The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-29
,ATIoN AT BALLS BLUFF.
PACIFIC OCEAN PlRILS.

THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
srRIKEs A ROCK AND GOES powN-pAssxN-
GERS AND CREW SAVED
report reached this city yesterday that the Pacific
mall steamship City Of San Francisco had, while on
her passage IRON Panama to San Francisco, struck
and gone down. The Information WAS contained
in the following telegram, which was received by Mr..
William L. Clyde, President OF the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, yesterday, about noon:--
ACAPULCO: May Is. via MExco Cry May "a 1877.
VI; r CLYDE. President Pacific Ma steamship Company.
The CITY Of San Francisco, in latitude 10 des; min.
known r"ck May 10 al o:is A. H., bright. clear day.
sank and became tla loss in hour minutes.
No lives .o Passengers arrived nj Accampo this aa in
tue Mexican gunboa Mexico. aud eayc Tor san Francisco
Agent Pacific Mail steamship TG@pans 3. aDssRals0
'''"'" sHL lux q 4. s sRE fIapG!ss'
Consul General at Mexico City.
Immediately upon the receipt Of this telegram Mr.
Clyde II TO the Western Union Telegraph olicc
be verified Owing to The numerous failures OF con-
neCtions the verilcution may not Tor day
two, but there little doubt that the telegram is
rect The CITY OF san Francisco lett Panama Tor san
Francisco May 10 with iu cargo and passenger
list. Tho latitude and longitude mentioned in the
telegram would Indicate that she was about opposite
Acapulco, which - about !, 800 miles from Panama,
anu thai she out between eighty and ono hundred
miles from shore. No such rock as Is described IN the
telegram Is any Of the charts OF tho Pacific coast
Is 1t known the sailors OF that ocean, and there
is considerable surmise among the officers OF the
pauy 10 what rock II could be. Captain Waddel
who commanded the steamship, rs known able
seaman and careful officer and there thong I
ut present OF attaching any blanc to him. he has
been many years IN the service OF tho company,
but is well known as the commander OF the rebel
privateer shenandoah during the war, and
while In command oil that notorious vessel sank a
whaling fleet III The Pacnc which caused him TO re-
cevc rather uncnvable reception in San Francisco
the nrst iuc he brought in the steamship which has
gone Gown.
rho City OF San Francisco was launched In May
1875, from John Roach's shipyard, at Chester Pa;
and Captain Waddel was nj once placed IN charge Of
her anu took hor around 10 San Francisco. she was
then placed on the Australian service. She has only
made four trips between Panama and San Francisco
Sho iron steamer, bark rugged, $3.50 ioct
had three decks and registered ut 900 tons. she
was rated l, AMI had six bulkheads, one compound
engine aud six boilers, and was sister ship to the
City OI sydney.
When she left Panama ON May 10 she took por.
tons Of the rcRht which from this city by
lett May but how much what portion 1t is impos-
sble TO until ner manifest arrives She
insured
THE PASSENGERS FROM NEW YORK.
Tho City OF San Francisco doubtless had board the
passengers Tor San Francisco which arrived Aspin-
wall from New York on May on board the Acapulco
Their names AS follows:--
Mrs I. Il Trampleasue and son, Edward Trrmplea-
sue, John j. McArd!e, Edward McArdle, DR.. b. w.
Rhein Mrs. NJ Il. Mandelick Mr. and Mrs. q. Il. Peck,
sister and two children, Charles g. HUBERT Charles
Hellrch, j. A. Buyken, Mrs. q. g. Fowler, daughter
aud son. y. e. ShelUcr, Mrs. Marie Russ Mrs. J. T..
Juierat and son, w. $. Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs. A..
Mahan, DR.. A. p. Burns, H. N. Sargent, Mrs. II. D.
Smith anu child.