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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

Mara, Pegueros, Bryan, Nouweln and my
self remained. Then began our long DRIFT
OF three days and half on raft. We cut
holes In the Stats to let our legs hang
through into the water and sat there and
suffered. Next day after tho wreck it was
almost calm but the sea was running
pretty high. We had several oars, and we
pulled and pulled for the shore, which we
could see all the time.
we padded the raft up to two turtles
asleep on the water and caught them.
Their flesh saved us from starvation, but
we suffered fearfulIy for water. We would
stay In the water to keep cool, but even
the sea seemed hot to out feverish bodies,
WI hen we finally struck the breakers we
were rolled over and over in the surf,
almost being disabled by the clumsy raft.
put we got ashore with only few more
bruises. AT q poor Mexican's house we
got little food, but our stomachs were so
weak that it made us deathly sick. After
few days we reached ManZanillo.
want to speak of my raftmates. Santa
Maria and Pegueros bore their sufferings
without complaint and Mr.. Bryant
oelleve that was his name. anyhow it
sounded like that--was enc of the best men
L ever met. But the sailor, Nouwcin, was
no man at all. He had few scratches on
his leg and whined like baby. When
we got to Manzanilio and he felt safe he
began to brag and blow about his bravery
and his seamanship, when, in fact he
showed neither. He spent good deal of
time talking to reporters and posed as the
hero of the Colima The papers will
probably be full of him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
THE VESSEL OVERLOADED
An Order to Stow the DeCkload
of Lumber in the Sa-
loon.
THE MAIL COMPANY CENsURED.
Great Damage Done on the Coast by
the Storm Which Wrecked
the Steamer.

The Pacific Mail steamer City of Sydney,
Captain Frank Johnston. arrived in port
Yesterday morning with three of the sur
viyors of the lost Colima and eight of the
crew OF the schooner Hays, wrecked by the
same storm which sent the Pacific Mail
liner with 16S souls to the bottom.
The passengers on the Sydney who es-
capped from the ill-starred Colima were
three OF the crew. Their names are J..
Pegueros, A. SantaEaria and James Ak
man. Before the City OF Sydney reached
the Mail dock Vice-President r. P.
Schwerin of the Mail Company had boarded
her and cautioned the men to preserve
silence regarding the causes which led to
the most awful marine disaster ever known
on the Pacific Coast
The simple story of the experience of the
men makes as thrilling narrative as has
vet been published in connection with the
loss OF the Colima. Altman was in the
after saloon when the houses were carried
away by The forces of water which broke
over the stern of the unfortunate vessel
and was washed into the sea with the
wreckage. He saw the long BLACK line of
the steamer side for moment, and then
the old Colima threw her bow up into the
air and slid down into the black depths of
water stern first. The sailor describes the
scenes which have been pictured by the
survivors who were brought here on the
San Juan. and which are now familiar TO
the public.
He swami to hfeboat through high
tossed lumber and wreckage and made the
craft, his person torn and bleeding.
In the little boat were couple of pas
sengers and the two sailors, Pegueros and
SantamaTia. The two latter pulled him in
and shortly after two women were swept
down by the flood. The women were
grasped rs they were going by and pulled
into the boat A little later liferaft with
several passengers on it passed close to the
trail craft and the three sailors jun ped
into the ocean and swan for the raft
Three times that day the raft turned COM
pletely over and every time there was one
passenger less to bear witness TO the terri
bic experience of that woful storm.
From Monday morning until Thursday
night the castawavs chung TO the little
craft, weakened, exhausted, for want of
sleep. food and water, and with the wind
whistlng through the tattered rags which
were left on their backs. On the morning
following the wreck the little company
saw the steamer San Juan, which had
gone out to pick up survivors. They made
frantic signals to the Tescuing steamer,
but the signals We're unseen, and in de-
spair they watched the black hull disap-
pear beyond the horizon. No pen can de-
scribe the sEfferinss of that parched and
famished group during the time they were
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
THE CAPTAIN OF THE COL|MA LOST HIS HEAD

house until the vessel was all but gone,
when he rushed out on the bridge and
sounded tie three whistles which babe
every one take care of himself. The
signal came too late and the result is known
to the world.
The first big wave which swept over the
stern found its way into the lireroom, and
the second, following on its heels, extin-
guished the fires and left the vessel help
less on the stormy sea.
No attempt was made to hoist sail and
the general impression is that the unfortu-
nate Colima had no canvas on board of
her.
Captain Johnston of the City of Sydney
had nothing new to add to the already
published horrors of the Colima loss. He
learned of the disaster an hour before the
Sydney sailed from Panama and read the
details in the CALL, copies of which from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
THREE MAIL BAGS.
They Went Down With the CoIima
but We're Washed
Ashore

