The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1854, Page 6

LL ADDITIONAL FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO ARRIVAL O# THE LUCY TP" sMPSON Witla One Hundred P- ‘ - g- - assengers and Soldiers -aved by the Bark Kilby. ~ AWFUL SUFFERING BY STARVATION ON BOARD THE KILBY. Thrilling Narratives of the Disaster to the San Francisco and the Sufferings of the Passengers, Additional Lists of the Names of those Lost and Saved, MEETING AT THE MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE. &, &, &. Owing to the great interest felt in the disaster to the Baa Francisco, and the demand for the Hazan containing ‘the particulars of the wreck, we republish the following from our paper of yesterday :-— About eleven o’clock on Seturday morning, the packet ‘hip Lacy Thompson, from Liverpool for this port, was weported below making her way against » wind which was dead against her. ‘The pilot boat Mary Taylor boarded her, and furnished Qhpilot, when the Captain of the Lucy Thompson stated fe the reiwaimog plots on dard the Mary Laylor the mame of his vbip, and that sbe had oa board s party of United States trope, which she had taden from off @bip, which ehip had received thew from a steamer io Gistrees. In the early part of the aftersoon the fo phic despatches reached the office of Mes Parpinwall — lowing tele- . Howland About 234 P. M. The rhip is still at anchor. There have been tugs near her during the day, but taey could not communicate, No tug near her now. 8% P.M There is a tug—bas got » The weather ix moderating Dark in tow—going in the Hook ‘About four o'clock in the afternoon, Mesars, Howlau’ & Aspinwall despatched tne powertal steamtag Titan to the Lucy Thompson, in order to get her up last night, ifas all possible, The Titan was fur: isbed by the firm with » large supply of warm clothing, both for males and fe- males, » quantity of blankets, and pleaty of fresh provi ions. In addition, her master was authorized to extend an tmyitstion to all the sullerers te proceed at onee to the h or avy of the members of the firm of Howland & Aspinwall, and to consider themselves as at Bome there so long as their unhappy circumstances re- About six o'clock on Friday evening the pilot boat Phantom, (No. 17,) of New York, bearded of Boston, off Fire Island. Mr. Bicaard De took charge of her. ‘The Kilby reported that she wae then astxty eight days from New Orleans, sud has over one hundred United States troops om board, which she had taken from the steamer Sen Francisco. The Kilby was leaky, crippled from the storm, ‘and rather short of provisioes, at that time. When the pilot, Mr. Decker, went om board there was a heavy squeily weet wind blowing, which freshened into a severe gale Curing the night, #9 that it is very difficult to may what position the ship may be im mow, but it is most bable that some of the steamers will fallin with ber fore morning ‘About 100’clock Saturday night—we are happy to nay— the Titan returned to the oity. She had bosrdeu the Lucy Thompson, and brought tw town sb out one handred officers, soldiers, and passengers, which bad been taken from the Kilby, leaving only four passengers and thir- teen soldiers on board that vessel, the iavier having volunteered to remain to assist in working the bark to port. The Lacy Thompsen supplied her with sail: and Provisions, It fa supposed that soe bas again beea ive into the GulfStresm; but we are in 20pe8 that she has beeo evabied to hold on till the weather moderated, ¥ so wo msy expect her here some time to-day or to it. At balf-pant ten o’clook Inst Saturday night Colowsl Bwords, Deputy Quartermaster, ordered that prepsraiion sbould be made to charier a stesmer to go in search of the Kilby, owing to the report of per condition brougit to his office by the men of pilot boat No. 17, (the Phantom). Afer a littletime the steamtug Leviathan was ordered to prepare for sea, and ber master immediately went to Jay in coal and provirions. In the meantime, Mr. South- worth and others, Iscies and gentlemen, who from the Lucy Thompwon, arrived at the b: Whitehail, and immediately proceeced two the different hotels in the city. , The majority of them were landed at the Astor House, and cerisinly arrived there in ® moat depiorabdie condi tion. The ladies were ip a pitiabie pught; they were old, hungry wes, and almost naked Ia a few moment, however, they began tw ve; kind feces amiled upon them, tender herds ministered to their waats, aad sister-voices comforted toem. They were refresued by baths, and suppiied with warm gar.ueuts by the ladies ia the hotel, wnilst Mestra Coteman & Stetson provided with joy over the movements of their servants, who meemed ready to anticipate thy kind wishes of their em- er. Aiter hesring Mr. Southworth’s statement it was ged that it was pot sbsolately nece-sary to charter s t to goto her, aud the Lavi was consequeatly @ischarged, wiih Issac Gaya adsreon, of the pilot boat Phantom, who oownd in ber. The following intensely inte: ents give ali the additional! information we have re B STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER SAVED IN THE BARK KILBY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. The steamship San Francisco, one of the (cific Mail Steamship Company's steamers, which left New Yor’ on the 22d of Deosmber, with the Third regiment of U.S. Artillery anc seyers| passenzers on boaro, en roule te San Francisco, via the Stsits of Mageilan, was wrecked on Baturcay morning, December 44, in # violent norta- ‘weeter, in the Guif Stream. The particulars of the disaster are simply these: The @teamer had been nobly contending with the elements during the twelve hours previous to the wreck, bu: the machinery became unmavageabdie, and the vessel, which was rolling in the trough «{ the ses, was struck by an immense wave, entirely weeping