The morning call., 1894-04-23

the usual preparation for the handling of
the business generally transacted at this
port, and all were on hand promptly at
midnight to discharge the duties of their
neutrality-suspicious..
The hours rolled by and no sign could
be seen of the delayed boat. At 3 o'clock
in charge.
Daylight came, and still the Los Angeles
was not in sight. Finally all the employees
of the company went to await the opening
of the telegraph Office, so that communca-
ton could be had with Cayucos. the last
stopping place of the missing steamer.
But in the face of the information tele-
graphed from there yesterday that she
had sailed on time and was due here at
midnight speculation ran rife. Finally all
doubts were set at rest and the awful in
telligence quickly spread that the Los
Angeles was wrecked on a treacherous
hidden rock only a few miles away from
her destination.
Early this morning John Gilkey. a
farmer, living some twenty miles from
here, brought the news that the steamer
had made her last trip and was at that
time at the bottom of the sea in the most
rugged and rough stretch of the California
coast
A party of citizens from here immed-
ately started to render what assistance was
in their power to the unfortunate people
| who had taken passage on the ill-fated
boat.
The steamer Eureka, going south, ar
rived here yesterday, and on its way down
picked up several of the passengers of the
sunken steamer. who had sought refuge on
a raft. The Eureka steamed to the scene
of the disaster and completed the work,
Immediately turning back for the north.
She arrived here at 1 O'Clock with all the
passengers and small quantity OF wreck
age. Captain Fl. d. Leland of the Los
Angeles was among those on the Eureka,
but to all questions asked him regarding
the wreck he gave the same answer, 81
don't known anything about it." The
other Captain Leland, of the Eureka, pro-
fanely refused even the smallest courte-
sizes to reporters. and positively CON-
manded the people on his ship 10 deny
information of every description 10 those
on shore.
The particulars received were furnished
by Farmer Gilkey. who very cheerfully
left his bed to ride into Monterey after
medical aid for the sufferers by the wreck.
The party who called Gilkey out of bed
and made the request that he come here
for assistance told him that Captain Le-
land of the Los Angeles was dying from
bruises received while being tossed about
on the rocks, and that a doctor would be
necessary if the captains life was to be
saved.
Gilkey also stated that the same party
informed him that two OF the passengers
who had gone overheard on the rocks had
been mashed out of all recognition and
had died few minutes after leaving the
boat.
From those who arrived on the steamer
Eureka, 1t was learned that the Los
Angeles, which was on its northward
trip, bad reached The Point Sur light about
9P. NJ. Saturday. The captain, before re.
firing had given orders to his third mate
to call him when certain number OF revo-
lutions of the wheel had been made.
This was not done and the first intima-
ton of danger that the captain had was
when the steamer struck on the hidden
rock and was going TO the bottom of the
sea.
With all the desperation of wild man
he rushed out of the cabin. excaiming at
the top of his voice. "My god, my god. we
are lost" Quickly recovering his COM
posure Captain Leland proceeded to save