The morning call., 1893-10-27
damage, while a heavy sea would Ger tainly
break her in two, and that right speedily.
A PASSENGERS STORY.

James Sawyer of Denver. Colo, one of
the two cabin passengers, was seen last
night at his room in the Palace Hotel.
Il was in my cabin at the time the
steamer struck" said be, ''and first noticed
it from the peculiar grating noise. There
was no noticeable shock, only that grind
ing sound as If the ship had struck some
hard surface and was roughly passing over
1t. l did not feel particularly alarmed
until 1Teached the deck and found howl
ing mob of Chinese gathered there. They
seemed to have gone mad, and all efforts to
quiet them were for time unavailing. 1t
was only after the officers had knocked
down two or three Of the most violent that
anything like order was restored among
them. The women made the most noise
and appeared to be about frantic. Their
uninreiligible jaIgon and wild ges-
tculations were enough in them
selves to cause Consideration among
the few other passengers, and it
did not in any way relieve my feeling of
apprehension when one of the officers told
me if had gun had better get it ready,
as there might be use for 1t. The Chinese
appeared more solicitous about the safety
of their money than anything else. Each
one of them had various amounts OF specie,
and as the officers in getting the boats
ready to embark the passengers and crew
absolutely forbade them to take any bag
gage along those of the Chinese who had
large amounts Of money with them ap-
peared determined to take possession Of
the boats and run things TO suit them
selves. Fortunately for all on board the
officers in command were equal to the
emergency and quickly asserted their
authority. The boats were got in readi-
ness and everything prepared for the quick
transportation of all to the shore when the
time came TO embark.
''The first persons from shore to reach
the ship were two fishermen. They came
out in a small row boat. and IL was then for
the first time that my attention was called
to the condition of the ship. She appeared
to be lying partly on her right side. and
was stuck fast on the rocks. The waves
were not high, but their wash seemed to be
sufficiently strong to do the ship more
injury, as they repeatedly beat her against
the obstruction upon which she had lodged.
The fishermen said that they could convey
information of our trouble to the nearest
telegraph office, as they had horse near
that purpose, after the captain had in
structed them to cause the lighthouse peo-
pie to keep the alarm bell ringing, it hav-
ing, for some reason, ceased a short time
before.
meanwhile tie whistle ON the ship was
kept in almost constant operation, and
the work of preparation for disembarks-
ton proceeded. but fortunately aid came
from an unexpected quarter before the
boats were launched.
"Just as the first boat was about to be let
down over the side of the steamer, the
welcome whistle of a coming vessel gave
us notice that help was near, and few
minutes after one of the big ocean tugs
came up alongside and was followed soon
after by couple of others. Idon't believe
l ever looked upon tug with that
same degree of appreciation that did
when the first of our visitors loomed up
through the fog and made fast TO our side.
With the coming of the tugs, of course. all
preparations to launch the ships boats
ceased. and the Chinese became in man.
ner paciied and comparatively orderly.
1.-THE action of Captain Johnston and his
brother officers was prompt and decisive
when the accident occurred. The crew
behaved in an orderly manner. and all
preparations for escape were conducted
with system. with precision and with due
regard for the safety OF all on board"
After the Chinese and Japanese were
taken aboard the tugs they were brought
to the city and transferred to the steamer
Acapulco. which is lying at the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company's wharf
There was manifest disposition among