The state herald., 1895-06-07
THE CoLIMA's FATE.
MET 4 TERRIFIC HURRICANE.
Hsipasss to Ride the Waves The Passen-
gers Took to the Boats but They were
s0oa Capsissd. Tales OF Terrible suf.
,fsslNg.

San Francisco, Gala, June Ian Elk.
amlner special from Mazatlan says tho
steamer San Juan has arrived here with
the twentyOne passengers picked up on
Tuesday from the wreck Of the Colima.
The dreadful disaster happened on Mon-
day at noon, when the Collma was
about tNenty;elght miles out Of Man.
.anillo and ..At titles from shore. All
the rescuc, are badly .,~uised' . They
were ali picked up rru.., pieces of I..acA'
age and RATS, with the exception ~ A. !.
Sutherland, who had chung to boat nr-
ter y mad capsized five times and drown
ed ~ the other occupants.
The steaifief was heavily laden and
had 9 iarge deck load Of lumber. When
the storm struck her, she made bad
weather of 1t, the captain having great
dImculty In keeping Her head 10 the sea.
The wind increased In fury tntil II is
said 70, have been tho hercest STORM
known 8iong. this coast for twenty years.
There was 10 hope for women or
children, and small CHANGED for men in
such storm. Many of the women diid
ch!lareh must have remained In their
cabins. The completely nude bodies OF
the stewar0ess. and two other women
came Heating by The deck house some
time after the steamer sank. An were
that oaicsr s4snsen a Mni the " others or
Ne eE house pushed the bodies away
" - Assembling.
The survivors drifted about for twenty
-FOUR hours In what Captain Pitts OF the
san Juan says was the hardest storm ex-
perienced on the coast In twenty years.
VI course none but the sioutest could
survive Many Of those saved were bad
" hurt BY tile wreckage and lumber.
Among those most injured Ia Young G..
il. Gushing, Jr., Of Oakland. He did
another man tioatcd about on an iInpro-
| vlsed raft, but his brother was drowned.
Ills injuries Ore severe. Some OF the
Others are In pitiable condition The
appearance of the San Juan kept up tic
spirits OF those who were ready to give
up the unequal struggle as hopeless
| CITY OF Mexico, June 1.-The total
number OF drowned from the Collma
wreck on tile coast Of Manzauillo II
now known TO be 1877 persons. Five more
have been rescued from the wreck, mai.
Ing the total number living twenty six.
The ship carried 213 persons, and to all
appearances these have all drowned.
with the exception Of twenty sig! The
living Will be sent north rs soon rs pos
sible, and seventeen have already taken
passage fer San Francisco. The acci-
dent Is the most frlghtful In Its loss Of
life which has ever occurred In Mr-'cnn
waters, and the Colina is complete
loss unless some OF Its cargo can be re-
covered by divers. which will probably
be attempted. The ship was one Of the
largest and strongest Of the Pacific Mail
line plying between San Ffdnci.co and
Panama.
The bodies OF the drowned are being
washed ashore there In scores. Search
Ing parties haze recovered fifty four.
The weather Is hot ind there Is nd
means for embalming, Funeral SER
vices will be held ut once. and as tho
digging OF the separate graves IL impos,
sible, the unclaimed dead will be buried
In long trenches.
The Jefe Poiltico OF Manzanlllo Inns
summoned oil the inoiiil,cd rural, forces
In the district TO Manzanillo and the gar
-lson Of soldiers has been placed on
guard to prevent robbery Of the dead
and 10 dig the trenches. Several bodies
have been found a short distance from
the shore, stripped OF all valuables and
clothing. Severe punishment VIII be
given nhy offenders who may be dis
covered at this work. Tile dead ,nre
laid out ms well MS possible by the Man
xani.ip aseDcy OF the Pacific mall. Por.
tlons - lite wrecked ship have reached
| the shore.