The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-01-24
From tie Nuti9aak MtcIi!ychcer.
Awful GaiastTDpIac!

inc overwhelming news Wnlcn reacheu US iiSC
! night. The fate of the steamer SAN Francisco
is at length known, and terrible beyond ex-
preston it is. Universal anxiety has become
dreadful certainty. 1Thc ship forndcred, aud
two hundred,and forty of the seven hundred
humanbeTgs with which she was sfreighted have
ppcfishcd in the sea. They did not indeed 60
down with the ship, but were swept overheard
| some days before she IoundereI. But a be-
ncficent Providence tempers the sevcrcst at-
hictions with consultations, and so this dread
iiIl calamity might, but for his mercy have
been infinitely more disil$trous; for all IF the
hundreds on board when the slip sank were
pr"vidrnlay Y rescued 10y vessels accidentally
at hand. Or those who persisted some we're
Of the most distinguished and beloved of the
land The following arc the sad particulars
and he rames of some Of the lost, as they
re-; clcl us last night BY telegraph: 81.
New York. Jan. l3.
The ship Three Bells has arrived with one
hundred and sixty persons saved from the
Steamer San Francisco, which toundrred at
sen on the 9th OF January.
Those who have arrived include about one
hnadred officers and sodlers and most Of the
crew of the i'll iated steamer. 4 number Of
other passengers were taken of The sinking
ship by the bank kilby, honnd for Boston, and
many by the slip Antarctic, bound for Liver
pool.
Most Of the cabin passengers, together with
as many soldiers rs it was deemed prudent for
her to take, numbering in all about one hun
Gred persons, are on board the bark kiIby.-
She has probably gone to Bermuda, having
parted company with the steamer during gale
on the night of the 29;h December, four days
before the Three Bells left. The ship Antaric
has OH hoard the rcsi!uc of the troops, and
Capt. Watkins, of the steamer San Francsco,
who has proceeded to Liverpool with them to
see that they are properly provided Tor.
In the gale of the 23d December, the San
Francisco hroachcd to twice, and was nruch
disabled. On the oath all her Spars and sails
we're blown away. At one O'Clock in TIE NOR
ning Of the 2jll the engine stopped in con$e
cnencc of The breaking Of the Iislon rod and
left The vessel totally unmana@eable, the sea IT
the same time striking her tremendous blows
under the guards tearing MP the banking fore
ard aft on both sides, aud causing the ship to
leak badlT. The troops were then organised
into hal;ng parties. At "ne O'Clock Oh the
9th, a heavy sea struck the steamer amid
ships, CARRYING away both smoke stacks, all
the upper saloon, Staving the quarter deck, and
washing overheard large Hoer OF persons
killing three Of the ships crew. On the 18th,
The bark kiIby was spoken, and IaId by the
,.".a:r NATL three O'Clock ii the afternoon OF
the 2:)th, when number OF The passengers
were transferred to the bark. whicn let go Ter
hawscr at ten O'Clock at nj gh!, and nothing has
since been heard of her The gale continued
throughout the 30th and 3lst, i number "i the
men being sick. and some in dying condition.
III the evening OF The lst January, tie British
steamer nn''l inc ""' ""e,' ''e' 'o.' was So'
alongside On inc same o'F 'ne S".p .,'t'' cue
"'S""''reo "'', "'e o''" 10 ''' "'n ~.
on the Ain "o'h S"'Ps e'"'"'I"'e,' '""''5 y"
the passengers '"@e'"'' VII" '"' "'o1sN''s
Pr"'IsIHhs anu Waier' "'''e" was "c'"'i l'''s'e'
hy SIX O'Clock III !"' evening" ne "eA' 'i'"' u
ng ih'y look OH 'he "'''I''H III" '''"' o't''
WATKINS n',''' "''' NV
SUPP ""c'' "''' "''''
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lh"se I">' "'e'''''I." '''r' VIE '""" :. ~"
Washington. 'iaJ"r "c"' l",'o' "'u ""e'
Capt II. Il. i'2''. '.ie"'. h' H. smith, '"''e
riviIi"ns AMI TWO Iaa'rS whose names i!r MOI
reported: "'l s.','' '"' ''",."'> "
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