The New York herald., 1870-03-10
lFrom correspondence San Francisco Alta callfor-
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oN boAhp THE oTEAMEk SoLohApo,
The steamer Golden city left San Francisco on the
lsth OF February with about three hundred passen-
gers. The weather wac pleasant ana every thihR
promised pleasant voyage. We had oeel out from
port about thirteen days and nineteen, nours. anu
had run about one thousand niles, when on the
morning OF the I'D the first passengers on deck
were alarmed az inaing tue steamer raining heaa
INTO thick tog. ANA hearing the heaVy roar oI
the breakers apfaiently III close proximity. IL Was
evident dangerously near tGe more, Whiie
right ahead Inc PERI, sui apparcit TO old sailors Oh
the COAST the density and biackneSS oi me banE Oh
fog nanging over Point Lazafo were unaccount-
able 10 a. VINO knew nothing OF The
coast ID was Night intensified LQoAng over The
other how, north ana WeS, we coud Bee a smooth
sea ana n c,elr nofzou shorty oelore seven A. ~,
iusl as the taU'es were let down 10 breakfast tha
sleefaQe paSseugers, the shp was lclt snunpinR
auaInsf ile oon WITH 40 great violence Dnt 1T SUI.
iced 20 cause rush on urck She rooe over tAIS
obstruction anu caIeerca on Mitn sii2ntJ dinin-
isied speed. she Reyt on her course without any
change oi position Tor about two minutes, Wnen sue
stlucas agaia wtn great Iurce. IL seemed as II IL
neaoed 10 drye ner over TINS oGs an Efforts to
clear II OILY drove her uftner on The engines were
Iben reversed WtiD u view 10 backing OIL Twas TOO
late, she was hard aground. her late was sealed
Al tnis luncre sue caresael Iron sue 20 side Vitn
fearful force, seudiug med, woieh and Children INTO
prostrate masses over tue decNs.
TBE FRIGHT OF VIE PASSENGERS.
IL was q drt9alul sight. enough 10 cover the
bravest heart. Women were ealing Tor tneir bus-
banos children screaming Tor ther Mo1hefs ana
others praying God 10 save them lu nlanhei be,
yond any adequate description. Presently the third
mate came forward and began pulling the PIE OF
life preserYers astlilder me men VINO mao uhtii
now been glite calm broke loose and made suca
charge probably never was seen before. IN less
time than II takes 10 tell IT, the Aeap was cseaned OH
TO the hoor la tue coafasion saea havoc easued
tnat more than haf the coveted articles were ren-
dered useless. The log wnlch interviewed between
us and the shore was gradually Gearing Oh, and by
tue tame We were equipped wltn ilie preservefs put
faces ;urncd Shorewdrd To measure The distance
To be overcome bef re taking the dreadful plunge
saw The land. 10 was less ,han half nile from the
iltated vessel. IL caused much easiDess among
the people, calming tne terror stricken giving
promise VI safety Tne rst officer then came among
and snt nan for Ia ha hp
Bedge aft 10 The stern OF the ship Tor lbe pur
pose Of carrying INTO oeep water IN order to make
services. aud aiter some unavoioabie delay sue
ceedea III covering II over the quarter INTO the
charge OF the officer Hart. he carried IT out
y snort distance. and everything beng ready, the
cable bent round the cdpstan ana put III mo-
hon. The work continued about twenty minutes
with no success. She would not bulge an inch. The
Golden CITY, from the time she came To 1innl stand
had been carried. or rather driven 6y each succeed
lng we the current OF the breakers and 1t was
now beyond the power OF any human agency to save
her. Every change OF position OF her iurrowed sand.
bed would be followed 0y tremendous heavlng ana
lurchng from SIDE side, threatening to pitcR over
board any who dd not nave firm hold OF some
support.
Previous TO lowering the llfeboatS the first of1cer
(Gerrlek) VINO worked herolcaiiy TO save the ship
caued Tor order among the crowd assembled round
the stern: he tola them II was determined TO take
70 tue boats; he eqred Their heip and they would
keep cool ali would be saved. lie appealed 10 them
behave Ike men. TO stand by him Till the women
anu children were safely anded and, tnally tnat he
boais TIL mat was fully ACCOMPLISHED. When they
put OH many feared tney would meet with loss 10 the
angry breakers tiat were roaring round them. With
grateful hearts we saw them overcome every danger,
jump into the surf and wade ashore
Two boats landed their human freight without
accident. The lie ralt manned by tne Chinese
crew tnen put INTO service. BY eleven O'Clock.
lour hours rom the Tine she struck, the passengers
were landed. The boats continued haru at WORK
during the remainder OF the DAY, taxing out "a much
stores and pr1visions as could be got from the
wreck. PfovdentlaAy they were enabled 10 secure
enough to place Us out Of absolute want. We had
nard tack In abundance; next morning We were put
on short allowance OF water.
