The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-10-17
MistelIailepns.
BURNING OF THE GOLDEN GATE.
NARRATIVE OF J.aL. HULSE.

In company with his wife and two chill
dren he took passage on the Gate, which
left this port on the .3lst ultimo. The
children are both boys, the elder four
years old, and the younger but fifteen
months.
On. the outbreak of the flames Mr..
Hulse was standing about amidship. He
went to his wife and told her to keep quiet
and all would be well. The Captain gave
orders for all passengers to go forward
Mr.. II. started with the children His wife
got forward, and from that moment Re
lost sight of her. He has never seen q :,
since. One of the crew is confident that
her body was washed ashore. If this was
that of Mrs. H it was decently inferred.
After being separated from his wife Mr..
Il. went into the dining saloon. Here he
saw Capt. Pearson, and asked him if he
might throw overheard some pieces of fur
niture to which to cling. No reply was
given. He went to the after part of the
saloon and thence to the starboard of the
vessel. Here was boat alongside. He
threw his eldest boy into the boat. He
tried without success to throw his babe
in also, but he fell into the water, sank
and rose not. BY this time the flames
had completely surrounded Mr.. Hulse.
His clothes catching fire he leaped over
board. simultaneously four others also
jumped from the ship into the water.
IN THE OCEAN
One of these, only, he recognized. He
was brisk cabin waiter. Our informant
managed to get rid of his pants, coat,
shoes, and in fact divested himself of
every garment, excepting his shirt, and a
handkerchief bound around his person,
containing his papers. After being. in
the water for an hour, he found floating
by his side life preserver. He of course
at once adjusted it. and instantly expe-
rlenced great relief after the fatigue of
swimming. He was now about three
miles from the shore. The sun was set
ting. At this juncture LIST officer Nolan
boat came along, and rescued him from
his long and involuntary bath. There
were seven or eight in this boa,. Two
others were subsequently picked up.
They then pulled away for the two other
boats laden with survivors. All of the
females were transferred to Nolan boat.
Our informant changed his quarters also,
going into the Sd Mates boat He re-
ceived orders to head at once for Manza-
Milo. Passengers and crew worked with
will until midnight, then lay q their
oars till morning. They rowed on this
day { Monday until 4 P. NJ, when find
ing that they were drifting seaward, and
that many of the passengers were suffer-
ing from thirst, it was resolved to beach
the boat. In the attempt it was capsized
in the breakers. All were thrown out
but every man managed to get ashore
some being dragged up the beach by the
more fortunate
ON THE SAND BEACH.
The salvation of these twenty -one souls
is indeed marvellous. Now there was a
wish of all for fresh water. Water, water,
on every hand, but not a drop to drink
A few of the party soon found stagnant
pool. Although very blackish, the wa
ter was swallowed eagerly. Others, If
pursuit, fell along the beach in state ot
complete exhaustion. Our informant ano
others had their limbs, and entire bodies
in fact. badly bruised in consequence o
their scanty costume The next morning
TUESDAY after walking hall mile, the
party came to stream of water. The
mate insisting that the headlands in ad