Terre Haute Daily Union, Volume 1, Number 223, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 September 1857 — Page 2

Dailq 'Union.

I. Mm BROWN, Editor. B. LOSS, AMOcint« Editor*

TRRUE-HAUTE. MONDAY

MORNING. .SEPT. 23, '57

FURTHER PARTICULARS OFTHE I*oa»of th« C$£tral America.

R"* VL S BALTIMORE, Sept. 18. The following particulars of the loss of the Central America, are fa robbed by Chas. (J. Pulton, of the American of this city, who loft here last evening on board the boat for Norfolk, an»l was transferred during the night to another boat of the line bound for this city. Several of the rescued passengers were on beard and furnished many additional facts to those .previously known.

Captain Badfcr, of Baltimore furnishes the following list of persons, known by him to be lost:

A. M. Lee, of Canada Benjamin Holt of Hancock county, Ills., H. J. Tiearne, of Missouri Richard Milton, Quincy, Ills. James E. Bnrch, Fall Rirer, Mass. U. S. Mail Con. tractor, Gabriel Brush, Baggage Master of New York and Charleston R. It. Samuel Shreve, 8an Francisco Dr. Gibbs, Mr. Mariner, California Mr. Parker, San]Francisco Mr. Gooker, Boston Purser Dubbin, a brother of the late Secretary of the Navy Mr. Niele, Sacramento Purser Hall, of the steamer New York Wm. Hall, brother of the above Mr. Lerona, San Francisco O. Van Kensalicr, 1st officer Captain W. Uerndon, of the U. S. Navy, commander, and the Doctor of the Sseamer, whose name is not recollcctcd James Dennison, M. D.

The Norwegian bark which arrived at Norfolk is the bark Ellen,, Captain A.Johnson from the Balize, and not the Eloiz, as originally reported.

Oliver P. Maniere, another of the reseaeJ passengers, famishes the following particular*:

The storm commenccd immediately after leaving Havana and continued with great violence and increasing in fury until Friday. On Friday afternoon all hands wore callod upon to bail out the water which hsd extinguished the fires in the furnace.

Tho vessel continued to ship water, and all went to work with buckets, barrels, itc., continuing all Friday night nud Saturday morning, when at about two o'clock in tho afternoon the brig Marino hove in sight.

All the ladies arid children were put on boaTd of the brig a 6 o'clock in the evening, and tho engineer left the steamer with them. In launchiag the boats two of the fivo were stave and sunk. The oilier three wore dispatched with the women and children.

About one hoar before sunset the Marine was laying neatly a railti away, and by tho time the boats reachfed her, it boeaute evidont that the ship mast go down before they could get back.

All hands then seiaod pieces of timber, chairs, and life preset vers, while cithers rushed below to secure their treasure. The confusion at this time became very great, although all acted with coolness—each one endeavoring to make a last effort for his own safoty. Tho vessel gave three lurchos, some of the passe igers jumping off at each lurch. Thoso who went with the first and second torches, swam off some distance to avoid being drawn with her but the great mass remained on dock till she went down, which was about a minute or two afterwards.

I had provided myself with a life

Setermined

reserver and a piece of a spar, and to go with the vessel— with the great mass of tho passengers —all of whom stood about, preparing themselves and securing the most available means to buoy themselves up. She finally went down, stern foremost. I was standing near the smoke stack at the time, and we were all dragged nnder the water with the •Inking ship The general supposition is that w.e were dragged under the water at teas! twenty feet, and when we rose to the surface we were nearly stifled. The rapidity with which I was drawn down tore the spar from my hands, and the life preserver from my body, And when I reached tho sarftee my clothing was almost stripped off mm* I» however, met with a friend in the water, who had two life preservers, and he gave mo oae wo also sewed upon pieces of the wreck which helped to sui tain us On retching the stitfaco, there was it least four hundred passengers struggling about, most of them having lost their life preservers, and others seising on pieces of the wtock which mmte np with aw. The Captain bm out away the upper works of the •easel, hoping that wh^n th# hull sunk they would float off, but they were dragged down with the hull, sud came up in fragments, and aaojf Of the straggling pMs»eng«rs ware killed, stunned and drowned by being etrock with of the wreck, while to others ihey ptoyad iha ultimate means of safeiy.