BOAT SENT OFF.
About one p. NJ. on Wednesday the sd, the Sec
ond mate with picked crew OF six men, was de-
spaiched to Cape ST. Lucas with Instructions keep
n the track OF TIE expected steamer, eight days out
from ranaDa, due here on lhe morrow or the morn
lDg OF tue following day (Friday). They probably
passed each otner In The night Captain Farms
worth was not apprsed OF tae accdent till latter
GATE.
DISORDER AND DRUNKENNESS
From the time when II became dangerous to ap-
proach the scene OF the wreck, the people busted |
themselves picking ap the various articles driven
by the waves. may here state that If a demand,
request even, had been made known among |
them 10 the wine, apples and other
FOR the general good 1t would have met with
Wiling response. But not SO; the only indication OF
any order or means 70 that end Was noticeable ut
tae captains headquarters which were roped round
and qaartered by sentnes, 10 prevent the too near
approach OF passengers. In the meantime about
I'VE hundred feet or the beach was staked Off and
ropes down TO the water edge. The results or
this plan manifested, the passengers took
II for granted that everything which came TO shore
outside OF the stakes belonged to them. WHAT
ever the Intention OF tins scheme, II resulted
or mucn trouble, A portion OF the men went
TO work regular wTecGer STYLE and when the
break in the heads Of the barrels and swallow
tt by the quart Excited folks ran thcf and tfither
Tor vessels 70 NOD Ipe precious STU: HAS played
prominent part in the reyelry, those SaQ Wanted
drink aud were not otherwise provided, using Inem
instead of cups. Soon drunken men could pc seen
reeling around In all directions: decentralization and
rival OF plumber. 1t was apprehended at one time
there would be boodsned II TINS state of AFFAIRS was
allowed to continue. 1t was Determined II possible,
to out stop 10 IT, The tnlrd mate, WIN posse OF
volunteers from among the well disposed, armed
nuuor In the water. The wniskey ring Iurnured
against this invasion their rights and resored TO
every trick TO crcnmyenr the vIGllant 0nIcer. He
succeeded at last IN restoring order and preventing
recurrence OF the dlsgraceul scenes o. the lore
TIE COLORADO APPEARS.
Every eye was turned seaward, after order was
restored, scanning the horizon for the coming
steamer. This was the day tThursday) for her
arrival at this point Our fears that she might have
passed night before were painful Ia the extreme
though it was hoped that ere this she had been met
this the belief was entertained that the party at
Point Lazaro would attract her attention. ..,
AT ABOUT half-past one O'Clock we were cut snort
In our conectures by tdngs that she was In signt.
A boat was sent out to intercept her: u Alter
turned back and steamed round the point
out OF sight. We were informed that the
captain was gong 10 MAKE " bpecCH anu
as TO be present. A box was placed III a command
Ing position, aud after few preliminary noursnes
the objects Of the meeting were gone INTO PRO pro
proceed twenty-five miles down the coast to shell
tered bay where we could embark with perfect
safety. The women and sick must be attenoed TO-
BE hoped they would be found willing 10 do all In
their power TO consumnate his iaudabe purposc and
lastly ne must be obeyed. 1t is likely that mad
any other OF the olcers made the appeal, the result
would be different; but few rendered their services
the captain had lost the confidence Of the people,
Such demand from him was equal to q refusal on
their part. The distrust OF him was general. l
must do him the justice 10 state that he OF
captain in his tent than on the quarterback. i
would not say, however, that he does not under
stand his business lie only differs from men VINO
know their DUTY and attend to IL
THE JOURNEY TO SANTA MARIA.
The Journey TO the Colorado was taken up imme-
diatey alter the captain retired ana continued late
tnat afternoon till the last had left. We had clean
sand beach TO within two miles OF tho point. The
small quantity OF water deaed out ior the tramp
was soon exnau3ted; we passed the night without
a drop. The direct road from mere 10 the point Of
delyerance was not definitely known, some sup