Coalville Times | 1896-11-27 | Page 7 | San Benito's Wreck

SAN BENITOS WRECK Hoats Crew Rescues Thirty One Officers and Men Now Known That Hit I or tile I renter ren-ter lllmlnxll U lloprit ThM n Portion or lisp Han llrnlln Hs tilnrry Jl say Ile Saved 1olnt orena Cal Nor j3A boat crew Irom the steamer Weeoll this morning rescued Jt officers and men front the ban Ilenlto which wai driven ashore and broken In two during a heavy gale on Silurday night two little north ol Point Arena lighthouse The Survivors nn board the Weeolt will oe taken to Mendoclno The lit men rescued list evening bye by-e steamer Point Arena arc still onboard on-board that vessel 1 and heir namesas well ai the I nameiol those taken on board the Weeotl cannot yet be ascer trained It to I known however that at least six nr lIft crew are hlul u n a fig Who they are will not be learned un tit the Weeott and 1olu Aren arrive at some portwlth which there Is 1 tele graphic communication It It I now hoped that a portion of the San Ilenlto machinery may be saved but the hull and cargo will prove a total lost