the boat to whim I was assigned. and: climbed in with tour of the Chinese? crew to lover her to the trtscer.l Two of the ”at were stationed at' each and to work the mm. The stem ot the llfeboat. was lowered tro quickly. and, striking the water, hbwcd great coolness. [era behaved well un- [all to sink suddenly. ms seen that the vea- point of sinking there mic. Men and Women to the, boats only to was in reply u, e chic! engineer. the engine-room. to see It full of If , tilled rapidly. When the boat I was afloat lt In" ruled with water |up to the seams; I held bu to the glorward tackle. waiting tor the or I der to let go. when Pilot Janina said, "Take this lady." The lady curled l, to climb down the ladder. and just in". that moment the ship gave an l awful lurch. " looked as it she would l, (all on top of as and harry mi un- l der, but " washed us away. The [ lady on the ladder fell toward us into ithe water, and I did not use her again. I . "Quartermaster Lindntrom. who had Jumped Into our boat, then Hurt- ed to boll oat Home of the water. which, with the weight of six beer- ple. bore the that. down almost to the zuuwnlex In a.nother moment the Itio had mild beneath the waves. “has Ripley‘s Experience. Miss Ripley, who WM rrturnlng trom Honolulu. where [he had been em played as a nor". wan on (ll-ck when the ship struck. and was one of the ladies who reached shore In the nrrrt bout. She said: " I Wanted to see the Golden Gate, and early this morning when [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 Tf/l"',',",',; when the tog settled down ugnll, and we went to anchor just ort Point Loboa. The fog lifted Again in the morning and the steamer started up the bay. We had hardly started ,wlth th , stars shining bright ly. and the lights on shore showing. when the log seemed to settle down deeper than before. and than there was a sudden shock. " could not have been more than live minuten until I was in the boat and the ship went out ot night. The. chip seemed to strike on one side, and went down wry last. There were very few people on deck when she struck. but there must have been a great many who were dressing. tor when the uhock came a large number mined up on deck halt dressed." Wettt Down With the Ship. San Francisco, Feb. 22.--frite Rio ae Janeiro was three days owrdue from 11( in: Kong, via Honolulu, when she urriied oil the heads luut night, and the dense tog prevailing at the time induced Pilot Jordan to bring her to tum-nor until he could see his was; clear through the gateway. Capt. Ward, who was on deck when the vestrn strueir, at once gave orders to the crew on watch to hurry the passengers to the forward deck. At the sum: time the quartermaater on duty sounded the signal tor lire drill, and within live minutes all the me. were at their ataliunl. While I“ this was going on Capt. Ward wan directing the passengers and trying to keep them from panic. He we» eeedeU only partially, as many of the terrlllad people rushed to the ruling. and jumped overboard Sun: of the“ were plated up : others were drown-d. The Chineae crew, to the numb-t ot more than 100, were terrorized. 5 A New Pork 'htetory. 2 Goderich, Ont.. Fob. 'PA.-A - mntative naming of (armor: wa- ) held at (Barlow tor the put-pour ot I organizlng a CNMnWotr to build and l operate a pork packing factory. Tho meeting adjourned to March 15th In order to get fuller lniormntinl respecting the construction. (Batter- irh representatives laid the chain- ot that town before the meetings. a place tor such factory. and it is altogether prolmbic that wilt btlo location. There are several tSonnet" stories concerning the into of Cap tain Ward. The steward ot the Rio any: that he stood beside the can tutu when the veaael 'F. nt down. Two other curvivori any they also our the captain to the last, but Frederick Lind-trout. the quartermastm ot the Rio. emphatically declared that Cap tain Ward emulated Admiral Trio on Her British Majrsty'e ship Victoria. in going down to his cabin, when ti met his doom behind a locked our. Number of lives Imperlllnd 20H number of lives lost: Whites, 89; Asian”, 792; total 181; reacued TT. Tho following are retrcued--WUrttsttt Bradier, London; James K. Carpoo- ter, Oakland, Cal.: Mrs. Ripley, “in Lohtwn, Russell Harp-r. E. C. ll'iwull. R. H. Long, G. Benn. Capt. mom. R. Holtz, Wllllam Cnrpar. Toledo. Ohio. ttteerture--Philit.t Nmnnblutt, Oakland: Frederick cttertrirti: " Wade, Honolulu: Second Officer G. (Taxman. Third orrieer Ho'lun'l. Ch'et Engineer Herllhay. Ship Carpenter F Cramp. FrPIKllt Clerk- G. J. l-Inglv hart and R. H. Leary, anrcermu ter R. Mathewson. Quartermaster F Lindstrom. Btorieper R. Bongo. Stem-ago Steward H. 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