The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-01
THE SINKING OF THE C0LIMA.
O0lclal Reports About the Disaster are
Coming In.
CAPTAIN KILLsD BY A FALLING MAST.
One Hundrtd and Lighty- Right r rsons arc
koown TO Have FER shed. Including
the + lot and Euginser-Help
for the Infoftunates.

for the Infoftanates.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3i.--The fol-
lowing special dispatch from the chroni-
cle's correspondent ia the city OF Mexico
contains the awful tidlngs Of the colima's
fate.
city Of Mexico. May 2o.-Now j. NJ
and not a single press dispatch has been
received over the government wires from
Nanzanino The singlo-wire circuit be-
tween Manzannlo and Mexico CITY has
been kept az a glowing heat all day with
official kilograms addressed 10 and sent
by the Secretary Of War. Don Pedro }.
Iino}osa, though "a few have also bcel
received by Major r. h. C0rsuch. MoHi-
can representative OF the Pacific Nal
Steamship Company, ia this capital
The substance OF these dispatches as
received up 20 this time, Is as follows:
About O'Clock on the morning OF the
9th, I'm latitude Is deg, IS minutes north,
and longitude l0i degrees. IA minutes
west. the Colma was struck by "a power
ful wind and was driven upon coral
reef and sunk with large hole stove In
her side near the PROV.
THE CAPTAIN KILLED
Captain j. +. Taylor. after displaying
mastery skill IN the management of the
vessel. was killed by the falling OF a
mast.
The first pilot and the first engineer
were also killed. and soon after the boat
struck the reef and went down in JS0
fathoms OF water
Nearly twenty-four hours later the
coast limo steamer San Juan picked up
sixteen survivors and carried them into
the port Of Mazanillo Five others swan
ashore az Coahuayuanok and five more
three cabin passengers and two sailors,
were subsequently rescued boy the govern
ment boat sent out hy the Pacific Mail
Company az Manzanllo.
one hundred ana oighty-cight persons
are known to have been drowned and
fwenty-siN were saved.
TO HrLp TIE uNTorruNArKs.
WASHINGTON. ID. g.. May gi.-Tbe
state Department had "a telegram from
the United States Consul at Mazatlan,
Mexico, Wednesday night. announcing the
reported wreck Of the Colima. and stating
that there were about a half million dol
lars of American interests On the YES
sci, and that 10 lives were reported as
lost. Assistant Secretary of State Rock
NIL. on receipt of this message imme-
diately cabied the United states Consuis
at Acapulco and Aiaztalan. TO do every
ming In their power 10 help the survi-
Nors These instructions are very broad
and under them our ConsuIs can charter
vessel 10 help the snipwreckod Amerl-
cans. ana can incur any reasonable ex-
pcnse TO that end.
THf sTFtNrR TOTAL LOSS
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. May sl.-The
Idcinc mail agents here last night re-
celfed the following from their agents
az Manzanillo. Having received news
that people can be saved at Boca Aplza.
San Jelmo. the steamer Romero has
started and will be followed by the
steamer Mazatlan to-day. with personnel
OF this agency. VIII wire particulars.
steamer cannot Dee gotten aAoat again.
and is total loss" Boca Apiza is at the
mouth OF the san Jeimo river. some dis
tance from Manzanillo. and news from
there is very mcagre. ana does not give
the number of persons who reached that
point. Latest advlCes state that twenty
six persons are known TO have been saved
so far, leaving l6 unaccounted for
riDiNGs OF MA SON.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3i.-Airs. @. II.
Gushing. mother of tine two young men
who were passengers aboard the Colma.
has received the following message from
her son who was rescued, which reads as
follows;
Mazatlan, May 3Oth, 7:2o =. NJ.
Via Galveston.
TO Mrs. G. II. Cushing, San Francisco:
Am here. returning on San Juan
(Signed c. II. CUSHING.
The telegram indicates that he knows
nothing concerning his brothers safety.
and simply sent the message as means
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extent.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN LOST
a later dispatch received 10y the steam
ship company is as follows.
Collma, Mexico May 3lst.
Six survivors of the steamer Colima
have reached here. They are John Thorn
ton. j. Z. Chldhred. of Seattle. and
cabin passengers Lewis Peters and Nin-
dor; scamen, Gonzales and Fred John
son. They got ashore on a raft. An
other raft. with five persons. was seen
near San Teimo. It's fate Is unknown.
The women and children were all I'm The
state-rooms, and an went down with the
steamer.
Another dispatch from Manzanillo says.
1.-The survivors saw Purser Wafer. in a
vcll-manned boat. pulling away from the
sinking steamer towards shore. L. Is
supposed that this boat is still anoat
The men who loaded the Colima say that
the killing OF Captain Taylor. First OH
Ger Griffith. and the chief engineer. was
in all probability not due 10 falling spars.
but TO lumber which was loaded on the
deck OF the vessel There were several
thousand feet OF heavy lumber on the
deck tied with havy ropes TO the bull
,warks. In the storm. the wind proba-
bly, wrenched the lumber loose from its
fasienings. and II then swept the decks.
killing the officers named.