The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-23
RAN UPON A SUNKEN ROCK.
-ur sTElMER LOS ANGLERS sINKs
IN THTRTY MINUTES

IA wa. Brisht MoorIss. m, The vessel
,y.. Too Near the California shore-Ter-
.,n,. Excitement on Bonrd-AH Escaped
s.or, the ship, bat -Four Died of Exposure.
uoxrrsry. Cal. April 22.-Ths steamer Los
,.o.laa OF the Pacific Coast Steamship
mnsny went on a rock near Point Surf about
ion miles south OF this city last night and is q
.o,.i wreck, The passengers and crew all es-
..ned in three lifeboats and a pneumatic raft.
10, four succumbed to the cold and exposure.
Tbo n avs OF the disaster reached here early
,AI. morning. being brought here by Rancher
John Gilkey. who rode thirty miles on horse
h.,k over a dangerous road cut In the face Of
the cin
The city was filled with rumors till IL
o'elock, when the steamer Eureka. vhic3 was
southward bound. entered the harbor with
forty OF the passengers and crew. The deck
v,s Uttered with life preservers From the
Captain and other survivors the following
story OF the disaster was obtained:
The steamer left San Pedro. the port OF Los
Angeles on Thursday ,eyenins., Capt II. ID:
feonard in command. The wind was strong
VERIFYING went well until 0:o5 T. NJ. when
the vessel struck on Q sunken rock about Two
% so.ss IL very rocky and thick bed Of sssweed
eoyers the water for miles. Between this kep
sd and Sqts ssi IL deep SsoS 1Ss wss
a.. Third Mate Cockrill was ON deck and
seaman Antoine Mallo at the wheel,
disaster sf one Of the ssamen, looking out Of the
side hatch. noticed that the Point Surf light
pSf cUSir but SsP The On ns deck ate. fRS
studying the chart, said the ships course was
The Alarmed sailor. howsyer. started for the
Captains cabin to arouse him. but lust as be
neared It the vessel struck. Capt. Leonard, who
deck. The cry was raised that the vessel was
sinking, and great CONFUSION ensued
chip vas crowded With a vst1rs to t tss
erew we're as badly ratified as the pass en- gsrs.
Women screamed. children walled. and men
tain got control Of his crew and set about low
sring the lifeboats. as 1t was plain the ship
The ships guns we're fred and rockets went
up but no ship happened to DO passing. md
the nearest llis-saying service was hundred
N quickly one Iiteboat was lowered and placed
IN charge OF the chief steward. 1t contained
oarsmen They rowed toward the Eighth ouse.
height Of the breakers
would certainly have been swamped. They
finally secured q landing on little island near
ih lined Sth fsnsh peop sh s srs
them NO aid because o. the terr6is bre 1Sa
wnsss snS sn
and children. then cleared the wreck and stood
out to sea- hoping to meet the steamer Eureka
which was known to pass this point on hsr
Her iiahts were soon seen. hut. unfortunate.
". just IS she came near clouds obscured the
q f the cas- eastaways Cold and wet. they had the
%ssy 81 :ssn Gs s6 sns
ers were higher than before and this was
Il was decided to ride before the wind through
the Might and count on being picked NJ by the
Eureka. This was done. but the Loaf was not
The excitement on board the sinking vessel
was terrible. Nearly all the. women were taken
LETT. Finally the third ifssoat was iaunc he'd.
the island. The lie Eaft was then lowered.
They had no rowiocks and It was hard work
to keep from drifting into the breakers. but
finally current ss RI tn then e. oqt to sea
FIRST news o. the wreck.
Angeles went down, only the mssts above the
GROSS spars remaining above the water, On
these we're the Captain and several OF the
GREY spd i passssngers' who could not ma space
They chung 70 the sbrouds and called for
help. but 1t looked hopeless until one OF the
boats OF the steamer Eureka soon hove in sight
and picked up all the survivors,
The Eurekas Captain was then told OF the
night for them. and at o'clock found the
castaways more dead than alive, They were
crowded iPt tp small n boat and the cold rain
The Eureka then returned to Monterey.
Capt Leland not only refused to make any
sSf TI Ss the 70
on a sunksn rock which was not on the chart.
but some Of the passengers say the whole
and In falling to estimate the force Of the
strong current increased By strong wind.