Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-11-20
THE FATE OF THE PACIFIC.
Statement Of the Quartermnster Of the
Pacinc-How She was LOst-Fatc OF Her
Passengers.

statement of the Quartermnster of the
Pacific How She was LOst-Fatc OF Her
Passengers.
A dispatch from Neah Bay, Washing
ton territory, gives the statement of Neal
O'Haley, quartermaster of the Pacific,
rescued by the revenue cutter Oliver
Wolcott on the morning of the seventh
instant, to the following effect: About
two ht5pdsed and fifty people were on
board II went below at eight O'clock in
Intervening; everything was all right,
and the lights in place when the shock
occurred ran on deck; everything was
in confusion, the passengers crowding on
the hurricane deck; the ship fell off into
the trough of the sea; saw large vessel
under sail, which they said struck the
ship; saw her green lights distinctly; the
passengers crowded into the boats against
commands of the officers; l and the chief
engineer got the port boat into the water;
got fifteen women and six men in, when
she wasswamped by the ship; saw none
afterward; supported myself by float
ing on a skylight about fifteen minutes;
/ then got on a portion of the hurricane
deck with some eight others; on looking
for the steamer we found she had disap-
peared, leaving floating mass of human
beings; the screams for help were fearful,
but soon ceased, and we were alone; on
the raft there was the captain, second
mate, second cook, and four passengers,
including young lady at one o'clock
next morning, the fifth, the gale blew
from the southeast, the sea making clean
breaches over the raft, when we lashed
ourselves about four o'clock the sea
washed overheard the captain, second
mate, the lady and another passenger;
about nine o clock the second cook died;
it cleared up about four o'clock in the
afternoon; ;saw land fifteen miles distant,
and piecs of wreck with two or more
on it; about five o'clock another died;
on the moihing of the sixth another died,
leaving me alone; about four o'clock in
the afternoon large empty box foated
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 both sides; it continued
calm all day and night, and at three
o'clock in the morning was rescued by a
cutter.
A later report from Neah credits OLA
ley with the statement that the second
mate told him on the raft that the chief
mate with eight Of the crew in boat
got clear of the ship. The Wolcott has
gone cruising along the coast of Vancou-
yer Island. The Gussie Telfair went
south. The Wolcottl took Indians and
canoes 10 sehrch the shore for any chat
may have handed, as the current has
been strong from the westward, carrying
the bodies recovered far up the straits.
It is believed that the two saved are all
that will be found alive except those in
the boat with the mate, in case they
made the shore. Evidently but little Of
the stern broke up, except the hurricane
deck. Nothing has yet been seen of the
ship which struck the Pacific. Several
vessels from the outside have been spoken
Of, none of'which had seen her. O'Haley
says the captain was the last man to
leave the ship. A dispatch from Point
Townsend, reports the return Of the rev.
enue steamer Wolcott from cruise after
the survivors of the Pacific. After find
ing O'Haley, quartermaster, the cutter
steamed FIR Neah bay, near Walden
island, and picked up the body of an
under-steWhrd Of the Pacific. On reach
ing Neah bay, Lieutenant Howard, in
command !Of the Wolcott, sent the In
dams in canoes, who searched the coast
for twenty miles south Of Cape Flattery,
but returned, after two days, unsucccss-
ful: