The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-15
ABDl1l0 l0hAL FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO.
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ARRIVAL OF THE LUCY THOMPSON
One Hundred Passengers and Soldiers
Saved by the Bark Kilby
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AWFUL SUFFERING BY STARVATION
ON BOARD THE KILBY.
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Thrilling Narratives Of the Disaster to
the San Francisco and the Sufferings
Of the Passengers.
Additional Lists Of the Names OF those
Lost and Saved.
MEETN G AT TIE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
&c, &c, &c.
AWFUL SUFFERING BY STARVATION
ON BOARD THE KILBY.
mEETN AT The MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Aboutes clock yesterday morning. the packet ship
Lucy Thompson, from Liverpool for this port report
Cd below making her way against wind which dead
against her.
The PILOT boat Mary Taylor boarded her. and furnished
apilo when the Captain of the Lucy Thompson stated
to the remaining pilots beard the Mary Taylor the
Of his ship, and that she had on board party
OF United States troops, which she had taken from of
ship which ship had received them from steamer In
distress.
is therefore almost csr..in that this ia the entire
party which went board The ship Kiby from the San
Francisco.
subseq queuty We learned that Captain Psndston the
Lucy had also requested the pot to report
the city this necessity OF sending assistance TO tn steamer
Ban Francisco the people board his ship left
nearly three hundred suffering persons in her when
they rescued This made it pretty certain that the
party the Lucy Thompson made up of the passen
gers the Kby and OF those from the Antarctic
as 1t frst supposed.
In the early part of the afternoon the following tee
graphic reached the office Of Msssrs Rowland
4 AspinwAl-
The ,hp is still at anchor. There have been tugs
her curing the day. but tney cood not communicate No
3nPM
The ,esthsr Is naodsra,ing There is . tus-has got
bark In tuv-goiDg In the Hook.
About four O'Clock in the afternoon Aessrs Howsud
d AspiEws despatched the powerful steamtug Titan to
the Luc, Thompson in order 70 get her night
al possible. The Titan fun ishsd by the firm with
large supply OF clothing both for males and fs-
mas quantity * blankets and plenty of fresh provi
sions,
In addition her master authorized to extend an
Invitation to al the sufferers proceed at to the
prva houses Of each any Of this members OF the Arm
of HowiAno Apnwal and to consider themselves at
home thsrs long as their unhappy circumstances
quired.
The Lucy Thompson ia very fne ship, scarcely
swo yess built and has only about two hundred passsn.
gers bsrd now, although she easily accommodate
than four hundred Owing to the plenty of space
vsca Au the rescued sufferers will bs comfortable
uAs,l thS arIles tf Msssrr EeulSnc Il Aspnwa reach
them, apd then until ,heJ are landed in New roIA.
About six O'Clock Friday evening the pilot boa
Phantom no 17) OF New York, arded the bark Kilby
Of Bus.oa, of Fire Island. Mr. Richard Decker, pilot
took charge of her.
from New O,hans, and has one hundred United
States troops beard, whi;h she had taken from the
steamer San Francisco.
The Kiby was leAhy, crippled from the storm, and
sathsr short of provisions, =. that time.
The above reported 1t the Office Of the Com.
ssarY C, neral about O'Clock last evening" and i'm
mediate measures were taken to despatch steamer In
search OF the Kiby.
When the pilot, Mr.. Decker, went on board there was
heavy squAly west wind tIosng which freshened into
severe gale during the night that is very difficult to
say what position the ship may be In now, but 1t is most
probable tina. some Of the will fall in with her
before norring
About 10 O'Clock last might've are happy to sAythe
Titan returned to the city She had boarded the Lucy
Thompson, ard brought to town about one hundred
officers soldiers and passengers, which had been taken
from the Kby leaving Only four passengers and thir
Ssen sclders board tina. vessel tho latter having
volunteered remain to assist in working the bark TO
port. The Lucy Thompson supplied her with SAIL and
provisions. 1t Is supposed that she has again been
driven the Gull Stream; bat IN hopes that she
has enabled to hold til the wea her moderated
SO ws may expect her here time to. day or to
night.
Ths following intensely interesting statements give all
the additional infor nation have received
STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER SAVED IN
THE BARK KILBY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
TIE tamship San Francisco, one Of the Pac hs Mail
stsamskp Ccmpanys steamers, which left New York
the 22a Of Deoember, with the Third regiment Of U. s.
Artillery nc several passengers board route to Ban
Francisco, via the Stats Of Magellan Was wrecked on
Saturday morning, December a. In . violent north.
wester, in the Gulf Stream.
steamer had been noby oonsnding with the elements
durrg the twelve hours previous to the wreck but tns
mschipery became and the vessel which
Was rolling in the trough Of tie ses, WAS struck by
An immsrse wave, entirely sweeping her stern, and car
ming the hurricane Deck wtn sboY one hundred souls
overheard IrYseK was ef the many who immeai
atsy gained the upper deck supposng that the vessel
vas fast oundeips and under this suppodton We cung
trgsther with life preservers others with chairs
ready to precipitAts ourselves, at moments Warming
into tn. Angry hillows which ragged around us.
Az stood there upon the deck in one Of the highest
seas have Witnessed and the wind bowling around
rs sgste the waters thesun arose suddenly In oil his
glory, throwing its rays Of Brightness and Of hope
art space around us and itself reflected
In each wave which oaming and brilliant into sight
Ivel rscplleo the frst object which struck me when
chsd ths upper ccek-thsre amidst the ruins Of
his ship stood the noble srst officer Of the ship Mr.
nelus his or upifsd with An axe. attempting to cut
away the main mast There, too, was the noble oom-
snancer Commodore Watkins, back and forth, to1And
o he seemed court death in its most fssrfu aspects
wherever danger nepaeed his vessel his voice
Sas heard and his arm assisted, It was soon
reported that the hull Of the steamer Was s sound,
and . general rush was made for the lower cabin,
whore the ladies had besn placed and here upon the
asor gathered together little flock, and united
With Mr. Cooper clergyman board In fsrvent prayer
to Almighty God for preservation As We laid hsrs
sssned during the long osg days OF suspense, more
HE some hord dream than ss reality. Each hour scms
nav name WAS spoken Of ~ Ravipg gcns-snd stll ths
passengers kept up their spirits to the last but there wal
one hsreons Of those nobsmsn With which nAtus loves
10 adorn hsslf-who went far 10 cheer comfort and
TO assist those Of who weak and ownhsarted
speak ., Lieutenant r. K Murray, Of the United stats
sGavy, whose name will remain dear - every soai on
Board until they themselves have pssd away and
Numbered with the things that wsrs 5Es9
Several of The ofnesn Of ths Astl,ssy dhpaysa rsa'
oeursss md snssu n thsk saogh 10 have ths stsans