The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
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crs Reach and along the bay shore inside
the point, Thus his men have picked up
four mali bags one of these washing near
Bakers and the others near the Fort Point
live snvlng station. The surveyor hns
given orders that all fishing boats must
report at the customs office. All bodies
brought In 10y them and all wrcokagc ana
fotsam picked up By fishermen must b
accounted for 70 the officials NJ the barge
office. In this way 1t Is thought that the
looting ot mail bags and trunks may BE-
stopped,
Among other effects picked up by nsh-
ermen was the box containing Capitals
Wards papers.
The police has established a patrol out.
side the beach. south OF Fort Winfield
Scott.
The value OF the cargo of the Rio De
Janciro has not been determined owing
to the absence OF important papers, but II
Is varIously estimated from 100000 to
5000, 600.
Among some papers found floating near
the scene of the disaster was a copy of
manifest showing all the consgnees. with
the exception Of the Chinese firms.
The consignees, whose names can be
read, nre as follows:
four. Guthrie & Co., NJ. ]. srandenstein
& Co, London and San Francisco bank
Parrot & Co.. George S. Haley Gulf nag
company, Denote Bros, Baud & Jardlno
and the American Trading company.
The cargo consisted principally Of silk,
ten. rice and other Oriental products. There
was no treasure aboard. as was ut nrst
reported.
~ Al ,atsa .g..N h. ~.
Rio only twelve have come to the surface.
The investigation into the loss of tho
steamer win probably be held next week.
Graham Coglan, the senior surviving Of.
ncer of the Rio dc Janelro. called on Cap.
tain Roles this afternoon to report aud
he was instructed TO mako his statement
Monday morning.
| The inspectors are In peculiar position
| In the matter. Captain Ward. tho man
held responsible for the navigation Of the
steamer. is dead and the investigation Of
Pilot Jordan viii be under direction of
| the State pilot commissioners
| Tho government inspectors can only in
quirc into the navigation of the ship as
| far as the second officer knows
Pilot Jordan will he summoned ne a wit.
ness, The pilot commissioners. who are
! Captain Leland and Mcssrs. Alexander and
Pratt. win hold regular meeting next
Monday, but In courtesy TO the govern.
ment officials the state Inquiry Is always
held after that OF the inspectors,
The licenses Of Captain Ward, First OF
nccr Johnston and Second officer CogiHn
were found floating In the hay near Al.
cntraz island by Captain Lunddulst OF the
steamer Acme, and turned over TO Captain
Boles.
The wreck of the City Of Rio de Janeiro,
which for n while hung on n pinnacle OF
the rock where she struck In the Golden
Gate, so that parts of her upper works
were visible. has slid of into deep water
| md Is now entirely out OF sight.
Fort Point, whore Pilot Jordan claims
the vessel struck. marks the narrowest
point Of entrance to the bny, aud Is usn.
ally given a wide berth by mariners. Tho
tide here runs very swiftly and at times
with a. swiring motion.
on Fort Point Ito several snnken rocks
forming dangerous ledge OF the south
erly edge Of the Fnirway channel OF tho
Golden Gate but close under the shore.
There IL n light on top Of the fort ana
fog bell, hut the latter can not be heard
fnr when n westerly wind Is blowing
PILOT Frederick W. Jordan, the pilot
who was Ina charge Of the Rio de Jaueiro
when SHE went on the reef and sank. Is
n man n little past middle life and has
been master mariner on this coast for
over twenty years. He came from the
Atlantic coast. Previous to being npNint-
cd pilot about twelve years ago. Jor-
dan wns In commEid OF the wellington,
Bristol and other golfers still plying be-
tween this port and Puget Sound. He
was remarkably skillful navigator and
never before had any wtable misfortune.
He declares that the loss OF the steamer
could not have been foreseen. Accord
Ing to his story the vessel drifted half
mile hroadslde In the fog that enveloped
the home bound steamer like pail, and
no man could have judged either the
direction or the velocity Of the invisible
current that changed her course and sent
her on the Fort Point ledge.