The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-25

About two days after this time, the Three
Bells. Can't, Creighton came in sight we hrst
s,w his lights during the night, and f ed sig
nal runs for assistance He bnre up for MS in
the morning, but the sea run high that We
could only communicate by mems oil writing
questions and answers with chalk in large let
't.rs upon board. la reply 10 cur request TO
lay by us, he said he was short Of provisions
and leasing badly IL were ship and passed
Us, as he did 50. himself and crew gave US three
cheers as an assurance that he would not desert
us, be assured we replied to these dcmnnstra
,inns no less heartily. lie drew ahead and
laid his vessel to, and remained by us during
the night On the next day the sea still run
ming very high. and We having NJ boats. and
he only two we made two RATS tor conveying
The passengers on board his shir, but found
that they could MT 1--we III The sea that was
then running On the ihtd night we came
near losing him. On the fourth day another
sail appeared to the wtndward of US, clo'e by
the Three Bells, and tbs latter signaled her -
Both bore down for ,s The second ship pro-
we'd to be the Antarctie, b uni tor Lirerpo"l.--
Bu,haid BY Us that nigh: as it was too r"u- ii 10
d, any.l,iag ti,an getting oil 4 t.w OF h
men Tn tie fifth day, being fine, traas-
ported all Of he officers, passengers aud crew,
with the exception of the ships officers, cngin
eers and fremen, numb ring SINE - or b
men Ne slso succeeded IN get sng sonar pro
VISIONS and water conveyed in the Three Bel! :
w, kept the men al the pumps during the day
and night, and discovered aud stopped her leak
Th, next morning we t I'll all the remainder
Of those VIII were ON the San Francisco, and
mad S Ill Tor New York aud the Antarctic sail
ed for Liverpool
Previous tn falling in with the Three Bells.
sort os con ,eslivc dhhrr,oea broke out among
the men on board the San Francisco, owing to
exposure to wet aud cold, over york, aud an
undue indulgence in the pottcd meats, picked
cahhats, &c. Those who were seized with
this disease, died in few hours after the attack.
Corporal Smith, of Company q, came to me
aud said his child was sick; the doctor visited IT.,
al an hour after the man himss II sent for me,
as he was dying, | wen to him and ascertaned
that such was The case. Soon alter was m
formed by his wife that her husband and child
were dead. had her brought into the cabin
and nut INTO state room with her child aud SIS
ter During the night the mother was found
dad. aud she was followed soon after by her
other child. The sister still survives. Many
cases occurre d, and many robust persons were
seized in one hour aud ed the next About
thirty persons died the Three Bells.
This ship brought home 1875 men, as follows;
Companies G. a.; A. Is; ID. 25; l.. 10; d, IL;
1, l2; II, u; X, Is; and : museums. The An
taric carried off Lieuts C.. S. Winder, aud J.
e. Chandler, together with Us non-commis-
stoned officers, women, musicians, and pri-
Yates.
cannot accord too much praise to Capt
Creightou and his officers for their bravery and
uniform kindness to us unfortunates' They
are indeed our saviols, and nothing can posi-
bly, repay them Tor their self.sacrifcing human
uy, save the warm glow Of satisfaction that ne
cessarily accompanies conduct SO eminently hu-
name and phIlaniropio,
When we arrived in port we had Just halt a
day S allow ance of water, and he continuance
of yesterday 8 fog would have placed Us in a
desperate situation. For several days previous
we were put upon short allowance of water, 50
that you see we escaped one peril, but came
near suffering another not much less appalling