Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-20
WESTERN DISPATCHES.
l.r.o,.L TO TEE ooLD NIL DAILY srv.l
Collision OF Ferry Boats = other
liens of Interest.

BAN FRAScIsco, Feb. ~. About 3
O'Clock this afternoon the ferry steamers
Fl CAPTAIN aud Alameda, plying between
this city and Oakland Point, collidsd in
mid.passage. A dense fog prevailed.
and the boats were close TO each other
before they could DO seen. The bow Of
the FL Captain struck the Alameda On
her port quarter. SCATTERING her guard
and rail, but doing her no serious dam.
age. The port bow Of tho FL Captain
was crushed In. aud she filed and sank
rapidly. The greatest terror and con-
fusion prevailed. Some Of the passsn.
gers jumped on board the Alameda. and
others sprang into the water. In a few
moments the steamers drifted apart aud
lost sight OF each other In the fog. Tho
FL Captain sunk to the hurricane deck
and drftsd rapidly towards North Point,
In the strong ebb tide. The Harbor
COMMISSIONER tug Governor Irwin.
which was In the vicinity, piloted by
the cries Of passengers and screaming Of
whistles, steamed at once 10 the rescus
and picked up those struggling In the
water. II Is impossible at present 10
state the loss Of life. II apy. Many arc
Of opinion that all were saved. but others
say Il is impossible but that some must
have been lost. The submerged wreck
OF the FL Captain was grapplod by tugs
of Meiggs' wharf and Is now being
towed up to the city front. The excite
ment Is great in the city and crowds are
gathered on the streets discussing the
news. Both steamers were forry.bosts
Of the frstclass. The latest news Ii
that no lives were lost.
LArrR.-It is not yet definitely ascer.
tainsd whether there was any loss OF
life by the fsrryboat collision. but the
more general opinion Is to tho contrary.
The boats remained fast TO each other
for several minutes, during which time
most Of the passengers Of the FL Capt.
tan got on the Alameda. except q few
who jumped overheard in the excite.
mont. The boats Of both steamers we're
lowered to pick up those In the water.
The officers and crew behaved we'll.
There were about forty passengers on
tho Fl Captain. and nearly two hundred
on the Alameda. One sailor was In
jursd by Q fragment broken of by the
collision. It In now ascertained that the
Alameda, which was lower In the water
than the FL Captain. ran her head under
the guards OF the latter. striking her
forward Of tho paddls.boY. Both steam.
srs were constantly blowing whistles,
and q double lookout was maintained.
The FL Captain sunk to the hurricane
deck In twenty minutes. She now lies
In the bay. behind Black Point.
BAN Francisco. Feb. 20--The Nevada
Bank yesterday sold SOC. 900 ounces OF
nne silver TO the Government 10 DO de-
livered at the San Francisco Mint. The
bids Of the Anglo. Californian Bank and
Bank OF California were rejected, though
the latter offered 10 sell l2j 900 ounces
at 81 90.
The employees OF the furniture factory
Of Kragen and Geist struck Tuesday In
consequence OF the discharge OF two OF
the men who had q disagreement with
the proprietors In reference to The price
to be paid for certain work. The str.k-
srs yesterday had q conference with the
Arm, but were unable to come to any
agreement. The strikers are all Union
men and number about forty.
The libel case Of A. A. Sargent W.
Charles DeYoung vas continued for the