The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-09
steamer FOundered with ali ON
Board.

SAN Francisco, November S.-The
following press dispatch has Just been re-
cCiycd L.
SEATTLE, W. T., November s.-The
Daily Despatch received the following
SPECIAL from Port Townsend this morn.
Ing: The American Ship Messenger,
Capt. J. Y. Gilksy, arrived nine days from
San Francisco, and reports the picking
up, twenty miles south Of Cape Flattery,
part Of the pilot house and Henry s.
Jelly. the only survivor Of the Steamship
Pacific which sailed from Victoria at 0
o'clock Thursday morning and fOundered
forty miles south OF Flattery at 8 o'clock
Thursday evening. Jelly iloated on the
pilot house from o'clock Thursday
night until 10 o'clock Saturday morning,
when he was picked up by the Messenger.
Several boats were launched, but all
fOundered.
(Signed) AT. LIoRME.
Jelly Is too low 10 give the full par
ticulars. lie stales he was 'ias the boat
which was swamped, and, with another
man, succeeded IN reaching part Of the
pilot house. The other man subsequent
" died from exposure, and was cut loose
by Mr.. Jelly. The following Is u list Of
tie passengers. Fourteen OF the first
ones mentioned, together with ten or
twelve in the Steerage, are from Puget
Sound, and the balance from Victoria I:
j. IIillmutc and wife, Mrs. MRhon and
child, II. G. Victor, &. 4. Vining, Fred.
D. Hard, G. b. Davidson and wife, A.
Robinson, +. Allison, 0. M6pherson, VIM.
Maxwell, B. Wood, John Tarbell, VIM.
Amnlis, NJ. Wilson, W. Purdy, A. Long,
John q. Todd, J. McSSnders, DR.. Young,
J. Fitzgerald, J. Carbon, Y. Chisholm,
A. Fraser, J. s. Webster, Miss A. Rey-
nolds. Miss +. Palmer, Mrs. Morte, Mrs.
Lawson, Ed. II. Halter, Jas. SEEMING,
Mrs. $. Stiles and child, D. Mcintyre, G.
Il. Fairbanks, Capt. and Mrs. ParsOn, 4.
y. Oway, W. j. Ferry, ]. !. johnson, I.
Smith, John Cochrane,S s. 7. Moody. 7. j..
Ferrell, NJ. NJ. Summers, ]. Cahlll, j..
Watson, VIM. Wells, Jas. II, Webbs,
VIM. Palley, Col. Vaudeville, vile and
child, Il. Hudson, II. Cline, Il. p. Atkins,
ThOs. Beverley, Il. l.. Aysell, W. WNld.
ron, John Lee, q. GriBbell, Geo. Morton,
j. Mccormick, John Sampson, Isaac
Webbs, 7. Chapman, and forty more in
the stecrage.
SAN FRANCIsCo, November 8.-The
Pacific was q wooden side-wheel steamer
Of about 900 tons, built in 1851 by W. K.
brown, Now York, nearly rebuilt here by
the Pacific Mail Company two years ago,
doCked aud surveyed trip before last and
given certificate us A 9. She was valued
al about 100000, and had cargo Of
hops and oats valued at $4,000. lnstlr.
ance on ship $4,000, divided nearly
equally among the FlremNn's Fund,
Union, State Investment, Commercial,
Swiss Lloyds, and New Orleans Mutual
companies. Capt. Howell has the reru.
tation Of an efficient officer. The ships
complement is as follows: Master, j. D.
Howell; First Officer, A. N. McDonough;
Second, A. Wells; Third. ]. NJ. Lewis;
Purser, o. IIite; freight clerk, s. H. Big
ley; chef engineer, 4. Houston; assistant
engineer, D. NJ. Bassett; oilers, Thomas
Lestrange and J. Dugan, j.; carpenter, r.
Erickson; watchman, Henry Morris;
steward, J. Martin; second steward
Charles II. Jackson; steerage steward,
s. McNichol; first cook, ]. NJ. Holdworth;
second, s. Miles, third, @. II. Whiting;
baker, Thomas Malloy; porter, Il. Me-
Nemair; stewardess, Hannah Muir.
There were also five dremen, two pan
trymen and eight walters. In the alb.
Sencc Of further particulars, Captain
Goodall, Of Goodall, Nelson 4 Perkings,
owners, and many sea.faring men, believe
the ship met a heavy sontlieaSter, which
may be expected at this season. The
Pacific was one OF the best sea boats on
the coast. II Ia believed that the survi-
vor picked up may be In error as to the
fate Of the other boats, and The steamer
was provided with extra large and safe
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