The New York Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1857, Page 3

prolonged buzzas and cries of oy went up from our vee. tel Every one seemed overwhelmed with joy. fmmediate preparations were made for lowering the boats. They all said there wae no need of hurrying—the brig would remain two or three hours. A gratioman came to mo asl was making hurried preparations for leaving, aod said there wat plenty of time and all would be saved. fhe wind biew so and the sea was # high the brig was @rtven off, and two of the boats being stove in launching, the chances of saving the passengers were of course desroned, {left in the second boat, There were tour obildren and ‘about cight women in the boat I wasin. We were about ‘half om hour in reaching the brig. I expeoted my husband would be there in about an hour. About 6 o’clook we could see the steamer very distinotly, and it did not seem potsible that she could go down, she looked s0 well, She had a steamer sall and flags flying. When | eft ber the water was up t the second osbin floor. There were only two boat loads mere after I left. After the arrival of ihe last boat they ‘could not get the sailors to go baci again, Oupt. Birch, of the brig Marine, was very kind indeed, wid laid us all under lasting obligations and gratitude. ‘ar clothes were drenched in reaching the brig. He pomed his own boxes and trunks and supplied all with dothing that be possidly could, He was short of provi- Bons and water, and he was partially disabled; but Abrough bis unweerying watcbfulncss and Kindness we get aleng very well He was very heavily laden, We ‘were on board about a week. 1 left the brig on Friday, Ido not kuow that.my husband is saved; I suppose be is Lad Mrs. Hawley and her children Jeft the Metropolitan yes terday evening, in the six o’sivck train for Briageport, ‘Oonn., where hor relatives reside. ‘MRS, B, B. THAYER’S STATEMENT. Mra BB. Thayer, of San Francisco, with her two chil- fren and colored femsle servant, were saved on the Marine, and are now at the Metropolitan. Their appear. ameo on their arrival was dilapidated and soiled; but by ihe kind attentions of the latices in the house and the pro- wietorr, hey were scon made comfortable, and the little imildron prattled and played about the room as if they had 20t but lately escaped narrowly from a terrible and un- imely death. Mr. Thayer is s gentleman of some pro- ‘erty and prominence in California. The following is Mra. ‘hayer’s statement:— We found our passage very pleasant from Aspinwall to ‘avens, and on Monday, the 7th, we lief Havana a Tuesday night I felt much alarmed on account of the , @R waves. I expressed my anxie}y for the safety of tho ip, but was laughed at for my timidity, and assured that @ Central America could not go down in that storm. On ednesday I was confined to my bed with sickness, but on ersday, when I went on deok the gentlemen kep} assur ] us that there could not besny necessity for foar. I falt vmed, however , op acccant of the high waver, and be- ved that there was danger, I thought from the move- ats of the men on Friday, that the ship had sprung a kt, but they would not tellus, Oa Friday they com: wed baling out with pails, and on Saturday with bar- | They worked as hard as they could on Saturday about one o’clook, when they said there was a sail {n te As s00n as it came alongside the women and chil. { were sent on beard in the life bosis, I going in the nd boat. My friends had told me not to carry my ey about my persoa, so that all that [ bad with me lost with my baggage. The waves were running staina high as we got ie the boats, and wo did not bo that they could live intuch a sea, We were taken b rig and expected that the men would foliow imme iy. Imeiead of that there were but few men that >, and most of them wore stecrage passengers, We tved very kind attentions from the captain of the bark» "did everything in his power to make things pleasant (as, hough he could give us but poor accommodations. ‘Wapoke another brig for proviwions, as we were afraid oferving, though they said that the brig would sccom- ‘Mabéo ai! of the pasecngers. Mt McNeil, who wae in the room with Mrs. Thayer, ‘Bere sid—I am sure I should never have left the stoamor ad \known that the men were not coming. J should Rewer hue ft my husband. He constantly assured me that ‘he was going with me cntil be got mo on deck and the Tope td round me, when he said he could take care of ‘Bimseliand wanted me to be safe first. ‘Mre. “bayer