The New York herald., 1875-12-10
THE STEAMER LOS ANGELES.

Tho steamer Los Angeles belonged to the Goodall,
Nelson Perkins line OF vessels which ply between
San Francisco and British Columbia and between San
Francisco and San Diego, Cal The public will remember
that up about year ago, this company coast
line of ships the above mentioned and intermediate
ports in opposition 70 the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany While that opposition lasted the travelling peo-
pie along tho entire Pacific coast, from San Diego to
British Columbia had what the "old slopersn emphati-
cally classified "a good, soft thing the restless
miners and evermoving spectators could then travel
hither and ththcr along nearly 100 miles OF coast line
at mere nominal rate Of fare Both COM
panies we're tired OF carrying stalwart fellows
who never got seasck and who could do rencher duty
like poughmen between San Francisco and San Diego
for the ridicuously insignificant sum Of perhaps S5
but neither Of them cared to 'cave inn rst and the
opposition continued At last the two rival enter
prises agreed TO a contract which finally threw the
whole Northern Pacific coasting trade into the hands of
Messrs Goodall Neison Perkins The Pacific
Mail Company sold TO these competitors their entire
SQUADRON coAsTING VESSELS
for the OF 5000, ,00o-more or less. The vessels
which changed ownership on account of this
agreement werc:-The Prizaba, Senator, Ven.
tara, Los Angeles, Pacific, Ancon and Gipsey.
or these vessels the Ventura wrecked near
Santa Barbara about the middle Of last April the Pac
fc whose fearful catastrophe Is still fresh in every
body's mind was lost and now the Los Angeles is re-
ported to have gone down with all on board
The Los Angeles was built at Baltimore in the year
1886 She is OF the description of ships known as
wooden side wheelers her length Is 10 feet ALL
breadth OF BEAM ~ feet depth of hold, III lcct
urement 400 tons register She has been the Pacific
coast trade for considerable length of time and for
merly belonged to the United States, when she was
known as the Wyanda The Los Angeles cleared from
San Francisco for Victoria British Columbia the
Goth of last month She commanded by Captain
Thorn Her rating on the American register is Al She
was schooner Tigged.
on account of their small size and little capacity to
carry bulky merchandise passengers the Los An
gees and the Gpsey usually employed in carry
ing combustblcs-such as ammunition powder, kcro-
sene oils and such like innammable materials This
sort Of traffic kept these little steamers constantly
al work on another portion of the coast along
which they Piled And the steadily increasing popu
laton OF our Pacific States and Territories involved
proportionate augmentation OF the class OF goods
ried by tho Los Angeles aud the Gpsey, therefore it
was difficult for the company spare the services of
either ship in order that she might be laid up for
reparR
Il is notorious fact that of the vessels which
hast year passed OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
hands of the oldest models and completely
destitute Of inventions and many appliances
introduced recently steamships for the double pur
pose OF safety and convenience The Senator for in
stance the Pacific coast early 1S49 1850
during CALIFORNIA; nrst dourshng days Of the "gold
fevern She then
RAN on THE SACRAMENTO
and afterward between San Francisco and San Diego
calling at Monterey San Buenavcntura, santa Barbara
Los Angeles (San Pcdrol and san Diego Those ac-
quanted with tho Pacific trade have stated that
the Senator has nctted TO her nearly enough
bullion to freight her II would that the time
come when old tubs like the Senator should be
to sea with tho lives and properties of citizens and
those who authorize their going voyage well
owners who persist in using them should he held TO
strict accountability for such fatal results that
recorded connection with the loss OF the Los Angeles