The record-union., 1891-02-23
Five Of Her Seamen Washed
Ashore at Bolinas Bay.
THE CARGO DISTRIBUTED ALONG
THE COAST FOR MILES
Three Indians Arrested for the Muir
der of the Tuolumne Bridge-Tender
One of Them Confesses That
Blaine Dispatch Traced Up.
Special to the RECORD. UNION.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-The life-sav-
ing crew which started for the wreck of
the Elizabeth over the hills from Sausa-
Tito last night, returned this afternoon
with news that five of the crew of the
Elizabeth had been washed ashore alive
at Bolinas Bay. They are:
w. c. Barclay, First Mate.
j. Grunwald, seaman.
Carl Leifert, seaman.
Lewis Murray, seaman.
G. Alder, seaman.
The bodies of three men were seen in
the rigging of the ship.
The five who escaped were found by
people living in the vicinity and cared
for. 1t is thought the rest of the crew,
instead of being carried into the smooth
waters of Bolinas Bay, We're dashed to
death on the jagged rocks.
The Elizabeth went to pieces during the
night, and her cargo is distributed along
the coast for miles.
The life-saving crew encountered tre-
mendous difficulties in reaching the
scene of the wreck. They arrived at
Sausalito after 12 o'clock with the cart
containing the Iite-saving apparatus. A
u,
and, although he had fourteen horses in
the barn, he stolidly refused to let the
men have any horses. Thereupon the
life crew volunteered to drag the cart
themselves. The men were rugged with
harness and they pulled the cart through
rain and wind fourteen miles over the
hills to Timber Cove.
The roads were rough and the men
were nearly exhausted when they arrived
at the cove.
About o'clock this morning, when
daylight came, nothing could be seen of
the wreck. A search was commenced,
and about three miles further north what
remained of the Elizabeth was found
The shore was carefully searched for
members Of the crew, but nothing was
found.
AT Bolinas Bay the life-crew ascer-
tanned, as before stated, that five men had
reached the shore alive. AS nothing
more could be done, the life-crew re-
turned to San Francisco. They will at
tempt to reach what is left Of the wreck
by boat tomorrow.
1t is now known that Captain Collcord
and seventeen Of the crew Of the wreck ed
ship have been drowned. A tug went to
the scene of the wreck this morning, but
found nothing of the Elizabeth. She had
gone to pieces during the night.
Henry Smith, one of the life-saving
crew, found the wreck at 1920 this morn
ing. He found the ships remains to be
mass of rigging, timbers, boxes, cases
and barrels lifting and heaving on the
swell and surf. Amid the wreckage he
saw three bodies of men tangled in the
rigging. He tried to get the Portuguese
ranchers to help him get the bodies out,
but they refused, and busted themselves
in getting out plumber from the wreck.
Smith managed TO get one of the bodies,
which was that of Chinaman.
The body of Captain Charles Henry OF
the ife-saving crew, who was lost over
board last night, was found floating in
| the water near Iiburon this afternoon.
The life-preserver on the body kept it
atloat, and Henry undoubtedly died from
| exposure.
Captain Colcord of the Elizabeth was an
old trader and master, and this was his
fourth voyage on the Elizabeth. in which
he owned an interest. The ship was
valued at S750,000 and her cargo at $125,
000
There We're on board the vessel at the
time she struck twenty-nine persons all
told. The starboard watch consisted OF
second mate Pendleton, nephew of the
original owners of the vessel. the boat
swain and eight men in the forecastle
The port watch comprised chief mate
Barkley, the boatswaiIh eight men and
an ordinary seaman.
Besides these there was carpenter q
Russian Finn, and cook and steward
both Cinnamon. The Captain, his Wife
son and daughter made up the twenty
nine.