her eterna, and car- fying the hurricane deck, ‘itn about one hundred souls, everboard. I myself was one rf the many who immedi @tely gained the upper deck, supposing that the vessel was fast foundering; and under this supposition we cluag together, some with life preservers, others with chairs, ready to’ precipitate ourselve: ‘& moment's warning, imto the angry billows which around us. An we here won the deck in one of the highest seas I ha witoessed, and the wind hoeling arvand ms to agitate the waters, the sun arose suddeniy im ail bin glory, throwing its rays of brightness and of hopo art the vast space around us, and saw itself reflectet tm cach wave which rose foaming and brilliant into sight. Iweli recollect the first object which struck me when Iresched the upper deck—there, amidst the ruins of hhis ship, stood the noble first officer of the ship, Mr. Mellus, his arm uplifted with an axe, attempting to cut way the mainmast. There, too, was the noble oom- mander, Cominodore Watkins, back and forth, to and j he Beemed te court death in its most feerful aspects wherever daoger menaced his vessel his voice was heard and his arm assisted It was soon Feported that the ball of the steamer was still sound, fad @ general rush was made for the lower cabin, where the ladies bad been placed,and here, upon the floor we gathered together our little flock, and united with Mr Cooper, » clergyman on board, in fervent prayer to Almighty God for eur preservation. As we laic here, fteeemed, during the long, long days of suspense, more Hike some horrid dream,than lite reality, Each hour some gewname was spoken of as having gone—end still the passengers kept up their spirita to the last; bat there was ‘Gme there—one of those noblemen with which nature loves to adorn herself—who went far to cheer, to eomfort, and to aanist thove of us who were weak and down-hearted— speak of Lieutenant F. K Marray, of the United States Navy, wbo ne will remain Gear te every soul on board, noti] they themrelves hava passed away aud are gumbered with the things that were. Several of the officers of the Artiliery displayed great eourage and anergy in their «(forte to have whe steamer pumped. Of these I fee! myself in duty bound to allade Firiculerly They were, Lieutenant Charies 8. Winder, ‘tenant James Van Voast, and Lieutenant Chandler. Too much p:aise cannot be awarded to these young Officers, who worked night and day to preserve the lives Of those on board. The greatest confasion prevailed in every department of the vessel. ° Several days of sus were thas passed, during which we drifted in sight of asils which we could gnot signalire. ‘The loss on board of the steamer, ae nearl; estimated, exceeded two hundred and fifty, Lieat. Col. Washington. Major Teplor ‘and wife, Cay id. Lieutenant smith. Mr. fe as could be nding Cap’ Lieut. Col. Bur Dr. Satterlee, 4 rte Eaoes. Lovee and Mi it , ise Raton, Lieat. Fremont and family Gardine Capt. . Was Lieut. Van Voast, First Dragoons, disabled. Mr. Falcon. J, Jt. | Rev. Mr. Cooper, wife and family. ‘Mis. Ma}, Wyse and child. Mr. Southworth, and about ove handred , After the boats ‘had been healed tm on that everiing. « \ \ } wate ° } Meer of qiolent gele trem the wortbweet sprang op and/iaeed | at jengin Ni cr ee ET rere wring the ight, eo that when dayli¢ht eame we bad | was added to our provender, Not having water | coMPany 1. Jost sight of the steamer; and, altuough we cruised | enongh to boil the corn, we have resorted to SAVED. around two days in search, We could see nothing of her. rebing it, and this parched corn bad bren our food for | Sergeant Twist, Private Killyar, The Kuby, on which I also embarked, was short of en days, when, to oar infloite joy, the Lucy Thorp Proudfoot Kemp, (we wers obliged to break inte her cargo, | fon, Captein ©. B. Pendleton, hove in sight, and took ua McKinley Land, corn, which was all #@ hed to keep us | om boarc. Three cr four passengers and ten or twelve | Corporal Murphy, Morphy, * Our supply of water was also very | soldiers nobiy volunteered to remain with Captain Low, | Artificer Moyland, O'Hara, all, and had it not been for constant rain we must have | of the Kilby, to assist him in any eme:gercy, and to | Musician Bloomingyish, Collins, died of thirst. One bundred bales of cotton ware brokem | help bim keep his veseal free from water. Captain Low Castillo, Oliver, out of her bold to make room for us to sleap in, and thi had played a noble part, and done all he could to save | Privates Adams, MeGiti, we paseed two of the longest weeks of our lives, The | the lives of those on board the San Francisco Som Ahern, Smith, captain of the Kilby, Mr. Low, is entitled to much credit | thing more thi pty praise should reward him for bis Aberd, Smith, for the manner in which he managed nis vessel, and the | gallant condu: Bennett, Winter, attention he paid te the passengers, #e had, hewever, ‘The passengers who remained on board the Kilby, in Bowyer, Winship, many obstscles to contend against. His sa: all | preference to taking the Lucy Thompson, were :— Buckley, Welsh, old and incomp! and he was cripped in 7, Mr. Falcon and servant, Cruise, Whealan, go that many of us had given up all bope of ever reach- Dr. Labrace and wife, a al, ing the shore, when on Friday morning, Jan, 13, we fell | | Mra, Alexander Besse, and thirteen soldiers, who volua- Cavanagh, Redmayne, in with the packet ship Lucy Thompson, C. B. Pendleton, | teered to assist Mr. Low. Dwyer, master, from Liverpool, which took us all on board with Having hurriedly penned down these additional the exception of absut ten soldiers, who volunteered to | notes, Iugain subscribe myself your obedient servant, Nott! stay by the captain of the Kilby, and four passengers, ¥F. H. SOUTHWORTH. W. H Kelly, who were:— Knowles, Wm. Kelly, Mr. Falcon, Brasilia