The Delta independent., 1895-06-05
THE COLIMA'S FATE.
MET A TERRIFIC HURRICANE.
Helpless to Ride the Waves.-Tho Passen-
gers Took to tho Boats but Thcy were
Soon CapsIzed.-Ta!es of Terrible suf-
frrlng.

San Francisco, Gala, June IAN EX-
amincr special from Mazatlan says the
steamer San Juan has arrived here with
the twenty-one passengers picked up on
Tuesday from the wreck of the Colima.
The dreadful disaster happened on Mon
day mt noon, when the Colma was
about twenty-eight miles out Of Man
zanllo and ten miles from shore. All
the rescued are badly bruised. They
were all picked up from pieces of wreck
age and rafts, with the exception Of A. J.
Sutherland, who had clung to boat af-
ter 1t had capsized five times and drown
ed all the other occupants.
The steamer was heavily laden and
had large deck load of lumber. When
the storm struck her, she made bad
weather Of 1t. the captain having great
difficulty in keeping her head to the sea.
The wind increased in fury until 1t is
Sl!d TO have been the fiercest storm
known along this coast for twenty years.
There was no hope for women or
children, and small chances for men in
such storm. Many of the women and
children must have remained in their
cabins. The completely nude bodies Of
the stewardess and two other women
came floating by the deck house some
time after the steamer sank. All We're
dead, and the sight was so distressing
that Officer Hansen and the others on
the deck house pushed the bodies away
with pieces Of scantling.
The survivors drlfted about for twenty
four hours In what Captain Pitts Of the
San Juan says was the hardest storm eN-
perlcnced on the coast in twenty years.
OF course none but the stoutcst could
survive. Many OF those saved We're bad
ly hurt by the wreckage and lumber.
Among those most injured Is Young G,
ii. Gushing. Jr.. of Oakland. lie and
vlsed raft. but his brother was drowned.
His injuries are severe. Some OF the
others are in pltiable condition. The
appearance OF the San Juan kept up the
spirits Of those who We're ready TO give
up the unequal struggle rs hopeless,
City Of Mexico, June 1.-The total
number OF drowned from the COlimH
wreck of the coast Of ManZaulllI is
low known to be lS1 persons. Five more
have been rescued from the wreck. max.
ne the total number living twenty y-SiN.
The ship carried 2l3 persons. and Ia all
appearances these have all drowned.
with the exception OF twenty-siN. The
living will be sent north as soon aS pos.
'ible, and seventeen have already taken
passage for San Francisco. The nUri
lent is the most frightful In Its loss Of
lie which has ever occurred in Mexican
waters, and the colima Il a complete
oss unless some of It's cargo can h" rr-
,ovcrcd by divers, which viii probably
1c attempted. The ship was one Of the
argest and strongest Of the Pacific MIii
Inc plying between San Francisco aud
Panama.
The bodies OF the drowned are bciu:
washed ashore there In scores. Search
ng parties have recovered fifty frur.
means for embllmlng Funeral s-'r-
ices will be held nt once. and as III"
iigging Of the separate graves Is impDs.
Iible, the unclaimed dead Will be- huri, 4
II long trenches.
The Jcfc Polltlco OF Mnnzanlllo has
summoned all the mounted rural forces
II the district to Manzluillo and the gar
'lson OF soldiers has been placed ON
guard to prevent robbery 81 the dead
md TO dig the trenches. Several bodies
nave been found short distance from
he shore. stripped OF all yaluablcs and
clothing. Severe punishment Will be
given any offenders who may be- dis
,ovcred at this work. The dead are
aid out ns well as possible by the Man
.anillo agency of the Pacific mail. POr-
tons OF the wrecked ship have reached
he shore