The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-01
LOSS or THE CITY or san FRANCISCO.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE wnrcK-sEyERE
LOSSES OF MONEY AND PROPERTY BY PAS
sENdERs-GENERoUs CONDUCT OF UNITED
STATES NAVAL oTFIcERs-THE TIDAL WAVE.
sAs FRANCISCO, May 81, 1871
Tho San Diego correspondent Of the California
Associated Press sends the following additional Incl
dents OF tho loss OF the steamship City OF San Fran
CISCO, gcaaed from the passengers and officers The
perfect GOODNESS OF tho men, and children was
extraordinary. Thore only instance OF panic
young man from New York. tearing tho ship would
sink, ieaped overheard, bat rescued and taken
into boat
LOSSES or MONEY, 4c, ny PASSENGERS.
All the passengers lost mere or less money-most OF
them every penny they possessed. Mrs. Smith the
wife Of revenue officer. OF san Francisco about
$4,000 German and his sister, iroa Valparaiso.
had between s., 900 and $4,000 in their trunks which
is total loss together with ali Their clothing Mono
Of the cabin passengers lost less than $780, and
Of them lost much $4,000 Mr. Hahn and wife,
Of Anahciln, Cal. who wero returning from
European trip lost all their baggage, which in
ciuded over $4,000 worth oil presents &c, bought
for friends DR.. Rhein. dentist from New York.
lost $500 dollars worth or instruments, besides his
money. Chinese servant alter the disaster placed
his little store OF cash into tho hands Of an officer
saying, ..You need this moro than l do" Another
Chinaman camo to Captain Waddell with the Captain
purse, which he had taken from drawer and saved
till no landed
GENEROSITY oy AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS
Whom the Costa Rica arrived ut hazatlan Admiral
Murray. Of the Pensacola. called Captain waddeli
his private room and urged upon him quite a largo
sum OF money. saying. .'pay II when you can; and II
never, all right The Captain declined tho 0iler al
though reduced almost his last penny Subso
qucntiy tho following letter with nearly $500 in cash,
was handed to Captain Wadde al MazAtlan:-
flagship Sass saSssscd SIS 50 tor srS ssas
by you among The Women and children Of the wrecked
JOIN O. IRWIN Captain, United States Navy.
the REEF
theory prevalent among naval officers "a that
there was submarine upheaval at the time of TIE
recent earthquake which destroyed Iquiquc The
wrecked ship was sailing on her regular course and,
AZ already stated, Captain Waducl had frequently
sailed over tho spot where she struck The Captain
had made up his log carly in the day, that there
could been possibility mistake about his
position. II was perfectly bright ana clear day.
The captain and officers or HE gunboat Mexico OF tie
United States ship Iacaawanna, and OF the Rca
and others, have carefully scrntinized Capain Wud
dcl's observations, and arc unanimous In their uds
mcnt upon the point that the commander 81 tho
wrecked vessel was using the utmost care, and that
human Intelligence could not have avertcd the dig
aSter.
THE TIDAL WAVE
Referring to the at0 eartbq uake, tho observations
taken May ~ and IL by tho officers OF the Lackawanua
ut Acapulco are interesting The following 10
truct:"Thursday, 10th, about ten O'Clock. unusual
and rapid rise OF water In the harbor occurred. The
leach was entirely submerged, the water advancin.
Tor some distance into tho streets OF the town. The
phenomenon was followed by four similar tidal waves
at inte walls OF about ateon minutes between each
the water rising falling Ia each three feet
excepting tho final one tho rise and TALL OF which
two eet inches tho ship inging to each advanc
Ing aud rcccding wave.
.From meridian to four L. NJ. slight tidal waves oc-
CURED during the watch at intervals OF about twenty
minutes between each, The ship lying unclsiiy AZ
anchor, and heading from s0utn-southw.st TO west
"Friday llth.--From eight A. NJ. TO meridian observed
tl,,ah nixua
past eleven and forty minutes post eleven second
rise about nfty minutes past eleven. From meridian
to Tour T. NJ. i've tidal observed during the
watch ut irregular intervals, varying from twenty
TO Lhrtyhve minutes the rise and fall being
and one-hail feet
The steamer Costa Rica will not DO able TO get away
from San Diego TIL to-day Sho Is takn. IN
coal and wator. she has very valuable cargo.
rrsng $3.50 SJl In TREASURE 900 OF colee Us bags
Of sugar and 29S boxes oil lines.