New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-25
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP ASHORE.
THE STEAMER CITY OF GUATEMALA AGROUND IN me
n.uIMA ISL ANns-THE CREW SAVED.

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THE STEAMER CITY OF GUATEMALA AGHooNp IN Al"
BAHANA IsIANDs-THE CREW SAVED
Information was received yesterday AFTER
man that the steamer City OF Guatemala OF the iaonc
Mail Steamship Companys line. had gone ashore oh 'o
north end OF Watngs Island soon after muuG" y" 'no
10th inst. Immediately after stnKng' tue ole" 's"
throwing cargo overheard and continued until O'CLOCK
whom the engineer reported tho seampipe broken ana
the vessel bilged about two hours after the srKng'
with nine feet OF water the hold They stopped throw
ing the cargo overheard and dispatched two boats one
10 Fortune Island to intercept II possible the homewaid
bound steamer ne and the other to Nassau for as
sstapce. On Sunday midnight Second Omcer baphai
with crew arrived at Nassau during terrific
thunder Storm encOunerng heavy weather and frequent
squalls during the passage. They were Immediately
taken care of by the Unitel States Consul the Hon.
Manlon Chance. GA Monday morning the Consul and s.
c. johnson, agent Of the American Board Of Under
writers, took immediate steps to get assistance to the
steamship, and the steamer Anna, with Mr. johnson on
board, accompanied by second officer Llpham, left for
the vessel IL reported just as the boat was leaving
that there feet OF in the hold The vessel
viii be total wreck but the remaining cargo VIII DE
saved There were passengers board and 10 lives
were lost Five OF the crew who came TO Nassau took
passage on the City OF Havana for this port No report
OF the boat that went TO Fortune Island had been re-
ceived Up TO the hour of the City of Havana leaving
Nassau.
The City Of Guatemala left this port FOR Asplnwal on
the nth INST. She carried no passengers, had had
crew OF &C men and assorted cargo for san Francisco
and the west coast of South America as follows: 495
tons Of coal; lard G -; refined petroleum. 2O1 gal
Ions cartridges 400 cases. canned goods I'll oars
1877 tobacco l0 bales; cutlery 7S cases. -four 80 barrels
plaster 25 barrels tar barrels; beef barrels; furn
ture ZIG packages drugs 90 packages; machinery 90
PACKAGES domestcs, IS packages; hardware, 90 pack
ages; glassware packages bread, 20 packages soap
80 boxes; bayonets lG cases The steamship Is new
iron propeller of 40 burden 90 feet in length and
81 feet beam built by John Roach at Chester PENN at
cost o. $4,000 in currency. The names Of the crew
were S follows:
J. Hltrcth master D. H. lynch mrte; Laphn 81 mate
Edwar Lane 81 mate WIN IL Hen3 Erer Enc. Mp0I s",
Thomas wright eeiEsinee; w '" S ssI , WI
lace; sesen ysuas Ceysragb 0sert Luman9 Son tRIs e
asst neri r. s. Psycub ~ asst ngacr George wyorpo "a
engineer John soehSe Gcr Che e. THEY water tender
Thomas Tagu John Gleason James NCo james Del' i,enr H
Qusde; coal passeIs, George Tucker Nichols MSs9i glh
Michael Chss JauteD. boy Cnas J. Robertson q
deFoa "a cool; Henrg Scmaa 81 COOK eig1n pannan;
JAS Mercer baIber John Hogan oA mess Alexander murray waiter
! Wm. Garrison. captains msn
AT the office of the Pacific Mail steamship Company.
the Secretary said that the engineers who had arrived
from the scene OF disaster represented that the vessel
not likely to 20 70 pieces, but that she womb ne
puled of aud saved The portion Of The cargo thrown
overheard, 4gJ tUO5 II coal belonging TO inc con-
pauy The vessel insured Tor S2C0O0 and tie loss
TO The Company is not expected to exceed ss00 How
The vessel ran ashore is a mystery The weather was
| clear and there was very little tide running. Captain
| Hidrcth Is an experienced master, has served
| the Company for several years, and holds a
| certificate both master aud as New
! York pilot. The Company consider him
a careful and efficient commander. The steamship
Colon OF the line left this city on the 18Th inst
Will pass sIgnt of the scene of the wreck and II
Is hoped by the officers Of the company VIII be able 10
extrcae the City of Guatemala and render any other
assistance necessary. walng's Island is one OF the
Bahama group and near the Island OF san Salvador