The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-18
DANGERS OF THE DEEP.
HORRORS UPON HORRORS.
THE LOST PACIFIC.
A SKETCH OF HER oAPrAIN-HIs DIsfIs

SKETCH OF HER CAPTAIN-HIs DIsfIN-
GUIsHED CONNECTIONS AND CAREER.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Nov. 12.-Capt. jefferson ID.
Howell, commander OF the steamship Pacific
lost few days since on the Oregon coast, was
q brother Of Mrs. Jefferson Davis of this city.
He was native Of Natchez, Miss, lived IN New
Orleans several years. and served as midship-
man under the Confederate flag with Admiral
Semmes. For the past ten years he has been
employed on merchant vessels sailing out of
San Francisco. Some months since he was pro-
NOTED to the command OF the steamship Pacific,
for gallantry displayed in Tescu ng some ship
howell was barely 30 years old wnen lost. A
faint hope Is, however, enter tanned that he may
be among the saved.
THE SHIP WHICH RAN INTO THE PACIFIC,
BAN Francisco, Nov. IA dispatch this
afternoon from Port Townsend reports the re-
turn OF the revenue steamer wolcott from
cruise after survivors OF the Pacific
After finding O'Hanlon, the quarter
master previously noted, the cutter
steamed for Neah Fay, near Walden
Island, and picked up the body of the under
steward of the Pacific. On reaching Neah Bay,
Lieutenant Harwood, in command OF the VOL
cott, sent out Indians In canoes who searched
hs F1st.s2 coast for ~ miles s01thward of Cape
unsuccessful. There was heavy gale all
day Tuesday. On Wednesday the Wolcott
thirty five miles srom Cape Fiattery' and com.
municated with the Indians along Van Couver's
shore, bot nothing OF Importance was ascer-
sound and the nrst Indian village was
hailed canoe came OF, containing q
while man, who came aboard and introduced
He stated that she had been run into on the
wrecked on the iol owing Saturday morning on
en island and near Sy-CSgger LIS, Island: The
safely and we're enca%pd fassher up Proceed
Ing In the direction indicated, another canoe
approached in which was Capt. Sawyer of the
the disaster: on Thursday evening he was APP
preaching the cape and. by his reckoning,
about twenty miles of. fresh southeast
about northwest. The man at fhe wheel firsgf
saw the steamers headlight off the port bow,
sss neitber Of bsr fa caS o
make out in which direction she was coming.
He put his hem starb0ard. The
his heim Until his vessel haa turned ID
around and her sails were fiat aoack The
steamer by this time had got very near him and
blew one whistle. In less than half q minnie
afteTwaIds ard her bow struck q M his & ship gianeipg
log In the rails and breaking the planking down
TO near the copper. She surged alongside other,
str king and grating along, the starOoard side,
rigging on that side, and also the foretopmast.
CAPTAIN Sawyer states that he hailed the
SHE sURaED PAST,
boat as he then supposed his ship to be in
sinking condition, but one answered the
hail. Neither did he see any one on the deck.
She drifted or steamed away; he was
not certain which. He afterward
saw flash OF light, which he took for a signal.
He thought they had heard his hail and would
lay by him him. He saw her no 40, more; His ship at
Rs' He iag % 10 the REMAINDER % e enoa Of t6ar
night and nearly al day Friday,
after dark he made ight, which ne took
for Cape Flattery, not knowing that there
He He allowed five miles niles Clearance eorsn for
Duncan rock and considered himself safs for
entering the straits OF Fuca, when about clock
a rock, stuck fast and filled. The
Cape Beai, at the entrance OF OF Berciay Sound IS
| miles north OF the former. The ship will prove
etc, he could out of her, encamped on shore
with his wife and crew In tents made Of sails,
| hired canoe from the Indians
hsp STARTED But his the mas Means2 1 was aa
| bad that The Indians would venture out on the
voyage. so they were found when the wolcott
his vessel with the most valuable portion Of the
goods saved leaving the first mate ,S Of the
could be cOnspltsd' All Were landed landed
%eGnn seen In Barclay sonaa of snythng %
| TO the Pacific. Cap. Harwood and Pilot Peter
and examined it carefully. They say that the
ship was undoubtedly struck by the
steamer, Just aloft her forward rig
cling. The Orpheus registered
at ten hundred and sixty-seven tons, and owned
| by T.. L. Taylor e. Co., OF this city. At the time
Of the collision with the Pacific she was in bal
last on her way to Departure Bay for car go of
coal, having sailed from this port on the 9Th ult
There is no expectation Of Iescuing any more OF
those the Pacific. There has been heavy
weather since the wreck, and after a thorough
search there are no hopes OF further discoveries.