Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-10

over US. Soon after he died i sighted
vessel and called, and also heard
people on the other RATS calling. I
did not see the other RATS after that,
and that vessel did not come near me.
/ spent Friday night on the raft. There
was but little wind until morning,
when it came on to blow again and
the sea became very rough. was
then within mile of Vancouver's
shore. sighted two vessels on wash
ing ashore that passed on. About 10
a. NJ. on the 9th saw vessel bearing
down OH me. was very weak by that
time, but waved my hand and the
vessel sent boat and took me up.
The vessels name, / learn, is Messen-
ger, and the Captain, whose name Is
J. L. Gilkie; gave me every attention
and kindness possible, and did all in
his power to relieve my wants.
(Signed) HENRY +. JELLEY.
Jelly is too low to give full particu-
lars. He states that he was in the
boat which swamped, and, with an.
other man, succeeded in reaching a
part of the pilot house. The other
man subsequently died from exposure
and was cut loose by MI. Jelly.
Following is the list of passengers,
fourteen of the first ones mentioned,
together with ten or twelve in the
steerage, being from Puget Sound, the
balance from Victoria, b. c.: JMell-
mute and wife, Mrs MahOn and child,
II c Victor, G Vining, Fred ID Hard,
g b Davidson and wife, A Robbins, Il
Allison, o MCPHERSON, VIM Maxwell,
b Wood, John Tarbell, VIM Ammiss,
NJ Wilson, VIM Prudary, A Lang, Jno
G Todd, McI.anders, Dock Young, J
Fitzgerald, j Candon, G Chisholm, A
Frazer, j S Webster, Hurlburt and
Rockwell Troupe, r Garesche, Miss A
Reynolds, Miss f Palmer, Mrs Moote,
Mrs Lawson, Edwin J Policy, James
Lenheng, Mrs G Styles and child, d G.
Mcintyre, G B Fairbanks, Captain and
Mrs Parson, A B Garway, w Terry,
J + Johnson, Thos Smith, John Coch-
rane, l. p Moody, Il ] Terrace, John
Watson, NJ TANNERS, Cahill, VIM
Wells, J H Webb, VIM Policy, Col
Vaudeville, wife and child, II Hudson,
H Cline, Z r Atkins, 7 Beverly, r
Laysell, w Waldron, J Lee, G. Crib
bell, Geo Morton, John cCormick,
John Sampson, Isaac Webbs, o l.
Chapman, and 40 in the steerage.
Description of the Pacific.
The Pacific was wooden sidewheel
vessel, of about 900 tons, and was built
in 1851 by w. A. Brown, of New York,
was nearly rebuilt two years ago by
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
and was docked and surveyed the trip
before last and given certificate. She
was valued at about 100000 and had
a cargo worth about $4,000. Insur-
ance on ship, $47,500, divided nearly
equally among the Fireman's Fund,
Union, State Investment, Swiss
Lloyd's, and New Orleans Mutual In
suranee companies. Captain Howell
had the reputation Of being an efficient
officer. The ships complement was
as follows: Master, j. d. Howell;
First Officer, A. w. McDonough; Sec
ond Officer, A. Wells; Third Officer, J.
M. Lewis; Purser,O. Hite, Jr.; Freight
Clerk, 5. II. Highly; Chief Engineer,
I. Houston; Assistant Engineer, ID.
NJ. Bassett; Oilers, Thos. Lestrande
and j. Dugan, Jr.; Carpenter, r Err
rickson; Watchman, Henry Morris;
Steward, j. Martin; Second Steward,
Chas. H. Jackson: Steerage Steward,
S. McNichol; First Cook, J. NJ. Holde-
worth; Second Cook, S. Mills; Third
Cook, G. II. Whiting; Baker, Thos.
MuelI; Porter, Robt. Il. McNemaine;
Stewardess, Hannah Muir. There
We're also five firelnen, four ceal-
passers, ten seamen. two messmen,
two pantrymen and eight walters.
COnjectures.
In the absence of further particulars
Capt. Geodall, of Goodall, Nelson Il
Perkins, the owners, and many sea-
faring men, believe the ship met with
a heavy Southeastern, which may be
expected there at this season. The
Pacific was one of the best sea-boats
on the coast, and it is believed that the
survivor picked up may be in orror as
to the fate of other boats, as the
steamer was provided with extra large
and safe life-boats.