New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10
MARINE AFFAIRS.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANTARCTIC AT LIVERPOOL.
The WRECK OF THE AN TRASoIsco-srATInEST or

SHir ANTARCTIC. LIVERPOOL January, 1854.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. Esq,


SHIP ANTARCTIC, LIVERPOOL January, lSJ4.
NATHAsIEL HAWTHORNE Esq,
u 5 Consul at Liverpool. \
SIR have the painful duty to report 10 you the loss OF
the L Mail steamer San Francisco under my command
The San Francisco was chartered by the L. Govern
ment as troop ship and sailed from NewYork for San
Francisco California Dec 90 1883, having board eight
Companies of the Third Regiment U. s Artillery. Inc
following is List of the officers: Col VIM Gate. and
family commanding regiment, Maj. and Brevei 1t CD
Washington Mai Chas Merchant and family Surgeon
C. S SaueIlee Assistant Surgeon H. {. Welt, Third 1t
s l.. Fremont Reg.men'al Quarter Master and family
First It. Daver Acting Assistant C0mmis,ary and family
Cant and Brevet Col II Burke, Capt. and Brevet Mel
Geo Taylor and family, Capt and Broyet MAJ, r. -
Wyse and family Capt I b Field Stewart W. 4. Win
der 1t C.S Windor DR.. H. Smith, 1t. j Van Nost, L.
q s Chanderaud W G. Rankin; also Capt Gardner, OF
lSt Dragons 1t Murray, L. Navy, and about 20 camp
women apd children.
SppOr Jacin0 Deriyanz Brazilian Consul lady and sor
want Capt Battle Brazilian Army, and lady Mr. Geo.
w Aslinwal, Mr.. j. LOiimer Graham, Jr, the Rev Dir
Coorer and family Mr. Tenney, Mr.. Gates, Mr. South
wick, and one gentleman name unknown numbering IN
oil ships company inclusive, about 80 souls.
On The night of Dec g. Judging myself the south
edge OF the Gulf Stream we experienced most ter
rife gale from the W. which continued 10 increase with
great violence until it blew perfect hurricane With
very leh irregular sen At 30 a n. on the 2ill the
chief ngneeer reported to that the en- inc had 0roA
down In 70 this time the ship behaved very handsome
w. but size Immediately fell in the trough of the sea- and
laborod very heavily. At lost our orefnast, and
all the Of the ship carrying away at the same
time four of life boats, with the wreck OF the SPAR
had now great fears that the ship could not safely ont
live the gale At a. Just the chief engineer was
making effort 10 start the engines undor high pres3nr
terrific sea boarded u.s. ing with it the whole OF the
inner saloon and thing 6bat the paddle boxes and
about $50 souls both smoke stacks the Of our
boats staving about fifty feet of th' spar deck over the
main salOOD and leaving me snip alnos' perfect VIVA
leaking very much.
passengers, who were washed overheard: ~ IL Coi
II b. Field 1t. X. II. Smith, Mir. Gates, son of Col
Gates. Mr. Penney, and another gentleman name IN
known together with 1870 soldiers and four OF the crew
The remainder Of the passengers were as soon as posi-
BILE formed into gangs to assist in baing and pumping
and in twelve hours succeeded III gaining on tue water
several inches On the morning OF the -on Inc
became more moderate end the engineer succeeded IN
staring the steam pump which soon relieved She pasen
gers from bang The crew, with number OF carpenters
from the command, employed in clearing away the
wreck stopping leaks well as possible in the upper
works and tightening the ship
From the 18th the 9Th inclusive experienced moderate
GALES with high confused On the 2sth fell in with
and boarded the American bark knby from New Orean9
This vessel chartered BY Col Gates ~ take on board
all Of the troops and convey them to the nearest port IN
the United States and at 7. IL. succeeded IN getting
about 100 souls on board Of her when received word
from the Captain that be could receive no more on board
that evening.
southwark and eastward with RAIN ard 1t blew heavy
gale with very high AT A 81. on the 2sth the
gale most terrific. Passengers were again mustered
into gsrgs TO pump and bail During the nigh; lost sight
of the Kilby and nothing Of her. Al noon the
gale moderated with the wind from the y. W.
On the seth more moderate al hands employed IN light
enpg the ship ard stopping leaks During the last gale
the ship had l6bored and strained go much deemed
impossible for her ouilive another and had No mo
tye mower on board by which could work her TO the
southwark out of the Gulf Stream into tine weather-the
engineers having decided that it impossible TO work
The engines agsin-snd the passenger. and were
fast diving of with fatigue and exposure, determined TO
abandon the ship the st opportunity On the 3lsi wind
blowing fresh from the w ). w, with high sea- fell in
with and spoke the British ship Three Bells Of Glasgow,
bourd for New York requested the captain TO lay by Us
until Il moderated and take of which be promptly con
,nt,d TO do but the weather continued too bOterous for
him TO send his boa; alongside up to the I'd inst. the ship
was then veil TO wndward Of US laying to- At A. NJ
on The Cd she made signals Of distress 70 strange sail
which v,s answered and both ships ran down 70 US Al
smoke the strange san which proved to be the An
,srct;c Cart G. C. Stouer of New York bound for Liy
s,ool begged him to take Off which he readily con
sp,sS 10 Do and both chips Immediately lowered awsy
b;r boats and sent them alongside when commenced
Transferring the troops TO both ships. ,
On The morning Of the rh succeeded in getting al
hand, ont of the ship without accident Up to this time
We had lost So who died from fatigue and exposure.
Tbs following is list Of the officers on beard OF Ne
Three Bells Brsvet Major f. o. Wyse. l.. w A. Winder
snd about troops including camp women and children