The herald., 1894-04-23
: THE WRECKED STEAMER Los ANGELES.

struggling for a position on the ropes
| to escape from the waves. All the
boats were still ia eight and all OF us on
board the hip we're yelling for some to
return after us. One of them heard US
and was returning for us when the cruel
words of one OF the crew who had been
saved. Harry Hall, porter, rang out i:
Don't mind them; let them go and
save US.
LEFT IN THE RIGGING.
"The boats left US where we were, and
had it not been for the miraculous set
tling of the steamer on rock. we all
would have been drowned. Making the
best of bad situation, lit q cigarette
and handed others TO as many as could
reach, remsrking: This is about the last
thing I'll do for you. Lat US smoke
'All the boys were 90 cool as cucum-
bers, and while the waves were roaring
at our feet and the only means OF escape
had been denied us, we smoked and
hung on to those ropes for two hours,
which seemed thousand years. When
we had given up all hope, we saw a boat
approaching in charge of Captain Ma
ginnis of the wrecker Whitelaw, who
Had it not been for him we all would
have been dead by this time. After all
of us were saved from the forward boom,
we rowed to the aftermast and took two
others aboard. In doing this we came
near upsetting our boat several timss.
We then started for the shore and
landed at Point Sur light house. In at
tempting to land. our boat was nearly
swamped, but finally we reached terra
frma, sud many were the prayers of
thanksgiving we raised to heaven.
Zone OF the passengers We thought we
had saved died q few moments after
a landing had been effected by us. The
poor boy was almost dead when we res.
cued him, and as we could do nothing
for him until we reached land, he wac
too far gone when we finally tried to do
something for him, and he died in my
arms. Finding we could do nothing more
for this unfortunate young man, ssvaral
OF us started to climb up to the light
house. | was treated handsomely by
the folks there, but must say that God
Almighty never made u worse possible
place for a wreck than this same Point
Sur"
A PASSENGERS STORY
E. 8. Tunison oF Dallas, Tex, came up
from the scene of the wreck at Z :15. He
took the steamer at San Pedro, WAS ill
all day and was lying in his berth, when
at 8 40 the steamer struck. ''The frat
shock was not severe" said he, ''and we
did not think anything serious had hap
pened until the second shock, which was
very severe. And then the order came
for the passengers to 60 on deck. One
woman with a child in her arms rushed
into my stateroom and fell in faint and
was carried to the deck with difficulty.
Most of the passengers behaved in a cool
and orderly manner, but the crew
were much excited aRd eager to
get off. l was in the first officers
boat, which had 25 persons. He rowed
out 400 or 500 Yards and put some OF the
passengers into another boat and went
back to the steamer after others. l
just reached the vessels side as she was
sinking and we were nearly drowned by
the suction. We landed Hesr the light
house. Just as the boat reached the
shore the boat was caught by breaker
and Smashed. We scrambled ashore
with difficulty. We stayed ct the light
house and were we'll treated though
food Was scarce. Many OF the Passen-