The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-25
CAPTAIN COLCORD.
His Body Found on the Beach
Above Rocky Point.
An Inquest VIII Be Held at San Rafael To-
Day-Eames of the Crew of the Eliza
beth-Scenes at the Wreck.

The body of Captain Colcord, late master
OF the Inflated snip Elizabeth, was found
Yesterday morning on the beach about one
mile and Il half 10 the northward of the
scene of the wreck. 1t was brought down
TO Sausalito and from there was removed
10y Deputy Coroner Daley of Marin County
10 San Rafael. where an inquest will be
held to-day.
On Monday, at the instance of Captain
Warren F. Mills, of II. Bingham & Co., !
Clarence Dickey, Captain Melville j. Stap-
les and W. j. Dixon Went over to the scene
If the wrecked vessel to try and find the
uody OF the dead captain, They searched
all day, but their efforts were fruitless, and
at dusk they returned to Sausalito TO spend
The night.
About 10 o'clock at night a horseman ar
rived at the Hotel Sausalito, where the
parties named were staying aud informed
them that he had just returned from the
wreck and that body had been thrown up
On The beach. and it was thought that it was
that OF The captain. 1t was tlien too late
, 10 make trip TO the beach. and it was
determined To wait until daylight before
starting.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE REMAINS.
AT o'clock yesterday morning Captain
Staples and his party left SauSalito again
for the scene of the wreck, and on driving
along the coast found body Just 10 the
northwart of Rocky Point. 1t was nearly
nude, and the face WAS very much disfg-
ured. but Captain Staples recognized it at
once as that of Captain Colcord.
On closer examination il was found that
The body was badly bruised by contact with
the jagged rocks; the neck was broken, one
ear was torn off. and there was deep cash.
in the neck. The body was carefully COW
cred in blankets and trapped around, and
then ii took the little party two hours to
move it to the top of the cliff. the sides of
the blight in which it was found being very
preeipitOuS.
Captain Mills had told the searching
party that if 1t found the body to bring it to
Sausalito, and had made arrangements to
have an inquest held there BY the Health
Oflirer, SO that il could be brought to the
city at the earliest possible moment to be
embaImed. All night long on Monday he
h ad one of Sprerkels' TUGS with steam up in
readiness t. go over and bring the body TO
the city in case it should be found.
CLAIMED by THE CORONER.
After the body had been deceutly covered
ana taken tn the top of the cliff, it was
party, which started with it for Sausalito
After going about seven mills Deputy
Coroner Daley of Marin County was met, he
having heard that body had been found
up the beach and having come with box to
claim it.
H demanded the body of the dead cap
tain, but Captain Staples refused to give: it
up. The deputy then followed the party to
Sausalito, and from that point Captain Mills
was notified by telephone that the kody had
been recovered. Captain Mills took the
next boat for Sausalito, accompanied by
Commodore Z. II. Harrison and Captain
g. James r. Herman of Santa Clara, father
of the boy, Herman, who was among those
drowned when the Elizabeth went ashore
They expected to fud the body at Sausa-
Tito, u hold an Inquest and return with it at
once to the city. But when they arrived at
SauSalito they ascertaned that the Deputy
Coroner had obtained possession of the body
aud had taken it to San Rafael, aud they
then returned TO the city.
He HAD PAINTING SPELLS.
Captain Mills states that Captain Colcord
was troubled with failure OF the heart and
was subject to sinking spells. He says that
lie was washed oh the poop and struck tie
bits on the main deck and was considerably
injured, and lie thinks he died suddenly
from the excitement Captain Colcurd as
sured his family that there was no danger,
and he thought there was none as there
were Two tugs Ia close proximity TO the
vessel.
Captain Mills also states that he has
learn d that when the Elizabeth was ap-
\ reaching the port Captain COlcerd looked
cut fof pllgt but could see no pilot-boat
No other bodies were found on the beach
yesterday, but Dixon OF che searching party
SAID tiIat he was certain that there were
some bodies under a boat that was entangled
IN 1he WTeckage. Captain Herman WAS
sad wher he heard that the body Of his boy
had not been found, and said, with tears in
his eyes: oh, II / could only find my poor
boy"
Captain Colcord's wife is sister of the
vile Of Captain Nichols of the Abner
= EUbuTn.
VISITING TEE WRECK.
Another large concourse Of people visited
the scene OF the wreck yesterday and every
thing looked as it did the day previous. A
heavy surf was rolling in ana the confused
uiaS> of debris was becoming worse con-
fused. Captain F. j. Hunt, the veteran
shipping-master, who went out, said that in
all his experience he never saw 80 complete
wreck in 50 short space of time.
A large number Of marble vases and some
cases of thread washed ashore, and w. ).
Chandler and c. a. Crackbon of this city,
who drove out, made a good haul. Captain
/ ON Holohan, keeper OF the Golden Gate
. Llfe-Savlng Station, also went out to the
wreck, and late III the day returned to the
city with the two men he had left on watch
there.
He engaged the services of Portuguese,
who lives near there, to watch the wreck,
and had him sworn in as deputy sheriff to
prevent piliering. HOlohan says that the
reason he withdrew his men was that they
were starving. The rancheTs near there,
lie said, would not give his men anything to
eat would not even give them drink of
mix, nor even allow them to sleepin barn.
DAREDEVIL as A BOY.
A former schoolmate of w. C. Barclay,
the heroic chief officer of the Elizabeth said
IN speaking OF him yesterday: HE was
born IN Oregon City and as boy was known
rs an expert swimmer. He was a regular
daredevil and was great favOrite with
the rest Of the boys. His father came to
TINS country from the Shetland Isles and
was for long time in the employ of the
hudson Bay Company. He settled in Ore
gOn City IN the early '40s. Young Barclay
81. as boy was always bent on going TO sea
and as soon as he was old enough he went
lie has been following the for the last
fifteen years
Charles Sievert. Olaf Eide, Louis Marie
Nand Frederick Granhoen, the sailors who
~S~am ashore when the Elizabeth struck,
and have since been staying at Stephen
SuSaylila's house at Sausalito, came over TO
the city yesterday morning. Before leaving
the little cottage they gratefully thanked
8lr. Susayila with tears in their eyes, and
Miss Mollie C0SgrOve, VINO have rendered
them every attention since they were
brought To SauSaliGo. On arriving here
Marie aud Eide, who are injured, were
taken TO the Receiving Hospital, while the
other two went to the Sailors Home