, 1860-01-20
WRECK OF STEAMER NoRTHERSER.


ANer indulging in various conjectures and
surmises respecting the unusual detention Of
the mail steamer from California, without ever
suspecting the true cause, we were at length in
formed Of her sad fate by the arrival of the
Columbia, bringing tdings Of the most mclan-
choly nature 70 bereaved friends and relatives in
Steilacoom. The following, from the Humboldt
Times Of Jan. 9Th, Qor copy Of which we are
indebted to the politeness Of Mr.. Jas E. D. Jester
passenger on the Colambid fully details the fatal
disaster:-
The Nortkerner, Capt W. L. Dali, struck
sunken rock about 5 O'Clock, PM, on Thurs.
day, Jan. 9th, about two miles below Blunts
Reef opposite Cape Mendocino. Capt Dali was
on deck when she struck, and Immediately or
deFed the pumps set in motion. The ship swung
OF the rock instantly aner she struck, but It
was soon ascertained that the pumps which
were in good working order, were wholly incap-
able Of keeping her afoat for any lengthof time.
She vas then headed for shore, and run in. till
she struck, when her anchor was let 60! .rr..,i
,,o, u eq LIST on PAsSENdEs LosT.v "a"
Mr.. Bloomfield, bound to Victoria, lost Del
SCHNEIDER, bound for Portland, lost j; Switzer,
Portland, lost; H. c. Perkins, and o. P. Meeker,
Steilacoom, lost; Mr.. DAILY, Portland, missing;
FAnell, Portland, missing; Saml Gregg and sister,
Portland lost; Mr.. Ramsey, Portland missingj
Q. Thomas. Portland, missing; Andrew Hunter,
Portland, missing; Mr. Taylor, Puget Sound,
Mr. Weenshield, Portland, lost; Mr. Haas, Port
land, lost Mr. Radwell, lost; Steward Of the
10 Lans lest; DIV. Barry, Wells, Fargo 4 Cos
Messenger, lost. sba g.. d. 5tzs afi
.uss5 iLasf or OFFIcERs AND CREW LOST. lsgls's
4 80 n(Ila afIl
A. A. Nation, 1st. Asst Engineer; H. Doyle,
fireman L. HOwes, coal passer; y. DeusnoyeF,
carpenter; Mike Dorney, seaman W. 9. Clark,
do Thomas LeoLar do; Ned MaFss, do; John
Want, mess stew'd; Joseph Webster, porter;
I'D. Turner, cabin waiter; g. Connolly, do;
n SauFez, DO; J. Heddon, DO; II. VOlstadk, lst
cook; H. Reuben, ID do; II. Wellington, Sddo.
- ~ H"er PASSENGERS SAVED. sn 1'-l
q. W. Few, wife and two children, Levi Estes,
A. Hinman, A. B. Rabbeson, j. II. Henry, II.
Bledsoe, r v Smith, Samuel Adler, A. @. Balch,
@. Vighole, Mrs Scveitzer, Maria Frenbath, I.
A. Gallagher, Lot Kelley, I. Quigley, Miss Hart
ney, Miss Jordan, y. A. Wheeler, T. +. Jonld,
w Farrell, Ned Freeman, John j. Helm, VIM.
Reeso, H. n. Patrick, Mrs. Thompson and child,
John Morrow, Geo. Baum, W. D. Kay, Mr.. An-
roan, and four Chinamen. l'..,5 ~ 4. I,
,'.. otTicERs SAVED. a ,sit II y.
". 4 Dan, Captain; w. =. Birch, I'd officer;
J. O'Nens Engf J. n. Breck, Purser; Jas
wyan, "a Ass't Eng'r; Ed, Meaning, water
tenderi Q. y. Conglin, do; Rich'd Lurmaa, iire-
Boyd, cabin passgrs; H Norton, do T. Gala
han, DO; J. Lamaham, storekeeper; eight. sea.
men g sI'. md nine others and Moses Rodgers, The
ThS above are lie names cf lie pass.pa.Ts q sTs
Lost and saved from the Norfterner. For the
particulars refer you 10 tbc extra published II
Eureka, which Wells, Fargo & Co.'S messenger
0il forward o you, The oolsimbia has az ihe
p.l.snssfs and part q shs crew Of The Nsrtl-
~ s. e ! lss ~ L =. BownAS ~ u,
,, -s Purser Columbia.
"a e nnDExIs or run WRECK. ss- " -
tA1ston Is ths steamer struck, 1 boat was
launched, and IN the ladies' except Que g0t into
4 Ine boat was launched salely. Nj. Birch,
1g second ollcef, then got into the boat, and
1ucc1odod IN getting one Of the ladies off. the
other (lliE 0regD positively refusing % leave
he WRECK unleM her brother. IN whose charge
1hs vs.. could 30 with her. Capt Dali then
tried % swing hol into the boat with line, which
ho could not 90 Nj. French. seeing flie young
l.dy 1ill On the yTeck, got his boat Of from
1hme, andin going under ths stern of tho vessel,
The eo.l eapazsd' and hs, d b supposed, was
crushed between hl1 boat and tho stern of the
zip. MIl. e.sss and Der brother were drowned.
ti1 Opt l1lPs opinion that both could have
neln saved. 4 she bad gone h Mr.. Ftench's first
bot q q @ tn'ao ~ .eA sleai %,
Capt Dan had . hyoliie cabin boy, to whom
he handed ave hundred dollars N coin, afler he
sio.mU aIuck, but when he lowered him 10 the
Inc he tod him % dlophi1 money. The boy,
however hung on % fhe money vas washed
nom ne nne @ tne a'enol the Ereek, and was
zapp2.sa q % losti seIy much q !he Captains
b. boy y! thsIs sll right win bis $500. ~,
Capt Dali NJ. Barry and the pufser were The
~ 2 l..re tne snip. ~ Barry was positive
o.a.a "a so. e. ss.sn ne sao.s sne t,s eased