The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-15
BIG STEAMER LOST.
Pacific Nail Liner Colombia
Goes on the Rocks.
At PIGEON POINT. CALIFORNIA.
The Psnnsngsrs All TAKEN oR-SAs We
Rseuruing From Her First
Trip TO the Isthmus.

reuonzsro. Cal, July A-The Pseshc
Mai steamship Colombia. from Acapulco
70 Saz Frsrcssco. went ashore a. o'clock
this morning or thu rocks near Psg-oo
point. a rocky proEontory about Eve
miles from Pescs5ero. There was q heavy
coast. and II was impossible 20 ses twenty
yards ahead The Colombia WAS nearer
shore than her skipper realized. and BE-
fore her course could Be altered those ca
board could hear the rock scrapiag her
kssL In al instant Al was confusion On
hoard the Colombia Sixty passengers
came up from Acapulco. ssaa tney were
tagt turning out whsn the steamer ran %
the rocks. The captain and of<icers nza-
aged 20 quiet the pAsse ngers and started
TO work the steamer from her perlaoas pc
sssson She was he'd fast on the roc<s
ard could rot be moved IA spite OF 81 tae
efforts OF the skipper To aid 70 the
alarm X was found thai ore compartment
wAs filing with water. The surf was too
heavy TO land The passengers ~ the
point where tho waves washed over 3as~
gsd rocks. the captain assuring The pas
senKers thas there was no danger and hat
they wcai9 be landed - soon - the
sea went down Signals OF distress AZ
traesed the attention OF the keeper Of the
P.seon Point lighthouse. who In turn no.
tiled the authorities OF this Villages A
number Of rAnchmen and seausen went ~
soor as possible 10 the remote point where
the Colombia Is wedged in the rocks. but
these on shore could do nothing 10 relieve
the shlp or passengers
The Colombia struck fHiriy On the rocks
. short distance below the rsgeon Point
lighthouse. Sac les about 10 yards from
shore. slightly csreeniGg, enc OF her con-
pA-snents being stove and fun OF water
II 10 impossible 10 ascertain now II there
- F~1.a AL
omh.A has on board sixty-six cabin ana
twenty-six steersge passengers and .
crew OF ninety. She carries the usual
cargo from South American ports The
Colombia is commanded by Capt Clark.
formerly Of Acapulco. This was the end
OF her first round trip between san Fran
cisco and Panama The Colombia formerly
sailed between New York ana Aspanwail.
and was brought around ths Horn few
months ago BIZ the Pacific Mail for service
on the Pacific coast The Colombia Is q
steel vessel. and before leaving New York
was thoroughly repaired.
Santa Cruz, Cal, July 1.-THE steamer
Eureka arrived tonight frogn San Fran
cisco. Her captain reports that he passed
the steemer Columbia this afternoon ana
went 20 her assistance. The captain or
the Columbia declined airy AID. saying that
tugs were expected from San Francisco.
The Columbia struck the beach bow on.
Her propeller Is partly out OF the water
and her stern is afoat- She lies among tho
rocks. ana Is In q dangerous position. The
passengers were landed safely this after
noon, and have been taken TO Pescadere.
San Francisco. July 1.-THE tugeoat
Active, Capt Marshall. has just returned
from the scene OF the grounding OF the
steamer Colombia, with Load OF passe n
xars and baggage from the stranded
steamer. Capt Marshall In OF the cpin-
lon that the vessel viii be total loss.
especially II high wind spring up and
the sea becomes choppy. The passengers
have been landed. and the baggage and
freight is being removed as quickly as
possible.