The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-16

made to save her engines. About half a
mile away the tug Vigilant lies at anchor
and is ready at a moments notice to go to
the assistance of the stranded vessel.
Should a blow spring up, the Vigilant will
be there to take off the crew.
How did the Colon bia come to go
ashore? Well, as near as can get at it.
it was this way: When they picked up
New Years Island, Captain Clark thought
he was opposite Pigeon Point and shaped
his course northwest by north. A few
minutes later be heard another whistle
bound southwark altered his course half
point and was brought up standing about
mile below Pigeon Point.
HAD Captain Clark's calculations been
correct he would have been away clear of
Pigeon Point, and even with mis- deviation
of half point would have cleared the
whistling buoy without any trouble
Great credit should be given the Fort
Point life-saving station. As soon as the
captain heard there was danger he got his
apparatus together and launched the boat.
When the Vigilant passed they were ready
and at once got line aboard. They were
towed to Pigeon Point, and when we left
they were lying alongside the water-logged
hull ready to render assistance at mo-
ment's notice"
When the Colombia struck on the rocks
at Pigeon Point she was nearly two days
ahead OF time. This was not the captains
fault, however, as he was simply obeying
instructions in attempting to make up
time lost between New York and Panama
via Colon. The steamer Finance from
New York arrived at Colon two days be-
lore the Colombia arrived at Panama. In
consequence the cabin passengers had to
put up at hotels. ana many OF the steerage
passengers who were out OF funds had to
walk the streets until the Colombia put in
an appearance.
The following is a list of the cargo on
board the wrecked steamer:
81 cs 40 bales sheeting, 81 cs fat paper, 10
bags lentils, 137 pkgs locks, 2 cs whips bxs
Ieed pencils, % cs hinges, 20 cs screws, Al bdls
steel, 81 pkgs castings 10 cs tablets 10 cs min
eral water, 81 cs b books, IL pkgs toys, 3 pkgs
metal, "a pkgs ink and mucilage, es brass
tubes lS9 pkgs paper, bdls cordage, "a PIX gs
shifting, 154 bxs nails, 4 cs umbrellas, crates
stoves, cs buttons, is cs bandiron, IL es tacks,
cs cardboard, Dol pitch, II iatzgs earthen-
ware, 81 cs mushrooms, 10 cs sardines, D es
ish, 225 cs oil, 10 cs wood toothpicks, 2 cs
buckles, IL cs bolts, crates shade rollers, 319
bbls and hi bbls hub oil, 50 pkgs mucilage and
paste, bxs baby carriages, II bxs battery
zines, cs sledges, 10 bxs b hangers. so bales
oakum, 112 pkgs merchandise, bxd pianos
bxs stoneware, cs files. cs soap, 1860 pkgs
stamped ware. III .pkgs wire, cs bbls
pkgs 4 Ddls licorice, IL cs dolls, 2 rolls
packing, 200 cs soap, 1872 pkgs provi-
sions, l bag beans, 63 dry hides cs leathr
4 d
hosiery, Is pkgs hardware, 50 pkgs sewing
machines, bxs marble, II cs solder, pkgs
handles, 40 bdls rims, 5 cs tinfoil, IL cs 70
bales demins, 627 kegs % csks white lead, 10
bales blankets, Ii bxs scales, 8 cs knit goods,
bbls crucibles, 3 cs lead pencils, 3 bales
pressed moss, bales drugs, 10 bbls saltpeter,
3 cs shirts, bxs rubber goods, pkgs grease,
3 coils band iron, 10 pkgs machinery, Is bdls,
8 anchors, wheels, 20 es i bale unbleached
cotton, 2 cs blueing, 245 es nuts and washers,
3 bxs riyets, cs SHOCKS 90 cs axes, g bxs vio-
Inns, bol vinegar, 90 pkgs chain, 100 l
boilers. 10 pkgs SNUFF, bbls liquor, 4 cs gram
lite, cs backing 81 bbls oil, cs wringers, 1
cs ! rolls, / musical instruments, 30 pkgs
paint, 400 plates iron, cs glassware, bbls
pumice stone, 5 bales drills, IL pkgs electric
supplies, 81 cs coffee-mills, 10 pkgs snuff, II
pkgs shades, 100 bgs coffee, pkgs gold
dust, IL bxs soles, 6S6 bxs lines, 8 cs man
goes.
The consignees are:
A vignier; BENZ Curtaz & Son; Cunning
ham, Curtiss & WEIGH; Gaskell d Regain
II Bohls Co; LIE Count Bros; N Frank
lin & Bros; Mack Co; Payot, Upham d
Co; Stevenson & Co; Webster & Co; w Rich
ardson; Seattle Hardware Co; II Dawson d.
Son; NJ Phillip & Co; Federico Meeks; Otis,
McAllister d Co; Lastreto; q stmr Alert;
w Loaiza & Co; c Baldemaur Co; Baker &;
Hamilton; c kaufman; Cleveland PANT
and Oil Co; c Daley; Geo II Tay & Co; II
Micnalitschke Bros d Co; Pac Press Pub Co;
Rear Admiral VIM A Kirkland; Sadler & Co;
W w Montague & Co: The Calvert Company:
cry: Baruch d Co.; Aparicio & Co.; j. o. Mey-
erink; Urruela, Urioste & Co.; Thannhauser &
Co.; Sperry Flour Co.; Juan Urruela; l.. q.
sresovich Co.. Goldiree Bros; Schwartz
Bros. & Co.; Castle Bros; MANNER, KiItle &
Co.; Valentine Goldsmith; Woodward, Clark
& Co.; Union Fish Co.; The George Lawrence
Co.; Sherman, Clay & Co.; Redington e. Co. !;
Painter, Cornell d Co.; Levi Strauss & Co.; J.
NJ. Klein Electric Works; II. S. Croker & Co.;
Hart & Co.; Hawley Bros. Hardware Co; Day
ton Herdware Co.; Bonestell & Co.; Armes Il
Dallam: Blake, Mofitt & Towne; California
Notion and Toy Co.; G. F. Marwedel;
K. A. Baden; II. Pfeunneger & Co.:
Holbrook, Merrill & stetson; John Boyd & Co;
LOwenberg d Co; New Home Sewing Machine
Company; P F Collins; Stewart, Thompson
& Co; Tacoma Leather and Betting Company;
! Vermont Marble Company w 7 Garrett & Co;
Pascal Dubedat; j Pinet d Co; G Steele &
| Co; Cabrera, Roma & Co; Garcia & Maggini;
| Castle Bros; Stockton Milling Company;
Robinson &. Co; Hulse, Bradford 4 Co; Her
man Cohen; J Allen; Lewis, Myerstein d
Co; Patrick Mastiek d Co; S B Leavitt & Co;
Thomas Day & Co; W Stanley; Wilcox &
Gibbs Sewing Machine Company; Corbett
Failing & Robertson; Bailey Bros; WieIand
Bros; Lyman Bros; John T Wright; Sutler &
Co; Ivancovich q Co; Chinese Merchants !;
order.