The New York herald., 1875-12-20
WRECK OF THE BARK FLORENCE.
LFrom the San FrancIsco can. pec. l2r

From the San Francisco Call, Dec Il
Daniel Dcavy, the only survivor Of those who were
on board the bark Florence, gives the following nara
tive OF the disaster:--
The Florence sailed from Port Discovery wednes-
day November I. We experienced very rough weather
all the passage previous the wreck Al midnight
on the 10Th gale sprung up We made iast all sail,
with the exception OF two lower topsails II was blow
ing very strong all the time. At four O'Clock A. NJ We
took IN the lower foretopsss Az eight O'Clock A. b.
all hands were pumping 10 keep the ship clear, but
creased the mate requested the Captain TO throw the
deck load overheard The Captain refused, preierrng
to wait until evening" as the gale might moderate. At
eleven O'Clock A. NJ. two scamen went to tho Captain
and made the same request Captain Dayton replied as
before. AT about TWO or three O'Clock T. NJ, as the
gale did not show any signs OF going down. the Captain
gave orders to throw the deck load One half OF
the crew did II, the other half being at tho pumps
keeping Them constantly going Al i've O'Clock T. NJ
we had all the deck load overheard, with the exception
OF 10000 feet We tried the pumps and found
EIGHT OR MINI FErr OF WATER
Pumped away chccrfuiy, but the ship was
evidently making more water At ten p. NJ.
The ship would not rise TO the sea-. which
made complete breach her. forward
washing away the bulwarks and stanchions. AT mid
night of the could get into the forward
house on account OF the sca filling II up completely
Attwo A. NJ. went aft to the captain, VINO at the
wheel and asked hun, as matter of precauIion, to
have some provisions put up we might not be able
10 do 20 II We had 10 leave her aurredy A. half past
two O'Clock the captain ordered the boat to be got out
The boat had been stove by sea and some time was
spent putting piece of pump leather the hole
AFRAID she would 60 10 pieces We had nothing in the
boa, but eight or ten pounds OF biscuit soaked with
salt water bucket of water which got spilled
and live or SIX pieces Of salt pork.
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
All the the boat-ten men, At threo
O'Clock ON the afternoon Of the same day we made the
land, being At the time of leaving the ship about forty
miles on IL being too rough 10 land kept the boat
OF shore Next day, at the earnest cntreates OF
of the men, the Captain decided to land though he said
II was throwing away our lives. The men said that
they were hungry cold and wet as il had been raining
~ q KOud
some time and had better do II while were fresh;
II decided land We put the boat stern 10 the
beach. When got within two hundred Yards Of the
beach roller struck u.s. throwing all hands out That
the last OF the Captain, two OF the mon
sna the ohhese COOK. Ihe resi- struggled ior wnie
but all eventually went down. The mate and had hold
of the Captains trunk. We could not keep it ght
between US. asked him to make extra EFFORT he
smiled, but said nothing, and soon sunk then made
for the boat which bottom up, and by keeping the
stern between my legs and the painter managed TO
hold on for half an hour all the rest had sunk or
had boen carried out by The underow. Finally the
left me 80 that could walk up the beach, had no
shoes and but very little OF other clothing.
and lay down within hfy yards Of the wreck expecting
10 lind some Of the bodies. managed to get my trunk
and the Captains above high water mark, they being
tho only things that were saved.
wERE WRECKED
four miles from Cape Perpctua and twenty-five miles
from the Umpqua River. The next morning two white
found me, and took to Indian village seven
miles away. | stopped there two days and then came
on 10 Gardiner Cty bslng very sick and my feet sore
and hands sweed ! was received very kindly by Mr..
Melville, the storekeeper. Captain Hall took me up TO
the Gardiner House, where he and his lady did all they
could 10 make comfortable. After resting day
the people collected sum OF money to enable me and
party ~ three men 10 go out and find the bodies We
out four days, but could only fnd the Chinese
cook. We took him above high water and buried him.
The same night that thrown ashore the bark
came ashore and will am afraid, be total loss The
Indians stripping her OF everything. shall make
effort 10 find the bodies before 70 down 70
the city. The Captain of the barkentne Nelancthon
very kindly offered take me down to the city, but
have got look after the wreck, which lies the
ing are the
NAMES or THE LOST.
Captain Dayton; first mate, Anderson; second mate.
Carey; seamen-Wash an lrshman; Malcolm Grant,
Scotch Mcpherson, of Baltimore, and Duggan, or
Lowell, Mass. Swede, shipped at Tacoma, name un-
known and the Chinese cook nine in all drowned
The Florence very old vessel, and belonged to
Isador Burns. She uninsured, but there
insurance OF So 900 her cargo, which consists OF
800 feet Of lumber for Mastick 4 Co., OF this city