Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-23
A STEAMER GOES ASHORE.
THE "LOs ANGELES" STRIKES THE
rocks AND soon SINKS.
careicssncss Of one OF the Crew
Causes the Accident--rhree Pas
senEers Lose Their Lives.
Took to the Life uoat-.


cisco, ran on the rocks at Point Sur
lighthouse. 60 miles IN Monterey. be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock last night. The
steamer sank within a few minutes
and the passengers and crew took TO
the boats. Three boats loaded reach
/ ed shore at Point Sur. and the first
news OF the disaster was brought here
by messenger today. Two other boat
/ leads and a raft containing other pas
I sengera and members Of the crew were
met BY the steamer Eureka this even
| ing. The Eureka brought them TO
! Monterey. From those who arrived on
! the Eureka It was learned that the
I Los Angeles reached Point Sur light
house about o'clock The captain had
/ retired and given orders to have the
/ third mate call him when certain
number OF revolutions OF the wheel
/ had occurred The mate failed to do
70 and the ship went upon the rocks at
I s15. and IN 10 minutes sank. The cap
tain Instantly ordered out the four
! boats and a raft OF two floats contain
! ing about fifty men succeeded In reach
! ing the shore. Two other RATS kept
out 10 sea. The chief engineer. Wal
lace. IN charge Of one Of the boats.
saw the steamer Eureka and succeed
ed in getting within hailing distance.
The steamer lay 10 and sent boats to
search FOR the other party.
They soon found the raft with seven
PERSONS aboard. whom they rescued,
and this morning about 7 o'clock they
D a
other persons They sent word TO those
on shore and offered TO take them
aboard the steamer. but owing to the
roughuess OF the surf they failed to do
So. Four dead bodies have been reoov-
cred and Capt II. II. Del0nd Of the
Los Angeles was reported In critical
condition An the ladies' and children
We're saved ana brought here on the
Eureka. The Los Angeles was very
old boat. having been used by the Pa
! ci6c Coast Steamship company for
/ twenty years. Before that she was
| United States revenue cutter and was
called the Wyanda. She became use
less to the government and Goodall.
| Perkins n Co, the agents Of the Pa
cihc Coast Steamship company. pur-
.
chased her aud put her in srlvice as
a freight and passenger boat between
o,'" = 'N''u'S'o ana southern way ports
one was S"'au steamer OF 500 tons
nhu TOT some time had been rated as
,N''o'oHS' ne rocks AT Folht sur
which are cluster Of ugly spurs about
mile from the shore have long been
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steamer The detnlls OF the disaster hnve
been learned Iusm n tale or sufferlnr
ana deatb when the roa Angelica
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aW9rmcd the decks. Nearly NIL Were
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"vh'VH anu P''p"'"uVHs were Waae 10
abandon the rapidly sinking steumer.
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'""" ''"s"' ''a' !" save l'le'' personal
cuects' but no rapidly did the vessel