Show CITY OF PANAMA PROBABLY AfrE Officials of the Pacific Mail Company Have F ars for the Vessel 1 San Francisco Jan tjan r ft which drifted ashore at beach On the coast north of Santa Cruz arid and which were supposed to h have ve come from the Pacific Mall liner CIty of Pa Panama Panama nama were Inspected this aft afternoon by bya a representative representative lot f the Pacific Pacific Mail Steamship company and identified as belonging to that steamer Tji TIie find finding ing of the rafts with casks ot of water and crackers nIght aus consider considerable able apprehension here that the Olty of Panama nama had foundered at t sea and d during the da day conflicting reports w te re received that n a steamer could be seen on oil the rocks near Pigeon Point t AU All AUday Allday day long people from Santa Cruz and newspaper men from this city have sCanned the sea in that vl with the aid of strong Late this evening a report was received that the lighthouse keeper at e n Point oin stating that there is no the rocks in that vicinity in iii fact that there are no rocks where the vessel was reported to have been seen Rafts Washed Washed Overboard The story is gaining ground that the life rafts w were re washed overboard from the City or Panama by a high sea This is strengthened by the fact that it Is known that the steamer encountered strong gales and heavy seas after leav leaving Ing this port last Monday afternoon The life rafts which are carrIed on the hurricane deck aeck had been unlashed while In port for Inspection by the gov government government officials before the steamers departure It Is presumed that they had not been r lashed to the deck when the vessel sailed and when boarded by seas several hours after turning south from the Golden Deck the rafts were ere easily carried away As to the presence of water and some provIsions on the rafts I It Is explained that the lav la requires that rafts and lifeboats on steamers must always have these aboard in order to be ready for Instant launching ls Not Alarmed At the offices of the he Pacific Man Mall no fears are entertained for the safety of the liner R H P Schwerin general manager or of orthe the believes that the rafts were washed overboard during the gale that blew when sailed and stated that he expected d to hear of her arrival at tomorrow or Mon ion Monday day d Ir r Schwerin pointed out that the captain of the Standard Oil st steamer amer Maverick reported that he exchanged New Years rears greetings with the City of Panama on Jan 1 fifty miles south or of where the rafts were found The City of Panama signalled that all was well wellon wellon on board |