The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-01-27

sail and oil cloths over them. We kept re
liefs Of three or four men with mattresses a
each end of the shait, to prevent the wate
from coming in there. About this time-lo
| have no recollection o dales, as | deerne
our case hopeless ss, and kept no record Of event
we were cheered with the prospect of get
ting the machinery in working order. 4
temporary steering apparatus was erected
and an attempt made to get the ship unde
way. Up to this time she had been rolin,
about mastless and rudderless, huge log upoi
the ocean. After one or two revouti ms o
the wheels, the machinery gave out, and al
further attempt was pronounced hopeless
thus were our hopes blasted. As nothing
further could be done than to keep the pump,
in operation, we followed this up with the
most scrupulous assiduity, for several day:
when two vessels hove in sight, and agar
lighted up our gloomy prospects. One Of the
ships, the Napoleon, came along side. We
were then tightening our ship as mrch as
possible, by throwing over provisions and
heavy articles. The Napoleon promised to
lay by US, but after picking up as many pro-
visions as she wanted, lett us during the night
We found that the ship bid fair to keep
keep afoat, and began to take such measures
for our personal comfort as the circumstances
would admit Of, in the way of obtaining dry
clothing and proper food. Hope again began
to dawn upon our prospects, notwithstanding
the extreme roughness OF the weather. The
next visitor was the bark Kilby, of Boston
Capt. Watkins went on board and made a
contract for the conveyance of all the pas
sengers to the nearest port; he then called
for volunteers to stay by him, as he intended
to make one more attempt to save his ship.
In ten minutes he had twenty men, the num-
Der he required, who volunteered to stay BY
him and aid in the attempt. We sent an Of
ficer and some twenty men on board the Kill
by to throw over her cargo and tighten her
for the reception of the tempest.tossed pas
sengers. About O'Clock, p. NJ, we COM
menced transhpping the ladies and children
in small boats, and by night had about 100
men, women and children transferred to her,
intending to complete the transhipment in
morning. About or s P. NJ, we were alarm
ed by the new danger by FIRE; we found the
ship to be on fire near the cooks gallery; af-
ter some considerable exertion we succeeded
in extinguishing it. During the night heavy
gale sprung up, accompanied by the worst
cross sea we had been subjected to during the
whole voyage. Our vessel commenced leak
ing badly, and the gangs of bailers were set
to work as before; our labor was much in
creased by the giving out of the pumps; we
continued to bail with increased vigor until
the afternoon of The next, when the engines
were again got to work, and our exhausted
men were favored with short respite from
their toll. The men had become So much ex-
hausted that we had great difficulty in keep.
ing them to their work. In the morning we
could discover no sign Of the bark Kilby and
supposed she made for the nearest port, as
she could not safely have remained looking
for us in the heavy weather which prevailed.
On the bark Kiby there al. about so men
OF Company J, Mr., George As?in@all, Lorimer
Graham, OF N. Y. Capt. Gardner, Of the ORA.
goons, Col. Yates and family. Col. Burke
Drs. Saterlee and W,rtz, Capt. Judd aud lady
Lieut. Loser und lady, and sister. Lieut.. Free
mont and family, and Lieut.. Van Vost. When
the kilby left she had but a small quantity
OF provisions and water; great doubts are ex-
pressed Of her safety. Provisions were being
conveyed on board of the K,by. and boat
that was sent to her for that purpose was un-
able to return, owing to the roughness of the
weather. | may as well relate me melancholy
incident in this connection. On board this
boat was Commissary Sergeant McIntire; he
was carried off by the Kilby, while his wife
and two children remained on board the San
Francisco. The mother and one of the chill
dren died un board the Three Bells, the sec
ond child, u fair-hared little boy of three
years, has been adopted by the soldiers, who
tend him with almost maternal soicitude.
But to return-toward daylight, Oh this morn
ing, the aspect of our affairs was the darkes'
and most disheartenng that we had. During
that day the pumps were declared useless, we
kept duiet, however, the ladies being out OF
the way, we felt somewhat relieved. To
tighten the ship we cut holes through the
deck and commenced throwing the fuel and
other heavy articles overheard.
About two days alter this time, the Three
Bells, Capt. Creighton came in sight; we
first saw her lights during the night, and fired
signal guns for assistance. He bore up foI
us in the morning, but the sea ran 50 higl
that We could only communicate by mean.
! ofwrting questions and answers with chalh
in large letters upona board. In reply to ou
request to lay by US he said he was short o
provisions and leaking badly. He wore ship
and passed us; as he did 50 himself and crew
gave us three hearty cheers as an assurance
that he would not desert U.S. be assured we
replied to these demonstrations no less heart.
! ily. lie drew ahead and laid his vessel to
and remained by Us during the night. On
the next day the sea still running very high
and we having no boats and he only two, we
made two RATS for conveying the passengers
on board his ship, but found that they could
not live in the sea that was then running. On
the third night came near losing him. On
the fourth day another sail appeared to wind
ward OF US, close by the Three Bells, and the
latter signalised her. Both bore down foru
The second ship proved to be the Antarctic
bound for Liverpool. Both laid by Us that
night, as it was too rough to do anything
more than getting offa few ofthe men. On
1.-THE ffthd being fine, we transported all