The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-17

washing over ". Soon after he
died / sighted a vessel, called and
heard the people on the RATS calling,
but they did not come lear Friday
night there was bet little wind until
morning, when the wind and sea
rose. | was then within a mile OF
the shore Of Vancouver Island
Sighted two vessels on the American
shore, which passed on. About tea
a. m. Saturday, the Messenger pick
ed me up.
HENRY Z. JELLY.
There was great excitement III the
city on hearing the news. The tele-
graph and newspaper Offices and the
Merchants Exchange were beseiged
by people who had friends and rela-
lives on board the boat. The steam
er Los Angeles will be dispatched,
on her arrival tomorrow, to save the
Survivors if any. Jelly stated in
formally there was NJ terror or con-
fusion on the part of the passengers.
and that if the boats could have been
launched and properly manned, all
would have been saved.
A dispatch from Seattle says tire
Rockwell aud Hurlbut troup consist
ed Of A. Ii. Rockwell and wife, NJ.
d. Hurlbut, j. D. Cowler, and W.
Tully. 1t is not certain that they
took passage by the Pacific. On the
day the vessel sailed Rockwell told
an officer of the steamer Salvador
that they were looking for the Pa
ciic, but could not get ready and
would go by the Salvador.
SAN Francisco, November IL
Dispatches from Neah Bay, Wash
ington Territory, dated Yesterday,
give the statement of Neal O'Haley,
Quarlermaster of the Pacific, rescu-
ed by the revenue cutter Oliver VOL
cot, or the morning Of the 18th inst,
to the following effect:
About 25Opeople,on board went be-
low ct eight o'clock in the evening.
Everything was all right, and the
lights were in place, when a shock
occurred. | ran on deck and found
everything in confusion, and the pas
sengers crowded on the hurricane
deck. The ship fell off into the
trough of the sea, and | saw a large
vessel under sail, which they said
had struck the streamer. | saw her
green light distinctly. The passen-
gers crowded into the boats against
the commands of the officers. l.,
with the chief engineer, got the port
boat forward int the water; got
fifteen women and six men in, but
saw none of them afterward. | sup
ported myself by a floating skylight
about fifteen minutes, hen got CD a
portion of the hurricane deck with
some eight others. On looking for
the steame | found she had disap-
peared, leaving q floating mass of
human beings. The screams fer help
were fearful but soon ceased, and we
we're alone on the raft. There were
the captain, second mate, second
cook and four passengers, including
a young lady. At one the next morn
ing it blew a gale from the southeast,
the sea making a clean breach over
the raft. We dashed ourselves, but
about four q. m. the sea washed over
board the captain, second mate, the
and another passenger. About
nine a.. IN. the second cook died. 1T
cleared up about four p. m, and |
saw lana fifteen miles distant, and a
piece of wreck with two or more peo-
pie on it. About FIVE p. m. another
died. On the morning of the 9th
another died, leaving me alone
About four p. m. a large empty box
aoated near me, and | got it on the
raft, for shelter. | slept sound at
night for several hours. On the
morning Of the 18th | saw land. On
both sides / was surrounded with
kelp which made the water
smootbe. The water continued calm
all day and that night at three a. IN.
was rescued by the cutter.
A later report from Neah Bay
O'Haley with the statement
hat the second mate told him while
IN the raft that the chief mate, with
light of the crew in a boat. got clear
the ship.