The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-09
PRICE Two C2yrS
A HUNDRED PERSONS LOST.
SINKING or THE STEINER PAUIFTO
IND ALI BUT ONE MAN,
Tue Sole Survivor OF Oie Hundred md Nino
f"ssenRcrs and Grow FIoRting Two Daya
IN thc Ocenn- rho Nm mes oftho Victims

Tue Sole Survivor OF d ie Hundred md Nino
| f"sSenEcrs and Grow Floating Two Daya
| In the Ocenn- rho Names oftho victims,
| SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-Tho follow ne
press do'p'tch is just received, dated seattel,
washington Tcrfitor Nov 7. The ID tny Lts.
| pHch h received the following special from
| Pors Townsend.
" THIS morning tho American ship Measenrcr
| Capt. j. i. dilkcy. arrived, ninc days from 81 n
! Fr ncisco. and reports picking up, twenty milo,
south Of Cdpe Flittery. bart of tho nilot houss
ma Henry l.. Jelly, the oniy survivor Of tre
steamship Pacific, of tho q. N. y. y. 4. Conn my
which sailed from Victoria at nino o'clock on
Ihnr-dav morning, aud foundorcd forty miles
south Of Cane FlAt,ory at eight o'clock on tho
same evening.
Jolly 10 ted on tho pilot house from o'clOcis
on Ihursday MINT until 10 o'clock on SltuId y
morning, when he was picked uD by the Mes.
seneer.
Several boats were launched, but all foun.
dcred (Signedl n IopNva
jelly Is too low to eive full partloul r.. lie
saws he was in a boat which swamped. and, with
another man, succeeded In reaching the pilot
house. The other man subsequently died from
the effects OF exposure, and was cut loose by
Mr.. Jelly.
The following Is a list Of the passengers, four
teen OF the aforementioned, together with ten
or twelve In the steerage, being from Puget
sound. The rest are from Victoria:
j. Hellmute and wife, Mrs Mahon and child,
IL. L. Victor, q. 7. VIninR, Fred, ID. Hard. G. Is.
Davidson and wife, A. Robbins, r. Allison, O.
MCPHERSON, William Maxwell, u. Wood, J. Tar
bell, Will m Ammiss, NJ. wilson, william Pur-
dary, A. Lang. Jonn G. Todd, John NcLaud ders,
Dock Young, J. Fitzgerald, J. Condon, &. CHS
holm, A. Frazer, ]. 3. Webster, Hurlbut, and
HnR oll A
Mrs. Monies, Mrs. lawson, Edwin A. Hotter,
James Lennine, Mrs. s. Stiles and child, ID. Me-
1ntyre, c. d. Fairbanks, Capt. and Mrs. Plrson.
A. II. Owsy, W. j. Ferry, j. +. Johnston, Thoml q
smith John Cochrane, ]. p. Moody, r. ]. Terrell.
NJ. Summers, j. CIhill, John Watson, william
Wells James II. Webbs, WIN. Palley, Col. Man.
deville, wife and child X. Hudson. n. Cline, k,
4. Atkins, Thomas Beverley, H. Layseell. w.
Waldron. John Lee, q. Gribbell, Geo Morton,
John Mccormick, John Sampson, Isaac wsbDs,
L. Chapman, and forty more in tue steerage.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, S.-rhe Pacific was O
wooden sde-wheel steamer, about go tons,
butt In 1851 by W. =. Brown. New York q
was nearly rebuilt here by tue "a Inc vi il Com-
n'nH = nNd 'w9 ". year, ns4. one " docsed aud r.
hSrV ue IssorS s nIa Snd Se lsn aa;
the shin was 1880
Capt. Howell usd the reputation OF being an
efficient officer. The ships com plem ent OF n usnds
as follows: Master, J. ID. Howell First OF
nicer. A n. McDonouRh; second Of1cer, A.wells:
Third Onlcer, j. N. Lewis: Pursei, o. lite, Jr.:
Freight C,erk, :. IL Bgely Chief Engineer, T.
Houston; Assistant Engineer, ID NJ Bassctt;
oilers, Ihos I.estraDge and J. DuRon, Jr.: car
penter. X. Erickson watchman, Henry Norris:
steward, j. Martin second stew rd, c. II. J ok
son; sieeraee steward, \. McNicbol; first COOK,
j. N. Holdsworth; second cook, s. Miles third
cook, G. IL. WhitinR baker, thomas uller;
porter, Robert 4. McNeman stewaruess, H. n
nah MUIR. There were also nve nremen, TOUR
coal passers, ten seamen. two messmen, two
pantryneD, and eight waters.
In the absence OF further particulars, Capt.
Goodalt, Of Goodalt, Nelson & Perkins, the
owners, and many seafarina men beieve the
be expected there ht this season.
The Pacific was one OF the best sea boats on
the CO ST. IL Is believed that tue survivor
picked up may be In error % to the fate Of tho
other boats. Tho steamer was provided WI n
extra large and safe life boats.