The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-07
VOL 9-NEW SERIES NO IOI.

quarrelling, and finally attacked me. TO
save myself ] had to knock him over
board The bath sObered him and pull
ed him aboard. Hc began drinking hard
cr than ever, and finally fell overheard
and was drowned. After his companion
awoke he behaved himself, and later we
We're picked up As to the cause OF the
wreck. ] can say but little. In the ex-
element many took no notice Of any
thing but their own safety and that OF
the helpless ones around them.
Il really cannot say as to the list az
the ship. 1 had not gone to breakfast,
and was only up long enough 10 notice
that il was a terrific hurricane and that
the waves were mountain high"
Mr. Gushing had brother eighteen
years old on the Colima. Nothing has
been heard from hmi. The surviving
brother was terribly cut on the head by
floating lumber besides being bruised
about the body.
George Rowan, another passenger bound
for New York. agrees In the main with
the previous statements Of the storm.
and adds:
THE PANIC GENERAL
"There was absolutely no discipline. no
organization OF any kind. Everything
was d panic. The captain stood on the
bridge. the women screamed, and the chill
Gren cried, ciinging ln desperation Ia
their parents. and even TO strangers. As
soon as / became convinced that the
ship was doomed. / hastily pulled down
rome Hfe-prcservers. When seen by the
steward. he ordered me peremptorIy 10
discontinue what j was doing. Nithout
paying any attention 10 him, j kept on
pulling down iife-belts, and passing theia
out. As 1 am unable TO swim, tied
one Of these belts around me and jumped
into the sea. Three tirnes l sank. ana
was just reaching Tor a piece OF wreck
age when / was again Knocked under by
something. presumably plank. A large
cash was cut in my head. and / am
cut and bruised al over. After hoating
,.)out for a hours on large piece
Of wood. was picked up by boat from
the San Juan
Sailor A. y. Carpenter. was one Of the
party on the raft. He says that at
tempts were made TO lower the boats
hut failed All the women were ID
t,e!r sfate-rooms. for none Of them cX-
pected that the disaster was upon them.
"The vessel ran into gale from >
o'clock Monday night until ! o'clock the
following evening. She stoered badly. ana
when about twenty miles below Man
zauillo she lost stcerago way, swung her
head around "a few points, ana IN iess
time than IL takes 10 tell It she careened
over on her beam ends. Scarcely ten MIN
utos elapsed before she went down. zap
tain TAYLOR died at his post J was thrown
into the water When ] came up seized
"A stick Of lumber. and floated about uhtll
picked up by the people on the raft. Such
"A hurricane / never experienced b"--re
I'm an my seafaring life Lumber broken
decking, and dead bodies drifted by US
and the horrors OF the situation were
enough 20 render us helpless.
LIST OF SURVIVORS
Following is the list Of survivors known
10 date
Third Mate Hansen, r. Avilles, A. Car
penter. a. Richardson, Thomas Fish,
members Of the crew.
II. A. Sutherland. c. II. Cushing, Jr.,
j. NJ. Thornton. n. H. Boyd, George
Rowan Bruno Cenda. Jose Manual, c. ID.
Ross. Louis Sangienes, r. J. O'Rel John
A. Ramos.
The following survivors were landed at
Mazatlan: Thomas Zerialli, ID. o. Devase,
A. Gueirterias. carl Luetz,