Relics of the Colima disaster have at last
reached the Postoffce. Three bags of mail
reached there yesterday morning, that on
the 18th day of May at P. NJ. passed the
hands of Postmaster McCoppin's assistants
en- route for Central American ports. The
consignment was composed of letters and
papers for all sorts and conditions of peo-
pie, from Manzanillo to Panama. When
the Colima went down the mailroom must
have burst open, and the three bags that
got in yesterday on the steamer CITY OF
Sydney were picked up on the beach near
Manzanillo.
When the mailbags reached the Post
office they were at once taken to the mail
room, and an attempt was made to segre-
gate them. In some instances they were
secured, tied together in bundles, and then
only the edges were fraved. Others were
very much mutilated and all had become
unsealed On some of the letters the
stamps still adhered to the envelope, but
in others they had washed off and were
found scattered among the packages All
were sopping wet, and it took half dozen
clerks to spread them out on tables to dry.
As soon as this is done the letters and
papers will be sent out again to their des-
tination. If it is found impossible to read
the addresses the mail-matter will be re-
turned to the sender when he or she can be
found.
On nearly all the paper and parcel mail
the addresses were obliterated. and the
chances are that the owners will never be
known. One of the letters that there will
be no difficulty in sending on its way was
one from the British consulate here to
"Her Britannia Majesty's Consul, PAN
ANA" Another in good state of
preservation was from hat firm in this
City to "Mr. Sam Wong, San Jose dc
Guatemala" while third was to 'sSr
Don 1rhio, Mayorga, Leon, Nicaragua
Superintendent of the Mails Thomas J
Ford was busily engaged in remailing
some OF the mutilated packages yesterday.
All tie envelopes that give a San Fran
cisco or other address of the sender will be
held until that party is heard from" said
he. "Others that we can readily trace
will be sent on to their destination The
canvas bags in which the mail matter is
carried are stout and strong, and l expect
to hear that other pouches will be washed
ashore later on -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

ashore was j. ]. Nouwins, a United States
marine, who was on his way home to New
York. When he recovered from his ex-
periencc he was the 'bravest tar that ever
sailed the water He told how he had
worked among the passengers and encorr-
aged men to heroic exertions, cheered up
the women, and in fact performed miracles
of valor Altman gives him the palm for
being the greatest coward on earth
He says that the marine tumbled into
the scuppers and moaned for the maternal
apron strings, and that only a iudicious
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

climbed into the boat with us and soon we
had lead. After q bit we saw I;feraft
hoanng hear us, and knowing that it was
SAFER we, all, except Whiting and the
woman, left the boat. From the raft we
saw saw Whiting and his companion sitting in
the 's, 0oat, and they soon disappeared
mere were about ten of us on the life
raft. but every time a sea struck us
would be turned completely over. and
missing.
We kept losing men till only Santa
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
Arrested for Opening Letters.

A letter containing so cents was recently
mailed from San Rafael to Charles plouf, care
OF the Mariners Church, San Francisco. II
was missing from the rack a few hours after its
delivery. James Roberts was suspected of hav.
ing stolen 1T. and when searched the enveIone
was found in his pocket. He was arrested nv q
United states Deputy Marshal and CHARGED
with stealing and opening letters which had
passed through the United States mail. Both
plouh and Roberts are lads about 16 years OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

we're compelled to stop in miserable hotel at
San Jose for two days before they were per-
mitted to board the vessel. went aboard the
first day. being one of the more favored passen-
gers who were permitted to do so.
When Mr.. Fraacastle told an officer he was
Consul OF the French Government he replied
that he did not care who or what he was,
French Consul or not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
The Crew of the HAYES,

