Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-01-20
VOLUME X.--NO. ~.
WHOLE NUMBER, $40.


! New York. The Boiis had experienced
much rough weather, and was leaky. Cn
Tuesday evening We succeeded in putting
a sergeant and fle Of ao!iicrs on boald t,
work the pumps,
On Wednesday morning, the 4th Jan,
the work Of dissmbarting commenced in
earnest. Tie sick, of whom there vas \
large number, and some in dying condi,
tien, were wrapped in blankets, brough.
on deck, and lowered carefully into tho
boats. CASKS of water were lowered down
and towei on board the Bells. Bread and
bacon. and other provisions, were sen. off.
By evening much of the work had been
accomplished. It Was found necessary,
aoweyer, IN Consequence of the shortness
Of PROVISIONS on board the Bells, TO divide
our numbers between the two ships Lieut..
WiDder and Chandler, with about 40
soldiers, embarked on tie Antarctic for
Liverpool. Captain Watkins also deter.
mined to accompany that portion Of our
number. Thursday morning, the 5th, rose
upon US bright and beautiful The sea
calm, the wind gentle. 1t is day which
Will ever live in my memory By noen
the work Of disembarkin, aud re-em bark,
ing was complete. Every mau, woman
and child had left the ship. Our captain
:le last On board. He saw every officer,
every SAILOR, every fireman, and every ne-
sr' waiter, OF whom we're forty or fifty,
safely IN the boats, then lowered himself
down, and the boat pulled away He was
rowed alogside the the Three Bells, where
lie Was greeted with nine hearty cheers,
and then pulled away for the Antarctic,
Tue San Francisco had, by his orders, been
seut'led, aud we could see her settline
gradually deeper into the water.
About > 1. NJ, the Three Bells hauled
sail, aud moved slowly away from tho
wreck. l stood on the deck aad gazed at
the Inflated vessel with mingled emotinns.
She had been ous prison house for fourteen
anxious, agonizing days and nights She
was near being our grave Yet she was a
gallant ship, aud stauncher hull was
never launched. She soon after vent down.
The sickness began - abate almost imme-
diateiy.
When the Three Bells lef, the wreck
she vas about GOO miles from New York.
We encountered great deal Of northeast
erly wind, and our progress was slow until
"Wednesday, the liza of January, when We
were favored with stiff breeze from the
southeast, which drove US rapidly oa, and
on Ihursday afternoon We were on sound
Jugs. Towards evening it grew thick, and
the captain, fearing to venture too far in,
stood off and on till moruine
Friday dawned bright and fair Wa
signaled for pilot, and then . steam,ug,
and at 3 P. NJ. We we're at anchor off the
New York Battery.
W. ACAh a. - d. ~ tuC StlSr Vi tie AWFUL
disaster and l have done In the first
place, the ship was sent to sea without
having tried her engines. she had, indeed,
tried them In the smooth waters of the
bay, bu, her first encounter with the stormy
bi!lows Of the Atlantic proved them 10
more to be depeuied On than a broken
reed.
lu the second place. she was too deeply
laden. Her paddle wheels bad 90 much
Dip as 70 cause strain upon her sha., and
engines. True, she might ID any case ha,o
encountered 'he stc.uI had she Dot been
dismas'cd aud iaIna III L. aeE upper works,
aud had her euglne- PTo'e ed ir-e, she could
have reached port IN s.ie'T.
The Sau Francisco vas insured in New
York aud Ihilade! pi.is f'r 500 .0vJ. which
covers hcr value. Tis cargo on hard
consisted wholly Of store f.r the traois,
and belonging - ia, Un.ted States G,y,r...
ment, which were not insured.
The packet -hi5 Lucy Thompson, from
Liverpool 70 NeS iugk, boar ~ the shin
kilby, Oh Friday evening, oG Boston. ant
took from her The rescucd If i5e san frar,
cisco.
The Kilhy bad he~n six'y-eight d,,,
from New Orleans, was lasky aud short Of
provisions. The ls .sn GERS we're ojlisa 4
to break into her cargo, and get at some
,oru, which was al. they had to keep them,
live for two weeks. The supply Of water
vas also very small, ".d had Il not hars
.eea FIR constant rams d,.y must hare died
.fhi.st One hunG. ed bales Of cotton were
Jruken out Of her hold 60 make room TO
leep in, aud there they passed two of ths
cngeet weeks of their lives. The captain
# the ki.oy, Mr. Low, is entitled to ,auca
redit for the manner III which he managed
lis vessel, and the attention he paid to the
passengers. He had, however, many OBJ,
:acles to contend against. Ills sails wera
II old aid incomplete, AMI ne was erips
led in every way, SO that many had given
p all hope of ever reaching the shore,
rhen they fell in with the Lucy Thomp-
,n, VI hich supplied her With sails and pro-