The daily union., 1854-11-12
THE LOSS OF THE YANKEE BLADE-oUTRAoE AND
ROBBERY

THE LOSS OF THE YANKEE BLADE-OUTRAGE AM
ROBBERY
The San Francisco papers filed with accounts of th
loss the Yankee Blade which occurred on tn
lst of October by running rock Point Coneep
ton when 23A bouRs out from San Francisco The Chron
iele of that city says:
AS a she struck the wheels were backed bat
was OF no use she was completely fast The i'm
mediaely commenced rush in the bow and the
settled so that the whole Of the promenade deck except h
guards was under the water.
a scene OF great confusion ensued. There or
der and scarcely attempt at the preservation OF order
The first impulse of all when they heard the crash
rush on deck and what the matter and the
was to return and their valuables but many
too late The next thought after the attempt to the
vauabes that the steamer would break to pieces
and that the only safety was TO get on shore.
Capt Randall in boat with six men, III about lei
minutes after the struck, and ashore find
landing place Soon after that the FIRST left viii
another boat with ladies and then the second ma
took another beat OF ladies. One OF these boats wa
swamped and out of Il persons it said that IL (mo
ofwhon if not all were ladies' drowned The land
distant about hree-quarters OF mile from where the
steamer lay in bold bluff 200 feet high, and til,
place where landing practicable between twc
large bouders
About seven eight boa,-loads were landed Sun
day. Here most OF the passengers landed but The
second mate took his boat down the about miles
TO beach. All the ladies were landed before night Mos
Of the passengers had saved nothing but the clothes they
had
aThe rather rough though there little wind
The surf heavy along the shore that the boats
swamped four or five times and the who had once
reached shore had little disposition go out again.
When night approached it Of impossible to
proceed with carrying the passengers to the shore The
general impression that the would to pieces
during the night The boat rolled very much The upper
cabin did fill with for about hour after the
vessel struck and it is said that ends Immediately began
piage the property of which there mme
diaely present The filing of the cabin before dark prevent
ed the continuance OF pillage
As night approached the settled down and the bow
Eatnl nta alA1 t,..nl 10
degrees The forward steerage thus elevated above
the water, and night came on it became the OF
horrible page There large number Of steerage
passengers the Blade many OF whom had money on
vauabes in carpetbags slowed away in their berths.
There were twenty twenty-five wretches on board
who determined to take advantage OF the confusion
and commit general robbery. No the favor
ing mantle of darkness spread the sky than they hur
ried down into the seerage and began to examine the
clothes in the berth aud to cut open the crpe-bag What
done down there honest knows at least
have been able find About o'clock the cry
Of murder heard in the seerage and about the
time two pisolshos heard Who was the murderer
and who the murdered no one knew.
number of persons started To go down into the
age, but the steps taken away by those below and
threats made that should come down ther,
alive. The condition Of affairs the boat such that
there much disposition to undertake to defend the
rights Of strangers. There about 500 people the
steep deck of the boat sitting down standing up and
few laying down, shvering in the cold, and waiting amos
in despair of seeing the morning No one slept or thought
of sleeping. During the night further of vio
lence occurred number Of persons assaulted On,
person knocked down and compelled with pistol tt
his breast to give up his money Another robbed
and attempt made to throw him overheard 4
number of similar occurred
/ When daylight came, persons went down into the
steerage and marks of blood but il a murde
had been committed the body had been into the hold
otherwise disposed Of The floor Of the steerage
cred with articles Of clothing carpetbags cut to pieces
rich China shawls which the miners taking pres
friends In the morning the boats begar
again take of persons from the wreck The third mat
and the purser The only officers who std board
The passengers speak in high terms of The third
BY fortunate accident the Goliah along within
light the wreck about O'Clock in the morning Capt
haley took large load of the passengers board ant
landed them at San Diego
In the time number OF the shore had
started for Santa Barbara, which about fifty miles te
the norhward The Goliah her return stopped there
and found lorty-iye there and then proceeded to th
wreck where she found the shore the remainder all
whom she brought to this city II may be that few
missed who the way from the landing place q
Santa barbara, and had not arrived when the Goaf
touched there All the rest in this city in Los An
gelcs When the oliah returned the wreck scarcely
visible above water and it is very likely that by this tint
nothing is left, and that the specie is total loss.
IN regard TO the ngEber OF lives lost there is mucl
difference Of opinion among the passengers Some thnE
thirty lost and estimate it AS high sixty. Ii
boaoad swamped twelve were lost in another five
In another three &c One who had carpet-bag
! fastened his neck, each side anxious 4
get shore that he jumped from the steamer intending 4
swim to small boat which near receiving passcn
gers but his carpetbags too much for him. He spnl
! like stone.
Besides it is said three persons jumped overheard from
| the Coliah the way to san Diego.
The loss of the steamship Yankee Blade will fall heav
upon the insurance companies. She is insured for SlT5.
COO of which 100000 is in London and 900 in Wal
street New York This is about her full value She ha
just been purchased by the Nicaragua Transit Company
and about taking her place in that line She had OF
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