The survivors of the schooner Hayes.
which went ashore near Manzanillo, came
up on the Sydney yesterday. They are /:
Captain NJ. Jorgenson, c. Hammond. a.
Paulson, J. ii. Jorgenson, F. Lemeyes, J.
Dougherty, M. Anderson and Henry Cano.
The vessel parted her chains ard went
ashore on the heavy swell. All hands were
saved
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
Urich Run Down on III. st

William Urich, contractor, had perilous
experience while crossing Market street yester.
day. A shaft OF buggy caught in the sleeve
OF OH ms coat and threw hum to the pavement in
wheels passed over his body, but he was NOT
seriously hurt e ""' no'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

A 2000-acre farm near the Delaware
Water Gap is devoted entirely to the cult
walton of celery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

Wordsworth considered "The Excursion
ms best and next to it, the white Doe OF
hyistone. Wordsworth said that when
he looked into himself to see how he was
aitted forthe work and seemed to find there
that first great gift, the vital soul, a
Ptatement which shows that, whatever
pther people may think of him, he had a
passably fair opinion of himself. He ire
Nuently expressed his opinion of his Own
the domain Of the ea poet e' over whole field
'deemed irreclaimable.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
FOUND BOUND AND GAGGED
The Waterman for Newman
& LevinSon Placed in a
PrediCament.
They Seize NageI, and, at the Point
of a Pistol, Silence
Him.

An attempt at wholesale robbery of the
dry-goods store of Newman & Levinson,
100 Kearny street, was made last night,
but the thieves did not accomplish their
purpose.
E. Nagel, the night Waterman, who has
been employed in the store for five wears
was found in the front part of the building
near the Kearny street entrance bound
hand and foot and gagged so securely that
he could not utter a sound.
He was discovered by E. w. Seymour,
the buyer of the silk department, who was
passing the store and noticed that the cur
tains we're drawn. He peered through an
opening and saw the Waterman sitting on
the fourth stool from the door. He sent a
friend to the Sutter-street door and called
the police.
Special Officer Linville, Sergeant Gillin
and Policeman Crisham responded. Lin
vile kicked in the glass of the door, and
when they entered the store the watchman
was sitting on the stool nearest the door.
having moved himself forward.
Nagel told his story in the presence OF
the police and others, saying that he
entered the store at his usual time. p. NJ.
and twenty minutes after the proprietors
and employees had gone he closed and
locked the doors and proceeded about his
work
| His first duty was in the basement. He
then went into the north wing of the gal.
lery in the rear of the store, and after dust.
| ing there went to the south wing of the
gallery, where he was attacked by two mer
wearing black cloth masks
| One of them held pistol at the watch
mans head and said:
If you make noise I'll shoot you.'
They tied him with pieces of heavy
Irvine and gagged him with two pieces O
/ thin white goods.
Nagel says that one of them remained
with him for about an hour while the otbe1
went below. He heard noise as of some
thing like drawer being opened. III,
robbers then escaped through win
dow IN the corner of the gallery which
opens into the hallway OF the Arlington
! House, at III Kearny street.
After they had escaped Nagel slid dowr
f she stairway and made his way to tn,
| front door, hoping TO attract some passer
BY, but found the curtains drawn. he wa.
badly frightened and awaited develop
ments.
No goods or property of any kind wa:
|
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

behind so many helpless widows and
orphans.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

EG- Country orders
Goods delivered
Mill Valley Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06
THE AXE FALLS
And Sewers the Political Head
of Col. c. B. Morton.
Order for Removal Issued, Wednes-
day, by Pres. Cleveland.
Various Causes Assigned for This Action Make
Very Interesting Reading.

