Salt Lake Herald | 1894-12-26 | Page 2 | The Columbia in Disress

THB COLTJ3 BIA IX DISRESS San Prancisco Cal Dec 2The United Uni-ted States weather observer at Point Reyes about twentyfive miles north of San Francisco reports that the stsamer Columbia which leSt San Francisco this morning for Portland with a large list of passengers is in distress The steamer is drifting or sailing past Point Reyes < the observer < oul < i not tell which on account darkness and Is Wowing her whistle xjonstantlj The sfeatnen Willamette which arrived tonight passed the Columbia this afternoon after-noon and says that the Columbia gave no indication of being In distress Jt Was some time after this nowevr that the observer at Point Reys reported report-ed her Tugs have left this cly to po to the assistance of the Columbia