Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-06
Terrible Casualties il, the Pacific.

Terrible Casualties Isl the Pacific.
San FRANCIsCO November 5.-Thc ship
Moses Taylor has arrived from Honolulu and
Australia. and reports having boarded water
logged brig, the She!chopp. from San Francisco
to Caao, and found all the crew dead, except
the Captain, who was saved, though but part
~ breathing. She also reports terrible dlS;S
ter to the Arctic Whaling fleet caught in the
Ice. Thirty three vessels were crushed or
abandoned. The captain Of the whalcrs Are
tic. GayhcaI Minerva Eliza, Swift, Rcinlecr,
Eugeua and Pacia, who hal arrived at Homo
lulu, furnished the following details of the loss
Of the whaling fleet:
The vessels commenced arriving, says Cap.
tain ThadIeus on the first Of May and on the
first Of June the ice opened and let the fleet
up within sight of Cape N;tYarino. The feet
Working northwards. found some whales cross
ing the sea Of Analyr, anl in Bchring Sea
more aud plenty, but experienced much trnu
BILE from the ice and when the fleet arrived
ut Cane l5rhring and Flower Bay the whales
had passed through into the Arctic Ocean, With
er the feet followed: meeting with fair success
until about the first Of September, when ice
| foes and bcrgS to great extent commenced
| drifting down ana by the tenth. Il number Of
vessels had been sunk and the bulk Of the re
maindcr hcmmcnd in by the drifting ice or
driven ashore On September ID tie 5rig
Comet sunk On the eth the Roman WAS drift
ted bodily out to sea by two Hoes aud crushed
like an egg shell. the crew narrowly escaping
The Florida and Victoria. OF San Francisco.
were also crushed. On September 18th the
Captains Of the feet hemmed in between
Point Bclchcr and Wainwright Iuct: held Il
meeting and resolved TO abandon the vessels
in order to save the lives of the crews. which
was DONE and l,2OO. sailors took refuge on
board the remainder of the fleet, which had
been fortunate enough to escape outside before
the ice closed in The vessels abandoned are
the Concordia Gayhcal. George, John Wells.
Massachusetts,, j. ID, Thompson, Contest, G..
Morgan, Champion. flcry Tabor, f. Swift, q.
Cracker, Mary, Reindeer. Fanny. George
Rowland. Pacia. Eugcnia, kaboola. L, Dickn-
VIM. Rotch, Mary Roman and Comet 1t is
supposed that the whole number lost will reach
33 The vessels known to be safe with the
Chance, Daniel Webster Lagola. Europe and
McdoS All the abandoned vessels it is becv
| ed will hc Il total loss, there being little chance
Of recovering even the cargors in the spring.
| The Captain of the Florida has arrived here
BY the steamer Moses Taylor The news Gre
atcd the greatest excitement at Honolulu and
in San Francisco.
The ice drove down from the northwest.
forcing the fleet on the mud banks, the Ice
grounding IN fourteen feet of water.
''SMALL pnX IN THIS CAR. The Ph,a,lel-
phia Star relates the following "A singular
scene occurred in one Of our railway cars Il day
Or two since \ physician entered the car, and
after shifting around exclaimed. ''Thcrc small
pox in this car
All the passengers Immediately vacated, OK
ccpt one lady. who remained seated in the COR
ncr The physician went to her and asked :
''EIaven you had small pox?'
Yes, replied the woman, with Woe
bcgonc look. Il have. have been put out
of my boarding house. and cannot find any
place to rest myself, and got into the car in
downrigh desperation, and made up my mind
to ride up and down until could make up my
mind what to do.
The physician took the homeless woman in
charge, and. We believe secured her admission
to Il hospital
Colonel Norlorne Berkeley, Of l4ouloun