The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.


SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
We give below Adltiona incidents, gathered by
by reporter from Sergeant Brown Of company G. who
OF the most active particpAtors in this sad 81.
fair Every circumstance contested with it however tri.
vial In itself acquires additional interest from the
nection In which 1t appears
SERGEANT BLIJAH R. BROWNS STATEMENT.
on me night Of Dec - tne sven n is u.s. A.r
and preached to. She then shipped which carried
away the hurric.n: deck asait Of the vhesls Major
Taylor and wife, Col Warrington Captain Fields and
Lieut. Smith, were carried away BY this first SEA-. The
next swept her decks entirely and carried away the
cattle and the mems sleeping place the upper deck
was fearful that tho women would get out, and
fastened the doors when they went down below In the
board, and at time much twenty feet from
the vessel There several In the water and three be-
side saved by the throwing back After
whole regiment board into reliefs and continued
the bang necessarily for six days and six nights Dur
81 last nv ANGLES became 10 weak that could not
stano, and then stood upon my knees until the Commo
dors came and pulled me away At the worst time Of all
corporab gave the alarm Of fire. At this alarm AL
inmates Of the lower cabin who employed In bang
rushed simultaneously tor the door, and put end TO
work for the tiIne then spraug upon table, drew
revolver and threatened TO shoot any who repeated
the ..I% That sSistsa them .na they went Q: with
forward hurricar deck. During this heavy gale
that forced 20 lash ourselves to the guard
again thrown over struck the aide Of the vessel
being prevented from reaching the BY the lashng
line.
While W we're bAling, . young lady named Mariana
Nolsnd, came up to me snc wanted to take turn 1T
baling, but refused, and told her TO baok to her
berth. che afterwards died. Her death very affect
ipg She attacked by sudden ndisposton, resembling
cholera
live ste ck became very and broke through
the partition which divided them from the zen. Co~s
hogs and men were AL mingled together, and caused
much confusion that were obliged to slaughter
al of them.
During the storm WAS washed overheard three times
I lost ont Of my pocket lost everything, including
81 $50 In gold, which was taken from my trunk. Every
a II.
~ lsAf -hiss Lydia Merchant from her friend, Mra
Caroline Phillips, Nsxouryport, Mass, 1852" The
bound. intend to send II to her.
Many Of the ladies exposed themselves unnecessarily
upon the main deck in imminent danger Of being swept
away by the surf was forced to carry down below.
The non commissioned officers and men exsrted them.
selves TO their utmost In fact some Of them worked until
they dropped down from sheer fatigue.
man named Nit private Of Company K, was
went through skyisht in such way that he Was but
sghty Injured excepting that splinter Of the wood ran
into his cheek and a. We could not extract it, the wound
healed MP and 1t remains there now.
During all this time that No were working ut the
pumps could got nothing to eat but biscuit and cold
One curious fact In the affair was that nearly all the
sailors showed an aversion to going near
dead body On ons occasion the body Of the carPntsrs
brother Lay with his head cut OF by hour after hour and
came near It,
The females board evinoed the utmost GOODNESS and
presence Of mind throughout the whole Of the time Some
Of them would come up 70 and ask whether
In danger, and when replied that there Vas great
danger but everything expended upon our own s.sroo
Our reporter was ahow. sword. battered and bruised
With the hard usage through which It had gone watch
had been the companion Of Colonel Washington through
many years and saved BY Lieutenant Wndsr from the
comprised everything saved sy this ssatismsn '
MEETING AT THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
We know OK event which has excited . deeper
feeling Of for the loss Of life the wreck the
iii fated steamer san Francisco greater admiration
the heroic and pobie conduct Of the the
Three Bells Klby and Antarctic who nobly stood BY
the wreck unt all Who living were saved than that
manifested among our commercial men generally.
vsoeo in the Rotunda Of the NsrcSants Exchange. .,
about half past three, p n rhsrs probably ovG
. thousand merchants aad business usn present.
The meeting was called TO order by Col. James Lee
who moved that Mr. George Grswold shouh take the
chair. This carried unAnimously. The follcwips
assistant officers were then appointed
vio Pryrde~s-MesGs. James Br ,wn. Thomas riisston
Moses b. Grinnell, Chas. Il Marshall E. &. Morrvn Wal
ter r Jones, Mortimer LviBgstoa.
Seyaerta-hss.rs. l. @ BoeArt, Charles Carow, r. q
Foster, r. c. Goodhus.
Mr. Psutah Psrrst then rose to offer several appro
which had brought them together 20 well known b
Al and the feeling OF praise In favor Of tbs nobls
QUOT OF tnoes who had 20 herooAy rescued the
gers OF the steamer San Fancsco % general that
no heightened remarks from him necessary. He
then prooesded to read the resolutions folio
Resolved As the Of this meeting that highest
praise due to Captain Creighton, Of the British sp
Three Balls, Of Glasgow Captain Low, Of the bark Kby
Of Boston, and Captain Stoufsr Of the shp AntAcc q
New YORK, for ther HUMANE generous and heroic ooa
duct In rescuing the passengers, Officers and Of the
steamer San Francisco, in their late peous exposure on
the ocssn, which VAS accomplished at ths imminent
hazard Of tbs lives Of thcss nozzle hearted msn and thoss
who seted under their command.
Resolved That ~ an expression OF the high
tertained By this community Of thsr magnanmous CON
duct piece OF plate be presented to Captain Csishto
Captain Low, and Captain Stou1er, and that some
proper testimonial b presented TO eash Of the officers ana
OF the ships above named ut the discretion OF the
committee ap pointed for the purpose.
Reeolvsd, That the committee appointed Be authorzeS
TO solicit funds from fellow cizeos for the pur
poses named and TO persent the tesumosials to tbs
persons designated and that the committee power
TO add TO ther number.
Resolved That petition to both Houses OF Congress
be prepared By the said COMMITTEES and that the sigma
lures VI fellow citizens be obtained IT, REQUESTING
that ample provision ~ made BY the government of the
United States TO indemnify the losses incurred by the
commanders and Of the vessels Absve named 10
their endeavors TO the lives Of the officers and
soldiers Of the United States army from the wreck Of the
san Francisco, and 10 grant testimonial Of appro
baton to the coumanders, ehcers and crews ef the
n zee Bells, Riby and Antarctic
ly,d AT ihrpe tsrnxb he h,