The herald., 1895-05-31

imately reliable information from the
port. but the whole city OF Manzanillo,
which is a place Of only 5000 inhabitants,
is so frenzied with excitement that all
the people, officials included, seem to be
completely dazed by the magnitude OF the
disaster.
Even the report received by Governor
Barreda this morning bears no intel
ligible signature but is thought to come
from the federal collector of customs in
charge there. The report 10 very obscure
and laments the loss of the 100 people
more than it goes into the causes and
details of the wreck. Seventy miles
below San Bias hurricane was encoun-
tered and it was debated AS to whethe er
or not the ship should attempt to gain
partial shelter in the shallow and treach-
erous Banderas bay, which has rocks near
its entrance, or whether it were better to
push out to sea. One local Mexican pas
senger, Don Matias Moreno. says the re-
port, was about on the deck and testifies
that while cautiously steering for what
slight Jremble was felt to 60 through
the ship. 1t was so faint that it was
hardly apparent to the trained senses OF
the pilots and captain.
The captain ordered a slight change IN
the course and gave other quick direc-
tions which We're promptly obeyed by the
subordinate officers and crew. In a very
few seconds after the keel grounded on
the rock and there was at once great
excitement among the officers and crew
and fear Oil the part OF the passengers on
deck. Following the danger signal, and
in less than ten seconds, the great ship
crushed on an unknown reef and a shud
der rah through the hull from bow to
stern. The passengers sprang from their
berths in terror and ran out on to the
decks screaming and praying in parox-
ysm OF fear as the awful truth began to
hnrc 70 wi pd ~ vlaH
dense pail of log hung over the ship as
she was tossed by the surges and began to
pound herself to pieces on the rocks. She
rose and fell three times and then Il crash
was heard. This was followed BY silence
fol the short space of quarter OF a min
ute, during which time only low sobbing
was heard and muffed prayer. Man
the boatsp' trumpeted the captain after
short interval, during which another
crash was heard from beneath the water.
The boats had previously been made ready
with all the life savers placed at conven-
lent places, although covered from the
view of the nervous passengers.
Within three minutes from the first
crash lin ths hull, the ship began to
reel from its upright balance, to settle
and to sink in its free higher part. The
scenes about the life boats were indescrib-
able.
According to AL the testimony obtain
able, the panic-ma passengers and the
ships force struggled for first place. al
though, to the credit of the crew BIZ it
SAID. that few OF the crew or ships peo-
pie lost their presence OF mind, but gave
their atteution to saving the passengers.
There were number OF children on
the passenger list, and one of these was
| pitched overheard Into the frothlng sea
| by frenzied father, who aimed for one
OF the davits. A woman OF evident
wealth and refinement among the rassen-
| &c tn ha
lyn or Crosslyn, displayed marked com
posure, and in the most trying moments
| pas sed about among the frenZied throng
exhorting the people to keep quiet, and
taking particular care of the women and
! children.
| ing to await the CHANCES OF place in the
| boats seized the life-belts and cast them
| selvens buddy into the sea, their almost
universal fate as they were tossed ifeiess
upon the waves o. dashed against the
rocks, was easily observed from the fast
sinking ship. The fist boat to be low
cred with its heavy burden of humanity
succeeded in clearing the shin's side but
was swept away by the mighty force and
swallowed by The night of fog. OF this
| load only one of the sailors is known to
| have escaped the engulling food which
swept over the boat within five minutes
after it was launched. A similar fate be-
| fell all the other boats with one eXcep-
| ton. so far as known.
| CITY OF MEXICO. May 30.-Only a
meager telegram has been received here
| from the Colima wreck. At 10 o'clock
last night the Examiner correspon dent
received a message from the Pacific Mail
agency at Manzanillo that the number OF
lost is 100 and the saved are only twenty
| one.
The telegram says that it is yet i'm
| possible to get list of the dead or other
reliable details. The telegram does not
say what proportion of the lives lost were
Americans. nor does it give a hint as To
the nationality or residence of those
saved.