An occasion a) Hash of lightning Showed to each other a sea of struggling forms. Alt strove to eneour* ag« their fellow 10801 er*. with hopes which tWy scare* Iy feltfthemselveft.

discovered that we were being scattered over a wide area, and soon we sound ourselves apparently alone on the boundless ocean." I

The balance of Mr. Childs* story already published, be concludes by saying that about ten o'clock lie was picked up by the bark Ellen, and had theuRtisfactrion of finding many of his fellow sufferers on board, rescued by the humane exertions of the crew of that vessel.

The steamship Empire City sailed from Norfolk at 11 yesterday morning' with ninety of the rescued passengers for New York.

In previous dispatches Mr. Manlier's name was incorrectly reported as E. P. Malone.

The brig Mariner was In an unabled condition. Her jibboocs having been carried away, her masts sprung and the tiller out of order.

According to the Statement of Capt. Badger, the ga'e increased tratil Friday the 11th inst., when it was perceivcd that the engine bad stoppe I, and the ship fell off into the trough of the sea, which caused her to make considerable water around the lee shaft and Ice lower dead lights. It was afterwards ascertained that the stoppage of the engine was caused by neglect of tho^e in the fire room and cugiue department, in not getting, coal along from the bunkers to the fire room fast enough to keep up the fires, arid consequently all the engines stopped, as well as all the pumps attached to tho engines. The dcck -pumps were found to be out of order.

Companies were organized at my suggestion for bailing, while the stewarts gang and deck hands went down to pftjiS the coal slang. By this titne the fires were put out and the water becamo so heated in the hold

At my suggestion tho Captain ordered the foremast to be cut away which was done at o'clock

From four to eight o'clock the water was kept at bay. An attempt was made to raiso steam on thfe donkey boiler. The berths were torn down and thrown into the furnace 'to raise steam, to start the pumps, but all of avail. The cause I could not learn. A drag was prepared but it failed, and the ship continued in the trough of the sea, the bailing was still goin^f on vigorously and was kept up all night by gangs who changed as often as they becamed exhausted.?.

Towards morning the men were beginning to fail and the water to increase and grow up in tho hold oif the ship.

At four o'clock on the morning of the 12th, the gale abated with a heavy sea running. The water was then up to the second cabin floor.

At daylight a flag of distress was hoisted and a vigilant look out was kept for a sail. New inventions for baiting were tried, such as rigging barrels with whips, at every hatch.—* Every one labored as day light broke with renewed vigor.

They were encouraged by myself and others with the assurance that the' ship would hold. Every passenger remained cool and seemed to forget their danger, in the united effort to savo the vessel. There was no weeping or exhibition of dispair even by the females.

At eight o'clock another attempt was made to raiso steam on the donkey boiler to pump tho ship, but without avail.

A passenger proposed the construction of box pumps, but on enqniry no carpenters or tools could be found. The water continued to gain rapidly. The shaft was surrounded by heavy blankots to stop the leak, but the water burst through. At 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon a sail was reported to windward. At 8& o'clock sho came under the stern. The boats were lowered two were stove immediately by the sea. Three remained and but one was in good condition. At 4 o'clock the work of removing the women and children to the deck of the Mariner was commenced. The brig going much faster than the ship had by this time drifted far away to the leeward. The distance was considerable boats were long making their trips, and there being a heavy sea but few could be carried after sending the ladies and children. The engineer and some fifteen of them were put on the brig. By this time it was dark.

The work of bailing was still going on with an increase of water. As the boats a simultaneous passengers to get on board, and it was apprehended that the boat* would be filled and stom jaad.v,|®nk. It was a

iui nil increase ui

»IBI

successively approached the ship, inltaneous rush was raadu by the

About hour* before the sinking of die steamer a scootter run down nnder her stern, but could not raider her any assfctaiaoe for want of boats. The work of bailing went on. nntil within an hour of her going down. Two lights of the abovo venal wen n*r •en to the leeward.

Previous to ib* sinking of tie sfcip, rockets w«w final tom the wheel ufr to the moment of going down* whkh wa*

At first w« were all together in a macs eight o'clock r. on Saturday night, but sorttt the wares s*par&tod us, and Captain Ilcmdon remained at the at each sufc^« fUsh «tl%hting wlw»U

Mi.iiaita-fr

quarter deck. Some jumped overboard and put out froy tho now rapidly sinking ship, and seized upon whatever they could. No ono shrieked or cried, but stood calm.

The Ciptaic behaved nobly, and said he would not leave the jship. I proposed that I would remain with him, as also did the second officer and Mr. Fra»er.

