The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-10

Ahout or
s Her most Of the passengers landed but the
second mate his boat down the sG... .soS. t..
night Most the had saved nothing save
the clothes they had on rou.h t,or.h ,hsr. -. u,.
wind The surf was heavy along the shore that the
ss once reached shore had little disposition to 70 out
again
poosed WITH carrying the to the sRors The
general impression was that the steamer would go to
The upper with water for about an
ss to aas the ~ wc WAS
mo owner m.,ediateS prssent The a,,;sv Of the cabin
before assh 'ns a. o. pss the
bow rose 50 that the deck stood At an angle OF about
fwsotv aarress The forward stsersos vas thus eleva
ted above the water and a. night came on it became
SCENE Of horrible ps There wa. large n wSan h. Of
money and vaiusbies in carpet bags slowed away in
their hartbs
srs so se advantage Of III,
na so;t 90 ral robbery No sooner was the ia
vans mantle Of darkness spread the sky than they
hurried down into ,ns sn to eut sae the sroet
hs What was done down there no honest man knows
or ~ ts Of murder wa, heard in tbsxtesrses and
about the same time two pistol shots were heard Who
% ao into the
but the steps were taken BY those below and
siiye the cond;tion or a;rs on the boat vas uch that
thare was not much aisrs;tion IN undertaLa In defend
the rrhts of strangers about 400 peonle ON
the steep aeck Of tne ooa. sitting aown standing up,
almost IN dssna Of SEEING the morninS No one sisat
az tn"nht e ~ s; es wn s h Sa never S Sssn
ps'oIs 10 pray spen Inc my. hsns IN p.y, Iu
en,l era were moved to laugh serious as the occasion
was During The night some further scenes Of violence
occurred. 4 number of persons were assaulted One
person was Knocked down and compelled, with pistol
T. S;s hreast 10 Give nm his money Another wa.
ohhS ana an ,tssmnt pas made 10 throw him over
When dsyirbt persons vent down into the steer
arc and saw some marks Of blood: but murder had
se e"d nao oa Of @ o
covered With articles OF cIothine carpet bsgs cut to
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taking as presents to friends at home In the morning
es The & ns and he orsp ws tb on
ofcers who staid on board The passengers speak in
high terms Of the third mate he T his deter
was constantly busy in encouraging the despondns and
Randall came of 10 the steamer in the morning in
snred t hose on the wreck that there was NO danger
they would all get of safe. ,.,-
sight of the wreck about clock in the morning Capt
landed the them at San Die Diego o. ' - N
Tn The meantime number Of the men ON shore had
started for santa Barbara, which was about fifty miles
there and found forty there and then proceeded to
@ wreSG where S sne iouna on hg shore the I'm s
few were missed who were on Il: way from Inc landing
paee 20 santa haoara ana mao no. arrve we; wnen 'e
Los Angeles When the Gaah returned the wreck was
satSfy x1e nDoTS Ms''a nu very total
loss ,,u.. -. !. ,s
regard TO the number o. ives lost there Is mI c
- Af-N-
.nry mele ios anu soihe es.ae !. as nsn as SAy.
a on" uvss ,h ond .h smaalea S m h, no ~ ,
nve, ~ announcer ,hiee &C ohe man VINO hao ."ooar
bags fastened to his neck one on each sde was so anx
ieus 70 gc' 70 snoe tnat ny rom ene eamel'
iu.enuips ~ sNihi 70 slai poAt WHICH was ncal I1
ceyns passengers 6ut his carpet bags were TOO much
Besides, it is said that three persons jumped over
board from the Golah, on the way to San Diego The
report is that two OF these were robbers who heard nat
they were recognized ana that there was disposition
On the part OF some OF the TO bring them TO
justice vher passengers express oene .at ane roo
Oers ma themselves anu managed 70 nave 'ne rcPo'
spread, 70 that 'hey coua escape :. 81
"A couple OF men constructed rait, anu " 'Ie
ad OF current TOWARDS the snore. iney haa STOOLS
M sue ~ a auu @ s ai hns, oua VI a. S.
% Jun w., mns py hngd d h 20
sos SUM- uis 'e M W. 49, S 0sa . "
carry them out 20 sea- They were rescued oy a boat
~. piass ol ianuins vpPosiVe .hs 49, Wa
pony. anu ane neaes1 mouse vas S Yen nm; e t s;
SoesFcnen o 'ne I'''9 vows s''o' 'Ae 'oA0"iAs
oesoiP'lon VI ~ - -
THE SEEM of rhh D,sAsIhs. 20 a.,
We nave pesh ponefS iaVoreu oy an omecr y. .ao
United States Coast Survey with the following relative TO
the locality where occurred the disaster to the YANKEE
biade - - -, -
POINTS conception ana hrgueo arc wv rocss neaa
LANDS where the ga hhe1 mountain strikes vns cossa,
,he nIst Is IN ~ at or oeg 20 nun 90 SEE, ~. ILL., ~
eeg 20 nun. 90 secLaoou. 90 MINES wa AZ mics w and
snts Dau Idint conception. course Of vessels
from San Luis Obispo to Point Argueo nearly south
to pass around this point Point Conception keep
Islands when ii is calm and
pleasant for steamers those bound to Panama must
change their course OF these points from nearly south
to about east; but as these headands generally
N fog ndh wi
unpea antly notorious The Edith in 1S4o attempted
to weather them in fog changed her course too
and ashore Point Arguello. The steam
ers have touched on the rocks times
Winfield Scott, after weathering these points,
dense fog prevailing ran on a the Barbara
There is an irregular variation Of the Mariners Com
pass which said prevail in this channe-probably
due to thermal volcanic action. This unusual varia
ton Of the compass was evidently
of the Scott