The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-08-26
Loss of Nearly All the Pas>en-
gers.

owned by the California Steam Navigation Company.
She left here on Friday last, at 10 a. NJ. under com
mand Of Capt 5. j. DeWolf. We learn that the only
staff officer who went up with General Wright was
Lieutenant {. D. Waite, his Adiu,ant. Mrs. Wright
accompanied her husband. The General, as has
heretofore been announced through the columns Of
This journal, was en- route to Fort Vancouver, 10 take
command Of the Department of the Columbia, TO
which he had lately been assigned by the General
Government. The following dispatch has been placed
at cur disposal
CAMP LINCOLN, (Uia, Jacksonville. Oregon,0 July
3lst, Received at San Francisco, August 1st,
1865, at 10 p. NJ
To Col. r. C. Drum At Up. NJ, yesterday, the
steamer Brother Jonathan struck q suukeu rock, and
sunk in less than an hour, with all on board, except
I6 persons, who escaped in a small boat, the only
survivors of the ll-fated ship. No trace Of the vessel
is left. l was out last night on the beach with four
teen men; shall keep q party out on the beach.
General Wright, family and staff are supposed to be
lost. Full particulars by mail.
THos BUCKLEY,
Capt. 9th Infantry, C. V, Commanding.
PASSENGER LIST.
The following is the list of passengers. as obtained
from the Office Of the California Steam Navigation
Company. 1t will be seen that Brig. Gen. Wright
and wife, DR.. Ingram, L. s. A, Capt. Chaddock, L..
). r s, Lieut.. Z. d. Waite and Governor Henry, of
Washington Territory, were among those on board.
Who are saved, it is impossible to state at present
Brig. Gen. Wright, U. 5. A. and wife, Lieut.. E. d.
Waite, U. S. Army, Miss Mary Berry, s. Meyer,
David McIiardle, \. L.. Styles and wife, w. NJ. Logan
and servant. James Nesbit, James f.. Trites, NJ.
Crawford. I. Dawson, Miss Mary Place, Mrs. Stack
pole, infant and child, j. We'll, Mrs. Anna Craig,
Mrs. Lee and infant, Gov. \. c. Henry, l.. Ct. futile,
b. H.. Stone, wife and infant, Capt. Chaddock, L. ).
L. S, Mr.. Jno. c. Keenan, and seven ladies, 5. B..
Morgan. S. n. Luckey, wife and child, Miss Forbes,
Charles n. Belden, Albert Mickler, Geo. Wedekind.
Jos. Berton, Thos. MOyle and wife, Robert VI. Frazer,
John r. Craig, VIM. Billmisky, ]. S Binn. Mrs.
Woodlock, Conrad Adams, Fred. \. Pound, Gilman
Clindman, James Lynch, c. Bisner. A. Ingraham,
NJ. D., U. S. Army, Jas. R. Richards, Victor Smith,
NEac Il u Snnu Ia-upS Cnnnall 7 q Cav and
wife, Miss n. Shirpser, NJ. L. Hefron, Geo. W. Pol
lock, Chas. c. Northrop. J. c. Hunsacker, Mrs. ~.
c. Brooks, Miss IIemsley, VIM. Logan and wife, D..
Crandall, Mrs. c. Fountain, daughter and child, d.
C. Powell, wife and four children, A. y. Stone, wife
and infant. Mrs. j. Stanford, Mrs. James Church,
Mrs. Wendell and child. p. Letter, ]. S. Geddes, q.
Matherson, Mrs. Luckey and two children, Maj. l..
W. Eddy, U. 5. A, G.. Carell, Moses Bertier, Jos.
Orselli, II Defnnie. Geo. ". Annis, j. Strong, 5. 2.
Craig, Mary a. Tweedle, Patrick Dwyer, John
Adams, Two Indians, r. s. Manly, Henry Abrams.
Thos, Gullan, Jas. W. Jennings, and Wells, Fargo
Co.'S Express Messenger.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP
BROTHER JONATHAN" OF OTHERS
BEING sAvED-LsT OF OFFICERS AND CREW.
