The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-31
THE COLIMA DISASTER
Later Advices Contain Hope Of
Other Rescues.
DRIVEN upoN A coRAL ace.
One Hundred aud Eighty Known to
De LOst-The Tacoma
Races.


San Francisco, May 3O.-AB further par
ticulars are being received concerning
the colima disaster, the outlook for the
passengers and crew not already reported
saved is very poor. The Pacific Man
Company shortly before Q o'clock to-
night, received the following dispatch
from its agent at ManzanIlio.
Manzanillo, May S0th.-Colima founder
ed going down astern, sinking entirely in.
ten minutes. No strong wind, only heavy
swell Same swell caught Mexican schoon.
ers Josefnna, Albinn, and American
schooner HAYES. Captains OF thesa
schooners report heavy swelis. only en-,
tering here for safety. Following Is cor
rect list OF saved
Clb,n-Thorntou, Sutherland, CUSHING
Ruiz, Gutierrez, Sarabia.
Steerags-Boyd, Zangone, Oriel, Rose.
Ramon, Saliz. Rolan, and three men.
Crew-Thdrd officer Hansen, Storekeen-
er Richardson, Raymond, Neral
Have sent steamer TO look for wryckea
persons. (Slgned, Arno vogel & Co.
A later dispatch reads
"Colima sunk In 100 fathoms. Steamer
we sent last night found nobody alive,
Three cabin passengers and two sailors
got ashore at Coahuayana alive. Until
now, 6 persons saved"
The Pacific Mail officials now admit
that there is hardly any chance OF tina
other passengers being saved. The fact
that the steamer sank In ten minutes
would Indicate that only few OF tho
people on board the ship got away.
A IN ai,faai. ~ rl.ofa. AFnu ft..-........
received the following telegram from us
agent at Manzanillo:
Having received word that people were
saved near the mouth OF a river fifty
miles south Of here, a steamer has b en-
sent with personnel 10 this agency. WIN
wire further particulars. The csilima can
not be got afioat agiin. Sac Is a total
loss. (Signed) Arnold. vogel & CO..
This dispatch is regard d as the most
hopeful news that has been received about
the disaster today. while previous teis,
grams have given little or no hops that
more than one boat load of passengers
succeeded In getting away from the sink
Ing ship, tonights message indicates than
many more lives may be saved.
The Chrlnce has established commune
cation with Manzanillo and tonight re.
celved the following dispatch:
Mexico CITY, via El Paso, Texas, May
S0.-It Is now p. M, and not single
press dispatch has been received over the
government wires from Manzanillo. Tho
single wire between Manzanillo and Mex
leo City has been kept nt glowing n az
all day with Official telegrams addrsssed
70 and by the secretary Of war Dom
Pedro ]. HinoJosa, though a few havs
also been received by Major r. b. Cor
such. Mexican representa- I've Of the Pa
ciic Mail in this capital. The glst Of these
dispatches as received up to this time
Is as follows:
About 8 o'clock on the morning OF tho
9th, in latitude Is SS north, and longituds
1Oi II west, the Collma was sruck by
a powerful veering wind and driven upon
coral reef and sunk, with largs nose
STAYED In her side near the PROV. Cap
tain j. f.. Taylor after displaying mas
terly skill In the management OF the yes
sci, was killed by falling mast. The
first pilot and first engineer were also
killed and soon after the boat struck
the reef and went down In 439 fathoms OF
water Nearly q hours later the coast
line steamer San Juln passing along
picked up 16 survivors and carried them
into the port OF Mlnzanillo. Five others
swan ashore and five more, three cabin
and two sailors, were subse.
quently rescued by government poat
sent out by the Pacific Mail Company's
agint at Manzanillo. One hundred and
elgity-elght persons are known to have
been drowned and twenty-six saved