The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-12
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP "PA-
OIPIO."

with shuddering horror pale and eyes |
aghast," the sickening details ofa calam-
ity that consigned to the cruel embrace
of the treacherous, remorseless sea, the
struggling forms of nearly two hundred |
fellow-mortals. Few words are neces- |
sary to to strike terror to thousands of
hearts, when they come couehed In the |
cruel brevity of dispatch which reads
something in this wise: "The steamship
Pacific foundered off Cape Flattery
on Thursday evening, November 4th.
There is but one known survivor out of
two hundred souls On board"
Then follows a passenger list that is
read with bated breath and anxious
heart, if, perchance the first familiar
name does not strike the reader dumb.
The "Pacific" was an old vessel, and
from accounts since the wreck, seems to
have been totally unseawOrthy. She
left Victoria, B. c., on Thursday morning
between eight and nine o'clock, and
from some cause not yet well defined,
went down at abont ten on the evening
of the same day, when about forty
miles off Cape Flattery. One solitary
survivor, picked up by a passing vessel
after having beaten about on the waves,
lashed to the pilOt-house of the Inflated
ship for thirty-six hours, gives some
what confused and incoherent partic-
ulars, stating that the cause of the dis
aster was the collision of the steamer
with sailing vessel. 1t is thought,
however, that this statement or suppo-
sition is incorrect, and that striking a
sunken rock was the immediate cause
of her fearful doom. The shock or col
lision occurred about two hours before
the waters finally closed over the sway
ing ship and her living freight. The
following is the list of her passengers,
fourteen of the first ones mentioned to-
gether with ten or twelve in the steerage
being from Puget Sound, and the re-
mainder from Victoria:
]. Hellmuth and wife, Mrs. Mahon
and child, H. G. Victor, G. T. Vining,
Fred. d. Hard, c. B. Davidson and
wife, A. Robbins, T. Allison, o. MePher-
son, William Maxwell, B. Woods, John
Tarbell, William Ammiss, NJ. Wilson,
William Purdary, A. Lang, John G.
Todd, ]. McLanders, Dock Young, j.
Fitzgerald, J. Condor, c. Chisholm, A.
Frazer, J. S. Webster, Rock well & Hurl-
burt troupe, F. Garesche, Miss A. Rey-
nolds, Miss F. Palmer Mrs. Moote, Mrs.
Lawson, James Lenninga, Mrs. S.
Styles and child, d. G. Mcintyre, G. B.
Fairbanks, Captain and Mrs. Parsons,
A. B. Oaway, w. J. Ferry, ]. F. John
stOn, Thomas Smith, John Cochrane, S.
P. Moody, T. ]. Ferrell, NJ. Summers, J.
Cahill, John Watson, William Wills,
James H. Webbs, William Policy, Cal.
Vaudeville, wife and child, R. Hudson,
H. Cline, E. P. Atkins, Thomas Bev-
erly, R. Lazell, Edwin H. Policy, w.
Waldron, John Lee, G. Gribbell, George
Morton, John Mccormick, John Samp-
son, Isaac Webb, P. L. Chapman, and
forty more in the steerage.
OF the above list, quite number were
more or less known in this vicinity.
Among them we note the name of H. G.
Victor, husband of Mrs. F. F. Victor,
at present sojourning in this city, and
Mrs. G. w. Lawson, formerly of Salem,
who has relstives residing here. Messrs.
Rockwell and Hurlburt, who bad so re-
Gently been in this State exhibiting
their wonderfully trained horses and
giving lessons on horse training, all will
remember. They were accompanied by
the various members of their company,
and had on board toe beautiful "Ma.
zeppa'' and other trained horses-all
perishing together. . ..a.
The ship was commanded by Captain
JEFF. Howell, who is said to have been q
brave, careful, and experienced seaman
She was wooden, side-wheel steamer
of about 900 tons, built in New York in
1851. She was docked aud surveyed
the trip before the last, and given Ger.
tificate "a q" She was valued at about
100000. Her cargo was hops and oats
valued at about $25, 200. Insured fol
S47, 500. 1t is hoped and believed thai
the survivor may be in error as to the
fate of all the boats, as the steamer .waG
provided with extra large and safe life.
boats. %
AS is inevitable after disaster of tbii
description, there is much said abou
a'cofin ships" rotten hulks, ETC., etc.
aud feelings of just Indignation are ex
pressed against those who subject hu
man life to hazardous chances by send
ing travellers out upon the ocean ii
: vessels totally unfit to buffet its pos
r sible, and at this season probable fury
and while we. hope that ship-owner
] may learn from this new horror lessol
that will prevent its recurrence, we ar
r constrained to the reluctant opinion
{ that this thing will be repeated unit
, some more stringent measures are takel
. by Congress to secure life upon the higl
e seas.
LATER.-Another survivor was pickle
: up on Monday morning by the revenu
3 cutter "Wolcott," 63 miles inside th
a Cape. He was floating on the paddle
;. boxes and upper deck. Ten men an
: one woman were at one time on thi