Since our first account of the loss of the Brother
Jonathan was received, we have obtained the follow
ing facts which will be of interest to the public, in
lack of direct intelligence from the scene Of the
wreck. The Brother Jonathan had six boats on
board. three of which were Francis Patent Life
Boats, and the others common ships surf boats, OF
CdBdCilJ u ar -OO IGpp!ts nhASh IL bhhh VIC
whole number on board. Capt. Common, of the Ser
ra .Nerada, who arrived from the North on Monday,
reports that he passed the reported scene of the
wreck, at IL A. NJ, on Sunday, and expected to meet
the Brother Jonathan near that point, to exchange
papers, but saw nothing of her. There was a strong
wind and heavy sea at the time. He thinks that she
fouudered about % miles to the north of Crescent
City. There are two places a few miles apart in the
vicinity, at which boats could land, and ne thinks it
possible that some OF the passengers may have landed
in the other boats, at a point eight miles from Chet-
kOe Harbor, where those reported saved came ashore.
Captain Jackson, of the Del .N0Tfe, thinks the
Brother Jonathan may have foundered at a point ten
miles above Crescent City, in which case some Of the
boats may have run down to that point.
1t is % be regretted, in view of the ravages Of the
pirate Shenandoah, and this great public calamity,
that not a Government vessel Of any description is
now here. except the revenue cutter Joe Lane. either
10 protect cur commerce or render assistance IN re-
covering the bodies of the victims Of the disaster,
and ascertaining" whether any not yet reported have
survived.
Mr.. Nesbit, of the Erening Bulletin, was on a
trip to Oregon, Washington Territory and British
Columbia, and started with the intention of being
absent four or FIVE weeks. He was unmarried, and
leaves no relatives in this country. Mr.. richards
was Of the firm of Richards & McCraken. we'll known
merchants of this city.
Victor Smith, formerly Collector at Port Angeles,
Puget Sound, was wrecked on the Golden RuLe, on
Roncad0r Reef, last month, and the illness which he
contracted from exposure at that time was the cause
of his remaining here when the lost steamer sailed.
james Ii. IicnarQS was q mPUlDeT OF the NtIt-
known Front street firm Of Richards x McCraken.
He was on his way to Victoria to meet his wife, who
was en- route from Honolulu to Victoria, on one Of
the vessels TO the firm. He leaves several children
here.
J. Gedies vas of the firm Of Bosworth s. Geddes,
another prominent FrUut street firm.
Major Eddy. was going North as Paymaster at
Fort Vancouver, at his own request, in place Of
Major Fay. first designated for the post.
Joseph a. Lord, (brother of Charles Lord, Of the
firm Of Nudd, Low & Co.. supposed to have been
lost in the Brother JohH0ttan, was ~thirty-six years
Of age, and q native of Woodstock, Vermont; leaves
q wife and one child. He has been an express mes
senger for Messrs. Wells. Fargo q Co., on the North
ern Coast, since 1858, and was one of the most
faithful, capable and amiable of men, unfinching in
the discharge of his duties, kind and courteous 20 all.
SUPPOSED CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CArAsTRoPHE.
The Sierra .Nerrda, which arrived here on Mon
day, passed Crescent City at noon on Sunday, two
hours before the Jonathan was wrecked, and must
have passed the latter ten or fifteen miles south Of
Crescent City. Although the two boats could not
have been very far apart-the route in running both
up and down the coast being near the shore-the
Sierra .NeUddd did not see the Jonathan. The sea
was covered with a light fog, through which a ship
might have been seen at q distance Of four or FIVE
miles, looking seawaVds-or perhaps two miles land
wards, the fog being heavier near the shore. There
was a stiff breeze from the West, and 8 heavy swell,
but nothing to prevent the escape Of all the passen-
gers in the boats if these could have been launched.
II is supposed by sailors that the steamer ran upon'a
( sunken rock. and then rapidly filing, careened over,
slid of, sinking within a few minutes and before the
boats could be got loose. Five or ten minutes would
be required to get the boats clear.
Captain DeWolf was an experienced seaman, fami-
liar with all the duties OF his Office, and with all the
features Of the coast. He was 3 very quiet, reserved
maU, strictly attentive TO his duties, and, If We are
rightly informed, he never tasted intox eating drinks.
He has been regarded as highly trustworthy in every
respect.
SIR. Siuanfeldt, twelve years g resident Of Cres-
! cent city, informs M that the scene Of the wreck