Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-12
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES
FROM
The WoOdviile ImbrogiiO : Racing
Matters = POOL Selling-rhriilinS
Tale Of the QuarferTnnster of n
Lost steamer Pacific.
~SANFRANcisco, Nov. IL.

lSO9b SAC0EtbtE
SANFRANCisco, Nov. IL.
A meeting of the Woodville stock
holders was held at the rooms of the
California Board last evening. Great
ind gnation was expressed against the
officers of the company, particularly
with reference to the latest assessment
put on. Dissati, fled stockholders say
they are determined 10 fight to the
end.
AT the Bay District Park yesterday,
in the iour year old trotting race, Tony
CAFES won in three straight heats;
time, 2:4l, 2:44 and 2:43K, beating
Drew Girl and Young Venture. The
two mile and repeat trot for u 1000, bs-
w cen Oracle and Sybil. Was won by
Oracle easily in 5:36 and 6:06.
A foot race followed between two
men named Golf and Cosad, for II sup
posed take OF $1,000, which Mas evil
IDENTIFY "A fraud from the beginning. IL
was won by Gotf in ten seconds.
A large delegation of sporting men
and jockeys arrived last night.
Pool selling on Saturdays race was
lively. Rutherford and Springbok,
$3.50; Wild Idle, S2l5; Field, Sl65. The
horses are all in excellent condition.
No Survivors OF the Lost Stea mer
Found.
VICTORIA, Nov. IL.
The steamship Gussie Talfare re-
turned at 8 O'Clock last evening from
"a cruise in the ne:ghborl,nod of Cape
Flattery for the survivors from the Pa.
citic. She found no living persons
but picked up the body of a Woman
identified AS that of Mrs. kellar. OF
San Francisco; the body of NJ. Vim
ing, ofSteIlacoom, w. r., and the body
Of the stoker of the lost ship. All
these bodies had life preservers on.
The Oliver Wolcott picked up the as
sistant steward, named Richard Jones'.
dead. Steamers are still searching for
more b,dies. An inquest on the three
bodies will be held to-day. Portions
of the wreck are beginning TO come
ashore near this port.
A dispatch FROM Neah Bay, w. t.,
dated yesterday, gives the statement OF
Neal o. Haley, t2uartermaster of the
Pacific, who Was rescued l,y the reve-
nue. cutter Oliver WalcotI, on the
morning of the 7ih inst, to the follow
ing effect: Aboui go people were ON
board. Went below at 8 p. NJ, ev.
erything all right, with the lights in
place. When the shock occurred | ran
ON deck and found everything in con-
fusion, and the passengers crowding on
the hurricans deck. The ship tell oil
into the trough of the lea. "a large
vessel under sail. which they said
struck the steamer. Saw her green
lights distinctly. The passengers
crowded into the boats againsttbe rom.
mand of the officers. ! with the Chief
Engineer got into one OF the ships
boats and got Is women and six men
into her. She was capsized by the rol.
ing OF the ship. saw none OF them If
forwards. ! supported myself on a
floating skyIight about fifteen minutes,
then got on a portion OF the hurricane
deck, with some eight others. On
looking for the steamer | found She
had disappeared, leaving a floating
mass of human beings. The screams
for help were fearful. but the waves
soon closed over them and we were
alone. On the raft there were tbs
Captain, Second Mate. second cook, anC
four passengers, including a young
lady. At one o'clock the next morn
ing (the 9TH IL blew a gale from the
southeast, the sea making Il clear
breach over the raft. We dashed our
selves and at about 4 A. W.. the 81,
washed overheard the Captain, Second
Mate, the lady and tnolhtr passenger
About nine A.. NJ. the second cook died
1t cleared up about four p. NJ. Saw
land about Is miles distant, and
piece of the wreck with two or NOR,
persons on it.. About Ave p. M. an
other died, and on the morning of tn,
9th still another expired, leaving IN,
alone. About four p. NJ. a large empt,
box foated near me, got it on the rai
for shelter and slept sound that night
For several hours on the morning q
the 7th saw land on both sides and wa
surrounded with float kelp, whicl