New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-07
SAVED FROM THE COLIlUA.
THIRTY RESCUED OUT OF 2oi
SURVIVORS BROUGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO ny THE
STEAMER SAN JUAN-DOLETrI STORIES or
TIT DISASTER TOLn

SURVIVORS BROUGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO ny TIL:
STEAMER SAN JUAN-pOLETrI STORIES or
TIT DISASTER ToLn.
san Francisco June Ga dispatch from Maziiian
says: rhe ColiIna survivors found by the steamer
Mazatan have arrived at Manzanlo. They con
sisted OF two passengers ". II. Bryan ana "
Owens. ana three Of the crew. "Joe' Pegucros
Santa Angel Maria and J. Aiknan These I'VE are
undoubtedly survivors OF Boat 30 ana the iast -
be heard from. making thirty saved on' OF zoi' rs
follows: Twcn,y-one by tho san juan ion' al AGA
pulco and five at Manzano. There IS no nope %
picking UP or finding more. and the recovery oil
bodies Is extremely doubtful, owing TO the great
depth OF water. However. few may come asho''
The inhabitants along shore are patroh'Is 'ne coH"
The hope had been entertained that f"st o'o''
Grlffths and Purser Wafer would be among 'hoSe
In Eoat No. g. but all hope OF thcli pe"'s "'"O'e
the saved is gone"
The steamer san Juan arrived this afternoon from
Panama and way ports with survivors OF the
wrecked Colima. The Pacific Mall COMPANY Jug
came alongside the San Juan ana TOOK OH i"'u
Mate Hansen of the lost ship George - 'oSS
formerly boatswain's mate on the cruiser 's'"p'"'
who was on his way his home In New-iork gave
the United Press representative the ioNo"'"s
graphic accoun- of the wreck
I'VE left Mazatan Sunday May 20 AT O'oA
l. IN with n fair breeze blowing Toward o'clock
In the evening the wind increased h''ic' anu
morning at 6 o'clock the wind moderated consumer
ably until about . o'clock. when IT again came up
and steadily continued 20 increase In V'olehcv ""'i'
acquired the proportions OF hurflo""'' nv -,
blew in great gusts causing the snip W "'' ''
TO starboard The Colima abored heavily ana IL
WAS eviderr that we were in very precarious pre-
dcanncnt The greatest excitement preNai"d on
board. and the faces Of the passengers PLAINLY
showed that they were keenly awe 10 'h"'' pen"
Gus position. ,
unfortunately Just at the moment iathl olnn-
Ger was committed hy the third ofhcer' VINO Gus
the lash,nes Of o deckload consisting of S2"D feet
Of lumber Some OF this was washed INTO the s'"'
and what remained on deck was driven "o'u''
knocking down and manning those wh'm " S''"'"'
nariic,,larly heavy sea struck the sh,p. tumhling
the foremast and snokesta,k. SHORTY before 'hS
however. a succession Of huge waves had p"n'h,'
a hole IN our starboard bow. through when '"e
sea poured Women screamed ana rushed "p 'l'
companionway. imploring the men 10 save '"''''
The ship gave a couple OF heavy rolls an e'''"''",
sea climbed on us sIna shed the hurricane DECK ana
with one mighty lurch the ship went down. rs sh.
was making her last .urch | dove into the sea, ana
when came up she out Of sight People "'T'
floating around. cl!nging 10 ali sorts ol "ie'N"t'
and some sinking under very eyes. Som" WHO
had managed to grasp hold Of boxes or piaiihs "e''
knocked senseless and drowned. The force ana FL
feet OF this floating mass Of lumber canno, DE ae
scr;bed IL caused the death OF many who might
otherwise have been saved.
at is a difficult matter to say 10 VIVA; cause the
wreck Of the Coma Is attributable. She must GER
tanly have shlfiei her cargo. as her strong ISL 10
port showed.
~ firmly believe that but FOR the shifting az tho
Fargo the shin would have ridden out the gale
had been in the water some little time clingng 10 one
object or another. when finally managed TO se'
hold OF a good-sizei piece OF hurricane-decK' upon
which ] climbed | drfted about for some ume
when observed a rather misunderstanding fellow
cin IN
seemed about done up So seized his ra't ana
hauled him on to mine We made the res; OF the
trip toward shore together. He turned OUT 70 Do
Thornton. We the closest !nshore OF any Oh
the survivors and were picked up by the hrs' OH
GERS boat OF hte San Juan after ue'hs t"e"''
hours In the water"
Ross WAS severely cut about the heai by floating
wreckaee and had numerous other cuts about the
body.
r T. Orel an electrician his way TO Mexico
gave about the same version OF the commencement
Of the storm He said the Colima, during the
height OF the Storm listed badly after each sue
oeeding rush OF waves that she did not recover
about O. clock the morning OF the wreck he
said II went below to the Ateerage quarters ana
noticed water coming into the starboard SrupleIS
Shortly afterward quartermaster came lo"n' say
ing the captain wanted TO see the engineer. the
,,,.- w.nt IN deck but return to tie engine-room
IN three or four minutes looking Ike dead man
,I,s face was ashy pale That the last seen o.
him"
while Oricl was telling this part OF the story
relative OF the engineer who had boarded the steam
or with tho reporters broke into tears ana SHOOK
convulsvely. 49,, . - .,ho s,.or,ge nag
so,csrs had ali gone below. when the seven men
o,varsu,en from the American cruisers olympia
and Philadelphia tried 70 console those aronl 'yK K
one OF these finally told us we were dooiaea' ~
shnok hanIs said gOodby. and he kneIt on a SACK
OF -four and said his prayers then stat.u w. H.
on 49,, ~ usv upstairs At this time the MIRA
,tiner en-, the lashings that bound the lumber de'k
load The smOkestack had tQpl'eu, ose' 49,, ,,s,en
for boat intending TO cut IL ioose rom lts as N
}o h~t vas unable to do The ship was on her
h1s I'm ends and the decks buieed out ana "ert
NnaIIv rent then jumped into the "a,ei "r.%,r 81
h% Ind was washed about from one hoat 10 aholhei
~ ~ an" mapv others The heaviest squall came Jus
following the Disappearance OF tmr sn sirruerlime in
aayes we're manged and drowned by Heating
h,u Five OF us-Tom Fitch. Jack Chrteh'.i
NV NV ed M by o boat in command Of captain ions
P"orv ca1tan OF the Colima. Mexican nhined
Zerrabia went crazy from drinking say "aief' fire,
I" y, VI Gushing jr., was In BED during .'s III
-, "a ~" hl"w but got up In time TO be hurled
into the sea with cabin roof ne 'o'' '''' ''''
as follows: ,, l., ~. ,,oter without knowing
81 ho," I gnt there by means or another
{us , when had abandoned all hope OF beng saNen
found myself floating r near nuod me- on The raft
shortly after We got on the raIt hes , ~, tn
noatcd near and We captured ~ ~ "nS 'ons , 'i
bcto'r 80 w ontened My two companions drank until
w., became worse than intoxicated one OF me
mn laid down and went to sleep put me G'he' ~
noh ,", ',non aunrrellng. and nnally attacked me
H r ssvr nv life | had 10 knock him overheard
rhs hath sobeicd him, and pulieh MN hpotii
nnpai,y feil overheard and was drowned Ater MS
nn,m"nSenion awoke he behaved himself, ana Iatei
we were picked up