continuing—The men took great pains to emosal from us the rea) state of the case for fear of ‘slarmig us. They kept tellng us that they were gaining 90 the rater, and that the water could not gaia on them. ‘Mrs. IoNeil— And they told us that the steam was up when had been stopped fur @ long time; also that they ‘had thepumps to work, when we saw ihe barrels and pails used for baling. ‘Mrs. Thay er—and they asi that the storm must abate, aad the the wind hed blown so hard that it could no ‘Oomtinue longer. Mr, Munson, brother of Ja¢ge Manson, here entered the rooms to learm intelligence of his brothér, and terminated the interview. Mrs. [bayer intends to proceed to Boston, ‘ber deetiaation, where she bas a number of friends and Feladves. Charlies Rotorm, a colored servant, hasbaad of ber nurs, was among the lost. MISS WINIFRED FALLON’S STATEMENT. ‘Miss Winifred Fallon was in company with ber faiher: Lawrenct Fallon, and her brother, about four years ot ‘age, named James Fallon. She vas among those taken em Doard ihe Marine, ani is now stopping at the Motropoli. tam, wher sho has been very kindly treated by the pro wwietor aad indy boarders. She gives the following brief walementof the gale and the rescue of the ladies aod ebikdren — ‘My father, brother and myself loft for California on the ab of last April, and left there on our retarn on the 20h Avgust, Wo had « vory fair paseage on tho other ‘ide, and Wook the Central America at Aspiawall, Our paserge wea very ploasant unill about threo days afer we jeff Havans, when wo got in the Gulf stream. I was sick @aring most of tho storm and could not leave my state- room, which I occupied in company with Mre. Hedding. On Saturday morning adout ten o’clock the water had Deon gaining fast and was then three feet deep in our statercom. A gentioman came down and took Mra Fedding, myreif aud brother 4 the upper saloon, About twelve o'clock my fuhor camo to mo there aad Ahauded mo:l bis money, raying that I had better keep is, pe bape saved aad be lost. i kept it but « sbort time, vhen ihe brig was sanounced to be in sight nd we cxpmted to be ai) maved, #0 I gave it beck to im. Orders were given for us to get ready and go im the life out ou doar! the Marine, We all expected that ihe would be briught om board the Marine im a shert time. The socord abin deck gave way before I jeft the ship from the grest prota of waver. They bad brew bailing oat the ship from Friday at t ‘olook anti) Saturday at we W were taken op board the Marine the wavos ran very high, I sbovld think ae bigh as Gtieen Toot, and we had great difficulty to get into the boats. ‘There were agrost many of the mén, bef ro the brig came in tight, saterooms and refused lo work. Some oursed and ihe scene of cowfurion, torrer snd tnguth has made ‘faa impros sion upon me which can pever ve eflaced. ‘The Marine Deing out of sight when the Central America wont down, of courte Miss Fallon has hea-d cothing trom hor father since she left him on the dock, and hae given im up for lot Her father was from San Jose, Ositfor ntay ‘and bad considerable money with him. She is now leh with ber Itttle brother, alone, bat fortanately, not friend” jem. She bas an uncle living, and soon se she ean commaniate with him will be relieved. poole gs poy im manners and personal ap and bears wp ander her ead bereavement with ronerfa fortede. But a fow moments sfer ber art ra! st phe hotel abe was calmly engaged im writing © her ancie. JOHN CUMMINGS’ STATEMENT. CURDUCT OF OCHISF ENGLER! ‘vs John Cummings and Thomas Bride, preventing quite forlorn appearance, attracted a large orowd on the oo-ner of West and Warren sircots. They were both Californis Paseongers, Mr. Cummings hed eleven handred dotiary tm gold, which ‘was lost with his bagesgs, and Mr. Bride bad six hundred dotiars whish be lost, fis brother Patrick Bride, was aiso lost, baying In bis poresaston eigh or nine handrod dollars. Mr. Cummings gives the follow ing Matomen of bis resone - I think It wae abont 1 o’slook on Friday I heart the there wan six feet of water in the verse! and then we Sommenced to bail; bot! heard the first aswistan! ongiuoor my that the ship could not live throvgh the storm =the Passengers worked ae hard as thoy could unt! (ue time when the brig came in sight on Saturday, and ths women and children were taken on board, afer which I got intr one of the email poste, and war saved by the brig Ellen, Mr, Thomas McBride was as anited by the chief engineer because