All at once, the ship, as if in *n agony of death herself, made a-plunge on an angle of forty-Sve degrees, and wit{h a shriek from the engblphed mass, she disappeared, and 500 human beings floated on the bosom of the ocean with no hope but death.

At a quarter to one o'clock on the morning of Saturday, the Norwegian bark, Ellen, came running down with a free wind. The cries of distress from the rurvirors rcached the ears on deck, and she hove under short .sail. The work of rescuing the passengers was nobly commenced, and by nine o'c\ock the next morning, forty-nine were picked up. Diligent search was made nntil 12 o'clock, but no more could be seen. They bore away for Norfolk with a fair wind, ind arrived at Cape Henry on the 17th, when myself and three others embarked iti th? poilet boat and arrived at Norfolk.

One incident connected with this heart-rending catastrophe is said to be that the Captain of the Norwegian bark, sometime previous to finding the survivors of the. steamer, was on his deck, and a biid flew in his face three tim»s, when he made an alteration of threo points ia his course, by which he was made the happy instrument of saving the lives of 49 survivors.

Two, of the steamer's five boots, were lost in getting them down, and

of the ship, and the steam engen-1 in the remaining three were placed dered was so great that they were the women and children, with four compelled to abandon posing the hnen to row and one to 6teer in each.— coal. In the last boat that left the ship there

The ship lay at the mercy of the were only two women and the boat waves but still did not labor hard.— We then started several gangs to bailing, as the only hope of saving the ship.

was then filled with men among these was tho first engineer. The effort of the passengers to keep the steamer afloat were vigorously going on ,—at 5 o'clock the brig was five or six miles to leeward and it was impossible to get nearer to the steamer —-and the boats could not get alongside.

It is a gratifying fact that all the women and children wero saved.— Twenty of the ladies were married, sixteen of whom were madfe widows by this fearful calamity—which may be regarded as among the greatest that ever happened on any sea.

ScriftVor Gwyn, of California, was not a passenger in tho ill-fated Central America. The following are mentioned as likely to have been passengers:

Senator Broderick Judge Heidenfuldt, of California Mr. Lockwood, Lifayette Indirtna Isaac V. B. Nash, N. Y. Dr. Baker, San Francisco Judge McKorkle, California Campbell, Wells, Birch «kCo., "of the San Francisco Minstrels P. Clackhower, Hillsdale, Penn. Dr. Bates, late State Treasurer California Mr. Delr, Hartford Ct. B. Cutrell, Norwich, Ct., Wm. Donivan, N. Y, Wm. Vanness, Rochester C. B. Boyd, Albany M. Moleyer, Nicaragua Oliver Garrison, St. Louis Gov. Turnbull and lady, San Francisco Mr. Clarkr-N. Aaron Hawley, Bridgeport, Ct. and a sister of W. E. Mills, N. Y.

Mr. Raymond's son was not on board?* ,¥• v. There were three passengers got into the boat that saved the women and children, who are known to be Mr. Priest, of Long Island Thos. Paine, Stanford, Ct. and a Mr. Jones.

NORFOLK, Sept. 19.

The following is a list of the saved by the brig Marine at this port, as learned by a dispatch to M. 0. Roberts,'Esq

Captain Hiram Bur^ Judge A. C. Munson, of Sacramento Theodore Rogers, San Francisco Albert Priest, Sacramento Chn. McCarty, chief engineer. Pacific Mail Co.'s steamship Golden Gate, San Francisco Frank Jones, Sacramento Aug. Ritch, of Lima, Belgian Consul Mrs. Addte Miles, Easton, San Francisco Mrs. James A. Badger, San Francisco Mrs Addis Lawlcy and two ch ildren, J?aa Francisco Mrs. M. V. Birch, Sah Francisco Harriet Lockwood, Miss Rose Alice Lockwood, Miss Harriet and Master Robert, son and daughters of Mr. U. A. Lockwood, San Francisco Mrs. Amanda Marsch, Sacramento Miss Angelina Rawley and two children, San Francisco Mrs. Cyotha Ellis and four children, San Francisco Mrs. Mary Ann Travis and two children Mrs. H. Van Harper and one child. Rough and lUady, Nevada oo. Mrs. J. B. Thayer and two children, San Francisco Mm. Rosalia H* Honnells and three children, San Francisco Miss Frances Thomas, Ban Francisco Mrs. Alvina A. Kitfcredge, San Francisco Mrs. Elisa G. Com#ther, Tower Hill, Placer co., California Mrs: A. Pedding, Nawburyport, Mass. Elixa Smith, Tuolumne Cai. •.:

