The record-union., 1895-05-30

iOuS o1 piSSouSSI5 duQ CREW. Ufok-
ing fearful inquiries about their friends.
Many OF the scenes were pitiful in the ex-
treme, and the most gloomy forebod ingS
| prevailed, despite the assurances OF the
Pacific Mail officials that the Colima' S
machinery WAS iii excellent condition.
having been inspected just prior 10 her
departure; that her commander and Olfi-
GERS were skilled seamen, and that the
chances were all i'll favor OF the safety of
their friends.
Among the passengers unaccOunted for
are Professor Harold Whiting, Mrs. y hit
ing, Miss Rose Whiting and two children
OF Berkeley. Professor Whiting occupied
a chair in the State University. Another
is j. L. ChilDerg of Seattle, who was on
his way south 10 interest Central Amer
lean coffee planters i'll new steamship
line between Central America and Puget
Sound.
The Pacific Mail officials have received
no further information beyond the dis
patch from Captain Pitts OF the San Juan
giving the list of those saved.
The very latest dispatch from Mazatlan,
via New York, says: 'The accident oc-
Cured at about ILLS o'clock; l6O missing"
A cipher word that is not exactly under
stood by the steamship people may
change the wording of the message as re-
CARDS the time.
The following message has been re-
| ce1yed from the agent OF the Firemen's S
Fund Insurance Company at ManZanillo:
Am ready TO proceed TO the scene of the
Colima disaster. Urgent need OF some
one caring for the san Francisco under
writer's interest. Can obtain divers
! here.'
The inference here is that the vessel
| struck on a rock.
SUNK BY AN EXPLOSION.
| SAN FRANCISCO. May 30.-The En-
| dlaf99eT will publish dispatch from New
! York this morning which purports to
| be solution OF the loss of the
steamship Coiima. According to the
| dispatch the vessel was sunk by an ex-
plosion. and telegram from the City OF
| Mexico says that 100 lives were lost. The
officials OF the company, however, deny
/ these dispatches.
oRIEL, A FORMER RESIDENT OF STOCK
TON.
| STOCKTON, May DIT. ]. Oriel, one of
the survivors OF the wreck of the Pacific
! Mail steamer Colima, resided here seven
years, and left this city short time ago
to engage in coffee planting in Central
America. He YVES member of Comp pany
/ a OF this city and was one of the soldiers
called out during the railroad strike last
summer He has relatives here, and
many friends among the young men.
SEATTLE, May 29.-Edward Chiiberg
and A. j. Sutherland. the two Seattle
passengers aboard the Colima when she
1oundered, left this city May 18th on the
steamer Umatilla, and took passage on
the Colima at San Francisco. Sutherland
is q carpenter, and has resided in this city
for some years. The day before the Una
tilla sailed. as result of a conversation
with Chilberg concerning Central Ameri-
| bn Ind ,,,1
Chilberg, who has not been accounted
/ for, had made two previous trips to Cen
trail America for the purpose Of establish
ing trade between that country and
Puget Sound. On his present trip he in
tended to take charge OF a mixed cargo
which had been shipped on the barken-
tine Eureka. Chilberg is but 70 years of
age, and leaves a wife.
PASSENGERS AND OFFICERS OF THE
COLTMA.
SAN FRANCISCO May 29.-Following is
list OF passengers and officers of the ILL
fated steamer:
In the cabin-C. ii. e. Orme, J. e.
Roberts, Mrs. J. b. Roberts, Professor
Harold Whiting, Mrs. Whiting and four
children, Mrs. Helen Muller. w. IL.
Alder. w. III. Bryan, New York; e. ii.
Cushing, George S. Cushing. John n.
Thornton, Miss Jessie Davis, Mrs. Chas.
Thornton, Lewis Ii. Peters, San Jose de
Guatemala; j. e. Chilberg, Lang Chong
and wife, Acajutla; Domingo Albano
Charles SIuckmann. San Jose; J. W. &.
Maxwell. II. NJ. \. Muller, Mazatlan;
Matilda Phelps, w. T. Spearin, Cailao;
i. L. Bell, u. S. American, George V.
Gray, MaZatlan; A. j. Sutherland, San
Jose; Ricardo Merlos, Acajutla; II. f.
Grigsby, MaZatlan; {. irving, San Jose;
Mrs. 4. Il. Brewer and family lone SER
want and three children) Alfred AionZO
San Benito.
In the steerage-U. Y. Uniona, w. p.
Buckley. johannes j. Monwens, John W.
Crew, Gustave y. Nevis. G. ID. Kiss, c.
Wolsi1e, j. II. w. Smith. Z. l.. Zangaree,
Dennis Carey, j. Schoenteldt, II. w.
Boyd. G. l.. Coolidge, ID. Constantinesco,
y. Torevo, u. Rowan, Peter Goiatas, L.
Bolean, John Keller, Albert Morton.
Charles Romein, Allen McMorrill. Mrs.
Mary McAiorriIl, New York; George
Farrell, Mrs. A. Clock and two children.
John Stein, San Jose de Guatemala; Jose
| Desanle, Antonia Ramaz, Jose Antonio
Saliz, Jose Merel. Brena Cerda, Felix
| Silvera, Panama; &. w. McCutchen, w.
! G.. McCutchen, san Bias; Mrs. Diaz, Man
zanillo; L. j. Oriel, San Benito.
| The names aud rank of the officers of
| the Coiima are as follows: j. l.. Taylor,
! Captain: ID. Z. Gritfiths, First Officer;
! George Langbourne, second Officer; O..
! Hansen, Third officer: w. I. Kirby,
| Surgeon; William Woller. Purser; r. t.,
| Berry, Freight Clerk; 4. X. Richardson,
Storek eeper; William a. Smith, CHIEF
Steward; William a. Smith, Chief En-
gineer; &. ID. Reardon. First Assistant
Engineer; II. Finley, Second Assistant;
L. Tommereg, Third Assistant.
Loss OF THE DOM PEDRO.
LONDON, May 29.-Additional details
have been received of the loss OF the
| French steamer Dom Pedro OFT Cape Cor
robedo, on the west coast OF Galyra, Mon
| day.
The weather was fine and the sea calm,
| but the Dom Pedro struck on the rocks,
which are difficult to locate even in good
weather. There was q terrible shock as
| the steamer struck, and u panic followe ed
especially among the women, causing all
the other passengers to lose their heads.
/ They tried 10 seize The lifepoats, life
preservers and othsr objects capable OF
supporting persons III the water. In or
| der to prevent the passengers from sink
| ing the boats in lowering them the Cap
/ tain was Obliged to threaten them with
revolver in hand.
Many persons kept afioat after the
steamer foundered by cling1ng TO wreck
are until they We're rescued by fishermen
| from the shore. 1t is estimated that 100
people, most OF whom were passengers.
lost their lives.
The Dom Pedro was to have taken on
| board 200 additional passengers at Curril.
| They were nearly all emigrants for a r
gentine. 1t is reported that the Captain
and the other twenty-siX survivors are
/ being cared for by the authorities ashore,
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