Consul. NAMES OF THE SOLDIERS ON THE KILBY | Bav6d...........00s0005 sveecesvecnsnccees Madame Besse. Mr. and Mrs. Abrio. On the same afternoon that we changed ships we pro- cured a pilot, apd anchored ineide of the Lene Ship. Thus ends the sufferings of over one hundred of those who seiled in the San Francisco. God preserve the rest! STATEMENT OF FREDERIC H. SOUTH- WORT. Baxk Kitsy, Jan. 8, 1864, Three hundred miles out fcom New York. Mr. James Gorpon Buwyarr: DkaR SIR im I forward you # few of the most prominent items of the appalling wreck of the magnificent Pacific mail steamship San Francisco. Being weak, from injuries and deprivation of the staff of lite, I shall mot be able to give you a very detailed ac- count of this heart-rending iter, aod the consequent suffering which carried away the lives of two hun- dred human beings, (probably more,) hurrying them ua- prepared into = watery grave On the morwing of the 2lst of December, 1853, this truly splendid steamer anchored at the Quarantine ground, apd after receiving on board over 600 souls— moxUy troops tor Oslifornia—tne next day, (the 224, at Lalf past eigut e’clock,) we proceeded to sem. ‘Tne noble ship gliced through the waters as if she had Jong known Old ocewn, avd ber engine and machinery together with her new le wheels, worked weli, and callea forth the scmiravoa of all on board. Her motion was easy, and the gilt phanix upon her wheelhouse seemed to extend ttagolden head apd wings to speak ite joy for avew triumph im rteam navigation On the 234 \b¢ Weather wav as pleasact a could be expected in the Galt Streein a: bir season of the year; but as the golden sun fer behind the derk clouds sing the western aby, indieatiows were given of & cooing gale Soon thegra dually rising winds incrensed to » perfect hurricane, “heb toaved the steamer like ac rk, ‘0 and fro; and now the angry waves negan to roll Liga sod threatening aod Garhing over tbe quatc#, oven some boxes or live e:oek, juts the roaring ocean. At abon) 12 o'clock the gale had broksn the foremast, and the waves, as they washed our deck, broke away tho guarde, leaving no xecurity outside of the saloon, on the upper deck, against being carried overboard. To’ add to our already perilous situation, the air-pump rod broke at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 24th, The upper saloon eft the whee) houxes wax surrounded by staterooms ocou- pied by cflicers and « few way passengers for Rio Janeiro and Valparaiso. Besides these occupants, these saloons were crowded with soldiers, "ho were forced in bere by the necerrities of the ocossion. It was perilons for any of thera to remain on dect, soi there was no other pla for them, inasmuch as the forward deck cabin, and stat Tooms, were filled with soluiers, sceompanied by their ' wives and tawilies. Colonel Burke, the oficer of the doy, ordered the soldiers into the after eabin; and woen all nad crowded into {t who could find standing room, they uumbered at Jeast one hundred ang fifty. At about 8 o'clock a mighty swell, such as can only be formed by old ocean when lashed by such # tempest, etrack our veesel amidebips, completely submerging the wheelhouses, and washing them, with al their inmates, within an ivetant, at least half a mile dis tant, into the foeming rea. Myself and Mr. Rankin were ameng the pumber who were wenbed away, and the only two of this entire company who were successful in regain. ing the ship. All the rest sunk into the jaws of death, and were rocked into an eternal sleep by the roaring, ewelling sea. As 1 cen only Gescribe the awfai situation of these mortals by my own experience, I hope I will be excurad for alinding to myreif. 1 well remember lwas lying in my etatercom on the after deck, with Btravelling companion, Mr. James Stockwell, when there came a kook and sudden crash of breaking timber, and I feit myself rolling like a top tn the water, with salt brine rashing into my mouth and almost blinding me. When | arose to the surface of the ocean @ harrowing sight was before me, I was half a mile from the steamer, and around me wae sbout an acre of floating tieber. Im- meciately by my side came up from the deep Mr. Stock- well, whe caught hold of tae same stick of timber 0 which had clung for safety, Toe stick began to sink and I eeized hold of another pirce, and made the best of my way to the wrecked steamer. Two or three huge swells soon tossed me mear the ship. and I grasped # rope forward of the wheslhouse, to which Tclung for refage, raising and falling with the pitching vessel] While in this situation I @man stancing oa the padcle of the wheel who was plungsd into the ocean at every roil of the steamer, and who propably perished, Loving my strength, I Groppea from tne rope to which I clung. and fortupately » {rieudly wave threw mie auaiast dof the vessel, which | seized held of, and the tae «Lill higher oo the guard, | was 1 upon ths forward deok, anc there nd broke open a eiate room windew and crept dre woed. While in the water, the «ightaround mo death itself, W rose to the surface t or'y struge ling for life, and about pe helt o: Jood streaming from wounds about their beads Being blindea by whet I thought was the salt water, I put my band to my jorebead to wipe away the brine, when I wes surprised to find I was bleeding fro und on my brow. It ia, therefore, eorclusive that of these warned away were at the same ti wounueo by the crashiog timoers. Benides myself, Rankin as the erly one saved of she number who swept into the ocean. Such ¥ax che force 0’ the waves that they broke ina part of the deck, asd killed aod injured several, besides Geloging the passengers in the lower cabins, aod filling the saloons with water. (aptain Gardiner slept on deck, apd was not swept away with the others, but at one time fouwd ® man by his side, with a splinter