New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-13
TILE STEAMER ETEN WRECKED.
urAVY los OF LIFE.


THE BRITISH STEAMER ErEN WRECKED OFF THE
COAST OF CIULI-ABOUr ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY THREE LIVES LOST.
PANAMA, Aug. 2.-Thc Pacific Steam Nayi-
cation Company, steamer Eten lost at Los Who's
seventy miles north OF Valparaiso, the morning OF
July d. 1t is supposed that nearly l23 lives were lost
The English steamer Amethyst and the Gillian gunDoa
ChacabucO went Immediately to the scene OF the disaster
telegram from Serena, Chill July IL, received at the
Companys Office in Caa0, says; The Amethyst arrive"
from the scene Of the wreck at about p H. to-day she
WAS unable to rescue the from the rocks owing
IN had weather The ChacabucO also unable 10 rem
der them any assistance, II being unsafe TO attempt
rescue with small boats. The ChacabucO IS on her way
10 VALPARAISO Survy0sO rocks, OWING to exposure ana
want Of food threw themselves into the sea to end ihe
misery only three were saved IL Is supposed lnit
there were from ninety to one hundred pas
seueers on board and that the numbered sixty
seven all told Tho total number saved being estimated
AT 3 there are doubtless 1874 lost The number OF per-
sons on the rocks whom the Amethyst could not rescue
was 90 me CGLao Times, July 10, states that mp 10
10 on the morning OF the previous day 10 persons
had been rescued including % Of the crew. second Ocer
Sfevenson Third Onicer Bennett Third Engineer Iious-
ton Carpenter, and the following passengers; Rus-
sian lady, Juaua Cabrera, Maria Vicuna : Pizarro, j.
T,pulyosa. r. santa Cruz, NJ. Oaz o. Chamorro. j. Al
vorez C. Gouzdlez A. de Ia Fuente, r. Premsta 1t adds
that heats were endeavorug to the 20 persons on
the rocks
Lima correspondent OF The Panama star says various
r,s re advanced to account for the loss OF the Eten
Noueof them assume for moment any want OF attention.
on the part OF the commander, WHO'S probably
or,on those whose lives ended IN the distressing
catastrophe He was of themost prudent and pains
commanders in the service, and esteemed and
admired for his manlness, devotion to duty, and high
moral worth The reasonable theory OF the loss OF
,be Een Is that advanced by Captain Mills Of the Lima
He renorts continual disturbances OF the sea- with
q very strong "shore set, which necessitate con
stant watchulness tho part OF the command
ora and officers, and in numerous Instances the
SHIN, course has 10 be changed to keep of the
coast on the last trip but this particularly the
c.eipdeed ever since the 10th OF May Uhe day OF the
eortbouake and tidal waye) these disturbances have
been very considerable and the present trip up were
noted as being a. strong The day on which the
Eten went 10 sea was foggy and rainy and il was DIM
cult 70 make out objects shore ascertain the bear
pos Of prominent points. II ia possible that Capt Goa
hurp did not the strong shoreward set OF the
sen and so ran among the rocks at or about Los Who's,
very dangerous point Earthquake shocks are frequent
and the sea at many points exceedingly rough.
The Eten SOB tons egister was built by Laird on
the Clvie in ISL at cost OF S23S $50 che was an
iron screw propeller She probably bound for Cal
lao as the company's steamers ply regularly between
that port and Valparaiso.