Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-01-21
WRECK OF THE SAN FRANCISCO.
24o LIVES LOST.
SAFETY OF the WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Major Taylor and Wife among the Lost

a
!, !. rendered certain that two hundred anu
forv of those on board perisheo' mus
hssn sven, over board by the sea dnfi"S ,"o
nals =, ,be esd of December, BY whlcn 'ne
vessel wa. crippled. Among the los, ,v". we,r
Major. Taylor and wife, with ool04e' s, =, vs."
;no,on.y Lieut.. Smith, and Captain f'e'u'
On board the barque Three Bells are wv, wv
hundred and Thirty of the saved including
Mnior WISE aud Lieut.. Winder'
Oilers of the rescued, including COL o'',,'
Major Merchant, Col. Burke, Captain 'o'''
Lieu,. Flemont, Lient Loeser, ana h''r, ,
Van Wort, including all tie ladies eN'yr ~"
the wife of Colonel Taylor, arc o" OO'' . ~
brig Klby, bound to Boston. c,.nl,er
Lieut.. c. S. Windcr and Lieut. C"""I' -
are on board the ship Aninr'lo' 'Ju"T ,'';laJ
Liverpool. All the troops saved "'0
between the three vessels a., r-,r,
The San Francisco RENAME" "'''1' .hn
tho osl p,l until the 9Th Of JAM, wh0i F"'
SECOND DESPATCH
New YoNx, Jan 49,
r,o following additional particulars In TO-
ha ,lis,s,er 10 the steamer can
s%.I S.o;s,o are understood TO be authentic
r., s,o,-oer was caugh; in the gale oil the
.n.f,ho Of Of December, Saturday and
dis,hed Soon AFTER heavy sea swept the
,,eck. washing overheard, aad involving IN
:.s,nod;,,e death, tpo hundred and forty
n.ssenoers, including Colonel J, b. Washing.
ton Lieut.. Smith, Capt. B. II, Field, and
Major Taylor and wife.
The wreck dtfied about until Jan. 9Th,
when she was fallen with in lat. 80 deg,
lon. SO deg, by the ship Three Bells, from
Gloseow, the barque Klby, for Boston, and
the ship Antarctic, for Liverpool, which YES
sel took of the crew and the remaining pas
eengers.
CIV. Aspinwal, Esq, of Philadelphia
was saved, and is OH board the barquG
Kilby.
The Three Bells brings in go from Tho
wreck.
THIRD DESPATCH.
New YoEK, Jan. l3.
An the spars and sails of the steame
were blown away in the gale Of the cath =
All o'clock on the mornng of the 25,t
Christmas day, the engine stopped working
the piston rod breaking of, and thus leavin
the vessal unmanageable. The sea ever
moment struck her tremendous blows undt
her guards, tearing up the planking fore an
ar, on both sides. At the same time III
shin commenced to make water, when IL
troops were organized into bailing gangs.
Al o'clock on the morning OF the 25t
the sea struck amishps, with terrible fore
carrying away beth the smoke stacks, a
the upper saloon, and siavlng in the quartz
deck entirely through, washing overheard
large number Of passengers, including CO
Washington and others, (as mentioned abov
two ladies, names unknown, in addition
the wife Of Capt. Taylor, three civilian
names also unknown, and $50 United Stat
troops. Al the same moment, three person
--Brooks, the waiter, the barber Of Il
boat, and the carpenters brother, Mr.. Due
e,t, were killed by the crushing of the lii
bers.
On the 28lh December spoke the barq
Kilbv, Of Boston, bound for New York, "
lay by the wreck until 3 o'clock on The 29j
when the work of getting the passengers
board was commenced. With consdeI at
difficulty upwards OF 100 persons got
board the baggue-meD, women and chi
ren, including the officers above mentone
with their families; Capt. Judd and wi
Lieut.. Fremon, and family, G. w. Aspinw
and j H. Graham. At night the wind
cEcasing, with squally weather, the XII
lei 90 the hlwser al 10 o'clock, after viii
time nothing further was seen Of the barq
by those left on board the wreck.
The gale continued throughout the 30;h a
3lst, and large number OF the men becal
perfectly exhausted, many sick and dyil
On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 1st, ei!
days from the time the ship was disab
the despaIing hearts Of the hapless peo
on board were cheered by the British s.
Three Bells, which having been spc
bore down for the wreck, and lay by unit
r. NJ when her boat came alongside
The same day the ship Antarctic, fr
New York for Liverpool, also bore down
,he wreck, and on Wednesday, the 4 h in
DON ships commenced taking Off The pass
gers, and large amount of provisions
waller, and by sunset Of the 9Th, all the |
sengeFs were removed from The wreck
Ne1t morning the crew and officers of
snip were taken Of-Capt Watkins being
'asl man TO leave the San Francisco.
Inc Three Bells brings go souls, inclut
passengers 'lo0Ps officers, and the seamei
the steamer.
iNefe were eleven deaths among
e's" O. the steamer, fsom the ,irle she
s"aO'sa to The s'h inst iaclpaiss iwo
were ~ashsd Hgesboard.
IL is said ihai, al,eT all had lefl The
f'aneiseo, she was scuuleA IA order 70
move .he wreck
Mas FoRK, laa-
'ne s'eaea-'og Titan, has besu desp4ic
-a' os'e 10 len op 'he ship Lucy The
ssnI haEipg On board some of the oass,n
.''in @s San Francisco. Fresh proyis
a1n warn clothing says been semi dos,
hoH4ana 4 AspingaA.
a.. +s se'''Ye's Of ihs disaster bcsngh
'Sa a'Feaiag from ,hs shin Lucy Tbos,r