St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-27
ASHORE IN The Fog.
STEAMER CITY OF NEW YORK PROB
ABLY A TOTAL Loss.
SCENE OF WILD CONFUSION
But Fortunately No Lives Were
Lost-The Vessel High on the
Rocks With the Surf Pound
ing fer Sides In-Extensive
Fire in the Nebraska State
Penitentiary.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-The Pacific
Mail company steamer City of New
York went ashore this evening in fog
and will probably be total loss. She
sailed for China and Japan at $3.50 p.m.,
and went down the bay under full head
of steam. The Jog was very heavy. and
from the lower WharveS the heads could
not be seen.About4:30 p.m.the big ocean
steamer was lost sight of, and half
hour later the booming of cannon could
be heard and rockets could be seen as
they burst above the fog. The signal
station at Point LobOS soon sent mes
sage into town. and soon every tug in
the bay was racing for Point Bonita.
Arriving there it was found that the
steamer was hard aud fast on the rocks.
having gone on them under full head
of steam. She was in charge of Pilot
Stevenson at the time. As soon as the
ship struck there was a scene of wild
confusion. A couple of hundred Chinese
in the steerage set up howl that could
be heard half-acrosS the Golden Gate.
Capt. johnson was wonderfully cool,
however, and ne and his officers soon
restored order. When the signal lights
began to flash the observer at Point
Lobos came to the conclusion that it
was the steamer Monowai that had gone
on the rocks. and the news was circu-
lated all over the city, Those who
were expecting relatives on that
steamer from Sydney, Auckland, Samoa
and Hawaii, at once focked to
the officers of the Oriental & Occidental
line. All they could be told was that a
steamer had been on Point Bonita, but
whether it was the Monowai or some
other craft no one could tell. Half an
hour later the wrecked vessel was made
out to be the City of New York. 1t is
now reported that the steamer is hard
and fast on the rocks. There is eight feet
of water in Ter hold and the tugs can
not move her. The loss will be $500, 900;
no insurance. All the passengers have
been taken off, and are being brought
back to this city. The fog is almost
thick enough to cut with a knife. There
is very little wind. Tugs will be along
side all night.
A reporter has just come in on a tug
from the wreck, and reports the City of
New York lying with head to westward,
broadside upon the rocks. She is lying
over Oh the port side, and three or four
big holes are stove in her bottom. The
vessel will be total loss. The tide is
receding, and she is now high upon the
rocks and the surf pounding in upon
her. There is not much wind, however.
| and very little swell. The tugs now are
lowering about the wreck. and could
possibly pull the steamer from the
| rocks, but it would be useless.
The City of New York is compart-
ment ship. and the latest reports say
there is no water fore and aft, but eight
feet of water amidships. The water is
up into the fire room. Before the sig
| nails of distress brought assistance from
San Francisco the passengers were
landed at Point Bonita by the ships
| boats and life-saving crews from the
| Golden Gate and Fort Point stations.
The New York's merchandise cargo
was valued at $4,000, and she carried
| 100000 worth of treasure. There were
ouly two cabin passengers. The ship
was Valupd 1t abOut S400 GO0