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Death On A Reef

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
April
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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MoNTEREY.Cal., April 23.- The Pacific Coast Steamship company's steamer Los Anffeles, bound north from Nevvport, CaL, and way ports to San Francisco, ran on the rocks at Point Sur lighthouse, 30 miles south of Monterey, between 9 and 10 o'clock Saturday night. The steamer sank within a few minutes and the passengers and crew took to the boats. Three boatloads reached shore at Point Sur, and the first news of the disaster was broufjht here by messenjrer Sunday. Two other boatloads and a raft eontaining other passen gers and members of the crew were met by the steamer Eureka Sunday evening. The Eureka brought them to Monterey. Several lives were lost in the accident, but how many is not known. Six bodies have been recovered.

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register