The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-07
liz HAVE
SUNK ON STEAMER
RATS FROM CITY OF PANAMA
WASHED ASHORE AND IT is
THOUGHT SHE is LOST.
is NOW LONG OVERDUE
And Last Seen of Her Was in Heavy
Storm--Carred Ffty-sx Passen.
gers and Large Crew
Sailed From Frisco.

Mexico City, Jan. "a telegram
/ from Mazatlan says the Steamer City
of Panama arrived at the port today
| SAe experienced a rough trip but
sustained only 81 ght damage. All on
board are reported safe.
San Francisco, Jan. CT is feared
that the Pacific mail liner City Of
Panama which sailed from this port
last Monday for the isthmus with
fiftysiX passengers on board and a
crew Of fifty-six has been lost.
According to telephone message
received from Pescadero last night
two life RATS from the Panama came
ashore a Waddell beach, sixteen
miles south of Pascadero, yesterday
morning at Z o'clock. There were on
the RATS oars, boathooks, a barrel of
water and a box Of crackers,
Later in the day two more RATS
came ashore two and half miles be
low Waddell beach similarly equipped
while off shore a large quantity Of
wreckage was seen floating. Both of
these RATS, 1t is said were marked
City OF Panama.
Started Against Heavy Gale.
1t is known that the steamer upon
leaving here on Monday in the teeth
of heavy northwest gale had some
trouble on the bar, as she was stop
ped there for a time before proceed
ing on her way south.
The City of Panama, one of the
Oldest vessels on the Pacific mail fleet
was commanded by Capt. A. w. Mel
son, who has the reputation o. being
an excellent seaman. lie formerly
was in command of the company s
steamer San Jose.
The vessel carried besides the cap
tain, the first officer, Pill bury, for
merly commander of the Manchuria
when she went ashore on Rabbit
island, near Honolulu Two other Off,
GERS, freight clerk and storekeeper
with fifteen men in the engineers de |
partment and eight in the stewards |
In ali the crew numbered |
fifty-six
Had Fifty.six Passengers.
There were tifty-siX pas engers on
board Fifteen occupied the first cabin |
and fifteen were in the steerage The |
other twenty-six were Chinese.
Among her passengers was Dr. |
Henry Waldo Coe, of Portland Ore,
who was booked through to New
York While at Panama he was TO in
yestigate the hygienic surroundings as
far a, they affect labor. He planned |
10 make report to the Medical Edi-
Iors' association, of which he is The
and to President Roosevelt.
Mrs. Coe sailed with him.
Other cabin passengers on the City
If Panama were: James Bowbry, w.
!. Mcpherson, DR.. f. Rutherford and
wife, T. L. Prince. Frank j. Gluyas,
Thomas Clark. Charles l.. Shafferd,
J. V. Coney, Harry Cooper, wife and
Panama is Long Overdue.
Had the City of Panama continued
on her way she would
have been due yesterday at Maratisn,
Mexico, her first port Of call. The
Pacific mail boats take the outer
course from San Francisco. generally
leeping outside the Santa Barbara
.hannel islands and stand ng well off
ihore until they reach the end of the
peninsula of Lower California. There
hey turn into anchor off the Bay Of
dazatlan, which Is on the mainland
shore almct opposite Cape San In.
,as. the extreme lower end of Baja,
al.
The beach is now being patrolled
or miles watching for bodies which
nay drift ashore.
Beach Far From Telegraph.
Wardell beach is on the coast in
Santa Cruz county. about twenty
niles north Of Santa Cruz city and
fery remote from the telegraph or
telephone communication.
The news of the wreckage being
washed ashore at that point was
brought to Pescadero last night Pes
.adefo is about fifteen miles north OF
Vaddell beach T.
A heavy southeastern gale has been
flowing for several days and if is
possible that the WsccKage found on
he beach has been washed over
,osrd
The City Of Panama is owned and
Iperated by the Pacific Mail Steam /
hip company and piled between san
francisco and Mexican and Mexican
'entral ports. She IS an iron crew
teamer Of l.490 tons and was built
D 1873
San Francisco newspaper re
eived the following message: L