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go and rorty Lives Lsst.-4Par.
AN0 = es;i,enfars 81 tho Disaster, SO.
MN YoRx, January Is 1854
Is si 1sasls which arrived here, brings
Ihe Sup ~ snsellieerre that the steAmet San
tne w 81 sea the 5t9 Of Jsnnasy,
tfsns.s ssslef those on board pershea hi her The
49, leiIs brings $50 oftle Survivors any otnen
n.ss Men 81 IS tho baFgne lhy, r bestn and
s Nm ssarcsir ior Liverpool The CAPTAIN and crew
: - among those safeds
are ''A'Yts Tsscoxn prsrArcH.l
Tho Pm Francisco was caught 10 gaie on NE
nigh IF the 124sh Of Deefm1ers and agae'sd: Seoa
X trss heavy sea swept the ds IS washing
sao 81 the passengers including Colonel
n. Iii Smith Capt IL b. Field, Maj
axloF and wife She drlised aSoos anss ~ iapee5
~ ~. ~ shin Three Bells from Glaseo lf Aaey
~ s,g s,,'I and SIP Antarctic for which
vessels a rs Captain u Ssr s sGs
passsKs,Ybos T. The Three ss brings n
49, TsiEn pgsPATcn-l
Il seen,s that the san Francisco lor ndele1 sile.S
her nhsseneers we're taken oH Asaong saosa who.
here .a ,Sdss W n osr aeaS MsEs
4 ssi t.ates Major Merchant Col BRfke, Capt Judd
fsent Fre5nont Lieut.. Loesa, LieutE Van Veort and
IN liz ladies except ills aafersanaie Mrs Taylor,
are Oh board the mig kilby Tonni. q Boston
I;snt 1. i Winder and Lieut.. chandler are On
hoard theship AutaFciie hound II Liverpool ia
ne troops we're divided amongst ;abe three vessels
The no Who were los, were washed overheard on
the aigbsof Dec 24Ih!
All ,tssrays ana sails Of The stes.mer were blown
axvS IN The Gale On te24th Al A:i on 'he 18th tho
enrine st5ppei-the piston rod breaking on leaving
ire vessel totally utlmanaseab 9,he 81 striking
Nor tremendous blow ~under tse Guards tearing up
l the nlanking fore and at oanlah SIDES A. tie
~ Y;ne he vessel began to make water when the
. trooas we're organized iato bailines gasg
q ,tlaek ~ tile 25th the seaAtrncS her amid.
H.; I,Sak both the smoke sticks, all tho
sun in stlvi.s- the quarter. deck aud wash
4 laAe number of passengers ncia-
a an bas9g those previously mentioned, two ladies'
s 800 4fnknaNrnb Three cisiiians, (also i'm
S,a'ss,s and IS u 81 troops ,at the same time
j Rrooks q waifer the barber olsfhe Loaf and tho
anis5s,s hrother named Deckeft Were killed
TX. tSk 9sth shetspoNe the bars Knby, Of Boston
~, Nas,. york VINO lay hy her fil 3 O'clock p NJ
~ te sstI when shcy cannlcnc putting the pas
sengers IN board hAe bark. Upwards q loo men
!, f.gt h;ldren we're got 1n board including
! 80 &c. betre renorte& with sEher families Cap
: ~; mai anAs,siA, Lieut. Fresont aud family, G.
:, W., ,at Ss{;n,yau AHA J. T. Graham. at night the
* vi ;fesinos With 4 saually appearance. the ki
= 49,, r. nor ha,Aser and was rot seen afterwards.
n ~ - tnli4l thronphoutIthe Nt and alsts
I'D $3.50 b,.aler ofE men Icing ss-a aaa IN dying
e, M NJ orni of lie lst essani The ship Three
TO ~ ha.,s n sEghtsand LAID hy til The 3D. When
aa PEI sae dsougside On the same day, the
~ M, Abtsrc4ie Eom New YORK for Liverpool bore
he aaa IN her ANA both yessosr:on "Wednesday, COM
or o,nab tanT III sseneers erovisaals ans water
sen H. s,,,,se4 on The 9th hlft all On board. Tho
lge . Lnorniner iheystook eli lie and:offcers
H.; IN, RsalAer beinr4he last piaa esethe san
~ I,f,fsso Tbelfhrce Bells br.hes 30 sous There
AZ - Il Iees ainones the efess o thesieauier iron
ms ,betige Sic was disabled 10 s sh, including tw'
ter ,,i,n Mere washed oSeraQara
-. IrsH4a nssPAfeHl
tas II il saia tlathfier al hal l Tic saafzaacisc'
9sr, was 3eaited and saak.
