The New York herald., 1866-05-10
S HIP w r e G X i.

Our San Francisco Correspondence.

Our San Francisco Corre sponAcnce.
san FRAscHco. April II, 1860.
On Saturday evening Aprl II, at quarter past sixy
tho Hudson Bay Companys sidewheel steamer Lad
bouchere, Captain Mouat, engaged in the freight and
passenger trade between tins city and Victoria Bnts
Colombia passed out tho Golden Gate her way north-i
ward shc had on board assorted cargo Of han.
dee valued at about eleven thousand dolla q
IN coin, and ono hundred passengers. sho pro,
cccdd her way sowly-sho was sow
steamer at bost--unui twenty minutes past lou
T. NJ, when the breakers tho reef on Point Reyed
were dcoy rod Gnder her bow the fog having lid thent
before from sight Her engines were instantly rovened
but too late as she struck the reef In nsant with
shock that awakened all No passengers board th4
Immediately dri,ed OF TO the rocks aud tho eng.no4
were out TO fun speed to work tho pumps as tho eng
reported leak with water coming In rapidly Ind
fortunately, rs turned out the was not hsadc&
back for San Francisco, but continued run around
tho open water outside Pon II yes all night the dama,&
being at Grst supposed slight 10 no csi,a,&
tho abandonment Of the trip portion only of ih3
passengers showed any fear and tho larsor numbe&
took hold with wall, ass sting tho crew at Ih1
pumps whom called ON by tho captain. Tho eng,nccr0
had reported that tho wafer was coming IN rapidly
but By great cxerons Il was kept from gaining muc3
until i've A. NJ Sunday, l5thl when the carpenter re-
ported a new leak OF more serious charNier than tho
first At 5:i5 A. NJ. the water was reported rain1
very rapidly All the steam put on the pumrsS
At 30 the engineer reported two feet Of water In tho
engine rooni and at $40 all hands were ordered oE
deck chanc. being ht for saving tho vessel ,apj
tain Moua who deserves all praise for his csoncss and
good soamanship aud officer Ike devotion 10 duyn
ordered the boats launched and tho paasengofA
taken ashore slight confusion now ensneh, ~ num]
Der roushs" board cndeayored to take posrefso
of the boats before tho ladies' some ten or twelve
numborcould De got In but the dfinlty vas soon :"
tied The captain ared at ono of tho pulincers Win hi
revolver and passenger volunteered til, same kint
office for another OF them his a. e,d evcryhns AUG
the eight boats opied and headed for tho shore,
eight miles distant Ono OF tho rnai
boat which contained only four mon. VIA, ths
coored steward mulnto, namo unkno~ni mihcc
named Wilcox and another were caught by the gans~aH
ladder, aud upset they were pushing on wilcoh aud
OF the coored men, the steward wo arc IN ormofs
were drowned the other saved An the othof
boats reached the shoro In sMcty and landed wnhonS
much difcul,y There stIll remained on tho wreck
after the boats left tho captain aud twenty three maid
pa.gcngers the remen and deck hands having nnnas es
10 crowd INTO tho boats leaving no room 10, we -,
aud four persOns, including hr Dickinson, god
upon H. II small ho.cvcr that u would hardy y
support them. the water being up to their kneos lor
tunatey indeed at this moment an italian nshinx,
smack the Androw, came In sight and stood dr'c u
towards tho sinking vessel Tho men on tho raft, ap-
prehcnyo that the vessel might 80 doSn with all on
board auy moment called out Ia the fishermen " 90 "a
tho vessel drs, and then back 10 them. Capia q
Mount however refused To allow this, and The men on The
taken or then the passengers Oh IN" stesm~
TAKEN on the steamer sunk 80 deep iha, her urpr
cabinwhch hal recently DO N put on In Nils city a
COS, Of some nl,ccn thousand doars-noated i"osH nd
making raft on which large number might have bccI
saved Ia fcw minutes more-st quarter past et he
4. NJ tho vessel gavo roll or tao from sido to mde,
thon pitched forward backward then sharply forward
and went down bows foremost disappearing from u. Al
entirely Tho passengers were kindly cared Tor si The
extensive ranch OF Mr. Flood, near Point Reyes, thd
utmost hospitality being shown by Mr. flocd and f.inhy,
who spared effort or expense 10 make them all a>
comfortable as possible under the oircu instances
The Labouchsro remarkably strong built ves-ci
Her engines ser. very .ags,,cy being eS': nc. Tor US
Great Ehhol'lon london ~ 80 ~. s.a. '" -,
and oak, and had sho been less Hanehly conssret
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