Washington. June The President,
today, removed from Office G. b. Morton
of Maine, auditor for the navy depart
ment in the treasury. His successor will
be promptly announced. Mr. Morton
term OF office has been very precarious for
the past six months. The causcs that led
up to the action taken today are con-
nected with the appointment of collector
of customs in Maine
There were two candidates, both excel
lent men it is said, and both well backed.
spirited contest arose. and Mr. Morton
sided with the present collector. BY q
agreement the present collector was ap.
pointed with the understanding that his
chief opponent should be named as CHIEF
deputy. Mr.. Morton, on behalf of the
present collector, agreed to this, The ar.
rangement was never carried out.
Other causes are assigned for the pre-
sent action. among these being Mr.. Nor
ton s interference as an officer of the treas
ury in the appointments generally, against
the well known policy Of the President
that subordinates should not use their
official position to further the aspirations
of office seekers.
1t is also alleged that Mr. Morton has
written uncomplimentary letters about
Mr.. Cleveland which have just come to
light. Morton was chief of tho bureau of
navigation of the treasury department
during Cleveland's first administration
When seen, this morning, he professed
to know nothing about his removal But
he was engaged in removing the private
papers from his desk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Jane 5.-The area of high
pressure over the nothern Atlantic seaboad
has moved slowly and is now over Nova
Scotia. The area of high pessure central
last night, over Colorado and Kansas City
has moved eastward and is now central
over Arkansas and Missouri
Tho pressure has fallen over eastern New
York and New England, and has risen
decidedly over the upper Lakes and up
per Mississippi valley. The area of low
pressure has moved from Lake Superior
easterly and is now central over the lower
st. Lawrence valley. Rain has fallen
over the eastern section Of the country
from New Orleans to Father Point.
The temperature has risen slightly on
the immediate seaboard, and has fallen 10
to 20 degrees over the Lake regions, Ohio
valley, Tennessee and south Atlantic
states. Thunder showers have occurred
at Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Oswego, Charlotte and New Orleans.
Clearing ana slightly warmer weather
Is indicated for the eastern section of the
country, except New England, where
showers and slightly cooler weather is in
Dictated. Generally fair weather is indi-
Gated for the country west of the Missis-
sippi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06
DARING ROBBERY.
The New Hampshire State
Treasury Loses S5429.66.
The Deed Done by Unknown Parties
Who Were Evidently Experts.
The Vault and Safe Are Old and Insecure and
the lob Was Easy.

Concord, n. H., juno b Some time be.
tween Saturday night and Tuesday, tho
vault of the state treasury was robbed Of
cash and securities amounting, according
to Treasurer Carriers latest estimate to
$5i29 66.
Saturday morning. whilo Deputy Treas
urer Gcrrish and q state official were In
the treasurers Office, n stranger entered
and requested $50 bill in exchange for
small bills, which was given him, he In
the meantime standing where no could
get good view of tho vault.
Shortly before noon the treasury was
closed and Treasurer Carter and deputy
went to dinner. When Deputy Gerrish
returned at 2 o'clock, he found man
waiting outside, who wanted u SEQ bill
changed, saying that he could not get ac-
commodated on the street, rs most of the
stores were closed. Tho two entered tho
treasury together.
The state trcasurer's vault Is n small
and insecure affair, and the safe which
stands beside it is old fashioned and
would require but little skill to open.
The custom Is to place the cash in tho
cash box in the vault, lock the latter, place
the vault key In the safe outside In tho
Office, close the safe door, then lock tho
Office doors, when the treasury Is closed
Deputy Gerrish opened the vault on this
occasion. after taking the key from tho
safe, and his visitor watched his move
ments. Having obtained his change, tho
man departed. The treasury was all
right when 1t was closed, Saturday night
Monday, the key to the vault was miss
ing, but 1t was thought that one of the
officials had accidentally left 1t at home.
1t could not be found, and, Tuesday, the
vault was opened by a locksmith and the
robbery discovered.
Among the state property taken are
two New Hampshire state bonds of $500
each, one for $1,000, which are readily
convertible into cash. and $1,000 cur
rency. Also certified check for s2044.16,
payable to the order Of tho state treasurer,
on which payment has been stopped.
Two bank books In the name Of Treasurer
Carriers daughter, and several old deeds
OF land for military purposes were taken.
They left untouched bonds and mort
cages worth nearly 80 900, also two state
bonds upon which the cancellation marks
were very indistinct.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06
N. S. G., 10; COLBY, 7.
State College Takes Third
Game from the CoIbys.
Looks as Though They Had a Good
Claim on the Pennant.
Forty-t"ird Annual Meeting Of Maine Medical
Society at Portland.

