The morning call., 1893-10-15
BROKEN up ON THE ROCKS.
All of the Passengers and Crew
Were Rescued.
DESTRUCTION OF THE VESSEL.
A Panic Was Averted by the Cool
ness of the Officers = Thrilling
Stories of the Disaster.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 14.-The Newbern
was making ten knots an hour when she
struck the rocks almost bow on, at Point
Vincent. at O'clock this morning. First
Officer Gallagher was on watch at the
time. He says the greatest possible eau
ton was being taken and the foghorn was
blowing all the time, but so dense was the
mist that The proper bearings could not be
taken then.
There was not much of panic aboard
when she struck, for some of the passen-
gers and crew were not awakened by the
concussion. They were aroused at once,
however, and apprised of their danger.
This was not extreme. for though there
was every evidence that the ship would
soon go TO pieces there was not heavy
surf rolling and the land was not more
than 800 feet distant
Immediately the five lifeboats were got
in readiness for pushing off from the
wreck at a moments notice, though not
until day break did any one leave the ship.
In less than an hour after she struck the
Newbern keeled over TO port. Then the
crew were set to work to remove the
treasure, composed of silver bullion, from
the specie tank. which is located in the
hold. The bullion was brought up on deck
and guarded till daylight.
First Officer Gallagher and Purser Childs
lowered the first boat and went ashore
with line. which they made fast. BY the
aid of this line the twenty-six passengers
and their baggage were safely delivered
from the wreck.
Afterward the treasure-about s1oo. 600
in silver bricks-was taken in a sailboat
from the wreck to San Pedro by Captain
Won Helms and seven men. 1t was left in
charge of the railroad company, and will
be taken to San Francisco On board the
steamer Corona from San Diego, which
will put in at that port about moon To-
morrow.
The Newbern was entirely out of her
course when she struck. She should have
passed outside of the Catalina Islands, but
this she did not do, because her steering
apparatus was out OF order. and the vessels
course was slightly mixed by the strong
shore currents.
Purser Childs was the first 10 bring the
news of the disaster to Redondo. He ar
rived there ahou, o'clock in the morning,
having walked all of fifteen miles from the
scene of the wreck.
The Redondo Company at once sent out
teams and conveyanees TO bring up the
passengers, and before 2 o'clock in the
afternoon all the passengers and their bag
gage and four sacks of mail were brought
up to the town.
The Newbern is a brig-rigged wooden
hull. She was deemed seaworthy, but had
been long in the service. She sailed from
Ensenada and was bouEd for San Francisco
with tweniy-six passengers and crew of
thirty-siX.
The bull was valued at $4,000 and the
cargo at $500. 600. The hull will be total
loss, as she CARED no insurance, and is
even now pounding and grinding herself
to pieces on the rocks. Assistance will be
sent her Tomorrow. but it will be unayail-
ing.
The cargo of the Newbern consisted
mainly of bullion, orcnilla, hides and or
anges. There was no deck load. and the
entire cargo weighed but $50 tons, which
was not considered excessive or even up to
the vessels full carrying capacity.
The tug Pelican left Redondo at 1870
P. NJ, with President Thompson of
the Redondo Company and Purser Childs,
TO render whatever assistance was pos
sible. This was found to be little enough,
for the passengers had already been res
cued and the hull was clearly gone beyond
help.
Tomorrow special bos,oads of exeur-
sionists will 60 out to see the wreck.