The Portland daily press., 1875-11-13
THE LOST PACIFIC.
Several More Bodies Found.
Statement of the Captaia of the ves sci
CoIiiding with the Pacific.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ia despatch this
afternoon from Port Townsend reports the re-
turn OF the revenue steamer Walcott from her
cruise after the survivors of the Pacific. After
finding O'Hanlan, the quartermaster previous
ly reported, the cutter steamed for Neah Bay.
When near Waddon Island she picked up the
body of the under steward OF the Pacific. On
reaching Neah Bay Lieut.. HARDWOOD, in COM
mand OF the cutter, sent the Indians in canoes,
who searched the coast for twenty miles south
west of Cape Flattely returning after two
DAYS of unsuccessful search. There was
heavy gale on Tuesday and Wednesday. The
Wacott sailed for Barclay Sound, Vancouver's
Island, 35 miles from Cape Flattery, and COM
municated with the Indians along Vancouver's
shore, but nothing of impo -tance was obtained.
Steaming up Barclay Sound the first Indian
village was hailed and canoe came off COZ.
taining white man, who came aboard and in
troduced himself "a first mate of the ship Or
pheus. He stated that she had been run into
the Thursday night previous by steamer, was
wrecked on tn, following Saturday morning
on an island by Copper Island; the captain and
crew had got ashore safely and were encamped
further up. Proceeding in the direction indl-
Gated another canoe approached, IN which was
Capt Sawyer of the Oroheus He gave the fol-
lowing account OF the disaster:
Thursday evening he was approaching the
cape ny his reckoning about twenty miles off,
with a fresh southeast breeze, and steering
about northwest. The man az the wheel first
saw the steamers headlight off the port bow,
Immediately after strsisht ahead could see
neither of her side-lights; could not make out
which direction she was coming; the light
came nearer; he continued to starbO ard his
helm until bis vessel had turned around with
sails fiat back. The steamer by this time had
got very near him and blew one whistle, and in
less than half minute her bow struck bis ship
just abaft the forechans, crushing in the rail
and breaking down the planking to near the
copper She ,sarged alongside of her striking
ora1 fspO oil ttn cfo rhnord nc " nn
away all the starboard braces and rigging on
that side. also the fore topmast. Capt Sawyer
states he hailed the steamer as she surged past
and called to them to lay BY him and send
boat, as he then supposed his ship to be in a
sinking condition, but no one answered his hail
neither did he see any one on deck. She drift
ed or steamed away. he was not certain which,
He afterwards saw a flash OF light which be
took for signal. He thought they bad heard
his bail and would lay by him. He saw her
no more
His ship at that time demanded all of his
attention. He lay to the remainder of that
night and nearly all day Friday, repairing bis
rigging; that forenoon he got under way again
made a light which he took for Cape Flattery,
not knowing there was light on the coast
further Dorth He allowed five miles clear
apce for Duncan Rock, and considered him
self safe for entering the straits of Fuca, when
about s o'clock Saturday morning his ship
her bow on a rock, stuck fast and filled. The
light he mistook for Flattery was Cape Beae
at the entrance of Barclay Sound, 81 miles
north of the former. The ship will prove
total loss Capt, Sawyer got all the valu-
abes, &C.. he could suit OF her and encamped
GU the shore with his wife and the crew
in tents made of sails; had hired canoe of the
Indians and started his mate to Victoria for
help, but the weather was so bad the Indians
would not venture on the voyage.
When the Walcott arrived Lit Harwood took
them aboard of his vessel with the most val
liable portion of goods saved, leaving the first
mate Of the Opheus in charge of the wreck
until the owners could be consulted All were
landed safely at Port Townsend on Friday
morning
Nothing was heard or seen in Barclay Sound
of anything pertaining Is the Pacific. Capt
HARDWOOD and Pilot Peter Thompson went to
the wreck of the Orpheus and examined it
carefully. They say she was undoubtedly
struck BY steamer just abaft the forwaid rig
ging. The Orpheus registered 1867 tons and
wa owned by g L Taylor & Co of his city.
At the time of the collision with the Pacific she
was in ballast, on the way to Departure Bay
for coal, having sailed from this port on the
10Th ult.
There is no expectation of rescuing any more
of those on the Paclfiec There has been heavy
weather most of the time since the wreck, atd
after thorough search no hopes are entertain
cd of further discoveries.