The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-04
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San Francisco telegram to the Territor-
,al Enterprise gives us the following
psrticulsrs Of the loss of theP. N. 8. s.
! Coz chip "Golden City,:
SAN FRAxcIsco, March 2
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co'Spany's
steamer Colorado arrived AZ late hour
I last night wita the passengers and crew
! of the steamer Golden City, which sailed
from this port February Is, and ran
ashore at Cape Saint LazarO, 100 miles
from this port, during dense fog, on
the morning of February % lmmedi-
ately after striking the engines were re-
versed, and every effort made TO get her
off, but without success. AT $50 =. N.
orders were given to land the passengers,
which was safely accomplished. The
bullion and specie were landed butlaree
quantities of baggage we're lost, and
some of the passengers commenced rob-
bling and piundering the baggage i'm
mediately after 1t was landed There
was no vegetation or fresh water on the
land, and passengers suffered much from
thirst. A signal party of six were sent
to a high point, forming the cape, 10
miles distant, taking with them some
provisions, a little water, and some flags
and rockets. On reaching the summit
of the point. mindful of the day, they
raised the American flag AID named the
place Mount Washington. At 10 a. u
on the third day they sighted the Col
orado, who responded to their signals.
At noon a boat was dispatched from
shore, and another from toe steamer
met it. The Captain of the Colorado
deeming it impossible to land there, H.
structed the wrecked passengers to cross
the point TO Santa Maria Bay, "a miles
distant, where the steamer would meet
them. They started in a body; but
night overlook them before their journey |
was half finished and but few reached
the bay nearly all were compelled to
camp on the beach or among the hills
without food or water. Many were lost
in the mountains. One woman was SO |
exhausted she gave prsmat-
ure birth to a dead child. The next
morning the passengers came in singly |
and in groups, and by night all arrived
and were taken aboard the Colorado e1
cepting one woman, Annie St. Clair, and
eight men, who were not heard from up
to the time ofthe sailing of the steamer.
The Golden City is total wreck, having
broken in wojust forward of the smoke
stack and abaft the paddle boxes, and
1t the time the Colorado was leaving
was going to pieces very fast. The
cargo lisa total loss. Most of the Gold
IN City passengers have signed docu-
nent censuring Capt. Comstock for care
essness. and for not furnishing passen'
gers with sufficient food and water from
he wreck, which could easily have been
lone. Since morning nearly all the
passengers who were brought bsck OF
he Colorado have been at the Company
,tfice here. At first they clamored
eagerly for a return of their money or
he issuance of tickets and payment for
oss of baggage. The agents here could
lot pay them, and told them to wait till
hey could receive instructions from the
Sew York office what they could do IN
he premises. The Company are furn-
shing tickets TO the survivors of the
wrecked steamer. Baggage from the
vreck will be brought here, and unless
laimed, will be forwarded 10 New lork.