Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-31
TIE LIE
The Loss OF the City OF
San Francisco.
ALL THE PASSENGERS SAVED.
The Silver Bill Vetoed in
Illinois.
PRESIDENT HAYES AND THE Sill
YER QUESTION.
Fire, But No Panic, In a New York
Theater.
lsrrcrAL DrrArcHrs TO THE GOLD Hill
DAILY NEv.l
lsrrcrAL Dr.rArcHEs TO the Gold Hill
DAILY NEV,l
The Loss OF the Hseamer city Of
Nan Frapeisc0.

The Loss or the steamer city ei
Nan Frapeiseo.
San FRAScIsco. May 3o.-A San Diego
correspondent Of tho California Associated
Press telegraphs As follows at 2 p. NJ
The Pacific mail steamer Costa Rica has
Just dropped anchor. She has on board
1877 passengers for Ban Francisco. Mr..
Moses Sargent, brother Of Senator Sargent
gives the following details: The City oil
Fan FrancfNo left Panama May 18th. a
$3.50 A. NJ. with 1871 passenger-T cabin
and 81 stecrage-and $50 officers and crew
The value Of the cargo was $4,000, con-
sisting Of silks, ~velvets, laces. stc. On
Wednesday morning. May 10th. tho day
was bright and tho atmosphere clear. AZ
9.is A. NJ. a peculiar and indescribable
tremor was felt, the ship having struck
upon an unknown and dangerous reef. cut
ting into her hull = distance Of sixty feet,
tho water rushing In with fearful velocity.
The ship was then six miles southwest from
tho Tartar shoals and thirteen miles from
shore. The Captain knew by observation
her position at 4 o'clock. The reef upon
which she struck is not down on any chart.
but n document sworn TO before the United
States Consul ut Acapulco by one Psrer.
aud witnessed by William Lund OF tho
gunboat Mexico, deposes that said Perer
il perfectly convorsant with rocks extend.
ing from Point Maldonad in = southwest
Ii. ,I,..,,inu sLarn. naintnl covered with
four or five fathoms of water and extend.
Ing in nearly a straight line west to
a distance u from twelve to fourteen
miles from the main land. and
tina, he has fished for turtles frequently
there. Tho ship was at once turned
towards shore, gradually sinking. and with
full steam ON, when she grounded on q
sand.bank at 1920 4. NJ, fortunately three
compartments not bursting, Inc captain
and his officers were COOL calm anu clear
headed. aud ~ soon rs the SNIP suuek
orders were given to get The boats ready
I.ife-preservcrs wcro put ON, ~ the danger
OF sinking was most imminent. Sound.
ings between the reef and sand.bank
showed 5ts, ~, 30 and ~ fathoms Of
water AMI no bottom. During the fearful
interval. and while the ship was evidently
sinking, not a cry was heard from the pas.
songers. There was little confusion, but
silent, anxious waiting, although mere
we're III passengers, ~ oI uenh
children and many Of them young men
never before at sea-. Tue posn stArIeu LOT
shore. three miles distant, not . passenger
being allowed q pound OF baggage OF any
kind, and when reaching the shore each
boat was overturned u the passengers
thrown into the surf. IL was q ssene never
to la forgotten. KIND f~roviueneo p,c-
served every liir' anu al were sa,e on 'n ~
Mexican shore ror,uha'oiy $500
fresh water was I1uhu mn I 80. co.
the mountains, ~here' WIN viz s.ais y
a covering and roots anu Tnan ~
trees for mattresses, all si.p'. no ~
tain at once sent one OF 'nc on,evi, W