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Show j CAPTAIN FAILED Ifl HIS DUTY 8temer Cot Aihor on Coast of California, Four Detng Drowned When Lifeboat Capalicd. Hiirf, t al. Kei nnd (lllli er K lieu sou and ll.r.e aeuiueli of the steamer I hunlii III. Ma, of Hin 1'ui III" Couhi I Sieiiinalilp iiiuipuny, which went usliorii at I'olni Arguello early Frl day, wero drowned when a lifeboat cupsired while the passenger of the wrecked vessel were lie I us tukc-o ashore by llio crew. there wero L'7i pi'isoiia ou buuid when tbe u. cldent oeiurred. The Hunlu llosa went iwhnre Just belore dawn, nt tlin bar at lha mouth I or Honda creek. It la supposed thul la iHiwertuI searchllKlil used by a I gang of railroad luliorcre working neur a wrm k waa the cauae of th veasel leaving lis course, the guar-lermaater guar-lermaater inlatiiklug It for the light of the Arguello lighthouse. The vessel ves-sel lay about :uo yarda from abort near Huddle Km k, where tho Yanke lllade wa wrvi:ked several yeun ago. W hon lb boat slrm k th Injury dli not apienr to bo aeriou and t'uptoli Farla, believing he would be alill again lo float the Hunt a Itoaa, ma.) no attompt to land the passengers l.ikut xlasL rlslug auoa after d o'l'lwk, threatened to rak Ihe bo to plea and hualy prepuialloji' were niade to tako tho passenger nnd crew nahore. At r.;3(l o'cloiki heavy swell cracked the vessel anil-ships anil-ships and at S o'clock It split In twi |