, 1875-11-13
All Hopes Of Rescuiug More Of
Her Passengers Given Up.
No Further News from the Passengers
and Crow Of The Waco.
Her 0wnera Will Be Prosecuted for
Shipping Intlammable Oils.


DAN ERASEIECC. NOV. 4I.--A Albi>ALEu lllb H.
tornoon from. Port Townsend reports the return
Of the sevcnua steamer Wolcost from cts,sse af
tor The survivors Of tho Pacific. After finding
O'11apion, Quartssmsetcr. previously noted, tho
cutter steamed for Neah Bay, near Wadd&n 1st-
aud, and picked up the body Of the under atow-
ard OF tho Pacific. On reaching Neal, Bay Lieut..
11arwood in command Of tho Wolcott, sont crcws
In 1ndinu canoes, who scn1chci tho coast 20 miles
southwest OF Cape F!at,efy, returning aftertw
days unsuccessful. There waH heavy gale all tlay
Tuesday. On Wednesday the Wo!cott asilod for
Barclay Sound, Ysncouvcrs Island 35 milch from,
Cape Flattery. They communicated with tho
Indians along tho Vancouver shore, hut nothing
of Importance was aBcertAined. Stearning up
Barclay Sound &Lo frst Indian village was
hailed; . canoe came off containing white
mai, who came aboard aud introduced himself
ns tho first 1nato Of tho ship Orpbeus.
Ho stated rho Ind been run into
tho Thursday night proyiouH BY = stoamor and
WAS wrecked OIL tho following Saturday morning
on All island ncsr by-Corper Island. Tho Cup
tain and crew had got ashore safely aud were
onoampcd further up. Proceeding in lilo direction
indicated. another cauoo approached In which
sas Capt. Sawyer Of tho OEpheus. lilo gave tile
following
ACCOUNT OF THE D1sAsTEn:
On Thursday ovening lo was approaching the
Caps, by btu reckoning about 20 m!tos off;
had fresh southwcat broezc. mud
WAS steering about northwest. The maa
at tho wheel first saw tho steamers hondlfght OF
tho port bou, and Immediately aftcr straight
ahead Could Eeo noithcr OF flor sidclishts.
Gould not make out In which direction Aho waa
coming. Put his holm d starbossd+ IS the light
camo nearer. lIe continued to a.arboard hts
#
got very near him. and blow ono whistle. In less
than ha II minute after hor bow esruck biH ehp
gauciug blow Just nbaft tho foro chains. .craet-
| ing In tho rail and bresklng the pfauking DOM
| to uoar tho copper. Bha snrgod alongside OF
| Bide. carrying away all tho statboard braces and
rigging On that side; also tho foretopmsst,
| Capt. Sawyer statcs that ho
| HAILED TUE STEAMER
ID etle burged past, and called to them to lay BY
him aud send boat, a. hc tlsen supposed liu
ewered the hail neither did ho ace any one
on dock ~ sho driftod or steamed
| away, ho wan not certain which. lie afterwards
saw dash Of light which ho took for a saual.
| lay bv him. JIe sa1 hor no mora. His ship It
That ssma demanded all Ills attention. lie lay to
| tho remainder OF that night, and nearly all day
FRIDAY, repairing tho rigetna; That forenoon s
Soon after dark made light, which lo took for
Cape Flatsery, not knowing there Was a
light on Tho coast futther north. Tie
allowed five milea' eoasancs. for Duncan
tho Straits OF Fuca. when about O'Clock bhtns-
day morning Ills ship scrapcd ovor reef, aud
Immediately after
| STRUCK HER HOW on nocK,
stuck fast, and ii'lcd. Tho light he mistook for
Flattery was Cspo Beale, tho ontranco Of Bar
clay Sound. IS miles north OF tho former. The
ship will provo total loss. Capt. Sawyer got
all tho valuhblee, etc., he could out Of llrr, aud
| touts mado Of sails. lie had hl1ed canoe
from tile Indians. and started hia mate to VIC
toEia for lelp. but the weather WAS 30 bad that
| the Indians would not vontuFo out on 4 voyage.
Lieut.. Hsrwood took ali Of them aooara his yes
eel, With tho most valuable portion Of tho goods
saycd. leaving tho tiEst mate OF Tho 0rphoua u
Charge Of The wreck until tho ownesH could bs
consulted. ALI uerc landed ARfoty at por
Townnond on Friday morning.
Nothing MAS heard Of Or scou on barclay
Sound pertaining to tho Pacific. Capt. liar
wood and rllot retcr Thompson went 10 tho
fully, They say tho ship was nndoubsod|,
struck by tie steamer Just abaft the forsafe
rigging.
THE onpHEUs
Registered l,o67 tons. md ,s owned by U. l.
Taylor Il TO. pf th8 city.
At the time Of the collision with tho Pacld'
6he waa Ia ballast on her WAy to Departure La
for . cargo OF coal. having. started from till
! port on the 29tl ult. Thcro ID no expectation O.
rescuiug any moro Of those On tie Pacific. /
has boon heavy westhor most oi the timc einr
the wreck, and after thorough peaEch no hope
aro entestalooa Of further discoveries.
GAIT. HOWELL.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 12.-Capt. Jefferson D
Howell. the Commander Of the steamship Pa
csio, which Vas lost fow days snco on th
Oregon coast. waa = brothor Of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis Of &Ls city. flo waa = native Of NatcEIez
Miss, but had ilyod In Now Orleans for scyesa
years, aud soryod 40 mtdhhipman under th
Confederate flag under Admiral scmmcs. Dur
Ing tie past ton yoaEa ho has boen employed Of
merchant vessels sailing out Of Fan Francisco
Home months since he Was promoted to tho com
mAnd OF the steamship Pacific for gsl!antF
displayed In reaouing shlpwseckod pooplc dnriul
violent storm. Capt. Howell wAs barely 5
Year, old when he wAs lost Faint lopos are
however, still entestainod that ho may bo anon
the sAve1.
II THE WACO DISASTER.
ALL u0PE 1oNE.
GALVESTON, To1., Nov. l2.--Capt. Sawyer, til