The New York herald., 1875-11-09

The names Of the passengers who lost have not
to furnish them to the public
OFFICERS OF THE PACIFIC.
The following we're her ohicers:-
Captain, Jefferson D. Howell.
A. NJ McDougall FIRST Officer
A Wells, Second oGlcer.
o. Hite Jr Purser
I. Houston, Chief Engineer
D. NJ Bassett, First Assistant Engineer
Jasper A. Coghlan, Second Assistant Engineer.
A LAMENTED SEAMAN.
Captain JEFF D. Howell was a brother n-law OF JEFF
ferson Davis and was formerly an officer in the Con-
federate navy. He young but
sidered to be experienced navigator. On
ccp of the first news there general expression of
deep regret for his fate and he seemed the most la
mented of all the victims.
THE FoUNDERED SHIP
The steamship Pacific was wooden vessel and the
property OF Goodall, Nelson Perkins Company, pro-
prietors of steamship line plying along the coast She
was valued at 100000 but was insured for only
$40 Oo0 The Pacific Mail Steamship Company recently
sold her her the time of the disaster She
had been greatly improved and reatted elegantly before
being placed on her new route She built by one
Of the most celebrated New York shipbuilders, Mr.
william H. Brown, at the time when the country was
ablaze with the "Californa fever" All the shipyards
of New York were then full OF in process OF
construction intended carry emgrants to the new
land OF gold She was launched September 2e, 1850
Her registered burden is S75 tons her length 223 ieet
width Of beam, 81 feet; and depth of hold, II feet
LATER DESPATCH FROM PORT TOWNSEND
NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS GIvEN-PARTIAL
STORY OF THE SURVIVOR.
SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 8, 1875.
The following press despatch is just received, dated
Seattle, W. r. November I. The Daily Despatch has
received the following despatch from Port Townsend
This morning the American ship Messenger Captain
j. f. Gkcy aarrived, nine days from San Francisco,
and reports picking up, twenty miles south
or Cape Flatery part Of the pilot house and Henry
Jelly, the only survivor Of the steamship Pacific, of
the G. n. p. Steamship Company, which sailed from
Victoria at nine O'clock Thursday morning,
and foundered forty miles south of Cape Flat
terry at eight O'Clock the even-
ing Jelly noated tho pilot house from
eight O'Clock Thursday night until ten O'Clock Sat
urday morning when he picked up by the messen.
ger Several boats were launched but sl foupdcrcd.
A F. LoMES.
JELLY's ADVENTURES.
Jelly is too low to give full particulars he says he
was in boat which swamped, and with anoth
succeeded in reaching the pilot house The other
man subsequently, died from the effects of
exposure and was cut loose BY Mr.. Jelly.
PASSENGERS.
The following is list OF the passengers. Fourteen
Of the first mentioned, together with ten twelve in
the stecrage, being from Puget Sound. The balance
from Vctoria:-
J. Hellmute and wife.
Mrs Mahon and child
H. c. Victor, G. 7. vining.
Fred D. Hard
c. b. Davidson and wife
A. Robbins.
T. Allison.
O. McPheraon.
William Maxwell.
b. Wood.
j. Tarbell
william Ammss.
NJ Wilson.
william Purdary.
A. Lang
John q. Todd
John McIandcrs.
Dock Young.
j. Fitzgerald
j Condor.
G. Chisholm.
A. Frazer
-.
Hurbut and Rockwell
Troupe GAresche ~
Miss A. Reynolds.
Miss J. Palmer.
Mrs. Monies,
Mrs Lawson.
Edwin A. Hotter.
James Lenning.
Mrs. S. stiles and child
d. Mcintyre
b. Fairbanks.
Captain and Mrs ParBon.
A. B. Oway
w. j. Ferry.
j. H. Johnston
Thomas Smith.
John Cochrane.
l. p. Moody.
T. J. Terrell
NJ Summers.
j. CahilL
John Watson.
William Wells.
James IL Webbs.
William Saley.
Colonel Vaudeville, wife and child.
X. Hudson.
H. Cline
p. Atkins.
Thomas Beverley.
II. Layseell
w. Wadron.
John Lee.
q. GribbeL
George Morton.
John Mccormick.
John Sampson
Isaac Webbs.
/. CHAPMAN and forty more in the steoraSa