New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-30
NEW W-YORKERS on THE LIST
THE LOST STEAMSHIP AND THE PEOPLE
on BOARD.
WHAT THE SECRETARY OF THE PACIFIC NAIL
COMPANY HAS TO sAY-LITrLE INFoRMA-
TIoN HERE HOPING THE LOSS

TIoN HERE HOPING THE LOSS
IS EXAGGERATED.
The Coma was built In 1873 at the yard OF
John Roach at Chester. Penn. She was n single
screw steamship. brig rugged, with three decks
and five bukheads. Her dimensions were "i-
feet IN length and forty feet beam. Her engines
were Of 100 horsepower, and her speed was IL z
knots an hour. This was her 12sth voyage. The
only time the Col!ma was In this port was In
1879. when she started from here for San Fran
cisco by way Of Montevideo. Cape Horn ana
Panama.
A man who was in Yokohama when she ar
rived at that port on her first trip said yesterday
that she was considered then fine snip ana
was looked upon by the people as representative
of all that was modern in a passenger ship The
Colima was q great Improvement on the vessels
which up to that time had carried on the pusi-
ness between the United States and Japan ana
China Nothing definite is known as to the value
Of her cargo but II Is estimated that when she
left San Francisco May is she had 1000 tons
aboard. which would probably be valued at about
sl2O 900 How much insurance was carried on the
cargo could not be learned nt the office OF the
company in the Mills Building. yesterday
The officers Of the Colima are John +. Taylor.
captain; d. T.. Grifiths first officer: George
Ger: John P Ebbeson. chief engineer W. T.
Kirby. surgeon; william Wafer. purser: T. Il.
Berry freight clerk; o. X. Richardson. store
keeper: T.. d. Reardon. first assistant engineer:
H. Finley. second assistant engineer: A. Tom
merg third assistant engineer.
At the office of the Pacific Mail Company busi-
ness went on as usual yesterday. and there were
few visitors. w. H. Lane. the secretary said
that the only ones who had made any inquiry as
TO the Colima were representatives, OF the news
papers. The officers Of the company were In
doubt as to the truth OF the report up to late
hour yesterday. although the news that Richard
son. the stOrckceper, had telegraphcd that ne had
been saved came to them shortly after noon by
a strange coincidence Richardson's initials are
n X Mr. Lane received later on dispatches
from San Francisco confirming the early reports.
hut he still hoped that they were not correct
Mr.. Lane had this to say about the wreck
eve have received n telegram from our San
Francisco office confirming the news OF the loss
y, the Colima. The telegram merely said boats
crew had arrived at Manzanillo and brought
rews OF the disaster. We have no further par
,,o,,ars. No mention was made of the number
loo, ar how the founderlng occurred. The Colima
,o,, San Francisco on May IS. She had forty
c.bn and thirty-seven steerage passengers
board These with the crew. numbering about
..venty-nve would make the total number OF
nersons on board about $50.
I've nave list Of the crew. The sea Is
ouiet one of Manzanillo. and think other ooa's
,.ust turn up. / can scarcely believe that only
ono boat load was saved
rho list of passengers as telegraphed to the
>,.,v-york Office OF the company was as follows:
H. .s 0%s Mr. ,o,5 nd wn: Nri j. and E foe foar
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