Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-18
TERRIBLE NEWS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAN.

TERRIBLE NEWS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAN
FRANCISCO.
Too Hundred and Forty passeayers Washed 0vsa-
board and Drooned - Col. Washington, Najor
4 Taylor and Wife Capt. Field and 1t. Smith,
among the Lost-4lso, THO Ladies, Three Chill
dren and $50 .. s. Iroops-4rriUaz of 23Os 4Sae,-
i eicors, Officers and Others Sapea-- Three pesscls
r. Rescuing IHena-Scenes ON Board the Steamer-
Is Her Final Wreck; dc. -.
/ New York, Jan. IS. The barque Three Bells
arrived here this afternoon bringing the astounding
of the steamer San Francisco having founGered
at sea, and that two hundred and forty of those
board have persisted.
The Three Bells brings two hundred and thirty of
those on boardsthe steamer. The barque Keity, of
Boston, has also some of the saved, and others
on board the ship Antartic, bound to Liverpool. The
captain and crew were saved.
SECOND DISPATCH
The San Francisco was canght in gale on the
night of the 9th of December and disabled. Soon
after heavy swept the decks, washing over
board 240 OF the passengers, including Col. d. b.
Washington, Lit Smith, Capt H. B. Field, Maj. lay
lo1 and wife She drifted about till January 9th,
when she fallen in with in lat. 49, long. 30, by
the ship Three Bells, from Glasgow, barqne Kel-
ty, for Boston, and ship Antartic for Liverpool,
which vessels took eff the captain crew and remain
ing passengers. G. w. Aspinwall is on board the
barque Kelly. The Three Bells brings in $50 pass
engcrs from the steamer
THIRD DISPATCH.
1t seems that the San Francisco foundered after
her passengers were taken off. Among those who
arrived here to-day in the ship Three Bells were
Major Weysc and Lieut.. Winder. Others, includ-
ing Col Oates Major Merchant, Col. Burke, Capt.
Judd, Lieut.. Fremont, Lieut.. Locser, Lieut.. Van
Wort, and all the ladies' except the unfortunate
Mrs. Taylor, are on board the brig Kelly bound to
Boston. Lieut.. G. S. Winder and Lieut.. Chandler
on board the ship Atlantic bound to Liverpool
All the troops were divided amongst the three
sells.
fourth DIsPATCE]
All the spars and sails of the steamer were blown
away on the oath. At l A. NJ. on the 10Th, the en-
one he cd brcal off
the vessel totally unmanageable, the striking her
tremendous blows under tho guards, tearing up
the plankng fore and aft on both Sides at the same
time the vessel began to make water, when the
troops were organised into bailing gangs.
At o'clock on the 18th the sea struck her amid
ships carrying away both the smoke stacks all the
upper saloon, staving the quarter deck through and
washing overheard large number Of passengers
including, besides those previously mentioned two
ladies, (names unknown) three civilians, (aso un-
KNOWN and $50 L. S. troops; at the time
Brooks, waiter, the barber of the boat and the
carpenters bTother named Duckctt killed.
On the 27th she spoke the bark Kelly, of Boston,
from New York. who lay by her till B, p. NJ, on the
29th, when they commenced putting the passengers
on board the bark. Upwards Of one hundred men,
women and children were got on board, including
the officers before reported with their families,
Capt Judd and wife, Lieut.: Fremont and family, G.
w. Aspinwall and S. L. Graham At night, the
wind increasing, with squally appearance, the
Kelly let go her hawser, and was not seen after
wards.
The gale continued throughout the 30th and 31st,
a large number of men being sick and in dying
condition. On the morning of the list instant the
ship Three Bells in sight and laid by till the
3d. when her boat alongside. On the same
day the ship Antartc, from New York for Liver
pool, bore down for her, and both vessels on We'd
nesday commenced taking off passengers provisions
and water, and by sunset on the 4th had all ON
board. The next morning they took off the crew
and officers Capt Watkins being the last man to
leave the San Francisco. The Three Bells brings
ego souls. There were II deaths among the crew
of the from the time she disabled to the
Sth, including two who were washed overheard.
FIFTH DISPATCH.
1t is said that after all had left the San Francisco
was Scuttled and, sunk.