Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-01-26

during which time the violence Of the
sea gradually subsided. We then got
the pumps to work, and succeeded in
keepibg the ship nearly free from wa
ter. The captain and officers, by ex-
traordinary exertions, stopped some of
the worst leaks around the guards and
at the end of the beam. The decks
were then temporarily repaired, by
planking, and mailing sail and oil cloth
over them. We kept reliefs of three
or four men with mattresses at each end
of the shaft, to prevent the water from
coming in there. About this time
for / have no recollection of dates, as 1
deemed our case hopeless, and kept no
record Of events-we were cheered with
the prospect of getting the machinery
in working order. A temporary steer
ing apparatus was erected, and an at
tempt made to get the ship under way.
Up to this time she had been rolling
about mastless and rudderless, huge
log upon the ocean. After one or two
revolutions of the wheels, the machinery
gave out, and all further attempt was
pronounced hopeless; thus were our
hopes blasted. As nothing further
could be done than to keep the pumps
in operation, we followed this up with
the most scrupulous assiduity, for seve-
raj days, when two vessels hove in sight,
and again lighted up our gloomy pros
poets. One of the ships, the Napoleon,
came along side. We were then tighten
ing our ship as much as possible. by
throwing over provisions and heavy ar
ticles. The Napoleon promised to lay
by US, but after picking up as many pro-
visions as she wanted, left us during
the night.
We found that the ship bid fair to
keep ahoat, and began to take such
measures for our personal comfort as the
circumstances would admit of. in the
way of obtaining dry clothing and
proper food. Hope again began to
dawn upon our prospects, notwithstand-
ing the extreme roughness of the
weather. The next visitor to cheer US
was the bark Kilby, of Boston. Capt.
Watkins went on board and made a
contract for the conveyance of all the
passengers to the nearest port; he then
called for volunteers to stay by him, as
he intended to make one more attempt
to save his ship. In ten minutes he
had twenty men, the number he re-
quired, who volunteered to stay by him
and aid in the attempt. We sent an
officer and some twenty men on board
the Kilby to throw over her cargo and
tighten her for the reception of the
passengers. About 2
o'clock, P. NJ, we commenced tranship-
ping the ladies and children in small
boats, and by night had about 100 men,
women and children transferred to her,
to complete the transhipment
in the morning. About or 8 P. NJ,
we were alarmed by the new danger by
fire; we found the ship to be on fire
near the cooks galley; after some con-
siderable exertion we succeeded in ex-
it. During the night a
heavy gale sprung up, accompanied by
the worst cross sea we had been SUBJ
ected to during the whole voyage
Our vessel commenced leaking badly,
and the gangs of bailers were set to
work as before; our labor was much in
creased by the giving out Of the pumps;
we continued to bail with increased
yigor until the afternoon of the next
lay, when the. engines were again got
% work, and our exhausted men were
favored with short respite from their
oil. The men had become so much !
exhausted that we had great difficulty
n keeping them to their work. In the
we could discover no sign of
he bark Kilby, and supposed she made
or the nearest port, as she could not
afely have remained looking for us in
he heavy weather which prevailed
On the bark Kilby there are about so
men, of Company j., Mr.. George As
,inwall, Lorimer Grahem, of N. Y,
Capt. Gardner, of the Dragons, Col.
Yates and family, Col. Burke, Drs.
Wirtz, Capt. Judd and lady,
lieut.. Loser and lady, and sister, Lieut..
fremont and family, and Lieut.. Van
Tost. When the Kilby left she had
tut small quantity of provisions and
vater; great doubts are expressed of
Ter safety. Provisions were being con-
eyed on board of the Kilby, and boat
hat was sent to her for that purpose
Vas unable to return, owing to the
oughness of the weather. / may as
veil relate a melancholy incident in this
On board this boat was
Jommissary Seargent Mcintyre; he
Tas carried off by the Kilby, while his
rife and two children remained on board
be San Francisco. The mother and
ne of her children died on board the
,hree Bells, the second child, fair
aired little boy of three years, has
cen adopted by the soldiers, who tend
i'm with almost maternal solicitude.-
'ut to return-toward daylight. on {
his morning, the aspect Of our affairs
as the darkest, and most dishearten- 7
e that we had. During that day the '
jumps were declared useless; we kept '
uiet, however; the ladies being out of
le way, we felt somewhat relieved. To '
zhten the ship we cut holes through b
Ie deck and commenced throwing the $
Iel and other heavy articles overheard. Y