The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-05
A Steamship Founders.
Goes Down in the Pacific CH
The Mexican Coast


SAN FRANCISCO, May 29-The Pac,
&c mail steamship CoIin'a was ~recF ed
between Mazstalan and Acapulc" 90
May -. and the present indications ate
tha, over onr hundred and fifty perso'-
persisted. Only nineteen are khown 70
have been save d. The Colima was an
iron vessel of , G96 tons hu, den. She
was bull. by Roach, Of Phiiadelphls.
aud sailed from this city on the 18th
inst in command of Captain j. +
Taylor The other officers were:
D. E. Grsfhths, first oficer; George
Laughau. second officer; 0. Hau,e".
third officer; l.. w L. Kirby. surgeon !;
T. +. Berry, freight clerk a. X.
Richardson. store keeper; William A.
Smith, chief. en- gineer: K D. Reardon,
6rs, engineer H. Finley, second en-
gineer; tbirly-.ix steerage passengers; !;
forty Chinese and seventy officers aud
crew
The news of the disaster reached this
city through dispatch received by
the agents of the Pacific Mail Com-
psny. One Of the steamers small
boats. containing fourteen passengers
aud Eve Of the crew. reached the Mex
ican coast aud it was this party that
telegraphed the news of the wreck
None OF the remaining $50 passengers
and crew has been heard Of The
names of the passengers registered have
no' yet been learned
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has been advised that the following
passengers and crew we're landed at
Malzauillo by the first boat
Cabin-Cushiug, Thornton, Domlp-
90. Albauo, 4. J. Sutherland, Laralua
and RIM.
Steersge-J D. Ross. Il.
W Boyd. Auto Rsm.s. g. Rowan, Jos.
Sal;y. f. O'Neil
Crew-Ao.on, Carpenter, Richard
son. ksymoud, AorreI.
In ;he passenger list all of those
saved appear q, belonging at San Jose
de Guatemala. Richardson is the
ships s,orekeeprr, aud the first intelli-
geuce of re wreck came from him.
Shortly att' rhc dispatch from Rich
ardsun was received, telegram was re-
ceived from The com pauys agent at
MaDzanil!o to the effect that the ship
had gone down aud that fourteen pas
seDgers and five of the crew bad reach
ed shore iu small boat Just how
many passengers were aboard the YES
sci when the accident occurred which
sebt her to the bottom cannot be as
certaiped. The present stops are Maza-
tolaD aud San Bias before reaching
Ma nzaniIlo aud passengers we're landed
and taken ou at both ports The cor
rected passenger list eau only be made
out when the names of the passengers
who went ashore aud boarded the ves-
sci q, those ports are received. The Co.
lima was bound for Panama and vas
due a, MauzauiIlo GU Sunday. the 9th
lust The dispatches show that the YES
sci foundered on Monday. the 18th. of
MaDzanillo, which would indicate that
probably some accident to the uachio-
cry occurred which retarded the pro-
gress of the vessel and prevented her
from reaching Manzanillo before she
toundered. The vessel had six life
boats which hung from dayits. read y TO
be launched at moments notice, and
i, i. thought that all Of these could
have been launched. DO matter how rap
idly the vessel saok. The telegram re-
ceived by the company. agent only ac
counts for one boat aud the fact that
more had not arrived at Nlanzani'lo at
the time the dispatch was sent, is the
only indication that the loss of life may
be very great. Alexander Center, gen.
eral agent Of the company, says he is
confident that other boats will come.
Il there was any loss of lifeit will be
impossible to give full list of the dead,
as on lts way down the vessel doubtless
picked up other passengers iu addition
to those she took from this city.
The boat containing the rescued men
was picked up at sea by the steamer
San Juan nor,bbound to this city from
Central American ports. She immedi-
ately put into Manzanilo with the
saved, and according TO dispatches
since received, at once went TO sea
again in search Of o!her boats. 1mme-
diately upon the receipt Of the news
here, the Pacific Mail company sent a
dispatch to their agents at Acapulco to
send the steamer Barracott. which had
Just arrived there from Pomona, to
make thorough search for the Eve