CAPTAIN A. ELDRIDGE - Arrived San Francisco - August 18, 1852 Ship: GOLDEN GATE Type: Steamer From: Panama Captain: C. P. Patterson, U.S.N. Passage: 13 days from Panama, via way ports. Arrived Acapulco, Mexico at 4:00AM on August 10, 1852 and departed same evening. Arrived San Diego, California on August 16, 1852 and departed same day. Found dense fog off the heads of San Francisco and could not run in until it lifted. The below death took place on board the "Golden Gate": August 1, 1852 - Lieut. ___ Gore, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, at Taboga Isl. This vessel brings intelligence that the schooner "Emily", forty days from Mazatlan with ninety passengers, was reported as being some twenty miles to the leeward of San Diego, California, destitute of water and provisions. The steamer "Ohio" was to be sent to her relief. The "Golden Gate" has on board the 4th Regiment of U.S. Infantry, under command of Colonel __ De Bonneville, consisting of 434 privates. The officers of the regiment are - Colonel ___ De Bonnerville, Colonel ___ Wright, Major ___ Alvord, Captain __ Wallen, lady and three children, Captain __ Grant, Captain __ McConnell, Lieutenant __ Underwood and lady, Lieutenant ___ Colllins and lady, Lieutenant __ Slaughter and lady, Lieutenants Montgomery, Jones, Russell, Scott, Withers, Bates, Morris, Hodges, Mr. __ Alvord and Mr. __ Camp. There are also twenty-one women and twenty children belonging to the soldiers of the regiment. The "Golden Gate" received the regiment passengers at Panama but was detained in departing for San Francisco. Eight-four of the troops died at Taboga, and the invalids were left at the island of Fleminco (Flamenco), in the Bay of Panama, in charge of Liets __ Boneycastle and __ Hunger, and Surgeon __ Tripler.* On July 17, 1852 the Golden Gate was in Panama and began to receive on board passengers ticketed for her, and oon the 20th about 650 members of the Regiment were also received. The remainder of the regiment, some 100 in number, with the sick and camp attendants, were received in course of the ensuing week, great delay having occurred in their march over the Isthums o Panama (see pages 72-73). On July 20, 1852, one of the soldiers died of cholerra, and a number of others were attacked, three more dying the suceeding night. The "Golden Gate" was immediately dispatched to Taboga Island to prevent the spread of disease. The sick were transferred to another vessel. this change was marked by beneficial effects. The number of passengers, including the troops, ticketed to go to San Francisco upon the "Golden Gate", being large, the steamship agent determined to dispatch two additional steamers, with such as preferred to go forward at once, and the "Columbia" sailed for San Francisco on July 26, 1852, followed by the "Unicorn" on July 27, 1852. After the sailing of the steamers, a change of weather unfortunately caused the cholera to reappear with increased severity, when, with the concurrence of Colonel De Bonneville, all the troops were landed upon Fleminco (Flemenco) Island.* Shortly after landing, 29 deaths occurred, confined to the troops, and 2 of the crew, not-withstanding which the passengers preferred to remain on board the ship. The ship was thoroughly fumigated for several days in succession. The health of those on shore improved rapidly and it was determined to receive on board 450 of those troops perfectly well, and to transfer the convalescent to the "Northerner", so soon as the state of health would safely admit their removal. On the passage up to San Francisco no symptom of cholera appeard on the "Golden Gate". The cause of the mortality was solely attributed to the exposure and imprudence of the troops, while marching over the Isthmus. Sixty-seven occurred of cholera, of which there were but two passengers, exclusive of the troops.* Cargo: 100 bags of U.S. Mail Passengers: J. Willets /sic/, J. Underhill, Dr. W. G. Deal, R. Greenbow, W. Flint, W. H. Wyse and svt., R. Van Volkenburgh, F. C. Gray, Mrs. __ Hayne, Mrs. __ Dodge, two chldrn & svt, Miss __ Abbott, L. Warren, lady & four childrn, G. M. Bochine (?) (Bochins?), lady and child, B. W. Alexander, Mrs. __ Ferguson, W. C. Briggs, lady & svt, Mrs. __ Sherwood and two chldrn, Mrs. __ Washburn, J. F. Sergeant, Daniel D. Page, J. W. Kennan, B. Hobart Jr, Mrs. __ Sedgely and child, Mrs. __ Goodfellow, Miss __ Foster, W. H. White, lady, child & svt, Miss __ Whitcomb, W. T. Butler and lady, J. Palmer, W. D. Wilson, W. Rollins, lady, two chldrn & svt, W. F. Stewart, Sister McEnnis**, Sister Buckley **, , Sister McKay**, Sister Doyle**, Sister Williams**, Mrs. __ Whittier, Mrs. __ Atkinson and child, c. L. Ingoldsby(?) (Ingoldshy?), W. Van Voorhees, S. A. Seymour, Mrs. __ airburn, W. Neilson Jr., Mrs. __ Parker and two childrn, Mrs. __ Nightingale and child, Rev. __ Schwerinson, H. C. Jewell, A.J. Ellis and svt, F. A. Woodworth, Mr. __ Burgess, J. W. Griffin, C. Peck, W. Jewel and lady, Thomas Gihon/sic/, S. A. Whiting, J. D. Gilbert, J. McCullough, CAPT. A. ELDRIDGE, Mrs. __ Thomas, G. Suckley /sic/ (Buckley?), Miss __ Broderick, C. Chandler, A. J. Tobias & lady, T.S. Schoffer /sic and child (Schaffer?), Mrs. __ Bullock and child, Mrs. __ Rhind /sic/, Mrs. __ Khrick (?) (Ehrick?), Mrs. __ Buckner, Mrs. __ White, Mrs.__ Lea and child, Mrs. __ Moore, E. B. Jenkins, A. Brown, lady and servant, Dr. __ McMurtzie(?) (McMurtsie?, McMurttie?), E. T, Westcott, F. Duncan, S. J. Joseph, J. B. Smith, Capt. Hammersly, E. G. Lugere, Mr. __ __ Thrie/sic/ (Mr. Guthrie?), B. Hobart, J. M. Judah, J. Bailey, T. McCord, E. Spear, Mr. __ Burr, Mrs. __ Cahmpney /sic/, B. H. Cahmpney/sic/(?)(H.H. Champney?), C. Leberman, W. Peasely, J. W. Adams, D. Crowder, A. Peasely, W. Logan, I. Stellman(?)(Stellman?), P. Schoenerf, H. Clouse, James Rollins, J. Botterman, J. Stellman, Louis Rasch, H. Hottinger, P. Camick/sic/, Louis Long, J. Mulliln, W. H. Adams, G. Whiteman, W. P. Richer/sic/, Pat Riley, N. Cole, F. Cole, C. Phelps, D. Johnson, E. Gillespie, F. Anthony, G. W. Thomas, J. M. Hurlbut, C. Brewster and 433 unidentified Privates, 17 Officers of 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S.Army* (*) Listed also as Flamingo Island. (**) Believed to be Sisters of Charity, see page 73. (+) Eighty-four troops died at Taboga (page 83). Source: "San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists" by Louis J. Rasmussen, Volume IV, June 17, 1852 to January 6, 1853 (A Volume of the SHIP'N RAIL Series), San Francisco Historic Records, Colma, California, pages 83-85.