thrust throug bh bis bead, which must bave kille? bim iostenteneously. After I recovered myself I locked around me, and the only dry place in the steamer was in the after cabin, where the officers, with their wives and children, were towed away, layirg rolled in blankets, as comfortable as circumstances would permit But, ob! toe scene of confusion me tongue can tell, no pem describe. The storm continued to rage, and we were at the mercy of the waves, without steam or teil As wave after wave came dashing sgainst us, shriek efter shriek came from those who dreaded to look into he grave. Nesrly all gave up all bopes of safety, and many were patiently waiting to be summoned before the Almighty Raler of the storms Stout hearts yielded, maniy cheeke turted pale, and there were thone who tried to pray who had never prayed be fore It was & seme such as made t! biood curdls around the heart, and all pulsation cease The very thoughts of the hours and days of snffering now freeze my blood as it courres through my veiea. It is worthy of remark that in the hour of oar greatest il, Commander Watking, Captain Meilus, Lient. F. R. jurray, and otber gallant officers, constantly revived the sinkicg epirita of ellon board by repeated assurances of safety. These heroic men constantly bid the desponding be of good cheer; aud Heav ly knows how many hearts, fast growing cold, were kept warm with lie’s diood by these gallant m The Rev. Mr Cooper, piscopalian clergyman, read daily from the Boly Book of life appropriate passages, ‘and offered up prayers for our deliverance. To us those rayers were answered. Those who sank beneath the [lives are now st pence with tho world. The mighty ocean bas take m to ita bosom, and their reqaiem was sung by the whistling winds of heaven. During our days of distress, the «mall was kept constantly at work pumping, and by {ts aid the ship was Keptaflost. The Sen Francisco proved herself strongly Duilt, because pe vessel, unless made of oak and well put together, could he jam an hoer in The bulwarks and guards were mot as stromg as might bave been, and perhaps to this we owe our lives. the guards and afier cabin been of iroe streegth, and not yielded to the wave, such was ite force that i) would have overtarped the shi ad nota single soul woul heve Deen left to tell th fal tale. @ were rescued from our dismal situation by the berk Kilby. This vesesl was loaded with cottoa and molasses, bound to Boston, from New Orleans. About sixty Dales of cotton were throwm overboard, to make room for os uofortunate beings. The scene of ‘raucfer- ring the pas emgers inte the Kilby from the wreck in kuch asen, cea more easily be imagined than described. Husbands reparated from their wives, children from their riend ‘rom friend, with no rance of ever | itwas an aefal , and eold is the beart of him whose pulsation is mot quiekened or his eye dimnea with tear, atits rehearai, The Kilby was com pelied to lenve the wreok before all had bees rea cued, it being impossible to lay along aise. The nates of those on board the Kilby are:— Col. Gates, wife and three children, Col buke, Capt. Judd, Lieut. Loeser and wife, Fremont, wife and three childrea, Van Voast, Mrs. Major Wyse, Surgeon Satterlee, Mr Wiets, Assistant Surgeon, Capt. Gardiner, of the Oragoons, Lieut. Murray, of the U. 8. Navy, Mrs. Chase anc one child, G in J. L. Graham, Jr., of New York. Antonio Falco, late Brazilian Consul in N. ¥. Mr. Alexander Besse. Mr. Lamade and wife, F. H, Southworth. Rev, Mr. Cooper, wife and four chilérea, Miss L, Eaton. Mise Luey Moor and Mr. Tamworth, Engineer. RCAPTTCLATION, Officers and crew saved by the Kilby. Soldiers: Women and children ‘Tot: He 1 remain yours, Ac. hasty sketch FREDRRIC H. WORT! Snir Lucy Tuomrson, 50 Mina or? Sampy Hoo, Friday, Jan. 13, 1864. rignal of distress, Laney thom, from Li soon, under the kindoess of Providence, in harbor. Our beds on board the Kilby cotton beles, and our dally allowamoe sea tried hem, apd a pint we broke ‘into AND LUCY THOMPSON. MEMBERS OF COMPANIES A, D, @, H, I, KE, AND L, Sergeant McInti SAvvrivate Regma; it Moln' iva 8, Ponte aan racer one Taylor, Musician Sloomenrich, Costello, Artificer Boylen, Privates Adams, Bower, tees, ‘avana) Coliinn,” Conneghan, Currie, Giaed, Kelly, 1st, Kelly, 24, Keleher, Knowles, Sleeper, lie Land, Murphy, McGill, Wiseman, Pasrenger Baker, Seamen Anderson, O'Hara, Oliver, All of there. ¢xoepting the passengers sbove named and the thirteen soldiers who volunteered to remain with the Kilby, arrived iu the Luey Thompsou. ADDITIONAL BY THE THREE BELLS. Visit of Our Reporter to the Ship Three Bella and Bedioe’s Island.-Names of the Living and the Dead—Interesting State- ment of the Disaster. Our reporters were employed om Saturday in eol- lecting further particulars relative to the shipwreck of the ill fated steamship Sam Framcisco. They first paid a visit to the whip Three Balls, lying off the Battery, where they learned that all the paseengers taken off the San Francisco by that vessel bad been transferred on board of a steamer, st 9 o'clock that morning, and were landed on Bedlce’s Island, whither they were removed by order of their commanding officer. Accordingly, oar reporters im- mediately hired » boat, and by strenucus exertions on the part of the boatmen—for the wind blew » gale all day— reached there, where they learned the following particu- lars from the sergeants of the different companies arrived there from the Three Belis. The following is as full and cor ect a list of the lost amd saved as can be obtained at present:— CORRECT LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE U.S. TROOPS LOST AND SAVED, Kelly, COMPANY 4. SAVED Sergeact Clay, Private Cunningham, Molntyre, Dalkavita, Jakei, Enversop, Young, Goebler, Corporal McNamara, Hermann, Hoare, B, Hughes, Reidt, G, Hughes, Musician