The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-02-06
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night, as il was too rough to do anything
more than lgettin off b few OF fthe men. YOnn

OIAqu lcNV OtFlHc Uleit. On
the fifth day, being fine, we transported all
OF the officers, passengers and crew, with
the exception of the ships officers, engineers
and firemen, numbering some 25 or 80 men.
We also succeeded in getting some provis-
ions and water conveyed on board of the
Three Bells. We kept The men at the pumps
during the day and night, and discovered
and stopped her leak. The next morking we
got off all the remainder of those who were
on the San Francisco, and made sail 70,
New York, and the Antarctic sailed for Iiv-
erpool. -r7
Previous to falling in with the Three
Bells, sort OF congestive diarrhea broke out
among the men on board the San Francisco.
owing to exposure to wet and cold, over
work, and an undue indulgence in the pot
ted meats, picked cabbage, &c. Those who
were seized by this disease, died in few
hours after the attack. Corporal Smith. of
Company q, 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 ascertained that
such was the case. Soon after | was in
formed by his wife that her husband and
child were dead. had her brought into the
CABIN and put into state room with her
child and sister During the night the moth
er was found dead, and she was followed
soon alter by the other child. The sister
still survives. Many cases occurred, and
many robust persons were seized in one hour
and died the next. About thirty persons
died upon the Three Bells. -.r-,.
This ship brought home 1875 men, as fol-
lows: companies G, IA; A, l8; D. 25;L.
l9; B, IA; ], IL; H, l2; X, l3; and s
musicians. The Antarctic carried off hts.
Z. s.. Winder, andJ G. Chandler, together
with 10 non commissioned officers, women.
musicians and privates. .gB iss4'
cannot accord too much praise to Capt.
Creighton, and+his officers, for their bfayery
and Uniform kindness to us unfortunatese--
They are indeed our saviors, and nothing can
possibly repay them for their self-sacriGcing
humanity, save the warm glow of satisfac-
ton that necessarily accompanies conduct
SO eminently humane and philanthropic.
When we arrived in port we had lust
half q days allowance of water, and the
continuance of yesterdays fog would have
placed us in desperate situation. For
several days previous we were put n1t,n
short allowance of water, SO that won zee
we escaped one peril, but came near suffer
ing another not much less appalling. t,.,
would desire to speak in terms Of, fitting
conirnentiatio of worthy man wh6i 5esItunii
nently distinguished himself on boaradtke
San francisco IL mean Sergeant Brown,
who, for five nights, during the most terrific
period of the storm, labored INCREASINGLY in
keeping the ship clear of water, and BY his
energy and self-sacrifcing devotion did more
to keep his fellow soldiers to their duty tha.
almost any other man on board. i'71'- -.
One OF the most terrible features of this
shocking disaster, was the outbreak rbf dchoi
era, 5occasioned by the dissipation of rapot
tion Of the troops, and of the white and col
ored waters. While the ship was at tfe
mercy Of the waves, many of these inAivid
uals, asris too often the case at such sessions
determined since they had given up the idea
of escaping to enjoy themselves before the
ship went down. In the confusion that
prevailed, the store-room was left unfasten-
ed, and the contents were too tempting to
be withstood. They accordingly ind1lged
their appetites without restraint: Theyr par
took Of preserves, cakes, sweetmeats,- daint
les of all kinds ad libitum, and then repaired
/ to the spirit room, where they washedd down
their repasts with copions and undiluted
fdraughts.a The effects of this condactunex
tpectedly manifested themselves in violent
attacks Of cramp and diarrbea, Some of
| the debauchees died in less than ten hours
| from the time of Seizure Others laid q day