, 1870-03-03

Loss OF the Steamer Golden City or
the barren Coast OF Lower cali,
fornfa-FeaFful ~uffcrlngs or tat
rasAcneers-Captai Comstock, oI
INC soiden City, Charged Win In.
competency mud Enrclcssncss!
,+aa. nas fRASGlsco March 2The steamer Colorado
nr1ngs intelligence Of the total loss Of the ateauneI
Goaen Gltyt on February %, near Point St, Lar.
zalo, Ine passengers, creH, baggage, and treas
q1s We wexe saTed and Drought hack By the Colorado
tns snlp Raa total EfecE, hsvleg broken 10 two
Just Toward OF the smoke.stacE and absft M
paoole.ho4es. She ts still going to pieces verv
Tsa,o tns1; me e, ume o. going Ashore was O. N.
smooth, which continued lereral hours after shs
struck. >~A aAe
SAN FRANCISCO, March o-The steamer c,,dan
City, which left htIe February IS, for PanaMal
VIII valuable cargo, Including teas received by
the Cnina steamer. heavy treasure list, aud
abon abons aVo On 1he morning Of hs
Lower California, about fifteen miles from the hSv
81 Sen1a Aan rae pas.engess baggage aud
Eelng smooth. but The location barren and far
IRON hant'atiaD. A party uas eeat inmedIa.eIT
10. 10 foinL Lazalo to erect signal and keep look.
Econ On The e4:h. It WsB jmpossb1s Tor ne
steamer to receive The sntrerers aboard q, he
oa. rsene o. tas ulsssier on account OF heavy suri
over barren waste. I'D en1u1e great Suffcriir
rom munger and thirst Several passengers were
,na ~ n ne h M sana nus aud aud left
provisions ana water wsa saved from r Tia wrecs y
II was fortunate that the coloraco arrived soon.
or3ntenss uSen .ss suffering would have Resulted.
cargo drifted ashore, tue calts conta,nnr
liquor were broken out BY r1e passeneers.
and drunkenness and disorder ensaed. Fsar.
Ing bloodshed woald result II tAa ordgr Of thInra
we're not pas stop TO strong party orgauized 70
Destroy me liquor as fas: as 1t came ashore.
ComstocS and paid no attention to his urterE. An
inaisnatlon meeting was held On the Colorado,
passsd r. 5esoaslens that u their opinion the wreck
gtoIs eaIelessueaa Of the commanding officer, ana
u ufa ,s unnecessary suffering ashore muy oe traced
The passengers, With few exceptions, reachad
here BY the Colorado last night. Tne barssrn
aEd treasure were left On the beach under proneT
SAN FNAscIsco, March,e ,e.--Roll call aboard the
steamer Colorado showed the following steerage
passengers mlsa1!E' a1'ne ."te"--A14~.s- =
ClsfE, John Abel. Waiter Adaiso1.' 6. .fsk Rsaca.
Ga'p JGostph Th1b!eI. Nishoos Abel Pe.er Abel, Il.
PneraoD, known 10 have gone in boat for camn.
s:ss; 1t reported that 1o1ty others remained II
eamps Gamp; wn1ch m re Leaves nine missing 195
eight paid passenger whose names are moi
added: II Is supposed the missing ones wefe lost
STOCK AID several other oticers remained Ia cnrnn
ss enafu 1or baggage and treasure. The com
gany agents repokt none Of the cabin passengers
missing, but the abatement ls hardly Justified 80
iar "a steerege !s concerned. passengera brought
oaeI oy ne Colorado hare been beaiegtpg fae
company 8 o1lce al day. c!amortrg for the re-
lutn o1 their monty. reinsurance CT tickets.
arg payment for the 10ss OF their baggage
1t Is stated that the reaolnttons Of the pasasn.
gers, cordemnatory OF Captain Comstock, are Uu.
]ohr. On!y part Of these aboard the Golden C,tv
approved them. He Bhou!l be given cfedIt for
having rescued eyefy PASSENGER.
SAN FRANCISCO. March The euHerfucs Of the
passengers or the Golden City, on the march FINN
the scene OF the dtsaster 10 Sann Nara Bav To
taEe me steamer Colorado. are described az terri
he. IaeY had no water, and Int little hard
ntead. Old men, women, and children walked
tMentg-{To nonIs over rocky mountains under the
burning sun, and arrived at their deatlnstion en-.
tirely proelfated by fatigue Ever9 passcn0er
has mig oWn vers!og. but al agree on The prta.
cipa1 Incidents. When all reached land. one
buat Was r:eged With sail, manned by six or
e:Rht meD, and sent to Eea to look out Tor the
Colofado. but It Is supposed missed that steamer
N the hight time. Nothing has been heard Of
the boat sailing to md the Colorado. ACCOUNTS
differ as to the number OF passengers ntssinr.
Some eaJ Dine, aome fifteen. The latter !s thought
steamer safely. 'Ao
The British steamer Prince Alfred, from Pan.
aua for San FraLc:sco, rio Central American
Rnd Mexican poIts, broke down 15o miles from
Iat anna, and was sixteen days uIdcr aaYt to
Putta ArenaP. Some OF her passengers returned
to Panama BY the steamer San Salvador. O:hera
we're taken ABOARD the Colorado, at sea, aud
ortught to this city,.