Sanders, Sallivan, Artificer Whitehead, Hyland, Private Aylshire, Mills, Bayer, Wyatt, Bennett, Molloy Bergen, Carroll, Brown, Mack, Briggs, Ring, Burk, Lasoat, Choilin Rost, Cvoper, Bary, vost. Major Taylor, Private W Lieut, Smith, Corporal Bennett, Private Schenk, Koapp, 8 10 COMPANY B. ‘VED. Sergeant Scovelle, Private Murray, Private Cashman, McBride, Clyce, O’Connors, Denn is, Pani Duna, Patel Kpgliah, Quigley, Gaydon, Ramsay, Hutmy, Rath, Kane, Rilack, Sergeent Sbeerer, Corporal Meyers, Moore, Schwinter, Smith, Stioman, Wallis, Welsh, Herrick, Knowlton, Mixel, Lawren:e, Buckholds, Bentz, Meeb: a € lo, Sergeant, Meehan, vate Costell Harper, Miller, : Trane, Hart," i Corporal Crawford, Lat ‘Trask, Sleobee, Daily. Belton, Private McBride, Eldridge, Higgins, Sergeant McLoughlin, Bart, Dwyer, Gard Pekin Gardner, Private Delay, Fisher, Bulger, Duocan, Artifoer Oofty, Marshal, aimmoell, wer, Hooper, Beat, Beat, , jurpby, Fol O'Hara,’ Font 2 ane Stevens, Dalilny, Miller, 2, Power, Per, Wisemas, O'Neilte. Adama, Privave Nod Private cao iman, ‘rom, Downing, ssid Salmon, COMPANY @, BAYED. Sergeant Brown, Private Meyer, Summers, Moavoy, Swan, MoGough, vis 7 MeDonald, Nison,” Private Basart Pope, ‘Dan, Phelj Dalia, Root” Innsmore, Smith, Trust, Private COMPANY K. ham, 4 Minke, Tance do. Graham, Riley, Musician Gardiner, WcLane, ‘Artificer Carter, Mitchell, Private Bond, Murray, Mand, MeNamar icNamara, Rowland, Gross, it, Gordon, Shoshan’ igan, ee we Ward, OOMPANY L. Sergeant Kis sas te Si eant King, vate Strouse, May, Lee, Openbsmer. Parsons, Corporal Zenimer, Kane, Cofty, Boyle, Private Alien, Hill, Seward, Curry, McGillecutt, Dana, Gebhard, Page, Brady, Franks. Goor rleh, Corporal Morris. Private Dehl, Private Ballard, rd, Gileer, Corbet, Welsh, Curry, Sallenburger, Clancy, Rush, Dellingham, Zaller, Deacon, Rollenbush, SCENES AND INCIDENTS. We give below some adaitional incidents, gathered by by our reporter from Sergeant Brown of company G, who ‘was one of the mort active participators in this sad af- fair. Writs figdkendoper] connected with it, however tri- vial in itself, acquires additional interest from the con- nection in which it appears: SERGEANT ELIJAH RB. On the night of Deo. 24 th the machinery stopped, our vessel lost hi and broached to. She then shipped a away the hurricane deck abaft of the wheels, Major Taylor and wife, Col. Washington, Captain Fields, and Liout. Smith, were carried away by this first sea. The next sea swept her decks entirely, and carried away the cattle and the men’s sleeping om the upper deck. Iwas fearfal that the women would get out, and I fastened the doors when they went down below in the second cabin, 1 then went forward, and was swept over- board, and at one time was as much as twenty feet from the vessel. There were several in the water, and three be side myself were saved by the waves throwing us back. After this ail hands commenced baling at once, I formed the whole regiment on board into reliefs, and we continued the baling incessantly for six days and six nights, Dur ing five Gays and five nights I never left my station, until at last my ancles became se weak that I could not stano, and them I stood upon my knees until the Commo- Gore came and pulled me away. At the worst time of all, and when we were shipping the most water, one of the corporals gave the alarm of fire. At this alarm all the tnmates of the lower cabin who were employed in baling rushed simultaneously tor the door, and put an end to work for the time 1 then epraog upona table, drew a revelver, and threatened to shoot any maa who repaatet the alarm. That b Srgieet them and they went oz with their work again. We were next ordered .o cut away the torward burricare deck. During this a heavy gale aross, a0 that we were forced to lash ourselves to the ord linea while cutting. She then sbipped a sea, aad I was again thrown over and struck the side of the vessel, a prevented from reaching the sea by the lashing ne. While we were baling, » young lady named Marriana Noland, came up to me ano wanted to take @ turn at baling, but I refused, and told her to go bask to her derth. fhe afterwards died. Her death was very affect- tog. She was attacked by sudden indisposition, resembling jolera, While the heavy sea was pouring over the decks the live stock became very uomacageabls, and broke through the partition which divided them from the wen. Cows, hogs and men were all mingled together, and caused #0 eee that we were obliged to slaughter sever- o' . During the storm I was washed everboard three times, and onee jumped in after a deguerreotype it whish I lost ont of my pocket. I iost everything, including $1,160 in gold, which was taken from my trank. Eve: ‘trupk was broken open before it was thrown ov. I found on the s book with this inscription on the ay leat :—"Miss Lydia Merchant, from her volum bor friend, Mra. Phillips, Lepfelons lage Mass., 1853.” The is ome ofa j le series, and handsomely I intend to send it to her. Many of the ladies exposed themselves unnecessarily during the whole time, aod one of them, while standing the main deck, in imminent danger of being swept ay by the surf, I'was forced to carry down below. The moa -commissiove officers and men exerted them- selves to their utmost. In fact, some of them worked until they dropped down from sheer fatigue. A man named Mit, s private of Company K, was om deck whem the upper deck fell om him, and his head went through a skylight im such a way that he was but slightly injured, excepting that » splinter of the wood ram into and, as we could not extract it, the wousd healed up snd it remains there now. During all the time that we were working at the pumps we could get mothing to eat but biscuit and cold One curious fact in the affair was, that nearly all the sailors showed an unconquerable