The Butler weekly times., 1895-06-06
The Pacific Mail Liner COIIma Goes
Down Off the Mexican Coast.

>. Schwerin, superintendent of the
Pacific Mail company, received word
that the steamer Colima had been
wrecked May -. Nineteen were
saved. The Colima carried about
40 first cabin passengers and the
same number in the crew. The Co.
lima was commanded by Capt. j. ?.
Taylor and was an iron bound vessel
Of 2,906 tons, built in 1873 by Roach
x Sons, Philadelphia. She sailed
for Panama and way ports May IS.
Storekeeper Richardson was the one
who sent the first news. 1t was he
who sent the message to his father
in.law in this city that he had been
saved. The wreck occurred between
Manzanilla and Acapulco. The Col
ina carried very heavy cargo of
general merchandise and in addition
to the cabin passengers, who num-
bered between 35 and so, carried
steerage passengers. There were
probably nearly 200 people. A
ships boat containing five of the
crew and ii of the passengers ar
rived at Manzauilla Tuesday. As
sistant Superintendent Avery of the
Pacific Mail stated that the Colima
carried 1872 people and only 19 were
saved. There were 40 cabin passen-
gers, 81 steerage, 43 Chinese and
the crew numbered ~ Most of the
cabin passengers were bound
through to New York.
City of Mexico, May 3O-At 10
o'clock last night message was re.
ceived from the Pacific Mail agency
at Manzanilla, saying that the mum.
Der of lost on the steamer Colima is
160, and the saved only 2l.
1t is not known how many Ameri-
cans are numbered among the sur
vivors, nor who they are. The con-
ductor of the Mexican National train
up from Manzanilla last night says
was there Is Americans among the
rescued, bu. that on acconCt of their
being more dead than alive he was
unable to get any names.
1t is said that 81 bodies have been
brought into Manzanilla by several
search parties patrolling the coas
on foot and in boats.
As the weather is hot and nc
means for embalming are at hand
these will be buried tomorrow, and
as it is apparently impossible to dig
separate graves, the bodies unclaim
ed by survivors will of necessity be
inferred in long trenches.
STORY OF THE WRECK.
Colima, Mex, May 30.-A specia
messenger arrived from Manzanill'
this morning at o'clock with officia
information for the Governor o
Colima regarding the Colima steam
ship disaster off Munzanilla.
Seventy-ive miles below San Bla
hurricane was encountered, and
was debated as to whether or nc
tue ship should attempt to gai
martial shelter in the shallow an
treacherous Banderas Bay, whic
has rocks near it's entrance, c
whether it were better to push OF
to sea.
One local Mexican passenger, Dc
Matias Moreno, says the report WE
about on the deck and testities thi
while cautiously steering for wh'
- to all appearances was the usual e'
frances, slight tremor was te
through the ship. 1t was so fall
that it was hardly apparent to Il
trained senses of the pilots and Il
captain.
The captain ordered sligI
change in the course and gave 9th
Instructions. which were obeyed
he officers aud crew. In very fe
seconds after, the keel ground on
rock lightly and there was at on
great excitement among the office
aud crew, and fear on the part
the few passengers on deck. Fc
lowing the danger signal, IN lie
than ten seconds the great SD
crunched on the unknown reef al
a shudder ran through the hull fro
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