The weekly Minnesotian., 1854-02-04

Shaft, 10 prevent the water trOu CofnihS -
there About this time-for have no recoi-
lection of dates, as / deemed our case hopeless.
and kept no record ofeyents--we were cheered
by the prospect of getting the machinery IN
working order. A temporary steering appara-
Ius was erected, and an attempt was made to get
the ship under way. Up to this time she bad
been rolling abont mastless and rudderless,
huge log upon the ocean. After one or two
re evelutions of the wheels, the machinery gave
out, and all further attempt was pronounced
bopeless: thus were our hopes blasted. AS mo-
thing further could be done than to keep the
pumns i'm operation. we followed this up with
the most scrupulous assiduity for several dayA
wien two vessels hove in sight, and again light
ed up our gloomy prospects. One OF the ships,
the Napoleon. came alongside. We we're then
tightening our ship as much rs possible, by
throwing over provisions and heavy articles.
The Napoleon promised to stay by US, but after
picking up as many provisions as she wanted,
left us during the night.
We found that the ship bid fair to keep afioat
and began to take such measures for our per-
sonal comfort as the circumstances would ad-
nit of, in the way Of obtaining dry clothing
and proper food. Hope again began to dawn
upon our prospects. notwithstanding the eI-
tremc roughness of the weather. The next vi
sitor to cheer us Was the bark kilby, Of Boston.
Capt Watkins went on board and made con-
to the nearest port he then called for yoiun-
teers to stay by him. as he intended to make
one more attempt to save the ship. In ten mi
nutes he had twenty men, the number he re-
quircd. who volunteered to stay by him and aid
in the attempt. We sent an officer and some
twenty men on board the kilby to throw over
her cargo and tighten her for the reception Of
the tempcsttossed passengers. About two
o'clock PM, we commenced transshipping the
to1 ch in hp nv
night had about 100 men, women and children
transferred to her, intending to complete the
transshipment in the morning. About or s,
PM. we were alarmed by the new danger Of
| fire; we found the ship to be on fire near the
cook galley after some considerable cXertion
we succeeded in extinguishing it. During the
night heavy gale sprung up, accompanied by
! the worst cross sea we had been subjected to
during the whole voyage. Our vessel COM
menced leaking badly. and the gangs of baileys
were set to work as before our labor was much
| increased ly the giving out of the pumps; we
continued to bale with increased vlgor until the
afternoon Of the next day, when the engines
were again got to work, and our exhausted men
were favored with a short respite from their
toll. The men had become so much exhausted
that We lad great difficulty in keeping them to
their work. In the morning we could discover
no signs of the bark kilby, and supposed she
ly have remained looking for lis in the heavy
weather which prevailed.
On the bark kilby are about fifty men, Of
company J. Mr.. George Aspinwall LOrimer
Graham. of n. v, Capt. Gardner of the Drs-
goous, Col. Yates and family, Col. Burke, Drs.
Sattcrlee and Wirtz, Capt Judd and lady, 1t.
Loser and lady, and their sister, Lieut.. Fremont
and family, and Lieut.. Van Vost When the
kilby left she had but a small quantity of pro-
vie nd OH
of her safety. Provisions were being conveyed
on board ofthc kilby, and a boat that was sent
to her for that purpose was unable to return,
owing to the roughness of the weather. | may
as well relate melancholy incident in this
connection. On board this boat was Commits
sary Sergeant Mcintyre !; he was carried off by
the kAby, while his wife and two children re-
manned on board the San Francisco. The mo-
| ther and one of her children died on board the
Three Bells. the second child, fair-haircd lit
/ tie boy Of three years, has been adopted by the
soldiers, who tend him with almost maternal
soiicitude. But to return-tOward daylight on
/ this morning the aspect of our affairs the dark
est aud most dishcartening that we had. Dur
| ing that day the pumps were declared useless
we kept quiet, however; the ladies being out
of the way, we felt somewhat relieved. To
tighten the ship, We cut holes through the deck.
and commenced throwing the fuel and other
heavy articles overheard.
I libont two days after this time the Three
Bells, Capt. Creighton came in sight; we first
saw his lights during the night, and fired signal
guns for assistance. lie bore up for us in the
morning, but the sea was so high that we could
only communicate hy means of writing qucs-
tions ard answers with chalk in large letters
upon board. In reply 10 our request to lay
by lis, he said lie was short Of provisions and
leaking badly. He wore ship and passed us
and as he did so, himself and crew gave us three
hearty cheers an assurance that he would not
desert us he assured we replied to these de-
| monstrations no less heartily. lie drew ahead
; and laid his vessel to. and remained by us dur
ing the night. On the next day. the sea still
running very high, and we having no boats and
he only two, he made two RATS for conveying
5 the passengers on board his ship but found that
, they could not live in the sea that was then
running. On the third night came near losing
, him. On the fourth day another sail appeared
to windward of us, close ly the Three Bells,
and the latter signalled her. Both bore down
for us. The second ship proved to be the An
l tarctic, bound for Liverpool. Both laid by us
that night, as it was too rough to do anything
more than getting off a few of the men. On the
fifth day, being fine. We transported all the onl
{ GERS, passengers and crew, with the exception
/ of the ships officers, engineers and iiremen,
; numbering some 25 or 80 men, We also sue
: ceedcd in getting some provisions and water
conveyed on board of the Three Bells. Wekept
: the men at the pumps during the day and night
and discovered and stopped her leak. The
: next morning We got off all the remainder oil
! those who were on the San Francisco, and made
sail for New York, aud the Antarctic sailed for
. Liverpool.
5 Previous TO falling in with the Three Bells, a
| sort of tcongcstive darrhGa broke out among
: the men on board the San Francisco, owing to
exposure to wet and cold, Oyerwork. and indul'
gcncc in the potted meats, picked cabbage
Gc Those who were seized with this disease
died in few hours after the attack. Corporal
smith, Of Company G, came to me and said his
child was sick the doctor visited it, and an
hour after the man himself sent for me. as he
was dying; went to him and asccrtaincd that
such was the case. Soon after was informed
by bis wife that her husband and child were
dead l had her brought into the cabin and
put into a state-room with her child and sister
During the night the mother was found dead
and was soon followed hy her other child. The