New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
THE KILBYs PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

THE KILBYS PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
About IL clock Saturday morning the packet ship Lucy
Thompson from Liverpool for this port reported below
making her way against wind which dead against
her
The pc boat Mary Taylor boarded her and furnisheia
plot when the Captain OF the Lucy Thompson stated to
the remaining pilots board the Mary Taylor the of
tie ship, and that she had board party of United
States troops which had been taken from of ship, which
ship had received them from q steamer in distress
Subsequently learned that Captain Pehdleton. OF the
Lucy Thompson had also requested the pilots report in
the City the necessity of sending assistance to the steamer
San Francisco as the people on board his ship left
nearly three hundred suffering persons in her when
they were rescued This made it pretty certain that the
p,rty he Lucy Thompson made up of the passen
gers from the Kby and not of tho from the Antarctic
at first supposed.
In the early part of the afternoon the following tee
graphic DISPATCHES reached the Office of Messrs Rowland
& Aspinwall
About % PM
The ship is still at anchor There have been tugs near
her during the day but they could not communicate No
tug near her now.
The weather is moderating There is tug-has got
bark in tow-gong in the Hook.
About O'Clock in the afternoon Messrs Rowland &
Aspnwal dispatched the powerful seamug Titan to the
Lucy Thompson in order get her up before night if at
all possible The Titan furnished by the firm with
large supply of warm clothing both for males and females
quanty of blankets and plenty OF fresh provisions In
addition her master was authorized to extend en- invitation
to all the sufferers to proceed to the private houses
of each any of the members of the firm of Rowland &
Aspnwa and to consider themselves as home there so
long as their unhappy circumstances required.
The Lucy Thompson is fine new ship, scarcely two
years built and had only about 200 passengers board
although she can easily accommodate more than 400
Owing the plenty of space vacant all the rescued suffer
comfortable in her until the supplies of Messrs
Rowland & Aspnwall reached them
About o'clock Friday evening the plotboat Phan
tom, NO ~ Of New York, boarded the bark knby, Of
Boston off Fire Island Mr. Richard Decker pilot took
charge of her The Klby reported that she then SO
days from New Orleans, and had 100 United States
troops on board which she had taken from the steamer
San Francisco The Kilby leaky crippled from the
storm, and rather short of provisions At tn time
The above facts reported at the office Of the Com
mssary General about o'clock Saturday evening aud in
mediate taken 10 dispatch steamer in
search of the Kilby.
When the pilot Mr. Decker, went on board there was
heavy squaly west wind blowing which freshened into
gale during the night so that it is very difficult to
say what position the ship may be in now but is most
probable that of the steamers viii fall in with her
About 10 o'clock Saturday night the Titan returned to the
City She had boarded the Lucy Thompson and brought
about hundred officers soldiers and passengers
who had been taken from the Kby leaving only four pas
sepgers and thirteen soldiers board that vessel the latter
having volunteered to remain to assist in working the bark
to port. The Lucy Thompson supplied her with sails and
provisions 1t is supposed that she has again been driven
into the Gulf Stream but in hopes that she has been
enabled 10 hold Oh till the weather moderated If so we
may expect her here some time to day or to night
The following interesting statements give additional in
formation;
STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER SAVED IN THE
BARK KILBY.
r. the Editor Of TIE n. y Tribune.
The steamship San Francisco one of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Companys steamers, which left New York on
the 22d of December with the Third Regiment Of u 5.
Artillery, and several passengers, board route to
San Francisco Via the Straits Of Magellan wrecked on
Saturday morning Dec o. in violent Northwestern in the
GuA Stream
The particulars of the disaster simply these Tho
steamer had been noby conendng with the elements dur
ing the twelve hours previous to the wreck but the ma
chnery became unmanageabe and the vessel which was
rolling in the though of the sea- struck by immense
wave entirely sweeping her stern and carrying the hurri
cane deck with about one hundred souls, overheard
myself was one of the many who Immediately gained the
upper deck suppesng that the vessel fast laundering
and under this supposion chung together some with
life presoryers others with chairs ready to precpitae
selves Of moments warning, n.O the angry pillows which
ragged around us.
As we stood there upon the deck in of the highest
seas have ever Witnessed and the wind bowling around
us 10 agitate the waters the suddenly in all his
glory throwing its rays Of brightness and OF hope athwa
the vast space around us and itself reflected in each
wave which rose fcamng and brilliant into sight well
recoect the first object which struck when reached
the upper deck-thsre amid the ruins Of his ship stood
the noble first officer Of the ship Mr. Mellus his up
lifted with an AK, attempting to cut away the mainmast
There too was the noble commander, Commodore Wat
kiI back ard FORTH TO and fro he seemedtO court death
in ia most fearful aspects-wherever danger menaced his
vessel bis voice was heard and his assisted 1t was
soon rerorted that the hull Of the steamer still sound
and general rush made for the lower cabin where
the ladies had been placed and there, upon the o0r we
gathered together little hOck aud united with M
Cooper clergyman board, in iervant prayer to Al
mighty God for preservation. As we laid here, Il
seemed during the long long days Of suspense more Ike
some hoIrd dream than Ike reality. Each hour some
new name spoken Of as having g0neand still the
passengers kept their spirits 10 the last but there was
one ,here-oue Of those nOblemen with which nature loves
10 adorn herself-who went far cheer to comfort and
TO assist those of who weak and down heared-I
sIeak Of Lieut. f. X. Murray OF the United States Navy
whose viii remain dear every soul on board, until
they themselves have passed away and are numbered with
the things that were
courage and energy in their efforts TO have the steamer
pumped OF these feel myself in duty bound TO alude
particularly They were, Lieut. Charles ). Winder Lieut.
James Van Voast and Lieut.. Chandler.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to these young ON
cer who worked night and day to preserve the lives OF
those on board The greatest confusion prevailed IN every
department of the vessel.
Several days Of suspense were thus passed, during
which dred in sight Of sails which we could not sig
The loss on board Of the steamer nearly could be
estimated e1ceededtvo hundred and City including Lieut.