. ▁ 7 ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁under ▁Captain ▁Ot is ▁Baker , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Lo comot ive ▁transport ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁left ▁Boston ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁carrying ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁Lo comot ive ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁Sept ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁after ▁a ▁voyage ▁of ▁ 1 1 7 ▁days . ▁ ▁Str uck ▁by ▁a ▁s perm ▁wh ale ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁s perm ▁wh ale ▁off ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁The ▁wh ale ▁sust ained ▁severe ▁inj uries . ▁“ The ▁ship ▁lost ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁stem , ▁and ▁the ▁p umps ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁kept ▁going ▁until ▁her ▁arrival ▁at ▁destination .” ▁ ▁P ain ting ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning , ▁by ▁Charles ▁Lund gren ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Calcul ations ▁of ▁cli pper ▁ship ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁Description ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁Daily ▁Atlas , ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁Description ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁N aut ical ▁Magazine , ▁by ▁John ▁W . ▁Griff ith s ▁Race ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁with ▁F lying ▁Cloud , ▁Era ▁of ▁the ▁C li pper ▁Sh ips ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁ 5 6 ▁lb ./ yd . ▁rail ▁that ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁on ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the