The following are the second cabin passengers saved: Mr. Wm. 8. Adams, Oregon Bar/ Placer county Mrs. Eleanor O'Connor, San Francisco Mra. Jane Fuller, two children Mrs. Jane Harris :«4 child. San Francisco Mrs. Onnfred TaHoa and her brother James Lewis Bennett, a child. Storage passengers —Mrs. Athronson, Urefai Mrs. Mary fPf~ JPWPWT*

Swan and child, Nevada Mrs. Mary S^gur and two children, San Calaverisco, Mrs. Maty AnnRudwcll, Grass Valley, Nevada county Mr. Roberts, Sacramento CO. Henry Kimball, of Falsor«i, Sacrsmanto co Mrs. M. L. Cfty of Sacramento Douglass Buttherford, of^ubaco. Joseph Y. Chuller, of Springfield Mrs. Glay, of El Dorado co. Winu Bliss, of Napa Valley Gill man, Thests, of San Francisco Thos. Bride of Yuba co. Alex. Gardner, James Gallager, and Thos. Fryer, officers of the Central America Geo. Ashley,1 chief engineer J. Black, boatswain F. Fraxier, Quarter Master David Raymond, master Robt. Long quarter master Wm. Jackson, quarter master. Seamen—J. Clark, Richard Reed, Frederick Reed, Fred. Broughman, John Davidson, James Travis, Edward Brown, Jas. McLeau, and Edward Hieggnes. Firemen— Morgan Badgelly, J. Clark, Henry Hietherington, and Geo. Stewart. Waiters—Michael Dwyers, Win. Garrison, and Capt. llerndon's servant

We are happy to say that those rescued by the brig Marine was nearly double the number originally reported by telegraph, so that the list of the saved now stands thus:

By the brigMarine, at Norfolk, 100 'By the bark Helen, at Norfolk, 44 JBy the bark Saxony, atHavaunah, 5

Total 149 Yet there is reason to believe that the number was not so large as was at first supposed,—because, on entering Havanna, it is protty certain that the Parser reportcdjonly 492 passengers crew 1 01 total 593. Of these, six went ashore at Havanna, and 25 were probably transferred to tho steamer Philadelphia, (for,|^c\y, Qrleans,).so that we have— Whole number onboard, 562 Whole number saved, 149

hole number lost 413 Oue of tho rescued was picked up, after being at the mercies of the waves for over six hours, without the least object to keep him up, more than his own exertions in swimming.

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At 80 cts. worth 60#

ALL WOOfr

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HI At 60 cts. worth 75^

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Sept.24-dtf HARBERT & BARTON.

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Cheaper than Ever.

Wc have just opened tho

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was

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Alf Wool Long and Square

Of the

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Sept. lMlt DfPtDinf for Bat. A CONVENIENT A to the bMhrw iwt of On at*. Eaq«lr« of £. C. KINO.

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BAYADERE STRIPES,

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an early examination, a» thoy arc pronounccd the moi elegant Rcchcrchie styles in market.

We happened to be in market at the most favorable time to get bargains whrn fr..m tht terrible convulsions in urv matters, prict-s suddenly PURE way, and goods WI RO urged UJKIH us almost on «ur off* terms- So every body nwy expect, and will be suro to find remark*biy

CHEAP GOODS AT THE BUCKEYE,

In both Jobbing nud Retail Dcpaitnv nts, our stock includes all kinds of good* ou tfaa most extensive scale—Particulars in past will be given hsrcalWr. Our Carpet and

HOUSE FURNISHING DEPARTMENT

never SO well supplied with rich and fashionable goods, and at an cheap rntca I if TOW want cbr*p Carp»-t* come and see some Ix ught uadei the auctioneers bammer in UM uukrt of tin ptuiic, and yon will be sare to purchase.

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We are now opeuwg a Urge lot el Paper iiauginga. ^TL. RYCE Jk SON.

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O"Fancy Candies at Ci&cinaati Prices._rt Attg 7. dSia.

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happy to see our old friends and the trading public generally. We will soon open at said

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a venr lai^e stock of ^sll aad Winter Dry Goodly «oited to tha detsanda of the Wafauh trade, all of which will be offered at tha ineiy lowest prevailing rate* without a solitaiy exception.

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of goods. wc are under mnny obligations tn onr friends and patrous for having Waited *a ua ao pa* ticntly, but tnut tlicj wlil 01: l\il Iv compensated by tho

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