Show IN A BlNDING FOG COAST STEAMER GOES TO BOTTOM South Portland Runs Upon Cape Blanco Reef MANY PASSEN6ERSQN BOARD Beat Struck Rocks BowOn Just as It Grow Dark RaftXowered in Safety But the LifeBoats Life-Boats Capsized As They Left Sinking Vessel Maishlieia Or Oct Orhe steamship South Portland which sailed from Portland early Sunday morning for San Francisco was wrecked last evening near Randon on the soulhwcst worn coast of OreGon and It is feared that a large number of passengers and crew have been drowned The vessel struck about 5 oclock Just as it was growIng dark and sank In a few minutes min-utes I PROBABLY 33IGI1TJSKN LOST The vessel had thirtyfour Houls onboard on-board twentythree In the crew and eleven passengers Two boats were manned but both capsized and several of the occupants were thrown into the sea and drowned The captain the cook and five passengers reached the shore In safety but It Is feared that at least eighteen people have been drowned TWELVE ON LIFE RAFT A life raft was seen in the breakers this morning with twelve people on it and the life fovlni crew Is now endeavoring en-deavoring to rcaruft them t In a h11 h h fog the steamer Hlruck Cape Blanco reel while steaming at her he-r lc of seven knots an hour STRUCK BOW ON The South Portland Htrudc bow on which lifted her forward parts high out of the water and she settled aft and later slid off the rocks and Immediately began to fill with water The captain seeing that all hopes of saving his ship were gone gave orders to man the boats with a 1 possible haste ered Two boats and the life raft were low EIGHT MEN DROWNED One boat containing the captain and seventeen souls capsized as they were getting away from the sinking steamer and only seven of the fifteen were able to get into the boat again The other boat also capsized and was seen drifting away In the thick fog without a person In sight The survivors of the Illfated steamer reached Port Orlord last evening In n pitiable condition from exposure to the cold winds amid waves They have little hopes for the remainder of the passcn gems and crew I NAMES OF SURVIVORS The survivors are Capt J Mcintyre John Reamer sailor San Francisco Emanuel Pasomenls chief cook and William L Wilson Jr of Baltimore Md L Baker Alameda Cal Guy Bent aged 12 years Nova Scotia AI 1 Bailey of North Dakota passengers A heavy fog Is hanging oer the coast here and weather Indications are most unfavorable for rescue work ONLY 33IGITTEEN RESCUED I Of the thirtynine people on board seventeen lao been rescued one Is dead and twentyone are still missing at a late hour tonight The boat which is still out with seven people has not been sighted since it left the sinking ship Even It It has not been stranded I is almost certain that some of the weaker ones will succumb before mornIng morn-Ing I SAVING CREW EXHAUSTED The Bandon life saving crew went overland to Port Orford and relieved Capt Mclntyrts exhausted crew who are In search of the lastnamed party but they hal not returned at l late hour Time tug Columbia Is In the vicinity 1 vi-cinity of the wreclc having left Coos Bay at 10 oclock this morning as soon Continued on Page 2 |