The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-10
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san francesca. November s.--The fol-
lowing press dispatch has just been re
ceived:
SEATTLE, W. r., November 7.--Thc
daily Dispatch received the following
special from Port Townsend this morn.
ing: 1.-The American ship Messenger,
Captain J. L. Gilkey, has arrived. nine
days out from San francisco, and reports
picking up. twenty miles south OF Cape
Flattery, Of part OF the pilot house and
Henry l.. Jelly, the only survivor OF the
steamship Pacific, which sailed from Vic
toria at o O'Clock on Thursday morning.
and foundered forty miles south OF i lat
terry at 8 O'Clock on Thursday evening.
Jelly foated on the pilot house from s
O'Clock on Thursday night until 10
O'Clock Saturday morning, when he was
picked up by the Messenger. Several
boats were launched. but all foundered.
(Sgned) "a. j. LEoRNEs."
Jelly is too low to give full particulars.
He states he was in q boat which was
swamped, and, with another man, sue.
cee,lcd In reaching part of the pilot
house. The other man subsequently
died from exposure. and was cut loose
by Mr.. Jelly. The following Is a list of
the passengers, fourteen of the first ones
mentioned, together with ten or twelve
in the Storage. being from Puget sound
The remainder are:
NAMES or THE LOST
from Victoria:
j. lIillmutc and wife. Mrs. Mahon and
child, ii. {. Victoria, G. +. Vining. Fred.
ID. Hard. &. ID. Davidson and wife. A.
Robbins. T. Allison, U. Mcpherson. WIN.
Maxwell, b. Wood, John Tar.
bell. VIM. Ammiss, NJ. Wilson
W. Purday. A. Lang, John G.. Todd
John McSanders, Dock Young, j. titz
| gerald, y. Condor. &. Chisholm, A. Fra.
zor. j. =. Webster, Hurlbert and Rosk
well Troupe. - Garesche, Miss A. Rey
nolds, Miss +. Palmer, Mrs. NJ ortc. Mrs
Lawson, Ed. ii. Hotter. James Luning
Il. Fairbanks. Capt. and Mrs. Parson. A
b. Oway. w. j. Ferry, }. +. Johnston
T.. Smith. John Cochraue. :
Z. Moody. L. j. Terrell, NJ. Nj. Sum
mers. j. Cahill. J. Watson. VIM. Well
James II. Webbs, VIM. Policy. Col
Vaudeville, wife and child. r.. Hudson
II. Cline, Il. Potkins, Thos. Beverly. X
l.. Aysell, W. Waldron, John Lee. G
Gribbell, Geo. Morton. j. Mccormick
John sampson, Isaac Webbs. l.. Char
man and forty more in the steerage.
TIE PACIFIC
was wooden side-wheel steamer
about 800 tons, built in 1851, by W. /
= Brown, Of New York: neatly rebui
here by the Pacific Mail Company Nv
years ago; locked and surveyed the tri
before last, and given certificate of Al
, value about 100000: cargo. hops an
oats, worth about 5000. Insurance q
ship, Si1 200, divided nearly equally
5 tween the Fireman's Fund, Union, Sta
Investment, Commercial. Swiss Lloyt
, and New Orleans Mutual Companies.
Captain Howell has the reputation ,
n an efficient officer. The ships compl'
ment was as follows: Master. j. J.
, Howell; First Officer, \. y. McDoI
ough Second Officer, 4. Wells: Thir
Officer, j. NJ. Lewis; Pnrser, y. Hit
\, Engineer, L. Houston; Assistant Eng
nccr, ID. NJ. Bassett; Oilers, Thoma
Lestrange and j. Dugan, Jr.; Carpentc
X. Erickson Watchman, Henry Norri
Steward, j. Martin Second Stewart
Chas. II. Jackson; Storage Steward. )
F., McNichol; First Cook, J. NJ. uoldswortI
J Second Cook, ). Miles; Third Cook.
II. Whiting; Baker, Thomas Maloy
Porter, X. 4. Nehemiah: Stewards,
Hannah Muir.
! There were also five firemeu, four co.
! passers. ten seamcn, two messmen, NV
, pantrymen and eight walters.
In the absence of further particular
Captain Goodall, of Goodall Nelson
Perkins, the owners, and many seatarin
men, believe the ship met a heavy soutl
: easter, which may be expected there
this season. 'rhe Pacific was one of II
best seaboats on the coast. 1t is believe
that the survivor picked up may be in e
ror as to the tate Of the other boats, as Il
steamer was provided with extra lar:
and safe lifeboats.