Passengers arriving at the Port of San Francisco: 1800s

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SS Brother Jonathan

Arrive San Francisco

August 30, 1854
SS Brother Jonathan
Captain not noted
From San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Passage

ARRIVAL OF THE BR. JONATHAN.
TWO WEEKS LATER.
PROPOSITION TO SELL SITKA.
MURDER OF COL. LORING.
PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.
FIRES, ACCIDENTS, &c.
THE AFFAIR AT SAN JUAN’THE DILLON CASE.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
(ST. ADAMS AND CO.’s EXPRESS.)

Passage

Daily Alta California,, San Francisco, August 31, 1854

The Nicaragua steamship Brother Jonathan arrived yesterday morning from San Juan, bringing dates from New York to Aug. 4th.

The following is her Memoranda and list of Passengers:

Memoranda.

Steamer Brother Jonathan left San Francisco August 1st, at half-past 2 o’clock, P. M. Arrived at San Juan at daylight of the morning of the 14th inst. The passengers down crossed from steamer to steamer in 30 hours, and undoubtedly reached New York in 22 days.

The B. J. left San Juan at 6 P. M., August 17th, with 400 passengers, 59 of whom are ladies. Have not had a case of sickness since leaving San Francisco. The road from San Juan to Virgin Bay was in excellent condition. The passengers came over without having any rain.

The revolution in Nicaragua still continues, and the revolutionist party are offering foreigners $200 per month, with grants of land, &c. Major Doss, formerly of Panama, and who commanded the artillery of the Government, was lately killed at Granada.

Those two important posts, the consulships at London and Havana, have been awarded, and now can be considered out of the market. General Campbell, formerly Consul at Havana, supercedes George N. Sanders at London. The consulship at Havana falls to Roger Barton, of Mississippi.

A terrible accident took place at the New York Gas Works on the afternoon of Saturday, July 28th.

At a quarter past one o’clock, the laborers and others employed in the works returned from dinner, and had only been for a few minutes in the yard when the brick walls which sustained the new and extensive iron roofs of the building, fell to the ground with a crash, carrying the roofs and supporting pillars with them, and burying many men and horses in the ruins.

LIST OF THE DEAD. - Cornelius Wyckoff, foreman of the bricklayers; Patrick Shea, James Gilhooly.

WOUNDED. - James Flannigan, Robert Junk, Thomas Kelly, Thos. Wyer, Wm. Symas, Miles Burns, Daniel Sullivan, Geo. White, Jas. Mahoney, Jas. Burns.

No one would attempt to offer any opinion as to the probable cause of the calamity, nor did any person about the building seem desirous of conversing with the reporters of the press. It is, however, presumed that the walls had been shaken by the sudden gust of Wednesday night, and perhaps cracked by the vibration of the roof induced by an electric influence.

The extensive cotton, flour and woollen (sic) mills at Lebanon, Tennessee, were consumed by fire on the 1st of Aug. The loss amounts to $110,000, and the insurance to $31,000. Two hundred and fifty hands are thrown out of employment. It was the work of an incendiary.

On the 30th of July a disastrous conflagration occurred at Jersey City. Four blocks of buildings and their contents were laid in ruins. The loss of property is estimated at three hundred thousand dollars. By this fire about one thousand mechanics were thrown out of employment.

John C. Tobey, better known as ’John of York,’ died on the 1st of August, in Hartford, of consumption. He was on his way to Elk county, for the benefit of his health.

There was a severe storm at Charlestown, on July 27th, causing considerable damage. A bark was struck by lightning, which shivered the mainmast.

The latest intelligence from Texas mentions a desperate chase and encounter between a party of twelve soldiers and twenty-five Indians. Captain Van Buren, the leader of the troops, was shot through the body, but it was thought that he would recover.

Later advices (sic) from New Mexico state that a very destructive fire had occurred at Santa Fe. A number of establishments belonging to prominent merchants were among the buildings burned.

Messrs. Louis Hulseman and William W. Snelling, who were among the number of American citizens lately expelled so unceremoniously from Sonora by the Mexican Authorities, were on their way to Washington, to urge in the proper quarter their claims to indemnify for the losses they have sustained.

The following appointments to office on the Pacific coast have been confirmed:

WASHINGTON TERRITORY --- James Tilton, of Indiana, to be Surveyor General; H. C. Mosely, Land Registrar; Elias Yalee, Receiver of Public Moneys.

OREGON --- Ralph Wilcox, Land Registrar; Jas. Guthrie, Receiver. A fight took place on the 27th of July, between Bill Poole and John Morrisey, for $100 a side. The fight lasted but a few seconds, and Morrisey was badly beaten and gave in.

Passengers

Adams, D. C.
Austin, Thos. P.
Avery, E. S., wife and two children
Avery, J. B.
Battis, J.
Battis, M. T.
Beattie, Miss M.
Bell, J.
Bender, D.
Bender, Mrs., and 2 infants
Bowen, Miss M.
Bradbury, E.
Bregaman, H.
Briggs, J. R.
Chalcraft, John
Chappell, Mrs. J.
Cline, B., and wife
Cohn, Ed
Cole, L. A.
Cox, E.
Coyle, Miss M.
Crowly, Miss M.
Davidson, Thos., wife and 3 children
Donnan, Mrs. M. P., and child
Dunn, Miss A.
Edgecombs, N.
Fink, D., wife and servant
Fink, R. B.
Fitch, J. R.
Friedman, Mrs.
Gilbert, N. C.
Giuness (Ginness ), Thos.
Gordon, W.
Hambly, W. G.
Hamilton, G. S., wife and two children
Hanson, T. H.
Harris, W. O., and wife
Hazeltine, A.
Holmes, Mrs. M. E., child and infant
Humphrey, Miss M.
Inwords, George
Irish, J.
Kalicher, W.
Kellogg, L.
Lasca, Miss J.
Lee, Thos.
Lucke, J.
Mason, Mrs., child and infant
McBean, P.
McBean, T.
McCabe, A. J., and servant
McClellun, W., and wife
Meeker, M. D., and two children
Mercer, C. H.
Merchant, Mrs. M. A.
Moore, R. B., and nephew
Morris, S., and wife
Peterson, Mrs. Charles
Phillips, Mrs. C.
Rich, F.
Riker, J. W.
Riley, John
Sargent, A. J., and wife
Sell, W., wife, child and infant
Sharp, S. W.
Sherman, W. B.
Simpson, Jane, and sister
Smith, Dr. Peter
Swain, W.
Vredenberg, W. J., and wife
West, Mrs. F., and 4 children
Wilkins, C. G., wife and daughter
Zimmerman, M.
And two hundred and fifty in steerage.