The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-31

'"hAibo, amy ou-h special
messenger arrived from Munzaulllo this
morning at l o'clock with official inlor.
nation for tho governor OF Colima 70.
gardins tho Collmu steamship disaster
oft MaZanillo. TherepoIt IL very obscure
aud lamonts tho loss oil tho 100 people
moro than 1t goes into tho cause. and
tho dctnils Of tho wreck.
scycn.y.Gvo milo, below San Bias n
hurricane wa, cncoun tetcd aud 1t wa,
debated rs to whether OF not tho shlp
should attempt to gain partial shelter
IN the shallow aud trcacherou, Bande.
Tas bay, which has rocks ncar ita Gu.
trance, or whether 1t vera botior to push
out TO soa.
Ono local Mexican passenger, Don
Mat'as Morono. says the report, was
about on tho deck and tostides that
whllo cautiously steering for what TO all
appearance was tho usual entrance, a
slight trcmbIo WAS fOlt 10 10 through
tho ship. II was so faint that 1t was
scarcely apparent 10 tho trained senses
OF tho pilots aud captain. The captain
ordered slight change In tho course
aud gave other directions which wore
oboyod by tho officers and crow.
In II very fow seconds after tho keel
grounded on rock lightly and there
was AT once great excitement among the
officers and crow ana fear on tho part
OF tho low passengers on deck. Follow.
ing tho danger signal in less than ton
seconds the great ship cruuchcd on an
unknown reel and shudder ran
through tho hull from bow to stern.
Tho passengers sprang from their
berths In terror and ran out on tho
decks. screaming and praying in par.
oxysm OF fear rs the awful truth began
to burst upon them. The wind howled
aud dense pail OF fog hung over the
ship was tossed by the surges and began
to pound herself TO pieces on tho rocks,
She rose and fell and then crash was
heard. This was followed by silence for
the space OF Il quarter OF minute, dur.
ing which time only low sobbing was
heard and muilied prayers.
Man tho boats, trumpeted the cap.
tain, after a short interval, 10 which an
other crash was heard from beneath
tho water. Tho boats had previously
been made ready with oil tho life savers
placed az convenient places. although
covered from the view OF nervous pass.
cnccrs. Within three minutes OF tho
first crash in the hull the ship began
TO reel from its upright balance to set.
tie. and sink in its free hinderpar,.
The scenes about the life boats wore ia.
descrlbable. According 10 all the testi.
mony ob;ainable. tho panic stricken
passengers and the ships crew s,rus.
Gled for first place, although to the
credit OF the crew be 10 said that few OF
tho sailors or ships people lost their
presence Of mind. but gave their main
attentions to saving the passengers.
There We're number o; children on
the passenger list. aud ono OF these was
pitched overheard into the frothing sea
By frenzied father, who aimed for one
OF tho life boats while still upon tho
davits.
4 woman OF ev:icu. wealth and re.
iinement Among the passengers, whose
name is thought 10 be Broslyn, or
Crosslyn, displayed remarkable pres
ence OF mind. and in the most trying
moments passed among the frcnzicd
throng exhortins tho people to keep
quiet, and taking particular care OF the
women and children.
Some OF the passengers, not willing TO
await the chance OF place in the boats,
seized the life belts and boldly cast
themselves into the sea 10 their almost
universal fate, as they were tossed life.
lessly upon the waves or dashed against
the rocks. which were easily observed
from the last sinking ship. The frat
boat 10 be lowered with ita heavy bur
den OF humanity succeeded in clearing
the ships sides, but was swept away by
the mighty force and swallowed by tho
night OF FOG. OF this load, only ono OF
the sailors is known TO have escaped the
engul!ing flood. which swept over the
boat within five minutes after it was
launched. A similar fate beiell all tho
other boats with one exception.