The record-union., 1895-06-01
Six More Survivors of the Ill-Fated
Vessel Picked Up.
REPORT THAT FIVE MEN Also
LANDED AT SAN TELMO.
Survivors State That the Women and
Rooms When the Colima Sank, and
All Went Down With the Steam
ship. and That Purser Wafer Was
Seen in a Well.Manned Boat Pull.
ing Toward Shore.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIov.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, May 31.-The FORE
bodings of friends of the passengers and
crew Of the Colima were exceedingly
gloomy this morning, and few cherished
any hope of the survival of those hitherto
unaccounted for. The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company declared that it had
received absolutely no word from the
scene of the disaster.
Mrs. @. III. Cushing, mother of the two
young men who were passengers, re-
ceived a message from the son picked up
by the San Juan. dated Mazatlan, as fol-
lows: "Am here, returning on the San
Juan"
Late in the afternoon a message was re-
ceived by Mrs. Peters. whose son Louis
was a passenger for Guatemala. The
telegram, dated Guatemala, was un.
signed, but presumed to be from Mrs.
Peters husband, who resides in Guate-
mala. 1t was as follows: Louis is safe
on Barracuda"
Another dispatch to a private shipping
firm from Guatemala states that the
steamer Barracouta, which has been
cruising about the scene OF the wreck in
search OF survivors, has picked up raft
with nine passengers from the Colima,
Peters being among the number. The
Barracuda has not yet put into port, but
the Pacific Mail officials suggest that the
steamer has possibly signaled smaller
vessel, which put into port to convey the
news OF the rescue to the nearest town
and then telegraphed TO Guatemala.
The latest details received here up to 5
o'clock are contained in the following
message:
"CoLIMA (Mexico), May 3I.-Six sur
vivors OF the steamer Colima have
reached here. They are John Thornton
and j. L. Chilberg of Seattle, cabin
passengers; Peters and Vindor, and Sea-
men Gonzales and Fred Johnston"
They are said to have reached shore on
raft, and another raft with five men is
reported from San Telmo. The sur
vivors state that the women and children
were all in the stats-rooms, and all went
down with the steamer. The survivors
also report that Purser Wafer was seen
in we'll Unnamed boat pulling away from
the sinking steamer toward shore. It is
supposed that the boat is still atiOat.
COOLIDGE A FORMER RESIDENT OF
SANTA CRUZ.
SANTA CRUZ, May 3l.--It is thought
here that G. L. Coolidge, who is reported
among the missing from the Colima, was
former resident of this city. He is a
printer, and was for some years en-
ployed in the Sentinel office.
TO ASSIST AMERICAN SURVIVORS.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-The State De-
partment officials are doing all in their
power to relieve the American survivors
OF the unfortunate steamer Colima.i
The first official news of the disaster
came to Assistant Secretary Rockhill
Wednesday night from United States
Consul De Gina ut Mazatlan. He reported
17O lives lost, and that the ship had on
board "half million in American inter-
ests," supposedly referring to goods be-
longing to American shippers. He asked
whether he should proceed to the scene of
the wreck.
Mr.. Rock hill instructed him to do so at
once, and if he could render any assist
ance to report to the department. A mes
sage was also sent to United States Con-
sui Bartlett at Acapulco to learn whether
he could be of any assistance, and in
structing him to cooperate with the Con-
sui at MaZatlan.
The coast near Manzanillo, where the
Colima stranded, is wild, and the natl YES
are kely to loot the ship if prompt steps
are not taken TO guard her.