New-York tribune., 1877-06-01
the coln closing the last rites in honor Of Fletcher
Harper.
LOSS or TIE CITY or SAN FRANCISCO.
GOODNESS OF THE PAssENGERs-INsTANcEs OF GEN
rRosrrY-rHE DISASTER ATTRIBUTED TO fHt
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GOODNESS OF THE PAssENGERs-INsTANcEs OF GEN
ERosTrY-THE DISASTER ATTRIBUTED TO ihE
RECENT EARrHQUAKE.
SAN Francisco, May 31.-The San Diego
correspondent the California Associated Press SENDS
the following additional incidents OF the loss OF the
ste,nship City of San Francisco Cleaned from the pas
sengcrs and officers:
The perfect GOODNESS OF the women, and children
was extraordinary. There wa$ only one instance of
panic A young man from Ncw-Nork, fearing tbe snip
would sink eaped overheard but rescued and taken
into boat All the passengers lost more or ess money;
most of them every penny they possessed Mis- smith,
the wife OF revenue officer OF san Francisco lost aDont
as OOO A German and his sister, from Valparaiso had
between 1000 ana $4,000 their trunks, which is
total loss together with all their clothing None o the
cabin passengers lost less than $500 and some of them
lost as much as $4,000 Mr. Hahn aud wife Of Anahcn'
Call who were returning from European trip lost all
their baggage which included over $4,000 worth OF pres
ens &c. bought for friends. Dr. Rhein' dentist from
New-Y York lost IL 300 worth Of instruments besides his
money C,nesc servant, after the disaster paced bls
little store of cash in the hands OF an officer saying;
You nced this more than do' Another Cnnaihah
came 10 Capt Waddel with the captains purse, which
he had taken from drawer aud saved till ne landed
When the Costa Rica arrived ut Ma2aan. Admiral Mllr-
ray Of the Pensacola called Capt Waddeil tO his private
room aud ulgcd upon him quite large sum OF money
saying "Pay II when you can and never, all right
The captain declined The offer, although reduced to
almost last penny. subsequently the following let
ter, with nearly $500 in cash. was handed To capt "ad
dell at Mazatlan
DEAR SIR: Tie officers and crew OF the United States
hag,p Pensacola subscribed 4ss 90 ior dlsr'0u-
lion by you among the woIhon and children OF Tie
wrecked steamer City of Francisco Very respect
fully, yours, JOHN = ih"lN' '"Pid'"' ''' ~
theory prevalent among naval officers is that there
was n submarine upbcaya at the time OF the recent
earthquake which destroyed Iqaque; the wrecked snip
rf4
Cant Wadde had frequently sailed the spot where
she struck. The captain had made up his log carly in the
day 20 that there could have beeu no possibility %
mistake about his position It was perfectly bright
and clear day. The captain aud officers OF the giooat
Mexico Of the United States snip LacAaw&nna and OF the
Costa Klca aud others have caredy scruiinized Capt
waddes observations and unanimous in their juds-
neni upon the point that the commander Of the wrecked
vessel was usn the care aui that human intel
ltsenco could not have aycrtcd the disaster.
Referring oho late earthquake Tie observations taken
May 10 and IL by officers Of tae LAcaawanna at
Acapulco are interesting The following Is an extract:
Thursday. 10Th from : q. IN. 60 meridian; About 10
O'Clock unusual aud rapid rise OF water III the hiFDoi
occurred. The beach was entirely suontfSe lne Waer
advancing for some distance INTO me sire Is O! thV o"
This phenomenon followed by four similar ud waves
intervals Of abodt teen nlnut bctW cen each the
water rising AMI railing IN eac case hIe i'e' eNeSp
ng the na the rise and fall o. which was 1wo cct
six inches the ship swnsins to cach ad'a+cnS i'd re-
waves occurred during the watch al intervals OF a0out
twenty minutes between cacui tEc sup lying uIctsy az
anchor and heading from :. :. ". TO W.
FRIDAY, ltth fron ~ to meridian: Observed RAPID
rise and fall the tide between lib ana ll;iO, "ud
second rise about 1850. From meridian To- p. M:
Five tidal waves O3s.r rved during tno watch at r.
regular Intervals, yaiying from - 10 - minutes, the
rise and iall Dcn, about two and a hall ieci.
The steamer Costa Ica VIII not be able TO get away
from san Diego till noon to-day. She is Low taking In
coal and She has very valuable cargo, com
psing $3.50 s31 in treasure, 900 sacks OF coffee, 90
bags of sugar, and Z0S boxes of lines The Costa Rcd
- Oh, y Ia "a
ns Tor The Iac;awauua. on whose arrival she would
probably sall san francisco