The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-19

San Francisco, June 1S.-An even
ing paper says: When the govern
ment's investigation shall be held.
there will be no lack of testimony to
show the culpability of the Pacific
mail in the Colirna wreck. Besides
the testimony given before the hull
and boiler inspectors. A. L. Mcclellan
has received a letter from his brother
who has a coast ranch in Mexico, near
the scene of the wreck. Ten of the
wrecked passengers are being cared
for by him, and their story Of the
wreck corroborates all that has been
said against the management of the
ship. Mcclellan writes that, from the
story told by the survivors at his
place, the wreck was all due to Cap
tain Taylor.
Made No Attempt.
Certain it is" adds the writer,
that he made no attempt whatever
to save the passengers. The rescued
passengers told me that the coverings
were not even taken off the boats, and
further that the passengers were not
notified of the danger until five min
ulCS DSIOIG lnG OOlllIld Welt QOWtl
The freight ports could not be closed
on account of the immense cargo of
lumber and other merchandise. The
water rushed through these port holes
and in a few moments put out the
fires in the engine room. Then the
Colima was practically at the mercy
of the waves. 1 learn that a feeble at
tempt was made to hoist a sail,
though there was such confusion then
~, lT.-
tempt to do anything.
THE passengers endeavored to take
down the life preservers, but the
mates forced them to put them back.
One of the men here picked up Il pre-
server and he was peremptorily or
dered to put it back where he had
found it. Ali the women and children
were on deck just before the Colima
went down, though many were
washed off by the rushing waters or
knocked off by the flying spars before
the end came
Action of the San Juan.
The government inquiry will be di-
rected to ascertain, among other
things, how it was that the officers of
the San Juan failed to pick up the
passengers who have been drifting
ashore near the scene of the wreck
after the San Juan's departure. There
is abundant evidence that they made
nothing like a thorough search for
the survivors, and it is thought that
many lost their lives through this
neglect.
C. II. Cushing, of Oakland, a Colima
survivor picked up by the San Juan,
was before the steamboat inspectors
this afternoon. He testified that be-
fore the steamer sank there was no
canvas out. The lumber on the Col
imas deck was piled four and one
half feet high.
In answer to the question: did the
officers of the Colima do all in their
power to save the lives of the pas
sengers?" Cushing replied: THE Off
GERS gave US no warning. No life pas
sengers were furnished US, and 1
heard no order to lower the boats
Brutal Treatment.
Cushings testimony in regard to
the treatment he received on The San
Juan is in direct contradiction to that
given by other witnesses at the in
quiry who testified that they were
most brutally treated by the officers
and crew of the San Juan.
The investigation will be brought to
a close tomorrow afternoon, when
Manager Schwerin of the Pacific Nail
company will testify as to the condi-
ton of the Colima on leaving this
port on her last voyage.