The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-29
A PACIFIC HORROR.
Mail Steamer Colima Wreck
' ed Between Manzan-
lilo and acapulco.
ONLY NINETEEN SAVED
The Drowned Probably Number
One Hundred and Fifty
News Via Mexico.

wrecked between Manzanilla ana Acapud-
CO on May 81 and the present lndlcauoiis
are that over one hundred and hfty per-
sons perished. Only nineteen are known
to have been saved. The Colima was an
iron vessel of 1906 tons burthen She was
built by Roach of Philadelphia and sallea
from this city on the 18th instant IN
command of Captain j. F. Taylor Ihe
other officers were:-D. E. Grifhths, frst
officer; George Langham, second ohcer'
O. Hausen. third officer; L. W. T. Kirby,
surgeon; T. E. Berry, freight clerk; a
TX. Richardson. storekeeper; William A
Smith. chief engineer; H. Finley, second
engineer, and F. Tomnereg, third en-
gineer.
There were forty cabin passengers,
thirty-six steerage passengers, forty Chin
ese and seventy officers and crew. The
news of the disaster reached this city
through dispatch received by the agents
teen passengers and five of the crew,
of the Pacific Mail Company. One of the
steamers small boats, containing four
teen passengers and five of the crew
reached the Mexican coast. and it was
this party that telegraphed the news
of the wreck. None of the remaining l50
passengers and crew have been heard Of
The names of the passengers rescued
have not yet been learned.
The passenger list is as follows
Cabin C. H. E. Orme, New York.
J. E. Roberts. New York
Mrs. ]. E. Roberts. New York.
Prof. Harold Whiting, New York.
Mrs. Whiting and four children, New
York.
Miss Helen Muller. New York.
w. H Alder. New York
w H BRYAN, New York.
C. H. Gushing, San Jose de Guatemala.
George B. Cushing. San Jose.
John Thornton. San Jose.
Miss Jessie Davis, San Jose.
Mrs Charles Thornton, San Jose.
Lewis H. Peters, San Jose.
j. E. Chilberg, Acajutla.
Lang Chong and wife, Aeajut1a.
Domingo Albino. San Jose.
Charles Stuckmannn. San Jose.
J. w. C. Maxwell, Mazatlin.
H NJ A. Miller. Mazatlin.
Matilda Phelps, Callao.
w. T. Spearin, Callao.
T. F. Bell. Mazatlin.
George V. Gray, Mazatlin.
A J. Sutherland, San Jose.
Rickard Mileros, Acajutla.
R. F. Gigsby. Mazatlin.
c. Irving, San Bonito.
Mrs. L. R. Brewer. one servant and
three children. San Benito.
Alfred Alonzo. San Benito.
In the steerage:-
H F. Unin, New York; A. P. Buckley.
New York; Johannes ]. Monwens. New
York; John w. Crew, New York; Gus
tave A. Mewes. New York; G. D. Ross,
New York: C. Wolske, New York; J. H.
w. Smith. New York: L. B. Zangaree,
New York: Dennis Carey, New York.
New York; C. L. Coolidge, New York; D.
Constantinesco, New York; N. Torevo,
New York; G. Roawan, New York; Peter
Cots, New York; F. Bolalean, New York;
John Kellock, New York; Albert Morton,
New York: Charles Romin, New York;
Allen McMorrill. New York; Miss May
McMorrill, New York; George Farrell.
= San Jose de Guatemala; John Stern. San
Jose de Guatemala; Jose de Sans, Pana-
ma; Jose Antonio Sails Panama; Anto-
MO de Remis. Panama: Jose Morrill,,
Panama; Breno Corda, Panama; Felix
Silver, Panama; c. W. McCutcheon, San
Bias; w. C. McCutcheon, San Bias;
Mrs. Diaz, Manzanillo; T. ]. Oriel, San
Benito.
The first information reached this city
in despatch to M. E. Alfred Railton, a
bookkeeper in the office of the Pacific
lowing brief statement
Saved. Wire father. (signeO Richard
son.
Richardson was the storekeeper on the
Colima and was one of the few at this
time known to have escaped from the
sinking vessel alive.
When Railton received the despatch
he went to the Merchants Exchange to
corroborate the news of the vessels loss,
but failed to obtain any information
there.
The Merchants Exchange had received
no advces from Aanzanillo and the in
formation in the despatch received by
the Pacific Mail bookkeeper was re-
garded as most startling piece of i'll
mation.
A few moments later a telegram was
received from the company's agent at
ManZanillo to the effect that the ship
had gone down and that fourteen pas
sengers and five Of the crew had reached
shore in a small boat
Just how many passengers were aboard
the vessel when the accident occurred
which sent her TO the bottom, cannot be
ascertained at present. The vessel stops
at Mazatlin and San Bias before reach
ing Manzanillo, and passengers were
landed and taken on at both ports.
The corrected passenger HSt Can Oily
be made out when the names of the pas
sengers who went ashore and boarded the
vessel at those two ports are received.
The Colima was bound. for Panama ano
was due at Manzanillo on Sunday the 25tf
instant The dispatches show that the
vessel foundered on Monday the 9th, of
Aanzanillo, which would indicate thai
probably some accident to the machinery
occurred which hindered the progress oi
the vessel and prevented her from reach
ing Manzanillo before she foundered
The officers of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company do not believe the vessel struck
a hidden ledge. They are more inclined
to think that the cause of the disaster
was an accident to the machinery. They
are sure that the officers and crew die
their duty when the trying moment came
and believe that the loss of life will prove
to be much less than is at present fear.
ed.
The vessel had Nix life boats which
hung from devsts ready to he lsupchsd q