Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-19

we again started the engine; it worked about ten
minutes, when the bucket of the aiTpump, which
the engineer had endeavored to mend, again gave
out, aud in bending the storm mizze nsnil, lost
seaman overheard, named Alexander, ard as night
closed in saw bark hove TO, TO windwaTd.
DEC. 28.-Commenced with continued strong
gale from northwest and heavy sea; spoke the bark
hllby, OF Boston, who promised to lay by U.S.
During the night more moderate, and III the morn
ing the bark still in sight, but long way to wind.
ward Of us; latter par: OF the day quite moderate;
employed in getting in readiness to embaik PaSSen-
gers. AT this time, Johnson, one OF the head
walters, died Of darrhen.
DEC. 29'-WeatheI continued moderate and
peaSant; sea going down quite taSIi the bark
sent boat and Capt. Watkins went on board; he
Soom returned, and commenced embaTkInS
passengers about half.past Two. AT three P. NJ.
run hawSer to the bark, which she held on to-
Before night we succeeded tn getting on board the
Kiby upwards OF 100 persons, men, women, and
children, including Col. Gates and family, Major
Merchant and family, Capt. Judd and lady, Lieut..
Fremont and family, Lieut.. Loeser ana family,
Capt. Gardner. Lieut.. Murray, OF tue United States
Navy, Mr.. Aspinwall, Mr.. ]. L. Graham, Mr.. J.
FarneSworth, and Mr.. Southwark. Also sent on
board quantity Of stores. During the night the
wind increased TO squally weather. AT about ~
o'clock the Kiby let go our hnwSer, and IN The
morning nothing was to be seen oil the kllby-
Latter part of the night strong breeze from the
southwest and cloudy during the night Lewis les
tatOr, cOlored water died.
Dec. 30-CIoudy weather, with strong gales
from southwest, ship laboring heavily employ
ed in stopping leaks and canvnsSing over the
quarter deck. BY this time large number OF the
troops and hands had become sick of diatrhon,
and many dying daily, Continued 10 throw coal
overheard and 10 free the ship from water.
Dec. 31-Moderate gales from 5. W., all hands
employed stopping water OUT of the ship, and
throwing coal overheard. Two a. NJ, made
ship standing to the westward fired guns through
the night, and at a. NJ, was spoken by the ship
Three Bells, Capt. Robert Creighton, OF Glasgow,
who told US 10 be Of good cheer, for lie would lay
by us,-Wm. Wilson, coloTed waiter, died.
Sunday, Jan.1-Throughout the day heavy
gale from N. W., accompanied by heavy sea,
ship laboTing very heavily The Three Bells
still III company, aud occasionally passing under
our lee.
Jan. 2-Gale from the N. W., continued with
high lea, although the wind was somewhat more
moderate. We built two RATS, launched one OF
them aud made il fast but ut daylight II was
gone. The ship however, still kept IN company.
Latter part of the day much the same sort Of
weather. The Three Bells passed right under our
lee, and communicated With us; still great
many sick and dying among the troops and fire.
meu.
Jan. 3-Comn enced with moderate gales from
the N. W. Boat fThree Bells came alongside,
and Mr. Grettou, second officer, sent
board by Major WySe, senior U. s., officer OH
board, TO chatter her for the government. Du.
ring the night fresh gales continued IRON N w
Bells holding on To the windwaId. AT 8 A. NJ,
made another sail, running before the wind and
apparently steering directly for us. Hoisted our
coIOTS union down, and the stranger Shortening
sail passed close under cur bows. She proved 10
BeIthe ship Antarctic, bound 10 Liverpool. She
spoke to us, and asked If we wished 10 leave the
ship, to which Capt. Watkins replied that he did.
The Captain of the Antarctic told US 10 be OF
good cheer, as he would take US all of. tie low
eTeL two boats and the Three Bells also sent her
boats. We succeeded in em6arking seventy or
eighty of the troops before night. At this time
The Antarctic tadtwO OF her boats stove, but with
out loss oil life. AT O'Clock next morning we
again commenced embarkIng our paSSengerS-lat-
Ter part Of the day quite moderate und pleasant;
tile Three Bells Iongboat employed iOr eihbaTSng
water and provisions, and the Antarctic had only
one boat left.
Jan. 5-The weather being moderate and pleas
AMI, we got along quite fast in embarkiEg the
people and provisions; anu by sunset we had all
The troops and q quantity of provisions aud water
embarked. TIE night continued moderately pleas
ant. AT I A. NJ, 9th, again commenced sending
water md provisions TO the Three Bells. We then
embarked the crew, and by half past ten every
soul was out OF The ship but Capt. Watkins, Nj.
Mellus, the chief officer, and Nr' Marshall, the
chef engineer. These then embarked, Capt. Vat
kinS being the last to quit the week.
Mr.. Mellus states that the ckness and deaths
we've confined entirely TO the troops, hremen and
WALTERS. Having 10 means of cooking on board,
they are imprudently Of preserved meats aud iruI'
Which resulted in dIa rh9a. There was 10 Sex
ness among the cabin passengers, officeIS of the
shin or crew. Mr.. MelIu> states that the Captain
OF the Three Bells, Of Glasgow, and the captain
Of the Antarctic, as well as The captain OF the Kill
by, the highest praise for their persr verng
eXeTtiouS 10 the lives OF the people on board
of the San francisco.
Capt. " atkins, Mir. Schsll, puGSer, Mr.. Bartuni
third officer, Mr.. Mason, fourth othceT w pShIug-
ton DaChet, carpenter, Lieut.. Chandler, Lieut.. T.
Winder, and Mr.. Rankin, U. S. A, are all on the
Antarctic, bound 10 Liverpool.
The remaining officers aud crew OF the steamer
and of the army have ,Ieturned in the Three Bells
TO this city.
STATEMENT LIEUT.. wINDER.
Previous TO falling IN with the Three Bells,
sort of cOngeStive diarrh9u b Oke out lamong the
men, from eut!ng some potted meat and picked
cabbage, 1t carried of about one hundred OF
the pa sengerS, who were taken sic, and in few
hours died.
An incident occurred at this time. Corporal
Smith came to me and said his child was sick, and
in about an hour after that he sent word 10 inc and
said he very sick himself and would like 10
see Inc. | went TO him and found that he was
dying; soon after his wife in anu told MT. that
he aud The children were dead. l had her putlnto
a state-rUom, and during the night she was loumd
dead in the bed, her only child then living lying
asleep beside her. She was followed in the other
world soon aller by her other child.
On passage 10 this port, i'll the Three Bells,
lost about thirty passengers, WHO died from the
effects OF eating picked meat and cabbage. Tie
chief steward Of The San Francisco became insane
while on bead the Three Bells, and although i'll
charge OF of the men, he managed to get
loose, jumped overheard ana was lost.
Names Of those lost, as far as knOTn.-Col. j.
NJ. Washington, Maj. George TayloG, MIS- Taylor,
Capt. II. B, Field, Lieut.. K. II. Smith, two Indies,
names unknown; - Brooks, waiter;
Duckett, brother TO the carpenter; the barber and
about one hundred and flIy of the United States
soldiers.
Died.-Dec. 2sth, Johnson, waiter; Dec. 29th,
Louis reSludor; Dec. 81, Wm. Wilson; Jan. 6,
Walter Watkins, engineer corps; Jan. 7, Arthur
Henry, engineer corps; Levi Heath, steeruge stew
arc; Jan. 8; Walter Heath, waiter; ChaS Sanford,
steward; Brooks. coored waiter; the barber, col
cred; F. Duckett, white Storage waiter; sea-
man named Alexander, washed overheard.
The recapitulaliom OF this sad affairs as follows:
Number of souls on board when The San Francis
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