aversion to going dead body. On one cecasion the body of the carpenter's brother lay with his head eut off by hour after hour, and no one came near it. » The females on board evinced the utmost coolness and of mind throughout the wholeof the time. Some of them would come up to me and ask me whether we were im danger, and when | replied that there was danger, but ¢epended upom our own they appeared perfectly satisfied, and returned to their Our reporter wan shown a rword, battered and bruised with the hard usage through which it had gone, waich had been the companion of Colonel Washington through many years, and was saved by Lieutenant Winder from Karen attempt dg! of case of revolvers, comprised everything saved by this gentleman. MEETING AT THE MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE. hich has ? i ted :— Vice Presidents—Mosars, iatnete own, Thomas Tileston, Moses H. Grinnell, Chas, H. Marshall, E. 5. Morgen, Wal: ter R Jones, Mortimer Livingstoa. ‘Secrdaria’—Meeere. E. 0. Mogart, Charles Garow, F. @ I f Feri i coors of the meeting ond published in the mewspapers of { the elty, at the discretion of the committee. The rese}utions were put to the meoting, and unani- meusly agreed to. ‘The following committee was appointad to solicit fande LETTER FROM MR. SOUTHWORTH. New Yors, Sunday, Jaa. 16, 1843, MR, Bexsarr.— In your report yesterday of the additional particulars for the surpose of carrying out the objects framed in the | of the loss of the San Fraccisco, under the heading “ The resolutions, after which an adjournment toox place, COMMITTRE, Russell Sturges, William Nelson, H. K. ogert, J. H, Brower, David Olypbant, F. A. Delano, R B. Mintura, Warren Delano, Jr. FAw’d Cunard, ah ‘ton’s noble conduct was in the mouth of a eral desire wes to meet shekehim by the hand. The con erynegy, and ever nee "henge Suct of Capt. Watkins and his offi as well as the ooo] and brave course of the United Stat ie bony ses was also highly commended. the mee! Capt. Oreighton was loudly called for, and had he sane the stand he would have been loudly and , at the con- cally cheered. ME. MelJus, the mate of the San Francisco, ico Gia clusion of the meeting, got as far as the Fxcbange, and was iqmediately surround ken by the hand, and cordially congratulated on his os- — rom destruction. . Joho fr epiyre was also on ’Change.t He stated, as well as Mr. Mellus, that Captaim Watkins did not scuttle the ship, and there was scarce'ys doubt but she went — in less than twenty four hours after she was aban: TELEGRAPHIO. Teor, Ji for General Wool left here this mo: the purp: se of replacing the officers ana men lost on the or San re-0m at barkation. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS, Second Visit of our Reporter to Bedloe’s Island. Scene on the Landing of the Troops from the Lucy Thompson—Visit to the Hospl- tal—Correct List of the Names of all the Troops Lost and Saved—Scenes and Inci- dents. On Sanday our reporter was again employed io visiting Bedloe’s Island, in collecting farther particu- lars relative to the shipwreck of the ill-fated steam. ship San Francisco, and ascertaining with great care the names of all the troops, living and dead, that sailed for California in the San Francisco, under command of Col. Gates, THE LANDING OF THE TROOPS. About 1% o’clock, P. M.,the steamtug came alongside of the pier at Bedloe’s Island with that portion of the troops transferred from the Kilby to the Lucy Thompson, snd from her to the steam tug, and proceeded to land the men and women with all porsible despatch. | The pier was crowded with s number of troops wearing the United States uniform, composed principally of hus- bands, anxiously looking out for their wives, sisters, and daughters, who had been sent on board the Kilby. The greetings between these people, who had just escaped | from the jaws of death, and who had parted with one- another, some of them without the slightest hope of ever meeting again, is moge easily imagined than de- scribed—enough to say that all, with the exception of one poor womsn, were restored to their husbands. She alone of the party stood on the promenade deck of the boat with a babe in herarme. When all the rest had gladly departed, on going up to her, tears were in her eyes, and with a trembling voice she inquired if we knew that her husband was safe? And '@ glad to be the instrument of happiness by telling her that he was, but on board the Antarctic. Joy then succeeded grief, but the outward effects were to all appearance the same. Finally, she wended her way up the path to the garrison, where her physical wants were duly attended to by those who arrived on the isiand the day before. VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL. We then proceeded, in company with Lieutenants Winder and Paton, to visit the hospital, where we found a number of the troops lyirg sick in bed with the dysentery, rhea- matiam, and injuries reosived on board the San Francisco. Among ‘he sufferers we noticed several women, wives and sisters of the unfortunate soldiers, who bore traces in ‘rancisco, and arranging for their Landing of the Kilby Passengers, &c.,”” your reporter saya that Mr. Southworth stated that the soldiers remaining on board the Kilby volunteered to stay, in order to works ‘the pumps and keep her afloat; and also that Mri. Major Wyse might have come off, but she was so nervous front exhaustion she would not venturé to trust herself down the side,”” Your reporter misunderstood my remarks, and the above statement, in regard to Mrs, Wyse, dees injustice to this estimable lady. In my letters, which you were- kind enough to publish, (on the same page.) yor will see I state that Mrs. Mejor Wyse did not remain om board the Kilby, but was transferred to the Lacy Thomp- son, and she is pew safe in Now York, The lady in regard to