City of Philadelphia, large bronze Testimonial Medal, 75 mm, obverse Arms of the City; reverse with struck inscription on 14 lines ‘Testimonial to Captains Crighton, Low and Stouffer, of the ships Three Bells, Kilby, and Antarctic, from the corporation of the city of Philadelphia, for their gallantry in rescuing the passengers from the wreck of the steamer San Francisco, January 1854’ two cuts to obverse rim, otherwise good very fine and scarce Footnote The paddle steamship San Francisco, Capt. J. T. Watkins, was a new vessel. She was chartered by the U.S. government to carry eight companies of artillery to California. On December 21st, 1853, she left New York having on board 16 officers and 498 artillerymen, with their wives and children, in addition to the crew, making a total of 750. The ship was loaded to the limit, part of the steerage being filled with cargo. This last circumstance was particularly unfortunate as the soldiers were confined in such meagre and ill ventilated quarters that fever broke out before the ship was many days out. For the first two days of the voyage the weather was fine, but on the 23rd the ship met with a full gale during which the engines were disabled, all the boats washed away and the upper saloon and promenade deck carried overboard. The masts and both funnels soon followed and on the 26th, when only five days out, the San Francisco was sighted by the Maria Freeman with the decks swept bare and apparently helpless. On the 28th the barque Kilby fell in with the troop ship and took off about 100 passengers and a quantity of stores. For the next two days the San Francisco continued to drift in a derelict condition, but on the 30th was sighted by the ship Three Bells. This ship was unable to render aid owing to the gale but stood by until January the 3rd, when the sailing ship Antarctic came up and both ships made an attempt to save the survivors. After great efforts the Three Bells took on board from 180 to 200 persons and the Antarctic 176 persons; the former ship then proceeded to New York and the latter to Liverpool. Soon after she was abandoned the San Francisco foundered. Captain Watkins was among the survivors. Three hundred persons were lost of whom 59 died from fever.
City of Philadelphia, large bronze Testimonial Medal, 75 mm, obverse Arms of the City; reverse with struck inscription on 14 lines ‘Testimonial to Captains Crighton, Low and Stouffer, of the ships Three Bells, Kilby, and Antarctic, from the corporation of the city of Philadelphia, for their gallantry in rescuing the passengers from the wreck of the steamer San Francisco, January 1854’ two cuts to obverse rim, otherwise good very fine and scarce Footnote The paddle steamship San Francisco, Capt. J. T. Watkins, was a new vessel. She was chartered by the U.S. government to carry eight companies of artillery to California. On December 21st, 1853, she left New York having on board 16 officers and 498 artillerymen, with their wives and children, in addition to the crew, making a total of 750. The ship was loaded to the limit, part of the steerage being filled with cargo. This last circumstance was particularly unfortunate as the soldiers were confined in such meagre and ill ventilated quarters that fever broke out before the ship was many days out. For the first two days of the voyage the weather was fine, but on the 23rd the ship met with a full gale during which the engines were disabled, all the boats washed away and the upper saloon and promenade deck carried overboard. The masts and both funnels soon followed and on the 26th, when only five days out, the San Francisco was sighted by the Maria Freeman with the decks swept bare and apparently helpless. On the 28th the barque Kilby fell in with the troop ship and took off about 100 passengers and a quantity of stores. For the next two days the San Francisco continued to drift in a derelict condition, but on the 30th was sighted by the ship Three Bells. This ship was unable to render aid owing to the gale but stood by until January the 3rd, when the sailing ship Antarctic came up and both ships made an attempt to save the survivors. After great efforts the Three Bells took on board from 180 to 200 persons and the Antarctic 176 persons; the former ship then proceeded to New York and the latter to Liverpool. Soon after she was abandoned the San Francisco foundered. Captain Watkins was among the survivors. Three hundred persons were lost of whom 59 died from fever.
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