Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-09
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SPECIAL TO THE IIERALD.j
Further Particulars of the wreck
OF the Florida.

instead Of landing her passengers here
The following Is the official report OF
James Allen, the third oihcer oi tbs
State Of FLORIDA. We left New York on
the 18th ofAprl with about ono hundred
and sixty.seven passengers and crew
md n full general cargo. All went well
until the night OF the 18th, when at
] 80 o'clock we came In collision
with the bark Pomona Of Chatham, n.
b., under Captain Hettburn, Both
ships went down almost instantly, aud
out of the steamers passengers and
crew only forty four, including the
steward,ss, managed TO escaped In boats.
Out Of the bark's crew OF fifteen, the
captain aud two of the seamen were
saved. Next morning the bark was OBJ
served bottom up. The survivors after
being ihii<y five hours in boats
without food or water were Sc
cared by u Norwegian bark, Theresa
Of Christiana from that port bound
to Quebec. On the 22d twenty -four
OF them were transferred on board the
ship Louisa, from Cardiff for Qubec,
where they remained until May 9th,
when they were taken on board the
Titania bound for Quebec. IL is be-
lieved that l35 lives were lost. The
night on which tho disaster occurred,
continued Officer Allen, was clear.
though moonless, aud the sea was
smooth as glass. He retired to his bunk
Mt s o'clock, leaving Chief Officer rhonp-
son in charge OF the deck. AT about | l 10
o'clock he heard signals given suddenly
10 stop the steamers engines, followed
by fearful crash and he rushed on deck
and the first thing he noticed was red
light pretty close ON her starboard bow.
Al the same moment he heard the chief
officers voice and the cry of "Collision. "
He then perceived bark, which had
run into them, 20 down. This bark. he
afterwards learned from its captain
aud two Of its crew who were picked
ny and saved was the Pomona, Of
Chatam, Of N. b.. bound TO Liverpool.
Running to the side of his own vessel
he endeavored to ascertain the damage,
and perceiving an Immense gaping hole.
into which the sea was fast pouring, and
feeling, ~ he said himself, that the yes
sci was "a goner," he at once hurried
to the captain, who Immediately gave
orders to get out the beats, four OF
which were down in fifteen min
utes, when the State of Florida
keeled over on her port and went
down stern first James Bennett, OF
London, Ontario, was the only first class
passenger saved. The lady passengers,
of whom there were only four, refused
to go in the boats, and almost before
they had time to reconsider their deter
mination the huge steamer careened
to the starboard aud then with one greet
plunge went to the bottom. OF all on
board OF both vessels only forty.four are
known to have been saved.
TORONTO, May S.-Though the sur
viving officers are very rcticeut as to the
responsibility for the accident the inn
preston seems 30 be that the steamship
company was to blame. The storics oi
the various survivors agree in the main
features, the time occupied by the dis
aster being of snch short duration thai
no chance for observation was afforded
Arrival OF the Titaniaat Montreal
MONTREAL, May S.-The steamer
Titania, with twentyfour rescued from
the State of Florida, reached this city al
six O'Clock this morning.
Democratic Convention mt Frank
fort - Wattersou vocifer0usiy
Checrcd
FRANKroRr, Ky. May S.-The Dem.
ocratic Convention to select delegates tn
the Chicago Convention. organized with
Boyd Winchester, of Louisville, perma.
NutI nI.
tor of the Courier. .Jouraai WAS appointed
Chairman Of Committee on Resolutions.
lie was loudly called for by the Convcn.
tion, and when he appeared ON the plat
form with the resolutions in his hands
the house rose US one man and cheered
him voc,iorously. Hon. Henry Waiter.
son, j. Stoddard johnson, Jas. A. Me.
kenzie and Hon. L. Jones were elected
delegates at-large. Mr.. Watterson, al.
though not member of the Convention,
and not candidate, received the highest
vote of any of the gentlemen selected.
He accepted the honor and will, as he
has done in the past, lead the united
delegates to the National Democratic
Convention. After nominal ne allernates
and State electors the Convention ad.
journed. 1t is impossible to give the
views OF the delegates. All are strongly
in favor OF q revenue reform.
A Train on the Mexican Central
ThrOwn from the Track -Ex-
press Messenger Reported
Killed.
New YoRK, May S.--The following
telegram has been received from Pres,.
dent Scrymser, of the Mexican Central
Railroad, at the City of Mexico: 81
hear from. the New York directors thai
q train has been wrecked aud five
persons killed on the Mexican Central
and that General Manager Robinson had
been assassinated. Please contradict
both statements. Manager Robinson
was in this city this afternoon and is per.
fectly well. The train from FL Paso, due
here this morning, was maliciously
thrown from the track. The expires,
messenger is reported killed; no Other
casualties. Thieves fired on the train
but fled without molesting the passen
gers.
New Air Line Railroad schem
DIS MoINEs, Ia, May S.-rhe Fast
ern and Western Railroad Company filed
articles ot incorporation here to-day
The road built will be an air line from
Pittsburg, Penu., to Council Bluffs, and
ii is claimed will shorten the distance
about three hundred miles.
situation of the Marine Bank
NEW YORK, May S.-The Marine
Bank Directors have adjourned. n,
statement is likely to be made to-day
Director Siesck says no receiver was up
pointed and the chances of resumption
are good. Fish did not ask to resign
but in case of a reorganization there
will be a new president and cashier.
President Arthur In New York
New YORK, May S.-President Ar.
thur arrived this morning and is stop
ping at the Fifth Avenve Hotel. A few
calls were made but the President de
clined to see them.
Another Marine Disaster.
PORTLAND, Me, May s. The steamer
Portland hence for st. Johns, strucl, tn,
rocks off Rockland this morning ant
filled. A steamer has gone to assist her
Grant a. Ward Assignment.
New YORK, May S.-Grant & Ware
made an assignment to j. L. Davies.
A Mormon Missionary in ai
Austrian Prison,
vienna, May S.-A Mormon mission
airy was condepned to one months i'm
prisonment to-day.
Dynamite Fiends ut work.
LONDON, May S.-Ten women wer
blown to pieces and two others wer
wounded by an explosion OF dynamite a
Mobiles factory.
First pickpoket-''fhere is rich fel
ler Ipu "a for him Jake SecDn