whom the above statement wad+ made by me to your reporter was Mrs. Lalrade and not Mrs, Wyse. This lady, the wite cf Mr. Lalrade, tégethée with her husband, Mrs. Alexander Besse, Mr. Faleon ang servant, remained on board the Kilby, as I stated in my letter to you dated on board the Lucy Thompson. Mrs, Ialrade, while being transferred from the San Francisee. to the Kilby, was frequently submerged and very nar- rowly escaped with her life. Fearing the same fate, Baturally enough, she refused to be transferred to the Lucy Thompson, and preferred to remain with the Kilby till she came into port. Her husband and the other gen< tlemen whom I have named stayed to. keep her com. pany. If you will be good enough to make this correction, you He &o.. will much oblige, yours, FREDERIC H. SOJTHWORTH, THE SOLDIERS ON BOARD THE SAN FRAN: CISCO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Permit me to call upon you, in behalf of some of us poor soldiers whe were so fortuuaie as to have been saved from the wreck of the steamer San Francisco, and to call upon you to hold up to public incignation the officers of the government that drove us on board of a steamer to send us on a voyage of fifteen thousand miles, instead of the direst ronte scross the Isthmus of Panama When ‘we expostulated, the reason given us for sanding us on 60 Jong ® voysge was that it was cheaper; benides, if we went the other way, some of us might desert-—which wad aiding insult to injury What soldier can respect the government when he isso inhumanly treated as we have been? Most of us have lost everything, and the mon- strous outrage that hav been perpetrated in our case should consign for all time every government offiser who managed the matter to e!eraal infamy, Task, in behalf of my comrades, as well as for myself, justice; and we call for the punishment of the guilty par- ties, no matter how high thelr position, whether it be the Secretary of War, or the Navy, or both—but a proper ing vestigation of sll the facts, we, as American citizens, are enttiled to. Your very obedient servant, AN OLD SOLDIER. , THE SAN FRANCISCO'S ENGINE, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HSRALD. In relation to the loss of the San Francisco, it is men+ tioned in the statement of Mr. Mellus, chief officer, that ‘at about twelve o’clock on the night of the 24th of Dé< cember, “the engine stopped, and the end of the air pump piston rod breaking off, the air pamp buckets wete consequently set adrift.” It may, perhaps, bs thought worthy of notice that the air pump arrangement of the San Francisco’s engine was a new invention, and an ine novation upon the established rule, which i#to connest the air pump with thecraak of the engine, and thereby steady its motion. In this case the air pump was work: ed by s separate cylinder, without any means of securing it against the concussion of the water within. The fault Of heving a separate cylinder is obvious, The bucket of the air pump having no work to perform at the com< mencement of the stroke, its motion is thereby increased,’ and at the end of the stroke, when it meets the water, it receives a shock, which must be very injurious. Im the case of an ordinary engine, the bucket is steadied by the crank, and no such dangerous shook is felt. Possl: bly the air pump piston rod might have commenced breaking st the first revolution of the engine im the har: bor. There can be no doubt, at least, thet it wasthe breaking of this piston which caused the disaster, for di- , rectly it happened the ship was thrown into the trougly of the ses, and became unmanageable The snip was @ goodship, and if the engine could have been made to heir countenance of starvation and disease. All, how- ver, were carefully attended to by the doctor, aad many of them will owe their lives 0 doubt to the bind atten tions of the Orsnance Sergeant of Bedlow’s Island, Mr. Sawburn, whose unremitted attention to the sick is worthy of much praise and consideration. CORRECT LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE UNITED STATES TROOPS LOST AND BAYED. We then virited the different sergeants of every com- pany that sailed in the San Francisco, and obtained from them the following list of the names of every man, both lest and seved, who belonged to the United States Third artillery. Im this work we were greatly facilitated by the courtesy of Lieut. Winder, and to whom weare amply indebted for a large part of our information:— MUSTER ROLL OF THE COMPANIES OF THE THIRD ARTILLERY. The following is a complete muster roll of the United States troops, Third Artillery, corrected and carefully re- vised by our reporter yesterday at Bedloe’s Island, show- ing briefly the losses sustained by each company in the regiment, the number on board the Kilby, on board the Antarctic, and those on Bedloe’s Island:— ah Sm : » STITH? i HP plied oF 2 1 244 8°18 5 2 220331 4 68 3 0 41737 31 56 (15 3 0 21 815 16 «85 | oh 0 122113 16 51M 0 11223930 4 4 10 1 $29 18 6 7 1 116 041 17 7 16 e 1607 8 8 7 0 601000 0 1 ° Total......149 12 147 18160163 483 144 16 It will be seen from this table that there are one han- dred and sixty of the soldiers amd non-commissioned offi- cersdead. This, together with the loss of a number of | p, wemen, waiters, firemen, sailors, and engineers, will swell the number of victims up to nearly one hundred and work ever so slowly, she may have righted eventually. It must be added, however, that few engines could be expected to resist sucoresfully a wave which “stripped the sarboard}pad- dle boa, carried away starboard after king post, both smoke stacks, all theuppe: saloon, and staved half the quarter deck hrough.”” PISTON. DEATH OF ANOTHER SUFFERER FROM THE STEAMSHIP SAN FRANCISCO. Oorover O'Donnell held an inquest yesterday on boart the Britich ship Three Bells, lying at pier 32 East