Brunswick, June g. Especially The
M. S. G. and Colby teams played on the
Bowdoin delta today. 1t was their third
game and for the third tie the Orono boys
played victor. They outplayed Colby at
every point, batting, base running and
fielding, and won the game from the start
A two-bagger by Coffin brought in two
runs for Colby in the third, and the Ken
nebec boys got their remaining runs in
the eighth and ninth by brace in hit
ting and aided by the enthusiastic cheer
ing Of the Bowdoin men,
1t began to look as if Colby might pull
out the game in the last inning but with
two out and three on bases. Frost made
phenomenal catch off Coffin and saved
the game for M. S. G.
1t looks now as if M. S. G. would win
the pennant. They have won four games
aud lost one, Bowdoin has won two and
lost two, Colby has won one and lost four.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06

Laconia and George W. McGregor of Lit
tleton were introduced as delegates from
the New Hampshire Medical Society and
invited to participate in the discussions of
the session.
DR.. +. C. Thayer of Waterville was
called to the chair, and the president read
his address upon the subject "A Few of
the Accomplishments of Associated
Forces; Natural and Intellectual" The
address was a finished presentation of the
combined influences which have culmi
mated In the present wonderful develop
ment of modern pathology, anti-septic
surgery and preventive medicine with all
their vast capabilities for benefit to the
human race.
DR.. f. C. Thayer of Waterville read q
paper on Whites Operation for Hyper
trophied Prostate" DR.. W. X. Cakes of
Auburn, read a paper on Vaginal Hys-
tercctomy" DR.. John F. Thompson of
Portland, read paper on ''Hyosalpinx.
Adjourned to o'clock.
At the evening session, the following
were elected to membership: Drs. +. A.
Colby, Berlin, n H. f. f. Strout, Gar
diner; George G. Averill, Montague; W.
G. Sawyer, Madison; H. Il. Clough, Port
land, and A. S. ellison, Portland. DIR.
J. X. p. Rogers Of Knightville, read a
paper on "A Case of Myxordema Success
fully Treated with Thyroid Extract +"
DR.. Alfred King of Portland, read paper
on "Hennequire's Method of Treating
Fractures of the Thigh and Both Bones
of the Leg
Adjourned to A. M, Thursday.
Despite the dull weather the attend
ance promises to be large and the session
of tomorrow promises the most interest,
as is usual. Following is the programme
for the remainder of the meeting:
Thursday, 10 A. M.-Business. Tuberculosis
of the Knee Joint" by S.H. Weeks, M D., Port
land. Report of the committee on revision of
code and by laws. Radical Cure of Inguinal
hernia" by c. E. Williams, NJ. D., Auburn.
3 +. M.-Reception Of delegates from other
societies. Election of officers for the ensuing.
Election of officers for the ensuing year.
Treatment of Pulmonary tuberculosis" by
C. A. peaslee, M. D., Wiscasset. "Diatetic
Treatment of the First Stages of Phthisis," by
j. f. DeCosta, NJ. D., Buckfed. "a Clinical
Study in Typhoid Fever. by D. E. Parsons, NJ.
D., Oakland.
s p. Manual Grafton by AK. P. Meserve
NJ. d., Portland. "Sequele of Diphtheria, 'by
j. A. Spalding, NJ. D., Portland. Ceases in
Practice by b. f. Bradbury, NJ. d. Norway.
gates of other medical societies. Voluntary
papers or reparts of cases. Report of the
board of censors. Unfinished business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-06
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS
In State Conventon-The Silver Question
Canses Discussion-No Bi-metalIism.

Louisville, Ky, June 5.--The Repub-
lican state convention was called to order.
this afternoon, at the Auditorium theatre.
An unexpected division arose in the com
mltteo on resolutions over the silver plank
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Yerkos of the state committee.
After an address by the temporary chair.
man, George Kenny, this resolution was
offered by Congressman Walter Evans,
Louisville:
1--WE are opposed to the free and unlImi-
ted coinage of silver, believe In sound cur
rency and in the use of both gold and sill
yer, provided always the dollar in one is
made precisely as valuable as dollar In
the other, gold being the standard.
A telegram from the managers of the
bi-metallic convention to be held in Mem
phis. June 90, asking the Republicans to
send delegates to the convention, was re-
ceived with Kisses, and ordered laid ON
the table.
Hon. Walter Evans, Louisville, was
chosen permanent chairman. Pending
the report Of the committee on resolutions,
several speeches were made by prominent
Republicans.