The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-06-01

One Boat Load Reaches ManzanillO-
Particulars Of The Wreck off
the Coast Of Spain.

and unsatisfactory adviceS have been
received today regarding the founder
ing of the Pacific mail steamer Colima
at Manzanillo, Mexico, last night. The
officials of the company persist in the
statement that they have received no
information of the wreck Of the steam
er, and they have tried to discredit en-
tirely the statements Of the dispatches
Several dispatches have been received
by the Merchants Exchange and by
private shipping firms, all confirming
the tale Of the ocean tragedy and vary
ing only in the minuteness of the infor-
nation. Captain Pitts Of the steamer
San Juan telegraphed this morning that
ne had picked up a boat containing
nineteen persons, fourteen of whom
were passengers and five members Of
the crew of the Colima. The rescued
boatload was taken to Manzanillo and
then the steamer San Juan started out
In search OF the other boats of the Co.
lima, the presumption being that the
rest OF the passengers and crew were
af1oat in the other seven boats Of the
Colima.
The occupants Of the boat picked up
were as follows: Cabin passengers
Domingo Albano, Mr.. Cushing, Mr..
Thornton, A. J. Sutherland, Mr.. Sara
bia, Mr.. Ruiz. Storage passengers
John w. Crew, H. W. Boyd, Antonio
Romez, G. D. Ross, S. ]. Oriel, G. Gwan,
g. Goliaz, L. L. Sangerie. Crew-O.
Hanson, third officer, carpenter; A.
Richardson, storekeeper; Raymond Avi-
las, and ]. Morel.
The names of Sarabia and Ruiz do
not appear in the steamers list of pas
sengers sailing from this port, the pre-
sumption being that they joined the
steamer at Mazatlan. There were two
Cushings on board, brothers, and
lady and gentleman each named Thorn
ton. NO initials of the survivors were
given in the brief telegram
me latest intelligence regarding the
disaster received here was in a cipher
message to local shipping firm, con-
tanning the statement of the third Off
Ger, Mr.. Hanson, who was in charge Of
the boat picked up. Hanson stated
that about II: is last night as the CO.
lima was about fifty miles from Man.
zanillo and between that port and Pun
ia San Telamo an accident occurred to
the machinery. Hanson had not time
to investigate the trouble, but believed
that the boiler had burst
The sColima was put about but began
to sink rapidly. A scene of confusion
and Wild disorder followed. One boat
was lowered and five others swung out
but SO far as Hanson knows the boat he
commanded was the only one which got
clear Of the sinking ship. She quickly
1oundered, and to avoid the suction
Hanson's boat was pulled clear and
the night being dark it was impossible
70 tell whether the other boats pulled
away from the wreck or not. If these
boats got clear away the calmness of
the sea and the low sandy beach twenty
miles away should enable them to land
safely.
AS the passengers were all asleep,
however, Hanson fears that few es-
capped from the steamer. One hundred
ana sixty passengers and crew are still
unaccOunted for
Ihe Following passengers from San
Francisco landed safely at Mazatlan
before the Colima proceeded toward
Manzanillo: e. w. McCutcheon. w. C.
McCutcheon, J. w. c. Maxwell, III. M. A.
Miller, T. f. Bell, u S. American. G. v.
Gray and r. r. Grisby.
All day the Offices of the Pacific Mail
and OF the telegraph companies and
newspapers have been filled with anx-
ious friends of the passengers and crew,
making fearful inquiries about friends.
( Many of the scenes were pitiful in the
extreme, and the most gloomy forebod-
lngs prevailed, despite assurances OF the
PaciHc Mail officials that the Colima's
machinery was in excellent condition.
alnat her commander and officers were
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