Columbia gazette. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-14

with child clasped in her arms, the
wife of Mr.. Brennan, who, as an extra
ordinary instance Of devoted love, went
on shore with spade in hand, dug up his
wife and child, kissed them, prayed over
them, and then re-buried them.
At day-break the boats were again set
in motion. At eight, A. NJ, our hearts
were made glad by the appearance of a
steamer on our larboard quarter, which
proved to be the Goliah, Robert Haley,
Esq. commander, who, as if by kind
dispensation of providence. appeared
sent to our relief, for had we depended
upon our own boats a large number
would have been lost, as we could not have
got ashore that day, and that night the
wreck went to pieces, so nothing was
seen but shell of the stern, which had
separated and turned bottom up.
To Capt. Haley we feel it a particu-
lar duty to extend our thanks for his
promptness in sending boats to our res
cue, and receiving six hundred Of our
number on board his steamer, in which
we were taken to San Diego, whittier
she was bound, where $50 were left un
til a steamer could be sent to bear them
on their homeward course.
Before leaving the W rcck, we sent
on shore all the provisions to be found,
awning and poles for tents, bcdclothing,
etc. for the use Of those that had re-
NAMED, whom it was found necessary to
leave, as the Goliah was too heavily
freighted to receive them. But it is to
be regretted that the actual sufferers
never received the provisions sent them,
for party Of the ships fremen, insen-
sible to humanity, and holding the ad-
vantage of having in their possession a
large quantity of fire arms and amuni-
ton, took for themselves almost every
thing that went ashore, and money was
seen in their possession which they could
not have obtained honestly.
The Goliah, after making her trip to
San Diego, returned to cove about six
miles from the scene of the wreck, when
she received the balance of the
passengers and crew, and started at 4
P. N. on the 7th inst, for Monterey
and San Francisco.
In addition to others, We are partic-
ula' ly indebted to Captains W. H. Burt
and Mathews aud to Purscr John H.
Fleming Of the Goliah, for their indie
fatigable exertions to get the passengers
from the wreck and beach into the
Goliah.
It is supposed that about thirty lives
are lost, whose names, with the cxcep-
ton of few, could not be acertained
The following is list of persons known
to be drowned:
Four children Of Mrs. Logsdale;
Frances Mitchell;
One child Of Mrs. Moore;
Wife and child Of Thomas Brennan;
Mrs. Sumner and child.
SAML. VoucHr,
Purser Yankee Blade.
The following account of the disaster,
we take from the Los Angeles Star, of
the 5th instant:
"The Yankee Blade left San Fran
cisco at half past 3 o. clock, P, NJ. Sat-
turday, 3Oth ult., for Panama, with
l2O0spasscngers. From Captain Henry
Ansley, passenger, We learn the fol-
lowing particulars Of her loss; The
Blade had feggy weather coming out of
the harbor, but the fog somewhat light
ened up on Sunday afternoon, and was
not thick when the accident happened,
according to our informant. About
half an hour before she struck, he OBJ
served himself what he considered to be
land, and asked the Captain of the
steamer, Henry Randall, Esq. if it was
not land. The Captain replied in the
negative, saying that they were then
twenty miles from land, and there was
no danger About an hour afterwards
she struck. There was no wind at the
time, and the sea calm as possible.
The place where she struck is called
Point Aguella, fifteen miles above Point
Conception. The crash is represented
as horrible. The engine was backed
but she was fast. The land
then could be seen distinctly. For a
moment an intense excitement prevail
ed among the mass ofpassengers. One
of the boats which they threnged, had
to be let down so suddenly that all went
into the water; but were picked up and
sent on shore, Capt. Randall being in
this boat. She filled almost Immediate
ly, SO that the passengers in the cabin
lost everything The officers at once
went ashore except Capt. Randall's son,
the purser and third mate. Left with
out control, the crew and some of the
passengers betook themselves to pillag-
ing the boat and their companions in
distress. The vault with tie treasure
could not be got at, and remains in the
" rcck.
The accident happened about half-past
three o'clock on Sunday after noon, just
as arrangements we're making to sit
down to dinner.
Capt. Randall attributed the accident
to some current operating at that point
which carried him to the shore. We
understand that much ill-feeling was ex-
pressed against him by the passengers,
and it has been intimated, but We trust