The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-01
THE UNLUCKY BOAT
Scattering Few Of the Survivors of the
Colima Disaster.
FEW WELCOME MESSAGES
First Reports of the Wreck and
Loss of Life Substantially Con-
firmed : Aid From Every
Quarter Going to the Scene.

San Francisco. May 31.-The forebod-
ings of the friends of the passengers
and crew OF the Colima were exceed
ingly gloomy this morning and few
cherished any hope of the survival of
those hitherto unaccounted for. The
Pacific Mail Steamship company de-
clared that IL had received absolutely
no word from the scene of the disas-
ter. Mrs. c. II. Cushing. mother of
two young men who We're passengers.
received a message from the son pick
ed up by the San Juan. dated Mazat-
Ian, as follows: Am here. Returning
on San Juan" Late in the afternoon
a message was received by Mrs. Pet
ers. whose son Louis was a passenger
for Guatemala. The telegram was
dated Guatemala and was unsigned.
but presumed TO be from Mrs. Peters
husband, who resides in Guatemala.
1t was as follows: Louis is safe on
the Barracoutaf'
Another dispatch to a private ship
ping firm from Guatemala states that
the steamer Barracuda, which has
been cruising about the scene of the
wreck in search of survivors. has pick
ed up raft with nine passengers from
the Colima, Peters among the number.
The Barracouta has not yet put into
port, but The Pacific Mail officials sug-
gest that the vessel probably signalled
a smaller vessel. which put into port
to convey the news of the rescue to
the nearest town and thence tele-
graphed to Guatemala.
The --latest details received here up to
8 o'clock was contained in the follow
ing message: "Colima. Mexico. May 81
Six survivors of the steamer Colima
have reached here. They are John
Thornton and J. +. Chilberg of Sc
attic. cabin passengers; Peters and
Nindorand, seamen; Gonzales and
Johnston" They are said to have
reached shoie on a raft. and another
raft with seven men is reported from
Santelmo. The survivors state that
the women and children were all the
state rooms and all went down with
the steamer. THE survivors also report
that Purser Wafer was seen in a we'll
manned boat pulling away from the
sinking steamer towards shore. 1t is
supposed this boat is still afioat.
San Francisco, May 31.-An Examin-
er SD ciol frCA Nc z.l.aillo says: The
number of survivors from the Colima is
26. Three passengers and two sailors.
who were thought to be dead, to-day
appeared at point on the coast be-
low Manzanillo and will reach here to-
night. Their mines are unknown. The
boat making the rescue OF the five is
the Romero Rlbio. belonging TO the
government, which found them at
Coahuayna. The rescued passengers
and sailors now here will be borne to
the north by the steamer Barracouta.
The remaining u have already left for
the north, with San Francisco as their
ultimate destination, by the steamer
San Juan.
City of Mexico. Mex, May 31.-The
total number q drowned from the
Colima wreck off the coast of Manzan-
lilo is now known to be 1S7 persons.
Five more have been rescued from the
wreck. making the total number of liv-
ing 26. The shin carried 213 persons.
and 20 all appeaiances these have all
been drowned with the exception of
the 26. The living will be sent north
as soon as possible, and seven
teen have alrpady taken pass
age for San Francisco. The ac-
cident is the most frightful in its loss
of life which has ever occurred in Mex
lean waters. and the Colima is a COM
plete loss unless some of it's cargo can
be recovered by Divers. The ship was
one of the largest and strongest of the
Pacific Mail line plying between San
Francisco and Palama, and was sunk
by striking a coral reef in dense fog.
Los Angeles, May 31.-A mistake has
been made in the Identity of the pas
senger Orme. who went down on the
Colima- C. A. +. orme was a wealthy
Englishman, member of the Junior
Constitution club Of London. and a
great traveller.