The morning call., 1891-02-22


tain's family was taken from the tug and
hurried into a closed carriage in which they
were driven to the house of Captain Harri-
man on Scott street.
All efforts to interview the rescued sea-
men proved futile as the officers of the
Australia would not allow them to
be disturbed, the officer in charge insist
ing that they were worn out and needed
rest.
After searching for the captain, who was
washed overheard, and finding no trace of
him. the crew of the life boat made their way
to Fort Point. where they landed, and tee-
phoned TO the Oceanic Dock for tug-boat.
The Active was dispatched at once, and on
her the life-saving crew were conveyed to
Sausalito, from which point the men ex-
pected to make their way over the hills of
Marin County to the scene of the wreck in
the hope Of saving the crew.
ROCKS RISE ABRUPTLY.
The place where the ship went ashore is
of a most ugly character. huge rocks rising
abruptly out of the sea to a considerable
height and presenting a terrible barrier to
the unfortunate craft that chances to drive
against their jagge sides, and on account
OF this fact it is not believed by those who
are familiar with the spot that those of the
crew, some twenty-sx in all, who remained
aboard of the Elizabeth will ever reach the
land in safey.
The high sea which was running, COM
hinal wit ba fY,r of I'D
broke her to pieces in very short time. and
the sailors, long before help reached them,
probably were left to the mercy of the
waves and rocks.
An old seaman said last night that he did
not think that there was one chance in
twenty thousand for the ill-fatel men, and
gave it as his opinion that not a soul would
be rescued. Another, however, took a more
hopeful view Of the situation, aud expressed
the belief that there was a possibility of
portion at least of them being saved.
SCENE OF THE WRECK.
Tennessee Cove, where the ill-fated Eliza
beth went ashore, was known in early days
as Tagus beach. and the incident which led
to the popular change will, at this time, be
of interest.
On the 9th of March, 1858, the steamer
Tennessee, belonging to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, went ashore in dense
fog at a point close to where the Elizabeth
struck last night The Tennessee had about
COO passengers on board. 100 of whom were
women and children, but by happy
chance she went upon small
sandy beach on both sides Of which al "a
short distance were enormous cliffs, on
which, if the vessel had struck, she would
have gone immediately to pieces, and prob
ably most of those on board would have
persisted.
As it was, and the sea being smooth, the
passengers were all safely landed, as we'll
as the mailbags aud express matter.
Several efforts were made by tug-boats to
haul her off, but without success. and she
finally went to pieces. The loss of the
Tennessee at this time was the first of n
series of calamities at sea and in which
San Francisco was deeply interested so
that the Impression made by the wreck was
a lasting one.
NC1@CNAAA' 4
As soon as the captains wife, Mrs. Col
cord, her 13-year-old daughter and I6-yeat-
old son, were landed at the Oceanic Dock
from tug they were Immediately driven 70
the residence of Albert H. Hartman, 100
Scott street, where they received every at
tention and care. Mrs Colcord was too
much prOStrated by the excitement and
Of IL ~
who called at the house soon after she
reached there, and her daughter and son
were in the same condition.
Mr.. Hartman, however, stated that Mrs
Colcord felt that her husband would surely
be saved and that the vessel would not
prove to be totally wrecked. She could give
no reasons for her belief, but she felt as
sured of her husbands safety Mrs. Col
cord has accompanied her husband in all his
sea voyages for the past ten years and has
the fullest confidence in his ability as a sea-
man.
Both Captain and Mrs. Colcord have made
many voyages to this port and have wide
circle of acquaintance. As is common on
most mercantile ships. the crew is best
known by nicknames, and Mrs Coleord
was only able to remember the full names
OF the first and second mates. These were
Charles Barkley and Nathan Pendleton re-
sDectively. The Elizabeth had a crew of
twenty eight hands all told.
The Elizabeth was built by Hagget & Co.,
at Newcastle, Me-, in 1882 and was 1866 tons
register, and was owned by q. F. Pendleton
& Co. of New York. Her dimensions were:
Length, 231 feet inches; beam, Al feet
inches; depth, 10 feet. Her home port was
Belfast, Me.
LIST OF THE CoNsIGNEEs.
The Elizabeth had a cargo of general
merchandise, the particulars of which will
be found in the late shipping intelligence.
list of her consignees is as follows:
Allen; Bauer & Co; L Beck &
Sons; Booth & Co; b Babbitt: Blake, Mofit
& Towne: II H Buhne; Caire: Clausen d.
Noyes; Cal Powder WORKS; Cal State Prison; Close
d Bros; CArpy q Co; Cooper; Crawford K Co:
II Crocker q Co; e Davidson; K II Delafeld;
Deitz & Co; Dempster Il Keyes; Dufey Bros; j A
Folger & Co; Fisher: Gubbe; II A Hasbrach tS
Co; Haywood Bros AZ Co; Hawley Bros Hardware
Co; II I Holmes Lime Co; Humphreys a sayce:
Hobrook, Merrill & stetson; Kittie & Co; Mutual
OIL Co; q N Josselyn & Co: L G Lyons q Co; Scoufe
& McCrum: W W Montague 4 Co; j NJ Mann; l. d
Stone & Co; Iayot, Uphan & Coz RedIngton & Co:
Order; IL Roger; d Ravekes; E j Shatiuek a. Co;
Schyster Nelson; The Bancroft Co; Vermont
Marble Co; A vignier Woodbury. Oil Co: wichnan
d Lnlgen; Williams, Ditnond Il Co; Wakefield Rat
tan Co; NJ Il Well; F Weber Co; waterhouse
Lester d Coz Whittier, Fuller& Co.
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