Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-13
Statement Of the Quartcrmaster of the
Pacific-HOW She was LOst-Fatc
Of Her Passengers.
Bravery Of Her Captain and Onicers-A
Record Of Heroic Endurance and
Manly Effort.
No Tidings from the Passengers of the
Waco Statement Of a Survivor
Of the Toronto, of Glasgow
Etc, Etc.

master Of the Pacific, rescued by Ia
revenue enter Oliver Wolcott on tn
morning OF the seventh instant, TO III
following effect: About Two hundre
and fifty people were on board; wen
below a. eight O'Clock IN the evenir O
everything was all right, and the hight
in place; when tie shock occurred | RAJ
on deck; everything was in confusion
the passengers crowdiDg on the hurri
cane deck; the ship fell off into tn
trough Of the SEA; saw large vessel IN
der sail, which they said struck thr
shipi saw her green lights distinctly
the passengers crowded into the boat
against cOmmaL d Z of the officers; | acc
the chief-engineer got the port boat int
the wat r; got fifteen women and six
men in, when she was swsmped 6v tn
ship; saw none Of them afterWard; sup.
ported myself by Jating on q skylight
| about fifteen minutes; l then
! got on portion Of the hurricane
/ deck with some eight others; on look
| ing for the steamer we fouLd she had
disappeared, leaving floating mass of
human beings; the screams for help
were fearful, but soon ceased, and We
were alone; on the raft there were the
captain, second mate, second cook, and
four passengers, including young lady [;
at one O'Clock reXt morning, the fifth,
the gale blew from the southeast, the
sea making clean breaches over the raft,
when We dashed ourselves; about four
O'Clock the sea washed overheard the
captain, second mate, the lady and an
other passenger; about nine o'clock the
second cook died; it cleslei up about
four O'clock in the afternoon; saw land
fifteen miles distant, and a piece of
week with two or more ON it; about
i've O'Clock another died; on the morn
ing Of the sixth another died, leaving
me alone; about four o'clock in the after
noon large empty box fi0ated near me,
which got on the raft for shelter; slept
sound at night for several hours, on the
morning OF the seventh saw land on
10th sides; it continued calm all dsy
and night, and at three o'clock in the
morning was rescued by a cutter.
A later report from Nesh credits OLA
ley with the statement that the second
mate told him on the raft TIA the chief
mate with eight of the crew in the boat
got clear Of the ship. The WoIcott has
z me cruising along the coast of Vancou-
yer Island. The Guss'e Telfair went
south. The WOlcGtt took Indians and
canoes to search the shore for any that
may have landed, as the current has
been strong from the westward, carry
ing the bodies recovered far up the
straits. 1t is believed that the two
saved are al hst will be found alive ex.
cept those in the boat with the mate, in
case they made the shore Evidently
hut little of the stern broke up, except
the hurricane deck. Nothing has vet
hann Of Tho oh al, - l.
Pacific. Several vessels from the out
side have been spoken, none Of which
had Eeen her. UHa'ey says the cap
tain wss the last man TO leave the ship.
LATER.
SAN FRANCISCO, November u A
dispatch this AfterdoOn from Point Town
send, reports the return of the revenue
steamer WaicOtt from a cruise after the |
Of the Pacific. After finding |
CHaley, quartermaster, previously, |
noted, the cutter steamed for Neah bav, |
near Walden island, and picked up the |
body Of an undeT-steWsrd Of the Pacific. |
On reaching Neah bay, LIEUTENANT |
Howard, in command of the WaIcott sent |
he Indians in canoes, who searched the |
'osst for twenty miles south Of Cans
Flsttery, but returned, sf;er two days,
The re was heavy gale all
lay Tuesday, and Wednesday the Wsl-
oft sailed for Barclay sound, Vancou-
'er island, thirty-fve miles from Cape
flattery, and communicated with the
indians along Vancouver's shore;
Othing of Importance was ascertained
tesmiDg up Barclay sound the first In
ian village hsiled, a canoe came off
obtaining a white man, who came !
board and Introduced himself as the
mt mate of the ship Orpheus; ne stated
ne had been run into the Thursday pre-
ious by steamer; was wrecked on the
allowing Saturday morning, on an
land near by; the captain and
rev had got ashore safely, and were en-
smped further up; proceeding in the
ERECTION indicated, another canoe az
in which was Captain Saw
er, OF the Orpheus; he gave an account
the disaster Thursday evening; he
as approaching the cape, by his
ckOnlDg about twenty mile 5 off; fresl
u hess. wind and steering about north
st; the man at the wheel fiis. saw
,e steamers be a1light off the bow; i'm
ledia.ely after, stIa' ght head, could see .
either OF her sid 9-ligh's; could not
lake out which direction she was com. !
lg; put his helm aStarbosrd; the light ,
NE nearer; he continued to arboard
IS helm until his vessel turned around, ,
18th the calls fla sbsck; the ste a mer by :
us time had got very near him; he blew /
Is whistle Ia less than half a minute; :
Il her bow struck b ship q glancing :
ow just RbatJ the foTechaiDs, crashing :
the rail and breaking the planking /
,wn to Lear the copper, she surged :
ongside her, striking and grating :
ong the starbosrd side, carrying away I
! the st3rEOArd braces ard rigging on r
at side, and slso the foretop mast. :
Iwyer ates that hehailei the steamer +
she surged past, and called to them to \
y by him and send boat, as he then n
opposed his ship to be in a sinking q
nditioD, but no one answered him, e
lther did he see. anyone Oh the deck. i
Re drifted or steamed away; he 4
as not certain which; he afterward h
" dash Of light, which he took for q o
ynal; he thought they had heard his
Ill and would lay by him; he saw her Il
more; his ship at that time demand Fl
all his attention; be lay the remain O
I OF that night and nearly all day Fri 8
y repairing the rigging; that forenoon @
got under way and made sail sOr | n
~ GOO4 dAsNA hAlh uC u4hOt liknL, | II
took it for Cape Flattery, not know rs
: there was a light on the coast further :
nth; he allowed five miles clearance II
Duncan rock, and considered him. OF
( cafe for entering Straits Fucs, b
len, at about five o'clock Saturday i
'rning his ship scraped reef and inn Ia
'dia'eIy after struck her bow on q n,
*, stuck fast aud filled. The light to
mistOok fer Flattery was the Cape ii,
al entrance Of Barclay sound, thirty 4
e miles north Of the former. The q;
p will be a total loss. Sawyer m
all tue valuaOles, etc, that he al
I'D out Of her and encAmped on m
IRE with his wife aud crew In tents Al
de Of sails. He had hired a
Zoe of the Indians and started the 81
tie to Victoria for help. The weather se
3 so bad that the Indians would not de
lture on the voyage, and So they 50
re found. When the WolcOtt arrived ]
.utenant HAYWOOD TOOK them aboard 10
vessel, with the most valuable poT- m
4 Of the goods saved, leaving the fret Or
te Of the Orpheus in charge Of the vi
Eek until the owners could he consult an
All were landed safely at Port vi
Friday. Nothing was heard sr
u seen in Barclay sound Of anything ch