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ANOTHER OCEAN HORROR.
SINKING OF THE PACIFIC.
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
SAD STORY OF TIE SOLE SURVIVOR.
THE WHISKY RING.
MORE PLEAS OF GUILTY.
THE CHICAGO FRAUDS.
LORD MAYORS DAY IN London.
THE WHISKY RING.
MORE PLEAS OF GUILTY.
THE CHICAGO FRAUDS.
LORD MAYORS DAY IN LONDON.
THE LOSS OF THE PACIFIC.
Two Hundred People Drowned

SAN Fra NCIsCo Nov. s.-A dispatch from
Port Townsend this evening says: Henry +.
Jelly. the supposed sole survivor OF the
steamship Pacific disaster, who was brought
here yesterday by the ship Messenger, Is in a
wretched condition, having been on q raft
thirty six hours before he was picked nd
He says the Pacific collided with Some other
vessel whose light he saw, but in his inter-
view with Captain Giekey, the master OF the
MESSENGER, ne made no mention OF the lights
of vessel, and some persons think he is
labOring under a haliucinatiOn as to that
Experienced pavigators here thi nix it is more
likely that she struck a sunken rock.
The Story Of the One Man Saved ONT
Of 200 .'eOple.
Jelly makes statement TO the following
effect: i took a cabin passage on the Pacific
from Victoria, leaving about a quarter past
with about 200 people on board; steamed all
DAY against southeastern gale. The crew
were constantly pumping water into the
boats To trim the ship. The boats abaft the
paddle boxes had no oars in them. The other
boats had oars. Between and o'clock in
the evening, while in bed, heard
CRASH,
and felt a shock. as if we had struck a rock:
heard something fall, as If rocks had fallen
on the starboard bow. The bell struck TO
'istop," back and Ego ahead" went on
have struck V Assel;" saw several lig ITS at
distance; they were colored. but paid but
little attention tn them; returned TO the
cabin; noticed that the ship took heavy
aid heard SOma one say:
.sBE IS MAKING WATER VERY FAST,
Inc captain coming out of his room, /
asked him If there were any blue-lights or
guns. He said the blae-lights were in the
pilot house; got them and burned five; no.
tlced the engines still working, but no one
was at the wheel; went TO the starboari side,
forward OF the paddle-bOX, where a num-
Der OF men were trying to get a lOng-boat
launched, but could not; went To the port
boat. forward and helped five or six women
tn p frfa TO-, af k~n&
not move IL; there were about twenty women
in 1T: heard that the boats ablft the paddles
had been got Off, but did not see them; think
il was about 3u hour after the steamer strrck
when She listed so much; the port BOAT was
in the water; / was in that boat and cut il
loose from the davitS; the boat filled and
turled over; l got on her bottom and helped
several mp with me, Immediately after
THE STEAMER SEEMED TO BREAK IN TWO.
fore and aft. The smoKestack fell and struck
our boat. and the steamer sunk. / think
fear they were all drowned when the boat
upset. This was about ~ O'Clock in the eve-
ming. The night was not dark nor the sea
very rough, but there was a fresh breeze
afterwards. i left the bottom of the boat
and with another man climbed
CN TOP OF THE PILOT HOUSE,
hoatlng near. Next morning got some life
preservers floating rear the hon e, aud with
their ropes dashed myself and companion to
the house; saw three .afts; the first had one
man on IL; the next had three men aud a
woman; could not make out the third raft,
owing to the distance, except that there were
people on il; think we were thirty or forty
miles south OF Cape Flattery when the YES
sci sunk; passed the light on Tattoosh Island
between and 5 o'clock in the evening.
and my companion were on the pilot house
all OF Friday until about 4 p. M, when he
died; cut him loose; the sea was running
very high all day, the waves washing over
US. sighted a vessel and called to her, and
heard persons on the other RATS calling, but
the vessel did not come rear us. Friday
night there was but little wind until q. m,
when the wind and sea rose. / was then
within mile of the shore off Nancouver's
Island. / sighted two vessels on the Ameri-
can shore, which passed me. About 10 O'Clock
Saturday a. m. the Messenger picked me
up. HENRY F. JELLY.
The Excitement I'm San Francisco.
There was great excitement in this
city on the receipt of the news, and
the telegraph and newspaper offices and
merchants exchange were besieged by per-
No one seems TO know the names OF mem
bers of the Huribut and Rockwell troupe,
but 1t is supposed that Fanny MarstOn w as
one of them, and that the Others were per-
formers picked up in this part of the cOun-
try. The steamer Los Angeles will be dis
survivors, If there are any. Jelly says there
was no terror or confusion on the part of the
passengers, and that IL boats could have been
launched and properly manned, and as the
sea was comparatively smooth, all on board
might have been saved.
The Captain Of the Lost steamer.
1t is Stated that Capt. JEFF. ID. Howell OF
law of Jefferson Davis. and was formerly an
officer of the confederate navy. He was a
young man, but was supposed to be au eN-
perienced navigator.