The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-06-07
Wreck of the P. M. S.
Colima.
FEAR THAT MANY LIVES WERE
LOST.


Milo, Mexico. caused hundreds of
people in this city yesterday to
shed tears of bitter grief, says a
San Francisco paper of May 30.
While there exists at present an
utter lack of any evidence tend
ing to show that the sinking Of
the big vessel was attended by
great loss of life, the relatives of
the passengers, officers and crew
fear the worst.
From all that can be learned of
the shipwreck it is known that
the Colima foundered off Mama.
Milo on Monday and that the
passengers and crew took to the
boats.
A dispatch of m ost startling
nature reached the city yesterday
from Lloyd's, London. 1t was as
follows:
The steamer Cclima is total
wreck. One hundred and sixty
passengers and crew are drowned.
Twenty-one are saved. Much
bullion is lost"
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The Colima should have been
in first class sea-going condition
at the time she was overtaken by
disaster, for it was but few
months ago that she was subject
ed to a complete overhauling in
this city.
The steamer had been com
PEELED to make number of extra
trips in order to keep up with the
Central American coffee traffic
last year, and during the winter
became quite foul. She was
finally relieved by the City of
Sydney, however, and taken off
the run for rest and a cleaning.
: The Colima was dry-docked
and subjected to q thorough
cleaning outside. Her propeller
and rudder were inspected and
strengthened and her plates test
ed. Her exterior was found to
be thoroughly sound.
The steamer Colima was built
at Chester, Pa, in 1873, and was
brought to-this coast in 1874 by
Captain Griffith, arriving here on
February 10.
GREsHAM's FUNERAL.
On May 20, the last rituals over
the late secretary of State Gresh-
am took place in Washington un
der imposing ceremonies. After
service had been held over the
remains, they were removed under
military escort to the railroad
station, from where they were
taken to chicago where the inter
ment was to take place. President
Cleveland and his cabinet besides
all high dignitaries followed the
remains of the great statesman tc
his last resting place. Numerous
kilograms of coincidence have beer
received from foreign governments
at the state department.
THE FoRMosA TROUBLE.
A special dispatch to the Pail
Mall Gazette from a correspondent
at Shanghai says rene wal of hos
tilities is imminent. Tie Viceroy
of Formosa is said to have rebell-
ed against the government OF
Peking.
The Japanese ships are report
ed.cleared for action. The French
ships at Tamsui, Formosa, are al
so said to have been prepared for
action. In addition rumors of
Russian intervention are current
at Shanghai and steamers have
been ordered to Tien-Tsin with
provisions in view of the probab.
ility of Russian hostility.
CONDENSED NEWS.
The annual report OF the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company shows {;
Gross earnings, $4,C87 1872; in
crease, 1868, 779; operating expen,
SOS, SO 1916, 240; increase, $16, 500;
net earnings. $712,632; increase.
| 1887 ITO; cash on hand, $2l0,916;
increase, SLY SAB.
A San Jose dispatch of May 20
says: Thomas st. Clair, con-
dsmned to hang on Friday for the
bark Hespsr murder, was taken