The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-01-27
Loss Of the San 5F'rancibce!-zTwo hum
L sgsdded and forty Lives Lost! ae l,,-

L0BB5 OF the SanJ 1.-Two nun u
sg5ddsd and forty Lives Lost! aa lc,s
l. sBBa nai9P 9PMILADELPu1A, Jan. 49,, sgJ
The Steamship San francisco, about Is
which so much uneasiness has been fell, 3
foundered on The 5h inst. She had q
great number Of passengers abourd, two T.,
hundred and forty Of whom perished.-- y
The baik Three Bells bad arrived at Newt
York, bringing one hdudred and sixty of IL
these .whu were saved. The bark Kilby,
for Boston, also has some Of the saved,
and others arc on board the ship Aniarc-
tic, bound for Liverpool. The captain
and crew Of the San Francisco were sa-da
we'd. sha d2iFN 20 irsms'3 gH'bsyysq
New YoRK, Jan. l3 -P. M.--Among 2
the lost are Col. Taylor and wife, Col
Waghingion, Lieutn rSmite and Capt. s
Field. One hundred and forty Of The
passengers arrived here 10 day. including
Major Myse, Lieut., Winders, Col Gales.
Major Merchant, Col, Busks, Capt, Judd,
Lieut.: Freemont, Lieut., Lmsscr, Lieut.
Van ayoorI. rLisuts. c. 8 Winder aud
Chandler are OIL beard the ship Antrsc.ic,
bound for Liverpool. The troops were
divided between ths thEe; vessels. IN,
The two hundred and fourty who were
lost, were washed overboprd in gale ON
the 23i ulty .tsiui ,saglostIsiaI g4n Ell
All etae spars and sails Of the San Fran +,
cisco were blown away in The gale on the
24;h. AT l o'clock in the morning Of the
25ih, her engines stopped working, lesv-'
ing the vessel totally inmanagealc!-
The sea struck tremendous blows aader
her quarter guards, ,enring up the splaEk>w
ing for and aft, Both sides al the same
time began 10 make water, when the
troops wers organized into bailine gangs"
Al o o'clock on the 25ih, tho sesstruckg
anlidships, carrying away both smoke
,tacks and all the upper saloon, sacks
and all the, upper saloon, staviag ia the
quarter deck, washing overheard large
number or passengers, including Coll
Washington, % Major TaJlaf aud wife,
Capt. Field, Lieut.. Smith, two ladies'
(nsmes unknown,) three civilians, whose
names were also unknown. and one hund-
red and fifty US. troops. Az the same
time three were killed. z e"' Dp9 ''.i'a 70
On the 2s,h, the bark Klby, Of Boston,
bound fot New York was spoken, who
hove'to and remained by the steamer
uniill 3iin, the afternoon Of the 29th,
when passengers comenced getting
abourd Of her. Upwards Of one hundred
got abourd, men, women and child.ed,a
incladi the officers before rcporied,a
with their families. Asonight the wind
increased with squalls. The Klby let
90 her bawsei at 10. since when nothing,
has been heard Of her. The gale con.
,inued throughout The 30tli and 3lst! IA
large number ofmen were sick and dys,
| ing. iiad0a ,saHsf1 aig9ds Rog & isdw
On the .morning Of The 10Th inst, she
spoke the British ship Three Bells, which
lay BY until the Sd, when her boat went
alongside. On tlie same day, the ship
Auto cfai, from New York forILiverpdoll
bore gdowm7for her.. "Wednesday
both ships commenced taking off passenr
gers, privisions and water, and by sunset
! Of the 9Th, had all an board. 4o
,sThe next morning tho crew and Of
6cetsaiwer taken of, Capt. Watkins
being the last man TO leave the steameri
aThe Three Bells bringssl230 souls,
Including passengers, siroopss officers and
seamen, ofthe San Francisco, Els,ssMa gs, M
i deaths hsyoccurred among the Gre OF the
steamer, from tho time she was. disabled
\ 10 die Sib,, Including two who were wash
ed overheard .aisap hlGeo bH % ssi eIofSc