he attempts’ te get Mo the last bout that ne leaving the whip. He hav prid ome of the engineers ali ‘he money he had to ob him Bim (oto one of the boats, and ae Chiet Roginesr Ash wut let down, thinking he was to be lelt, he took hold 9 tho rope and slid down Into the boat with Aahby, wher the inttor said, “You som of # bb, what are you abort! ue eee iat cian incline einen aiama aia: NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1857. Tl kill you”"— pt the same time drawings kuife, which be put up only at the request of Ospt. Herndon. He after- wards tried to make me leave the brig and pull the boat Dack to the steamer, pretending that | was one of the steamer’s men. who had deserted, and that he had come after me. I think he only did this to cover his own dosor- don, The captain of the brig told me to stay where I was. ‘Mr.JAsbbyjanded at Norfollx.and wanted to come on in tho Empire City, but Oapt. McGowan would not bave him on board, and told him that if he bad served him (Cap ain McGowan) so, by deserting bia abip, he would havo shot him. MR. F. EB. WELLS, STATEMENT. HOW BS SAVED HIMBELY FROM TEE WRECK. When I saw that there was no chaaoe of esospe 1 wrenohed a door from the cabin, aud afer pl.cing it on the desk, sat down on it, and remained in this way until the shipsunk, and then I was left aitting on the dooriu the open sea, the waves sweeping me off it every two or tree minutes, A raft had been partially constructed before he foundering of the steamer, but only six persons were able fo get on i} when it was required, for some reason that I cannot expiain. After drifing about on my doorj for about an hour the raft was so clove to me that I thought of abandoning the door for it, and socordingly Ididso and from this forward I was Bot altogether so miserable Occasionnally we were swept off the raft, but would ce- nerally roach \t before ithad drifted out cf our reach, In three instances, however, these attempts to retorn to the raft were useless, and the poor fellows who were so un- fortunate as to lose their bold without having it im their power to revein it, perished within a few yards of us, cry ing for hejp—whioh alas, waa far beyond their reach. + ‘At length a veasel hove in sight, and we congratulated each oher on the sight of ber, Bae hove to and com- mencea the work of picking up. At this time there was only three of us left on the raft, and we considered our selves safe now. Gradually but slowly the veesel picked up all the passengers, who were until this time fivating on planks, &c., and scattered far on tho sea, and at last abe came to us and picked us up by means of ropes, X0., one after the other; It was now sevenin the morning, and few tracts of the wreok were visible except those parts to which the passengers had clung. When we were taken on board the bark, which proved to be the Ellen, we were kindly received. The men gaves us what clothes they could, and we regaled ourselves over a breakfast, and we bad an appeilie and # feeling of thankfulness which enabled us to enjoy and » As scon as we got our clothes dricd we returned tho seamen their's and put our own on us. Nothing very particular occurred from this time unti!'we arrived at Hampton Rosds on Fri day last, when we were taken on board the Eapire Clty and conveyed to New York. I icat everything. I wasre turning from California. STATEMENT OF FRANK A. JONES. Frank A. Jones, » wealthy planter of Kentucky, gives the following statement:-— The Central America arrived at Havana on Tuceday the 8th of September, and left on the ensuing day. The steamer haé hardly got out of the harbor when s storm commenced’ a stout wind blowing from the northeast, which continued to increase in violence til! Friday about noon, when the fires of the engine went out. At this time the steamer was yying im the trough of the sce, on her starboard side, at an an angle of about 48 degrees, the water going into the port boles. The cause of the engines stopping was not, as I understood, because of ihe water putting out the fire, but on account of a failure to supply the furnaces with coal. Such was the final jucrease of the water upon the ehip ‘hat all bands on board had to be called to assist in baling the steamer. I joined in the labor with hearty good will, having just given my watch in charge of Mrs. F. J. Easton, and dressed myself somewhat fittingly for the duty. Everybody om board addreised themselves to the work of baling in good carneit. Two lincs of men on each side of the stesmer were formed, and the water was passed up spidly as conld be. Ta addition to this some barrels were arranged to draw op water, with pulieys, It waa rather s novel spectacle to ‘see the men at work, many of whom had never been in the habit of physical labor, talring bold with strengin and willingness eqra! to the hearticat. After a while tho work bogar to be raiher serious affair for the strongih and muscles. Te keep up the spirita songs were sung, and every Imeginabie joke retailed to excite laughter and cheer the spirits. Occasionally a man, metwithetanding the urgency of the occasion and the determination of most to make the work as cheerful as p2esibier would fall from the ranks, and it was utterly impesribie to rouse (hem again to activity, Some were completsly exhausted physically, and bad to retire from work for this reason; Dut !t was a fact that a few gave up tm despair of the possibility of saving the steamer from Apking, and would sot work The example of that tow ad a bed effect upon ethers, wot withstanding the constan cheering remarks of tho captain and officers that every tbing ¥as working fevorabiy. By tho assiduous aad up ceasing labor of the majority the water was kept from increasing. On Friday night the water was not 20 deop ‘Dat thai the iron stowed im the hoid as ballast could be seen The men worked fatthfullyfall might, alehough under | the tertous disadvantages of but latle light and wo water or refreshmerss. Saterday morning the encouragement to work diminished from whe eridert increase of the water, A siatement that the pumps were oat of order gare some additional canse for apprebension’ Endeavors were made to repair the pumps, but \t ended tw the fact being made known that they could not by any possibility be pet {n work'ng order. Working upon most of the pomps was eocording!y abandoned and roliance placed pon the effort to raise water in barrels. ‘The mer continaed, not +!thatand!ng the discouragement, to work onfalteringly. No one pretended to get any sleep or roet, but for a short time, Moantime, tho isdies, al- Wough aware of tho dangerous position of the stoamer, deported thomeelvee with most commendable coolness and bravery, Not s single one gave the slightest indication of warm or fear. Some of the lady passongers seeing the hard work ‘be men bad to undergo in their efforts to Dale tho seamer, o'ered to take Dold themselves. These offers of the Indies had « most encouraging ¢ (Teot. About four P, M., Saturday, = sail wan discriod,wad guns fired and signals of distrers ¢isplayed. The vessol hoard the guns, fortonstely, and oteerved tho signals and made towarda as, It (arned ont to be the brig Marine. The vease! came near us ander oer stern. On sosount of the wind and bomvy sea they onuld noi manage the veasel, and the s00n ¢rified between a mile and a mile and a haif of Captein Hornden ordered the boats to be lowered. = Two of the boats were store Five were lowered allogother. They wore iaenched irom the upper deck. At this time it was beileved by ai! Wuat no email boat could stant we see Three ibst were waved from being stove wore (lies with women and chilfren, Not a maa attempted tog ot into ine boas. Capt. Herndon gave orders to allow only tho Indios to be put into the boats, They were lowered by ropew A¥ogether thirty women and thirty-six obiidres were pot on bosrd of them, > sccident ooourred in getting them int the boats, Fives men manned each boat, Boatman Bisck commanded one boat; quartermaster Frazer another, and chief evgineor Ashby the thir! boat. 1 beard |t stated thet Ashby was not in charge of tho boat, Afterwards I heard the stetomont dented. The Donte (n obarge of the boatewain and quartermaster re- torned in two hours, Ashhy’s boat did not retura at all, He paid be was coming back, but why he did not retarn T have not learned; but we anderstord that the men refused ts come back, it being dark. Fraser and Black bad a scoond load. This me their joad comprised the remaining women and obildron op board. Black came back a third time and got within throe bondred yards or 90 of the sleamer when they called to bim from the sieamer not tooome near, asthe sioamer would shortly sink I left im Mr. Fraser's boat on the second trip. Only one Pastenger beridee mytelf wae in ihe boat, This gentle tan wae the Obilian Couneal. The Delonged to the crew of the Ventral America, 1 did not the tleam> sink. Acording to Mr. Biack’s statement she must have fonk about the time our boat reached the brig Marin. We mrt Mack's boat on the way. Bisok told mo that (he mon refused after the waomer sunk (0 row up to the place om sroount of the danger of being wamped. He returned to tho brig Wario about ton o’olock without a single parson cor, (hia was the frat either myself or the regoned paseo gers knew thet the steamer had ennk. The brig Marine 4d all he could to got ap to where the stoamer ennk, ba owing 9 her disabled condition it was impossible vo £0 near the place. The brig Jay to all night, but saw no pas tengert ext morning there wae nothing to be ecen, indeed, but « Doundices gen, We started for Norfolk and was intercepted about 33 P. M. Thareday, ia Chesapeake bay by the Empire City, Derive the voyege om the brig the stowardess of the Oentral American died om board. She was a colored wo amed Lewis, the bad rome money in her porses 4 died with it clatohed firmly in her hand. Vy. Jonee corroborates the statements of others as to the treatment and condition of tbe Central American pas engers cn the brig Marine in the passage to Norfolk, and the yeception given to the party by Osgt. MoGowan, of the Rmptre City. He giver the following names, ac far aa he knew, of pas sepgers who were lost on board tbe Central America: — james Burch, stage proprietor in Ban Francisco; resides io New York. Gabriel Brush, beggege master on the Central America Charles Taylor, of North Carolina, mate on a steamer on the Pactfic side. Milton White, Sacramento. Charles Kent, Richmond, Va. —— Ausiin, of Novas, al., crushed between one of the small boats and the steamer. — Parker, San Francisco. —— McNeil, hardware merchazt, San Francisco. Dr. Zonney. —— Smith, of Aspinwall, brother of the proprietor of the Aspinwall House, who died — Saronijof Sap Francisco. —— Lowe, civil engineer, of Nevada, Cal. —— Van Horn, of Penn Valley, Cal. A wifo and child of Ven Horp were among tho rescued passengers on board the Marine. —— D.bbin, naval Purser, Mr. Dobbin is» brother of the Jate Secre sry of the Navy. John Leonard, Buitalo, —— Marvine, Buffalo, The wife of Mr. Marvine was saved on the brig Marine. . Fal’on, San Jose, California. —— Brown, San Francisco. Mr. Bassford, as stated sdove, when he commenced to assist in baling the steamer, gave bis watch, valued at $500, to Mra, G. J. Easton for safe keeping. Upon going on board the brig Marine he received his watoh back. Anegro boy named Charley, owned by himself, Mr Baseford bad in company with him. This negro was ‘among the lost. Young Raymond, the son of Mr. Raymond, agent of the steamship company, who it was feared was on board the Central America, Mr, Bassford states positively was not on Doard the steamer, He knew tho young men, and saw im before he left California, when he sald he should come home in the next steamer. ‘Mr. Bassford was on the Yankee Biade when she was wrecked in 1854. He thought that a severe time, bai tho present calamity ihrows that infinitely im the shade. Ho saved himself, wits nothing but a red shirt, pants, stook. ‘ings and a giazed cap, which he wore while working at the pumps, He oame to this city in this dress, and de clared his intention not to change ft till to day, when he means to get his daguerreotype taken. Having worn the mame suit eight consecutive days and nights, he thinks he can stand It o wear them another day. STATEMENT OF BILLY BIRCH, THE MIN- STREL. We left Havana on the 8th inst., with fair weather: which continued for one day. On the second day the wind commenced blowing fresh, snd increased until the 10th iust., when the hurricane came down in greatfery. Did not know that the ship was leaking until Friday morning, ‘when Capt, Badger proposed to go below and begin to ball the ship. In the firet gang about two hundred went from the cabin, aad « large force went to work in the stecrage. A line was formed up from the second cabin batchway, and the work was continued without cessation unti! Satur. day morning, when barrels wore prepared for each of the hatchways, and the bailing went op. On Satur- day worning tho water was within four feet of the second cabin floor. The fires wore all extin guished before two o’clock on the afternoon of the Lith. The sea was very heavy, and at two o’olock on Saturday the first sail was seen from the windward, and came down under the stern of the sbip. Being much lighter, ebe soon drifted to ihe lewerd. She proved to be tho brig Marine, of Boston, and she lay to about a mile dis tant. Preparations were then