The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-19
ANOTHER TERRIBLE DISASTER,
The Steamship Pacific Is Sunk by n Col
liSiOn with an Unknown Sessci-onIy
Two Survivors Out of Two Hundred
On Board.

The Steamship Pacific Is Sunk by n Col
lisbon with an Sessci-OnIy
Two Survivors Out of Two Hundred
ON Board.
SAN F~EANCIsCO, Nov. "a dispatch
from Port Townsend says: Henry F.
Jelly, supposed sole survivor of the Pa
ciic, was brought here yesterday by the
ship Messenger, in 4 wretchcd condi-
ton, having been on q raft 50 hours be-
fore being picked up.
JELLY STATEMENT.
| took cabin passage on the Pacific
from Victoria, leaving about 9:15 on
the morning of Thursday, the 18th inst.
About POO people We're on board. The
steamer ran al day against a southeast
cr; the crew We're constantly pumping
water into the boat to trim the ship.
The boats abaft the paddle-boxes had
no oars in them; the others had. Be-
tween $ and Q in the evening, while in
bed, | heard Il crash: felt a shock as if
we had struck 4 rock; heard something
fall as if the rocks had fallen. The
starboard bow bell struck to stop, back,
and 90 ahead. | went on deck and
heard voices say, cts all right, we
have struck a vessel | saw several
lights at Il distance; do not think they
were colored, but | paid little attention.
| returned to the cabin; noticed that
the ship took Il heavy lurch to port. l
went on deck to the pilot-hOuse; heard
some one say, "She is making water
very fast The Captain coming out
of his room, | asked him if there were
any blue lights or guns. He said the
blue lights were in the pilot-house. |
cot them and burned five. Noticed the
engines still working, but no n at the
wheel. | went to the starbOard side,
forward of the paddle-box, where a
number Of men were trying to get the
long-boat, but could not. ! went to
the short-boat forward and helped five
or six women into it. | tried to get the
boat off, but could not move it. There
were about twenty women in it.
| heard the boats abaft paddles
had got off, but did not see
them. | think it was about an hour
after the steamer struck when she listed
so much. The port boat was in the
water, and | was in that boat, cut loose
from the dayitS. The boat filled and
rolled over. | GOT on her bottom, and
helped several up with HE. Imme-
diately after the steamer seemed to
break in two fore and aft. The smoke
stack fell and struck our boat, and the
steamer sunk. | think about al the
women were in our boat, and | fear
they were all drowned when the boat
upset. This was about 10 in the even
inc. The night was not dark nor the
sea very rough, but there was Il fresh
breeze. Afterwards | left the bottom
OF the boat, and with another man
climbed IN top of the pilot house float
ing near. Next morning | got some
life-preservers floating near the house,
and with their ropes dashed myself and
companion to the house. | saw three
RATS; the first had one man on it:
the next had three men and Il woman.
| could not make ont the other for the
distance, except that there were people
on it. think we were 80 or 40 miles
south of Cape Flattery when the vessel
sunk. We passed 4 light on TattooS
Island between 1 and ) in the evening.
| and my companion were on the pilot
house all of Friday until ( p. M. when
he died. lieut. him loose, the seas run
ming very high. All day the waves
were washing over us. Soon after he
died | sighted Il vessel, called, and
hcardthe people on the other RATS call
inc. but the vessel did not
come near. On Friday night
there was but little wind until
morning, when the wind and sen rose.
| was then within Il mile of shore, at
Vancouver Island, and sighted two yes
sells on the American shore, which
passed on. About 10 4. M, on Satur-
day. the Messenger picked me up.
(Signed) HENRY +. JELLY.
\ later dispatch from Port Townsend
saws that one of the Pacific's crew had
been picked up from Il raft. He con-