New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-21

TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY PASSENGERS WASHED
OVERHEARD AND DROWNED
we hnd in the Baltimore papers fuller particulars than
have been receiced by telegraph of the terrible disaster
the steamship San Francisco by which two hundred and
forty of the hundred human beings with which she
was freighted have persisted in the sea- The American
of the 18th says:
We have at length intelligence from the unfortunate
steamship San Francisco Almost the worst fears that
INDUCED in reference to the fate Of those board
her have been realized We need scarcely refer to the
details in adjoining column which will be read with
an intense and melancholy interest The sweeping from
the decks OF the crowded steamer by powerful and
Tesstess sea- OF two hundred and forty souls placing
them at once beyond the reach hope of suecor an
occurrence as unprecedented narrowing 1t has no
parallel III the awful ca alogue of disasters at sea- But
faint idea can be formed Of the terrible scene that must
have been presented from the decks of the disabled
steamer.
nations sympathy will be excited by the fate of the
lost aud will properly be directed to the alienation Of
the sorrows OF those who have been deprived friends
and relations by this terrible calamity.
Our accounts state that four the officers in command
OF the troops Col Taylor Captain Fields Col Washing
ton and Lieut. Smith persisted with the other victims
The wife of Col Taylor with other females whose
names are not known were also lost.
The Clipper of the date has the following tee-
graphic dispatch
, Ne'o York Jan 1S-The ship Three Bells arrived here
this afternoon bringing the astounding news of the
steamer San Francisco having foundered at sea- and that
two hundred and forty of those board have perhed
The Three Bells brings two hundred and thirty OF those
on board the steamer The bark Kilby of Boston has
also some OF the saved and others board the ship
Antartic bound to Liverpool The captain and crew are
saved.
The San Francisco caught in gale on the night of
the 24th Of December and disabled Soon after heavy
sea swept the decks washing overheard 2o of the pas
sengers, including Col. j. Washington Lieut. Smith
Capt. II. B. Field Major Taylor and wife She drifted
about till the 9Th January when she was fallen in with
in lat So long So by the ship Three Bells from GLASGOW
bark Kiiby for Boston, ship Antarte for LIVERPOOL
which vessels took off the captain crew and remaining
passengers. G. W Aspinwa is board the bark Kilby
hrinvct
1t seems that the San Francisco foundered after her
passengers were taken off Among those who arrived
ana Lieut. Winder Others, including Col Gates Major
Merchant Col Burke, Capt Judd, Lieut.. Fremont Lieut.
Loeser Lieut. Van Voor and all the ladies except the
bound to Boston Lieut. G. w Winder and Lieut
Chandler board the ship Antartic bound to Liver
vessels.
All the spars and sails Of the steamer were blown awav
on the 24th At NJ on the 18th the engine stopped
the piston rod breaking off, leaving the vessel totally un
manageable the striking tremendous blows Under
the guards tearing up the pankng and aft on both
saes az me same time the vessel began to make water
At nine O'Clock the 25th the sea struck her amid
shps carrying away both the smoke stacks all the upper
saloon, staving the quarterback through and washing
overheard a large number Of passengers including he
sides those previously mentioned two ladies' nsmes un
known), three civilians (also unknown and I'm n s
troops at the same time Brooks waiter the barber NJ
killed
epohe tue parR hnDy. OF Boston, from
New York which lay by her side till on the 10th
when they commenced putting the passengers on board
the bark Upwards of one hundred men, women and
children were got board including the officers before
reported with their families Captain Judd and wife
lieutenant Fremont and family, G. w Aspnwall and s.
L. Graham. At night, the wind increasing with squay
appearance the Kiby let go her hawser and was not
seen afterwards. N'
The gale continued throughout the soth and the ast
large number of men being sick and in diving coudi
ton On the morning of the LIST instant the ship Three
came alongside On the same day the shin Antartic
from New York for Liverpool bore down for her and
both vessels on Wednesday commenced taking of pas
provisions and water and by sunset on the 4th
mad all on board The next morning they took off the
crew and officers Captain Watos being the last man to
souls There eleven deaths among the crew Of the
steamer from the time she disabled to the h uclud
Ing two who We're washed overheard
1t said that after all had left the San Francisco
was scuttled and sunk