The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-11-25

from Tort Tlossshend says: Henry u,
jelly, supposed sole survivor of the Pa
eifie, was brought hereYssterday by the
ship Messenger, in n wretched condi-
l.tion, having been oss-as Raft sc heurs-be-
fore being picked t1t'-S y o&
III JELLY's STATEMENT.
took cabin passage on. the Pacific
from Victoria, leaving about 9 70 on
! the morning of Thursday, the 4th inst.
| About 2ee people were on be nd ~ The
steamerran ali day against southeast
er; the crew were constantly pumping
water into the boat to trim the ship.
The boats abaft the paddle-boxes had
no oars in them; the others had Be-
tween8 and 9 in the evening, while in
bed, heard crash; feltsa shock as If
1--WE had struck rock heard something
Hall as If the rocks had fallen. The
starboard bow bell struck to Stop back,
and 90 ahead. e. L went on deck and
heard voices say, "ft's all right, we
lhave struck vessel. 10 I saw several
lights at a distance !; do not think they
were colored, but paid little attention.
iI-retniped to- the cabin; noticed sfhat
the ship took q heavy 1urch TO port. I
went on deck to the pilot-house; heard
fsome one say, g She is making water
very fast" The Captain coming out OF
his room, asked him if there were any
blue lights or guns. He said the blue
lights were in the pilot-house. got them
and burned FIVE Noticed the engines
still working, but no one at the wheel.
! went to the starboard side, forward of
the paddle-boX, where a number of men
were trying to get the long-boat,- but
could not. went to the short-boat for
ward and helped five or six women into
it. tried to get the boat off, but could
not move it. There were about twenty
women init. / heard the boats shaft
! paddles had got OFF, but did snot=see
them. ! think it was about IAN hour
after the steamer struekw when she listed
so much. The port boat was in the
water, and was in that boat, scutloose
from the davits. The boat filled sand
rolled over. l got on her bottom, and
helped several up with me. Imnedi-
ately after the steamer seemed to break
in two fore and aft. The smokestack
fell and struck our boat, and the steam
er sunk. | think about all the women
were in our boat, and fear they. were
all drowned when the boat upset. This
was about 10 in the evening. The
night was not dark nor. the, sea very
rough, but there was, a fresh breeze,
Afterwards left the bottom eff the boat,
and with another man climbed on top
of the pilot-house floating near
Next morning got some life.
preservers floating. near the house,
and with their ropes dashed myself and
companion to the house. Il saw three
traits; the first had one man on it; the
next had three men and a woman. ]
could not make out the other for the
distance, except that there were people
on it. I think we were 80 or 40 miles
south of Cape Flattery when the vessel
sunk. We passed a light on Tattoos
Island between and in the evening.
| and my companion were on the pilot
house all of Friday until p. M, when
he died. cut him loose, the seas rum
ming very high All day the waves
were washing over us. Soon after he
died | sighted vessel, called, and
! heard the people on the other RATS
calling, but the vessel did not
come near. On Friday night
there was but little wind until morning,
when the wind and sea rose. 1 was then
twithin a mile of shore, at Vancouver Is
land, and sighted two vessels on the
American shore, which passed on.
About 10 O'Clock, a. M, on Saturday,
the Messenger picked me mp. e@sfs
! (Signed) HENRY F. JELLY.