Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-16
THE STEAMER SAN rp,SCisco

Hell lived
sae ls afternoon bringing tho astounding news of the
san francisco having foundered at sen and at
~ uru''u anu ioriy OF these board have peri.hed
an "e ih'es bes brings two hundred aud thirty Of those
WI p"aru the steamer. The bsrque kilby OF Boston
nas a some OF the saved and others are on hoard Tho
SUPP Ahlar'c' bound TO Liverpool. The captain and
SECOND DISPATCH
The steamer SIN Francisco was cancb, Il, n ,, nm ii, .
hnt oil Tue 18th of.Dccember and disabled Soon afer
ney sea swept the decks, washing overheard 80 of
'e passgnger' including Col Washington 1t smith,
Capt II Field, Major Taylor and wife sho drfied anon,
i January 9th, when she fallen in with in lat So
long 1s by the ship Three Bells from Glasgow ba,oue
hnoy' ior hoston and ship Antarc for Liverpool which
gers, u w Aspinwall ia board the baroue KIM =
Inc hree Bells brings in hundred and tbirty
gers from the steamer '"'' pasae"
THIRD DESPATCH
IL seams that the San Francisco G,p,d.,o5 .oo H.,
passengers were taken off. Among those who ar,;vJ
mere to-day in the ship Three Bells where Mior Wyse
anu M lieut. Winder Others, including Col Gates Major
Merchant, Col Burke, Capt Van Judd Lion, r,m"p,
Lieut. Loeser Lieut. Van Voort and all the ladies' eYcent
he unfortunate Mrs Taylor board the brio Kihr
bound to Boston. Lieut.. c. g. Winder md ins CO.
dler are on board the ship Atlantic LounJ ~ Ia.
pool All the troops divided amongst the three
sells. So '"' '"'ee 'es-
FOURTH DESPATCH
All the spars and sails Of the steamer were blown 40.
on 'he .fh AT A N. on the 25th the engine stoned
the piston rod breaking off, leaving the vessel totally nm
manageable the sea striking her tremendous blows
s s"a'us tearing up tho panking fore and aft on both
sues al the same time the vessel began TO make water
"nen Ine troops were organised into baiing gangs
Al O'Clock ON the 25h the sea struck her Inlsb;ps
carrying away both the smoke stacks all the upper "a
oon sta'ng the quarter deck through and washing
ooard large number Of passengers including besides
tnose previously mentioned ladies' (names unknown
'hree civilians, also unknown aud l5D United States
troops at the same time Brooks waiter the barber of tho
boat, and the carpenters brothe: named Ducket, wsr
killed. ~ he''' were
On tho 2!th che spoke the blrque K;lby, of Boston,
rom ~ iork, who lay by her till 3, =. NJ on the 2eth
whe 'hey commenced putting the passengers on board
me 6arque Upwards of one hundred men women and
curen we're got board including the officers before
reported with their families Capt Judd and wife Lieut.
Fremont and family g. w Aspinwall and s. L. Graham
Al nign the wind increasing, with a squaly appearance
hby let go her hawscr and not seen afterwards
Inc gale continued throughout the SOth and 81 ST a
large humber of men being sick and in diving condition
oh the morning Of the LIST instant the shin Three Bel
came IN sight and laid by till the Sd when her boats
came alongside On the day the shin Antarctic
rom New ork for Liverpool bore down for nor and
both vessels on Wednesday commenced taking of mas
senges provisions and water by sunset on the ,h
hnu all on board The next morning they took off the
ere" anu officers, Capt Watkins being the last man to
ieave the san Francisco. The Three Bells brings 23O
Souls There we're IL deaths among the crew of The
steamer from the time she disabled TO the sth nc
ding two who were washed overheard
(FIFTH pIsPATcH)
IL Is said that after all had left the San Francisco was
scuttlcd aud sunk