The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-10
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SAN Francisco, November s.--The fol-
rowing press dispatch has just been re-
ceived:
SEATTLE, w. r., November THE
daily Dispatch received the following
special from Port Townsend this morn.
ing: The American ship Messenger,
captain y. 4. Gilkey, has arrived, nine
days out from San Francisco, and reports
picking up. twenty miles south OF Cape
ilattery, of part OF the pilot house aud
Henry j.. Jelly, the only survivor of the
steamship Pacific, which sailed from Vic
toria at O'Clock on Thursday morning.
and foundered forty miles SOUTH of Flat
terry at O'Clock on Thursday evening.
Jelly Heated on the pilot house from 3
O'Clock on Thursday night until 10
O'Clock Saturday morning, when he was
picked up by the Messenger. Several
boats were launched. but all foundcrcd.
(Slgncd) ~. +. LFoRMEs."
He states he was In boat which was
swampcd, and, with another man, sue
cecded in reaching part of the pilot
house. The other man subsequently
died from exposure. aud was cut loose
by Mr.. Jelly. The following is a list of
the passengers, fourteen Of The first ones
mentioned, together with ten or twelve
ID the Storage. being from Puget Sound.
The remainder are:
NAMES OF THE LOST
from Victoria:
j. liilmutc and wife. Mrs. Mahon and
child, II. {. Victoria, G.. +. Nining. Fred.
ID. Hard. G. ID. Davidson and WiGr. A.
Robbins, !. Allison, y. Mcpherson. VIM.
Maxwell, Il. Wood, John Tar.
bell. VIM. Ammiss, N, Wilson.
W. Purday, 4. Lang. John G. Todd
john McSanderS, Dock Young, j. iitz.
gerald, j. Condor. G. Chisholm, 4. Fra
zor. j. y. Webster, lIurlbert and Rosk-
well Troupe. - Garesche, Miss A. Rev
nolds. Miss j. Palmer, Mrs. Mortc. Mrs.
Lawson. Ed. ii. Hotter. James Luninr.
Mrs. ). stiles and child, ID. Mclntyrc. {.
u. Fairbanks. Capt and Mrs. Par,on. 4.
u. Oway. W. }. Ferry. j. +. Johnston,
J.. smith,, John Cochranc, :.
II. Moody. I: J. Fcrrcll, NJ. NJ. Sum
merS. j. Cahill, j. Watson, VIM. Wei,
James ii. Webbs, VIM. Pellcv. Col.
Vaudeville, wife and child. II. Hudson.
II. Cline, i. Potkns, Thos. Beverly. r.
j.. Ayscll W. Waldron, John Lee. G.
Gribbell, Geo. Morton. j. Mccormick,
John sampson, Isaac Wcbbs. L. Chan
man and forty more in the Storage.
THE PACIFIC
was a wooden side-wheel steamer of
about 800 tons, built in 1851, by ". II.
Brown. Of New York; nearly rebuilt
here by the Pacific Mail Company two
years ago; locked and surveyed the Trip
before last, and given Il certificate of Al:
value about 100000: cargo. hops and
oats, worth about $4,000. Insurance on
snip, 81! 600. divided nearly equally be-
tween tie Iireman's Fund, Union, State
Investment, Commercial. Swiss Lloyds
and New Orleans Mutual Companies. ,
Captain Howell has the reputation of
an efficient officer. The ships compile
ment was as follows: Master, j. -.
Howell; First Officer. a. \. MELON
ough Second officer, \. Wells; Third
Officer, j. NJ. Lewis: Purser, .. Hite,
Jr.; Freight Clerk, 5. ii. Bigley; Chief
Engineer, L. Houston; Assistant Engi-
ncer, ID. NJ. Bassett; Oilers, Thomas
Les!Iange and j. Dugan, 'Jr.; Carnenter.
X. Erickson Waterman, Henry Norris:
Steward. j. Martin; Second Steward.
Chas. II. jackson; Storage Steward. >.
McNichol; First Cook, j. NJ. Iloldsworth:
Second Cook, s. Miles; Third Cook. &.
u. Whiting; Baker. Thomas Malloy.
Porter, X. L. Nehemiah: Stewarde.s,
Hannah Muir.
There were also five firemen. four coal
passers. ten seamen, two messmen, two
pantrymen and eight walters.
In the absence OF further particulars
Captain Goodall, Of GoOdall Nelson d
Perkins, the owners, and many scafarinp
men, believe the ship met heavy south.
easter, which may be expected there at
this season. The Pacific was one of the
best seaboats on the coast. IL is believed
that the survivor picked up may be in err
ror as TO the tate of the other boats, rs the
steamer was provided with extra large
and safe lifeboats.