,so pEscRtp7sas or Iis srfasEq.
-, rlh r4saer fpsk f.the San F.ancse0 was occnple
ions exefEigeiy by The officers Of ship she WAS On
eide ~ lle nost lgerldct ana beautiful vessels thoat
tent teSdt below Nus the steerae; quarters walefo
beat ets atore-room Mushroom ishouse porter ROOF
isis coos room TIL dbars Shop ksahen laSery oflee
= mess room engaQreain slih 9oora, aaa lasss l
nos yhe state-roon3 Mere very .asge, @lh two doc
.a,e one dpsnn int5 the cabin ta o,hg%ont upona fl
III spacious wax ob deck. The fsof the inside dog
they Of tle s3ate-ronTs were ffigrt ricf glide
ler Of tie inostaheatul description, wi5the sphuni
ople in tie centre, fbrming alto siiar hS most chs
lsa and elegant, ahd 1T tle saSne tinie one u !
the coolest; and mpst airy aud selishtiu cabins.
aey' style Of finish was Of the CefitihAn oer. ice No
" p6rd aghiteand gold. The StstS-rcolas were carp
! T s, IsIs' Bs 5.1 II sst s
aoyv. amid raseWooA, covered viii! velvet plush Fla
W. sta.E-roonl .sa three berhs .i5ounge nlarbls1t
ut to i4eiIa the laxRries o. measrn hott1 Terc &
fine. istAree Or io4r large doubs siatc-roon or fin
ans NTH s1i a. assdal room raished aud fitted
i'm, St.Nieholas. 7 'o.4l7u =
d ny Bfl9gWas tie gentlemans abin, less cdstIyf
!. or olt none the less cgaiirlalle Instead
~ TO admit oflght and air wintdys ta,dTe ~ e;g
the teelPnehes hye beenintrodutea keeping the rool
Guild eoqld Pheasant The>end 4 this cabin al n
9TH pf q ! semdlrele farnisae,wilh 4arrofs tete-
tens aeq elfear sofas Of rosewood covered with flu
81, a - n ans Hefing all The srrposes Of drawn
) II K fSae 4tt,.Ii f.5.4l
mat ethet tle~stewarts room Tbs cafi, 49, ,sas
ion d ls Iaains room and would dine about two u
in. iae - Time. Ing TALES gore black Malnute
ier Win rallroqd seats, sos ered with eriirsc
son p me sdq OF sae eagineroon MAS The panir
aTd ~ Yas the wire gd store ROOM VIE
aSd Forward the engEne.were the :tbn a5 =
OF OF tAf second ta4s passengers s,e ,s ~
re, lertfble Further forward ,,sge x, ~
ne Ne, Tor leplae steera1e passeneers
h u. Her model and outward a3sr4,ronca ,.o,o s,
~ atfiash ller SPAR, or hurrifsne deck extenie
BY ~ ~. fl.ilfs lshgth and breadth irving wider rang
on ~ 1s aecN and cabin Isse;ers than any vesse
e.r scr putt She lad a9elipper bow, perfect
20 IT, IT,, "it t any oraameat figure head
-. n ft enc vas rugged with two iaasts, carry
NJ pipe aTa,S lorel@pssi and ~ gibs with smDk
4 a. IHs following We're her -dinnsslnsions.
A. length Of keel. 90 30 IL +
al breadth Of beam. = - :. GOV ~ =
in berth Of holds II :. :. ~. =! q
and i4easurhd 5000 e,,stoIi - . -
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