The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14
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the nine splendid boats with which we left New York not
one remained. Captain Watkins, not TO be o,srcon, BY
any difficulty, commenced the construction Of RATS
They seemed but frAil der ndanoe aud provdenLIy
They were not needed. Other OF relief ut
hand. On Monday the % Of January thc cllnSa
much that towards evening the English ship lowered her
ysv boat, and our secpad mate, Mr G,attao veat on
board OF her.
On TUESDAY the ga January hearts gladdeaed
BY another sail under American colors She CANT neat
enough to speak her and iesrned that she was the
Antarctic three days ont from New York. bound for Ls-
POOL She had FIVE good boats Ard after enduring t,s
agony Of suspense for man, days seened that me
hour Of 3eliVtrance had al last arrived WIFE the
aid OF the Autactcs boats soud all bo conveyed
board the English shr now sseertsnsd to be the Three
Bella CAPTAIN Creighton Of Gagow bound for New
York The Bell bad experienced much rough wsathsr,
and was lsaky. on Tuesday evening we succeeded Ia
putting sergeant and file Of soldiers board wore
the pumps. 90 Wednesday morning. the 4th Jania,y,
the work OF dsemearking com msnced In earnest. The
siek OF whom there was large number, and 10
dying condition, we're wrapped IN blankets, brought
Geek, and lowered carefully into the boats, Casks of
water lowered down and touea board ii, Bells
Breae and bacon and other provisions cent If BY
evening much or the work had been accomplished 1t
was found sssTy however in consequences Of the
shorness OF provisions board the Bells to divide
and Chandler with about lao soldiers embarked
Antarctic for Liverpool Captain Watkins also determined
TO accompany that portion OF number, Thursday
morning, the 9th, roe upon us bright Ard beautiful
The sea was calm, the wind gen le II Ia day which
win ever live in my memory By the work OF dis
embarEing and re emha Ling compeis Eye.y man
woman and CHI I'D had lett the ship Oar captain the
last board Ia every officer, every sailor every
fireman, and every negro waiter, Of whom there
81 80
down, and the boat puliet away. He wasVsa alongside
the Three Bells where he greeted wsth rine hearty
ohso and then pulled away FOR the Antarctic The San
rr>nshco had, By his dsrs been lied and could
Gee her settling gradually deeper into the water
About 2 r tie Three Bells hauled sail, aud moved
slowly away from the wreck. etood on tie deck ard
gased at the ifae vessel With agled emotions. She
had been prison house FOR fourteen anxious, ago
nizng days and nigGts She WA near being our grave
Yet she wasA gallant ship, Ird ssuncher hull was
launched es she would have been grave Size
bad ridden out IN 'afety twelve fourteen days OF al
ost incessant Now she lay stretched in all her
vas, iergh upon the deep, hnodred tathoms long,
battered ARD mutlatec, Ike huge Of the
deep " ch, in $ con,es, with deadly foe had been
conquered and slain FsreEeu to yol i'll starred vessel
Receive your doom ard nk down like lead into the mighty
wsters. The blscSsst chapter in my experience is
prised in tho fourteen days passed within Jour bosom
We found the Thre BELLS snug, staunch vessel Her
cargo consisted IN pa OF chloride OF Hne which had
to be throw overheard, mostly to make for the
sailor between decks The atmosphere Of the was
strongly mpregI aed with chlorine gas and its qualities
as diainfeo'ins agent strongly tested
good deal OF irritation about the lungs and iacessxn
clughing for the Grst day two Tbs tok began
TO abato almost immediately, owing In part to moral
The diet Of the soldiers mostly biscuit and
water as ere scarcity OF other provislons They
had occasionally slice OF fried ba,on and ration OF
brandy was issued to them daily.
When the Three Bells left the wreck she was in ati
tude 80 AID longuds SO CO. about 600 miles from New
York We encountered . great deal OF northeasterly
wind and progress slow until Wednesday, the
18th OF January, wien we were favored with . stiff
breeze from the SOUTHEAST which drove rapidly On,
and Thursdsy afternoon OF soundipgs, 10
wards evening it grew hck ard the captain, fsaI to
venture too far IL, stood OIL aUd on till morning.
Friday dawn,d bright ard fair. We ssnalled FOR a
pilot and then t.eam:pg, AMI st i VS. were 1t
anchor off the Battery.
Igrant emotion OF grsttuie Oiled every heart when
We thought OF the teribs danger through which
had by Gods mercy, sa'sly passed
cannot close COMMIT eady too long With
out two three remark Ace ia tbs ftst place, -
Captain Rob IT Creighton of tie good ship Thee Rails
feel that every who rescued by hsinstru
MENTALITY Cept q NliGh ~ bsVsr O5 rs
paid. Fer m, part shall l-y' ard honor him
noble specimen Of generous and rue hearted ith
sailor. Ee Z erts ans trus. he viii receive rich
WA.
Ii lhs mex, place Major wyss sni his junior officers
Messrs wirder ca ndle Ia my opinion deserving
great credit for III conduct and efficiency after they
left by their superior officers Major Wyss, on
whom the responsibility of the burthen chiefly fell, il
more particularly deserving OF praise. Day and night he
Va onsd the soldiers with paternsl soctude minis
tered 70 their and encouraged them when snking
with despair Surely such condust is equally deserving
Of prom otion salsnty In the Geld.
Two remarks al 10 the causes OF the awful disaster
and have done In the place the ship sent to
Sea without having tried her engines She mad indeed
tried the in the smooth waters Of the Bay bat her frat
encounter with the stormy pillows OF the Atlantic proved
tasm no more 10 be 6eIerded on than . broken reed
In TIE seccrd pAe, he was far too deeply laden Her
paddle wheels had much dip ~ TO cause great strain
upon her shaft and engines True, she might in any
case encountered the storm had sshe not been ds
rast.d and damaged in her upper works and had her
engines proved true she could have reschsda port In
safety. -
S--since srryirg in tbs city 1t recufs to my memo
~ that we two brig about Monday, Dec. 20
instead OF one s have mentioned above and appears
that their the Napoleon OF Boston and the
the Marie, OF He liisx.
STATEMENT OF MAJOR F. o. wYSE
EMAjor wys,, q the Unitei states Army, who arrived
at this port yesterday IN the British ship Three Bss,
states that the San Francisco struck by
tremendous sea when she was two days out upon her
VOYAGE and distant about four hundred niles from New
York.
Tho shock OF this stroke caused the condenser Of the
engine TO give out and completely di'arsrg,a the
ahi IN and con
and plscei her at once at the mercy Of the Wind sni
waves
When In this ccrdtion she fell into tn. trough o. the
sea and very soon altar her decks we're completely
svept and the upper cabin, together with her smoke
pipe were carried into the ocean.
Everything movable on the deck aud around q fol
lowed.
At this moment there were abou. ons hundred and
nny Of the soldiers in the cabin all OF whom srep,