New-York tribune., 1895-07-06
THE FOUNDERTNG OF THE COLIMA.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF TIE GOVERNMENT STEAM
SHIP INSPECTORS ON THE DISASTER

OFFICIAL REPORT OF TIE GOVERNMENT STEAM
SHIP INSPECTORS ON THE DISASTER.
Washington. July Sc. r. Talbot and W. A. Phil
lips United States local inspectors AZ san frAn-
cisco have sent - General Dumont. Supervising In
spector-Generax>of Steam Vessels their Official re-
port OF the Colima disaster. 1t is as follows:
We have 70 report that the Pacific Mail steam
ship Companys steamship coiima' j. r; iAy'ot va
ports in Mexico and Central America. with forty
one cabin passengers ana esntywP ,nS aS so
tons Of cargo. founderei in violent gaze OF VINO vino
miles south OF Manzanlo. taking down with her all
who aboard. excepting as iar as known, WEI
we're fortunate enough to have been able to strug-
gle and tn, mselves 10y swimming anu cilnsihS
10 floating wrcckage. some OF these were picked
no by that company steamer san Juan, and others
drlfted 10 the beach. 49, - \,
plorable disaster. taking the testimony OF num-
ber OF the surviving pdssehsers ana Grey" hS'uu,bs %
only officer savel and also OF others VINO were com
peten, TO speak Of the vessel herself We ma from
The testimony that nothing unusual occurred on tho
voyage from san Francisco to the way ports or MAJ
attain. san Bias and Manzanilio In Mexico ana t that
she gav. no evidence any indication or belng
crank or tender from the time she LEFT san Fran.
and crossed the bar "hich was rough' va hn,
natneI several passengers left the ship and others
boarded her for ports south ana at sns SANE Ie m
equal amount received on board.
The Coma left Manzanlo at ?elSck c,dsh a. M m
from ca southeast with southeast swell ana CON
tinued throughout the night till the morning May
y when II blew gale. which at about 1890 o. CLOCK
same morning suddenly increased TO what is de-
scrlheI as a hurricane by some OF the survivors.
nni in which the steamer was knocked down on her
heam ends and filed and sank. From the evidence
there apprars 10 have been no danger anticipated
until five or ten minutes before the ship went down
II appears tina, there was good discipline main
t,nei on board In the deck and engine depart
ments All orders having been obeyed and we there
fore can attach no blame 10 the third officer. Mr.
Hansen Captain Taylor was In charge OF the
bridge OF his steamer al the morning or May u
mill she founderei and II may have been that he
was attempting to keep her OF before the sea or 10
steer her around on the other tack when she was
caught in the trough OF the sea and thrown on her
hram ends But without his testimony or that OF
Sis arst officer and the chief engineer OF the steam
or q ia impossible decide the true cause OF the
disaster. - ~,,,. ..- . -.
no doubt that she stanch and seaworthy
vessel She was inspected March Is. 1895. and her
huu bolIers and equipment found TO be In good or
dor she was examined in drydock May "A, lS9o
and her bottom found TO be In good condition. ana
new blades put her propeller She was cassed
"a 7. II I'm Bureau Veritas. which Is the hgnest
ola az which that society awards To steam vessels
rbe colima was an iron vesse.. built In Chester
Pam new boilers in 1857 at San Francisco; OF
oG "a tons gross 2.i4Ss5 tons net. and was valued
a. a., ,.IrohIe FOR the reason that the number OF way
nossenrers received is not yet reported by agents
10 tho company's Office at San Francisco The num-
her 90 FAR known with degree OF certainty TO be
lost is eighty passengers and sixty-eight OF the