The herald., 1894-04-24
TALK ABour rnn wnEok.
Passengers L,rt in Pitiabie Condition
The ship n Total Loss.

Passengara L,Tt in PitIabie Condition.
The ship Total Loss.
MONTEREY, Oal., April 23.-From
statements made by the frat mate aud
the chief engineer Of the LBS Angeles,
who are now on their way to this city
from Point Sur light houss. it appears
that the ship strnek at s:45 p. N, and
sunk in 55 minutss The two first boats
lowered landed 40 men and boys at l
o'clock. The passengers landed in a
pitiable condition. Man7 OF them had
lost all their belongings and barely es-
capped with their lives. Some of the
men rescued in the fist boats were clad
only in overcoats. Others had nothing
on but their night gowns, still others
only had their nnderclothes. The sui
fering from exposure WAS intense, as
the night WAS unusually cold and a
stiff southwest wind was blowing. All
these people we're cared for by the crew
at the Point Sur light house and are left
without stitch OF clothing, aside from
what they are now wearing.
In addition 20 the many friendly ser
vices rendered by the light house crew
to the passengers, they have voluntarily
and caring for all the wreckage that can
poesibly be saved. Light House Keeper
Ingersoll is personally snperin tending
these operations, and is storing every
thing that is recovered at the light
house. In these iabors the good people
OF all the surrounding country are
heartily cooperating. The fret mate
and chief engineer stated, in the hear
ing OF a resident OF the surrounding
country, that the cause of the accident
was the negligence OF the third officer
to call Captain Leland, who had given
positive orders that he should be called
when opposite Pfeffer's point, some
miles south OF Point Sur.
Everything the first mate could call
his own WAS lost except the clothes he
Tas wearng and 20 cents which he car
ried in his pocket. The chief engineer
Jared better, as he had just time enough
to get his money and watch, which he
placed in an old sock and put in the
pocket OF his jumper.
At2a. m. the chief engineer reported
two Of his tiremen missing. Five bod
les have been recovered four of which
were taken from the water. One person
died on shore from bruises received in
tossing about on the rocks. OF the four
bodies taken from the ocean one was
recovered by Mrs. Jos Post and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Grimes, who live about two
and half miles from where the Los An
geles lies. They we're securing the
rocky shore and came across the corpse
OF man probably 35 or 40 years of age,
clad in navy blue coat and blue over
alls. He had deep gssh in the fore
head and another on the left temple.
The man had a light mustache, dark
hair. was of medium size and weighed
between $50 and $50 pounds. The water
was about three feet deep where this
body lay. He had on O life preeerver
and was sbout half mile north of the
Los Angeles.
OF the fremen reported missing by
the chief engineer one had wife and
eight children, youngest months old.
The masts of the Los Angeles are
about 10 feet above water. The ship
seems to be in the same position since
it went under. except that it is tossed
about considerably. The hull seems to
be intact but the deck is going to
pieces, several pieces OF it and frag-
nents OF the windows having been
swept ashore. One OF the epars was also
recovered last evening. Considerable
has been picked up, cenaisting
mainly Ut uruugUs, suet~~ -es-d -Ahaaaa--
On one point everybody seema to be
agreed, and that is that the Los Angeles
is total loss and that this is attributa-
Bile to the third officer, whose negligence
csused the appalling disaster.