The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-29
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Great Loss. Of Life
Anticipated
Steamship CoIimaW Went Down
With 1872 Passengers.
At Least Nineteen Persons Known to
Have Been Saved.
q sh> nthors ax Rn.rA
What Became of the Others on Board
is Not known.


Colima, with lS2 persons aboard. including
passengers and crew. foundered off the coast
of Mexico on Monday. Fourteen passengers
and five members Of thu crew reached Man
camilla, Mexico, yesterday, and gave the first
information Of the vessels fate. Whether the
remainder of the passengers and crew escaped
in small boats or went down with the ship, Is
not known. Definite but meagre information
Of the disaster was received at II o'clock last
night by X. H. Schwerin, general manager
and vice-president Of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company. TO which corporation the
steamship belonged. A telegram informed
Mr. Schwerin that boat containing Ii pas
sengers and five members Of the crew reached
Manzanilla yesterday, and gave the informa-
tion that the Coiima had foundered the day
before. not far from that port The names Of
the passengers and seamen in the small boat
were not given in the dispatch Neither was
there any information about the remainder
of the passengers and the crew.
The Colima sailed from San Francisco on
the 18th inst, fer Panama, and way ports.
She carried ll2 passengers-4O in the cabin.
and 80 whites and 80 Chinese in the steerage.
Tho officers and crew numbered 90, making IN
all ls2 persons on board the steamer.
Alexander Centa, general agent Of the COM
pany, says he is confident that other boats
will come in. but If there was any loss of life
it will be impossible to.give full list of the
dead as on her way down the vessel doubt
less picked up other passengers in addition to
what she took from this city.
Following is the list Of passengers and des-
tination:
IN THE CABIN.
c. II. f. ORME, Now York.
j. +. ROBERTS, New York.
Mrs. j. Il. ROBERTS. New York.
PROFESSOR HAROLD WHITISG. New York.
Mrs. WHITING and four children.
Miss HBLEN MULLER, New York.
W. II. ALDER. New York.
W. II. Bryan, New York.
c. II. CUSHING, san jose dc Guatemala.
GEORGE 5. CUSHING. San Jose de Guatemala.
john n. THORNTON. San Jose dc Guatemala.
Mrs. CHARLES THoRNToN, San jose de
Guatemala.
Miss JESSIE DAVIS. San Jose de Guatemala.
G. +. CHILBoRG, Acajulta.
LANG CHoNG and wife, Acajulta.
DoMINGo ABBANo, San Jose.
CHARI Is STUCKMANN. San Jose.
j. W. NJ. MAXWELL, Mazatlan.
MATILDA PHELPS, Callao.
I. +. BELL, Mazatlan.
UNITED STATES AMERICAN, Mazatlan.
A. j. SUTHERLAND, San Jose.
RICARDO MERLos, Acajulta.
5. F. GRIsBY, Mazatlan.
c. IRVING, San Benito.
Mrs. L. Il. BREWER and family. one servant
and child, San Benito
GEORGE V. GRAY. Mazatlan.
S. n. A. MULLER, Mazatlan.
ALFRED ALoNZo San Benito.
IN THE sTEERAGE.
II. V. UNIoNA.
W. p. BUCKLEY.
JOHANNES j. MoNwENs.
IoHN W. CREW.
GUsTAvE A LEWIS.
G. ID. Ross.
G. WoLsKE.
J. II. W. SMITH.
l.. L. SANGAREE.
DENNIS CAREY.
J. SCHooNFELT.
J. W. BoIs.
G. L. COOLIDGE.
G. CONSTANTINE.
II. ToRvo
| G.. RowAN.
PETER GoLATAs.
| 4. RoLALEAN.
john KELLER.
ALBERT MoRToN.
| CHARLES RoMEIS.
ALLEN MCMoRRIII.
Mrs MAY MCMoRRRrLI, New York.
GEORGE FARRELL.
MRs. a. CLOCK and two children.
JoHN STEIN, jose dc Guatemala.
ANTONIO RAMIZ.
JOSH DEsAME.
JosE ANToSIo SAIZ
| JOSE MERI.
| BRoFN CERDA.
FELIX sry EZRA, Panama.
G. W. McCUTHIN, San Blaso.
Mrs DIAZ. Mazanilla.
r. J. ORRu IA, san Bonito.
The names and rank Of tho officers OF thu
| Colima are n follows
J. f.. TAYLOR, captain.
u +. GRITrITHs first officer.
GEORGE LANGBoURDE, second officer.
| O. HANSEN, third officer.
W. r. kirby, surgeon.
| WILLIAM woLFoR. purser.
T. +. BERRY. freight clerk
O. X. RICHARDSON. storekoopor
WILLIAM A. SMITH. chief engineer.
4. ID. SEARDoN. first assistant engineer.
j III, FINLEY, second assistant cnigneer.
| A. ToMMERG, third assistant engineer.
The first information % tho loss Of Tn
steamer reached this city in a dispatch re
ccivcd by II. +. Alfred Railton, bookkcope
In the Office Of the Pacific Mail STEAMSHIP
Company. The dispatch contained tho fol
| lowing brief statement:
"Savcd, wire father.
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