The Portland daily press., 1895-05-30
l7s DROWNED.
A Terrible Disaster to the Steamer
COIima.
ONLY 19 OF THE CREW AND PAS.
SENGERS ESCAPED.
Accident to the Machinery Caused Leak
Tho Scene of the Disaster Is Being
Searched For Other Survivors.

Searched For Other Survivors.
San Francisco, May Or. S. Schwerin,
superintendent of the Pacific Mail Com
pany, last night received word that the
steamship Colima had been wrecked
Nineteen of those on board were saved.
The Colima carried a large number of
steerage passengers, about 40 first cabin
passengers and crew of over 70. It is
not yet know how the wreck occurred.
The Colima was commanded by Capt. J.
P Taylor and was an iron vessel of 1906
tons She was built in 1878 by Roach
& Sons of Philadelphia and was owned
by the Pacific Mail Company. Storekeep-
er Richardson of the company was the
one who sent the first news of the disas-
| ter.
| The wreck occurred between Manzanil-
10 and Acapulco on Monday of this
| week. A ships boat containing five of
| the crew and IA passengers arrived at
Manzanillo, Tuesday
Assistant Superintendent Averin of the
Pacific Mail Company, stated that the
were saved There were 40 cabin passen-
gers, 81 steerage, 4a Chinese and the crew
numbered r. Most of the cabin passen-
gers were bound through to New York.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has been advised that the following
passengers and crew landed at Manzanila
| by the first boat from the Colima:
Cabln-Thornton, Cushing, Suther-
land, Laralua, RIM
| Steerage-J. G. Drew, d. Ross, H. W. Boyd,
Anto Ramiz, 6. Rowan, Jos, Salig, Z
j. .O'Neil
Crew-Anson, Carpenter, Richardson,
Raymond and Morrell.
The latest concerning the disaster is a
private message which reports the
possibility of that several more boats are
| adrift or have landed on the coast. The
disaster occurred about fifty miles from
Ansanilo, between that place and Punta,
San Telmo, bend in the south Mexican
| coast. The Colima had been out several
hours when the accident occurred to the
| aleak. She filled quickly and it being
night and all the passengers having
| turned in great difficulty was encountered
| in rousing them Confusion and wild
disorder followed. One boat was lowered
and five Others swung out, but as far as
known the one boat was the only one
that got good distance from the ship be-
fore she went down. 1t was impossible
to see whether the other boats pulled
away or were sucked under by the sink
ing vessel All the rescued passengers
lost clothing and baggage. The boat con-
tanning the rescued men was picked up
at sea by the steamer San Juan, north
bound to this city from Central American
ports. Captain Pitts steamed with the
| San Juan up and down the coast before
he put into Mansanillo Blue lights were
burned and every effort made to locate
any persons who might have been cling
ing to drift. Failing to find anyone the
San Juan proceeded to port. Afterwards
she went to sea again in search of other
boats. The sea off the Mexican coast is
usually smooth and steamers are in habit
of hugging the shore line closely. 1t is
believed here that none of the steamers
boats launched could have failed to make
a landing or be picked up. Immediately
on receipt of the news the Pacific Mail
company sent despatch to the agents at
Acapulco to send steamer Barracotta
which has just arrived to make a
thorough search for the five missing
boats. The Colima was provided with
| eight good life boats. She could not have
gone down in moment because it would
have been impossible to have launched
even the one boat picked up.
MANAGER SCHEWERIN SAYS To-
| DAY:
| The Colima left in first class order
with light cargo and an excellent
captain and crew. The vessel was in
spected shortly before she left. I feel no
apprehension as to the safety of the pas
sengers and crew. The vessels engines
were in first class condition, and she had
boots and life preservers for the safety of
all her passengers. At first the names of
the saved were not given which fact led
to much worry and conjecture on the
part of their friends. There were two
Cushings on board, brothers. also two
brothers named Thornton In the last
given, it is evident that one brother in
each case was saved. Some names do not
appear in the steamer list of passengers
sailing from this port. THE explanation of
this may be these passengers got on board
at Manzanillo. At offices of the steam
ship company it is believed that the
name "Anson'' given in the list of saved