The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-18
HE DAILY DISPATCH.



N0cDAY NOkNIN0, DEcEMBER a. 1884.
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gaining: oFueseo ~ nsscnes % % pas on ano so'
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ting oesoM, AsoI eessing n,.cnes socuIe9, cies.eo
away me iauncn ana 1un9 ner owe. me noe 70 me
Tackles tearing me names woula oura up me
hatchway ana consume ner. amer seeing the ooats
al rgha re CUT no,es 70 me aecs, lore ana an 70
tneerS tuunets mo- oo,ng csrHui 20 ssoP up tne
holes, when thefunnels were removed from one
noIe 70 sne ~. a sao msHo =. a.. f.s,o
ssmonsst the women and children. MANY OF them
whh scarcely any clothing onthem and no possibil
~ o. ss1aog any
We nov Iouna s;,se !. Is. uepr,' s sp;o
Ss.;s., .,,asr ,s ve fnnnd that we had neither
~. s...s a.s - an SecL ona sho,ss nj ,,,iiea
ccs,;.,n;ng move than two thirda our number If
,ohi,sed 70 have reconrse IN them Noon crew
~ ens.ssncers vorkinr unceasinolv with pumps
md bnckets IN the hopes Of keepnr the ere Under
0n.s,,ansr craat desf of s,noka "a esesne ont of
80 sfftsn3 for acs stie we imnneiiafelv filIed I'm
Iii ~ e.e.,,s and crevices and covered ali over
%;sh : vss all. About ri NJ, made an attempt to
- do,sn throuob the noon into the after store.
,,,,, md sncceeded In refting mn two or three
10. cS hecnit two or three hams. and small keg
Dees III. D'0 A. m diviaed The trocn. nc asen.
Ger % and sailors Into two watches Lieut. temple
nssI;n- cbarge Of one watch. and myself the otber
nny " o. ~ nssa Of necessitu Az % - have 90
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.,,od for The launch tvantvsIun for
.ha y;nnancs and fnnrteen for the eir. The watch
In md hmm n ror,U
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xsd.s J ~, mnndsv noornin. .ent one hand nm
~ he rs, had hnning sone sai MIGHT nrovi.
dsti.ii hea ~. In e;aht % that WAS our univ hone
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mourning "ss W 10 seen siioas ou' mo pu' nius sup
the smoke wat issuing from every aperture where
.rv air was nd mtted. Just an night was closing in
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TOE tue 'a"1 .n' sup aPpe'Ae1 oA 'ne "ea'''ei
bow. The captain continues:
All hands Immediately rose up and gave three
cheers: but as darkness was cIosipe Ia fast thew
were admonished not TO build their hopes too high.
foy fear thew should not see our signals wherebv
the Acknowledgements would only be the greater
WA iurnadiatelv commenced firing minute puns
and hurnino blue liehts which were promntlv an
svvered and we had the happiness of knowing that
IVA were seen and our sienas understood The
shin ~ fast bearine down TO ma. Al seven p. M
she rounded to under our stern, when Lieutenant
Tsmnie and myself went on board to exnlain our
situstion. The ship proved to be the Annamooka,
from Callao, bound to Cadz. Captain Hutchinson
promfsed to render MS all the assistance 10 his pow
or, and lay by Us till daylight At eight T. M. we
returned on board again. and sent all the women ON
board the Anusmooka AZ daylight Captain Hutch
tns0n went round the decks with me, and examined
all the holes that bad been cut feeling the heat OF
the decks, &c. His opinion perfectly coincided
with mine and Lieut.. Temples, that she could not
possibly hold out much longer, and that az soon as
the matches were lifted, the flames would ascend !;
passouRers, and having kept every thing battened
fore. immediaaely sent what live stock. &c we
had. together with the passengers and some of the