river on the body of a colored man, about twenty-five years 0: age, whose name is unknown. He was a waiter on boart the ill-fated steamship San Francisco, and died yesterday on bosrd the ship Three Belle, of exhaustion, caused by @xposure upon the wreck of thesteamer. A verdict wa rendered to that effect. REPORT OF THE STEAMTUG LEVIATHAN, SENT IN BBARCH OF THE BARK KILBY—SPOKE TH KILBY IN TOW OF 4 STEAMER FOR BOSTON. The steamtug Leviathan, Capt. Hazsard, returned la evening from a cruise to sea ia search of the bark Kilby. The Leviathan left New York at 4 A. M. Sunday, 15t! At A.M, sixty miles 8.E of Sandy Hook, spoke th schooner Thomas Ellis, from Cape Hayten, bound to Ne York; reported being within fifteen miles of the Heok ¢ the evening of 13th, and was blown off by the late gal Atl A.M, seventy five miles E,8.E. of the Highland spoke the bark St. Andrew, from Mobile for New Yor! all well, and wanted no assistance. At 12 M., eightyrf miles E, by 8. from the Highlands, spoke brig K, H. Mot ton, from Richmond, Va, for Boston; 2 P. M., Fire Ialas N, by E. fifteen miles, ‘spoke brig from Oring for New York; 4 P. M., fifty miles E, by S. of the Hip lands, the Leviethan spoke the bk Kilby, in tow of € steamer City of New York, Lound from Philadelphia it Boston, Capt. Hazzard offered to take off the rei passengers and bring them to New York; but the Ca; Geclined, and said he would take them to Boston. (@ M., twenty miles east of the Highlands, spoke He Overmaan, from Rio Grande for New York; had a pt on board for three days, ninety; adding to this the loss of Major Taylor and wife, | The Leviathan arrived back to the city at § o’sloeng Col, Washington, Capt. Field, Lieut. Smith, and some la- dies, (passengers,) the number of souls thus hurried into eternity will not fall short of two hundred. NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS LANDED FROM THE LUCY THOMPSON ON BEDLOR’S ISLAND. t Prond “Private O'Hara, val ities McKinley, Oliver, Musician ome Kelly, W. H., Private Buckley, Reiners, Bower, bo Colliza, “Whelan Keleher, McGill, Knowles, COMPANY D, Private Adams, Pr Hart Beltoe, Wiseman, Costello, Miller. Taylor, Private Doolaa Corporal Taylor, Private Shea, COMPARY 6. Private Gleeson, Sullivan, wou, Mrs. MoKisley, Mrs. Oush, Caney, Hanley, Eo Webbar, now! Serry. MBs vivssevssvenvscsesovvebsevicevetetegl THE REPORT OF THE LUCY THOMPSON. The Lacy Thompson anchored on the bar on the aight of the 13th instant. On the 19th, 60 miles east by south of Sandy Hook, spoke the bark Kilby, of Boston, from New Orleans, bound to Boston, having on board passengers taken from the wreck of steamship San Francisco. The K. was in distress, being short of provisions and sails, having experienced heavy weather, in which she lost and split most of her saile, The Lucy Thompson took from her ninety-nine of the Sen Francisco's passengers, and brought them to this port. Captain Pendleton re- ports, at the time of their being transferred there was a very heavy sea running from the southeast, and it was with the greatest difficulty and care that they were got on board of his ship, He states that is impossible to de- seribe the scene at the time of transferring them frem the bark to the ship, There was a heavy sea rasniag, and the vessel surging tremendously, Women aad chil- dree were hoisted om boerd by a rope fastened uader their arms. They were in a very weak state, and were dashed against the sides of the ship by the rolling of the Vensel. It was most fortunate that nome were seriously injored Sixteen soldiers and two seamen were left om board of the Kilby, Twoweeks provisions and water and a sail were also sent on board from the Lacy Thompson. The mamex of the soldiers left op the Kilby wore rot avoor taited. Sunday evening. THE SEARCHING SQUADRON. ‘The packet ship America, arrived yesterday, spoken the llth inst., Fire Island bearing NNE 16 miles,ne steamship Union ia search of the San Francisso. The Charleston Mercury of the 12th inst., gives thel- lowing:— ‘ By orders trom the Treasury jartment, reced through the Collector ef this port, Jaurevenee iaitele ferson Davis, Capt. Pease, wi'l sail to-day, to join inie search for the steamer Sen Francisco, ae to bes- abled at sea and having a regiment of United States r- beard. Tue cutter is, however, fully maed for voyage to the Pacific, aod shid umsascensfal, she Tilipreesea teer ‘8 Sound, Wasa Bho wil fave with the wagmn good wles of all who bave had the pleasure of en latkcovaree th her gallant and skilful officers. The pilot boat Washington, No. 4, was to have salleast night, at 12 o’elock, with eails and provisions, in sec) * of the bark Kilby, butas the latter hed been spokl ia tow of s steamer, the expedition was probably abanded, MEETING OF ARMY OFFICERS, A meeting of the officers of the United States Army0W in New York and vicinity will be hela at the Astor Has, on Tuesday, (to morrow,) at eleven o'clock in the tp | ‘boon. Supreme Court—In Chambers, Desisions by Hon. Judge Clerke. Jax. 14.—Samucl Wi ‘R. Miller.Or lp 906 40, and eosta of motion and reference, and . ree’ fees. Fron wx Larararrs, [a.—At half lo’ on the evening of Tuseday, Jan. anol ther | saggy My Ay Sof ab belonging tos. 0. © ite, at the foot of Main street, on whichwaa not extinguiabed until the block of buildings te nd oeonpled by M . White as a wholesale and fers, te ateher shop Robt Marahaty the dee of ‘Beubridgs & Mis, and a wareheese By ‘ate ‘wind was blowing at the time song ees o from the southwest, aed not! but the exertions of the ‘Bremen, eanisteg’ by eftioms Prevented the destruction of all that part of the Of Ohio street and morth of Columbia. The loss isesti- mated at $40,000, Jobn Daily, while at work in t! story of the establishment of Benhritge & Mix the trapdeorw:y to the lower floor, aod was dt * jure’, He tar # 0ce died. ,