The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14
\NDONMENT OF THE WRECK
10 Conduct Of q British and Two
American Captains.
yal at this Port Of Two Hundred and
Thirty Of the Survivors in the
British Ship Three Bells.
IENTIC AND FULL ACCOUNTS Of The DISASTER,
&C., &C., &C..

news Of the fate Of the Steamship San Francisco,
hose who left this port in her for California The
Sh ship Three Bells. Capt Creighton, arrived last
With the sad intelligence of the total lois Of the
francisco, with about two hundred lives, and the
news Of the saving Of over 70 hundred-ohicers OF
army, their wives paFssngsrs, soldiers, and officer,
crew Of the steamer.
details Of thi terrible disaster are given in the
wing =
PY OF THE LOT BOOK OF THE THREE
BELLS.
saturday. 3lst December, A. H., cav light bear
west southwest; 230 A. H., discovered that they
firing guns; supposirg they gums af Distress we
sdater stored for her. and a 9a0 passed her stern
found her to be the San Francisco, from New York.
bound to San Fraacisco, dismssted AID disabled
a svept and, hAiIiDg her, sls wished ~ to remain
her until the weather modeIated it then blonins
ng from south southwest, We again tackled and In
ing by her we told them to keep their hearts up a.
would remain by her until the weather moderated
pay and Monday, the lst and I'd OF January, beating
t the wreck the weather too stormy to render them
assistance until A. II. of Tuesday, the "a; I then
pred my quarter-boat and sent her alongside
the wreck, the ship laying to TO lseward, when
returned with the second officer OF the San Francisco
ben coming on to blow, We found that nothing more
lid be done that day, hosted the boat up and
By the wreck until the following day, 4th instsnt
[n ct O'Clock A NJ. it becoming more MOI crate we
bred the quarter boat down and made Ave trips to tbs
|ot saving about "a persons 1t then bscoming dark
hosted up the boat and laid by hsr until the follow
morning, 9th instant when we put out the long
kept both boats going all day. saving the people from
wreck. About IL A N. We hoisted the boats in
ling tceived al the crew and passengers from the
|ck. We then set all sail, and proceeded our pas
3 to New York,
ATEMENT BY MR.. MELLUS, THE CHIEF
OFFICER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO.
t9 N. Thursday morning, Dec. ~ ship left anchor.
OIL Quarantine, with light breeze from southwest and
n weather, snd discharged pilot hove log ship max
~ knots per hour During the night, wind and
Ather much the same.
)Ic a. (sea time )-Moderate breezcs from the west
cloudy weather; employed in bending studding sails
making al sail. At sbous6 p n. wind died away to
At battling airs. The weather looking very threaten
/, furled al sail ship going s1S knots, At Q P. NJ
ID came sut suddenly I'D with tremendous force from
} northwest, causing heavy sea. At 10 p. n, ship
'ached to- set fore spencer and fsre saysa when she
lin fell of before it, set the fores~ and gave the en-
cor oidors TO give her all the steam he thought pru
IT; ship went along 10 KNOTS until IL P. NJ wA she
s todched 10 in tremendous sea, and all endeaps TO
her 81 uereInaudiling blew away foresaysAil; hauled
the foresail. At about IL H. blew away forespencer
foressii from the lee yardArm; put lAshng the
ld Of iae spanker to haul ont the csw ship abored
willy ordered the troops forward, excepting those who
I'D lay about the loor Of the upper saloon Ali this
70 The ship atordcry heavily, laying IN he trough of the
every sea striking her tremendous Llows The engine stop
J, the end Of the air pump piston rod breaking
and the cir pump bnckets consequently adrift. At
time the spAnker blew away, leoUing t ship etreiy
he nucgof The pinds and icaus. Ship making ooss-
srable ,cdter. Steam pumps were kept running, and
nd pumps mann.d but the water gaining, the troops
10 organized IN bailing gangs, to pass up water
ough the engine room. At A. NJ. the forsmAst went
u the sids with al attached breaking about six feet
we upper Geek. Alto A. NJ. shipped heavy amid
ps hieh ried sai6oard paddle bo- carried a,soy star
I'd after king pot, Joh uncks STACKS all ne upper saloon,
mo half the quarter deck through, and oashing orerboard
arps nus5r Of soldiers, Col Washington, Major Taylor
Wife Cdyt Ficd and toc ladie Mtso,ou, dree
itons, unknown all CT whom in the saloon, the
,srity Of the weather. waiter named Brooke, and
barber, also young man named Ducket the oarpsn.
. brother, were killed By the crash. Up to this
10 the water had been kept under; but this
raised the water In the ship 90 much that the
ers almo gave mp In despair, and 1t was only BY the
,stest sxertions the ship kept Aaoat. gang Of
aers wss vt apart to hold blankets round the shaft to
vent the flowing In Of watermade attempt to out
~ the lssn mast but the ship labored 70 heavily It
. not accomplished.
,rspAY, Dso. 2s (ssa time HeAvy gale and ssa oon.
us from northwest ship AboriDg heavily; all hands
gagged pumping ard bAilins-nsht more moderate, and
got the water down 30 that the engineers went to
RI with the airpump-stl 1t work. heaving overheard
pvisicn and coal 10 Tighten the ship About noon
BIKE brig Napoleon Of Portland wko promised to lay BY
latter part Of the day mere moderate.
DEC 2o.Gale continued fresh from the northwest and
Ugh ssa. Ensssrs at work At the arpump, soldiers
Iling and pumping, and tightening the ship. In the
,rnIng The Napoleon not to ts seen BY u.s. latter
It more moderate; employed In clearing wreck OF
arsr dso about noon apsks brig Maria Of Liverpool
70 promised 10 lay BY u.s.
Do s7-oontausd witha strong gale from north west
heavy -; smplcysd In clearing the wreck, pumping,
kS. asd tightening ahip; night nueA the sms, asd
The morning nothing wAs 70 - sssa Of the Maria At
s'slcsk l. H. 10 again STARTED ;hs sayas; 1t WORKED