made to get ths smal! boats overboard, One had already been warhed off the deck, and another was torn to pieces in lowering it into the sea. About three o’sionk we began to get off the femalos and children, and in two hours they were all safs on board the Marine. All thir time the ship was in the trough of the sea ‘The last of the ladies, three in number, were in the boa\ with the chief engineer. I asked him if he would not take me !p, and he aid he would do all he oocid for me, and asked me to go and call James £. Biren, which I did, he being at the time in his state room, dressing. Two boats come back afterwards, but they were goon flied ap, The second boat went aft and took in only a few passengers. ‘The work of balling was going om, but soon ceased, and each prepared to take care of himself, I then putous life-preserver and went into a stateroom, where were Jaa E, Birch, and a man named White, from Sacramento. Tae buwhors were then building « raft forward, and I pro- pored to go and join them. We started, and just as we got ‘opposite the smoke pipe a tremendous sea strook tho ship and she went entirely andor, to riseno more, When 1 came to the surface, after being several Umes strack with Pieces of timber, there was large number in the water {nthe grestest consternation, I get hold of a piece of board and in catching @ sash, which I hold to, At Mis time it was quite dark, but I tried to cheer thoss who were near me. After having been in the water for about six bours I saw « sail. and we all called unt) we were heard, and the veese) came ‘Up 0 us, whios proved to be the Norwegian bark Ellen, and wo wore taken on board. ‘The captain stated tha: when he was twenty m les die tent from us, & bird appeared on bis vessel, and three times flew in his face, whish cansed him to change his courve a points, and thas he came to as. I was picked ep abort 8 o'clock on Bundey morning, and the boat adcu! half-past 10 on Sunday morning. The search was oon ‘tinued until afier 12 o'clock, bul saw mo more, About an our before the ship went down, a schooner came down and the captain said he would assist us, bot we caw no more of Aim anti] next morning, when be was about tan ilies distant. ‘The captain of tho brig treated us with grea) kindness, and did everything possible for oar comfor). Youterday Jerry Bryant, of Bryant's Minstrel’ coceived the following despateh from Wm. Biroh:— Ba.rimons, Sept. 19, 1867. Juuey Bayar, Bryast’s Minatrols, 472 Broadway :— Fiud out where my folzs live snd tell them to a me here at Barnum’s Hotel. BILLY BIRCd. ‘Mr, Joseph Jefferson, comedian at laura Keenes’ theatre, aleo received the following telegraphic despatch See Ji Jerry Bryant Request him to inform Wm. Birch’s relations of hie rafoty, ant sh Bere immodiaaly; also inform his wifo, oo board the brig as It arrives, and bavi JOaN T. FORD There was & mistake in the report thet Sam Welle, George Coon and & OC. Campbell, also minstrels, were on the Central America. Mr. Birch waa the only minsire! on Doard. Tho others were not passengers in her. They are to come by the next sieamer STATEMENT OF MRS. WM. BIRCH, WIFE OF THE MINSTREL. Mra. Birch, the wife of Billy Birch, the minetrel, took pasrage from California with her busband, and wae among the passengers on board the Central America from Aspinwall, She gave our reporter the following satcment — I noticed the stopping of the enginos of the steamer, and was In my stateroom at the time, I asked my buaband, who was with me, wheal was the caure of it, and be said be presumed it meant nothing serious, Owing to the toa tince the stoamor lef Hayans, I wae sea tick constantly, apd confined in corsequence to my afer I inquired of my husband about the conver. of ihe engineers be went ont to inquire the matter, and shortly came back and informed me ibat there was no danger, and that the engines bad stopped om sooount of the heavy sea, and is being impossible to makeany headway. Ho aid they bad thrown the anchor and were trying to lie tll, This Malement quicted my approbensions at first, but | was not long \n aecerta’ning that the steamer was sieak, aad that the engine fre was ont. The fact was not long m getting eproad among the lady passengers in the cebin, and the tlalement ¥ae verified afer a abort time by the call for Dduckete and men to assist in baling the steamer, Upon this apnouncement I lof my stateroom and lay epon a fofa in the cabin. WHAT CAPTAIN HERNDOW BATS TO THE LADY PAS SENORRA. Captain Herndon came in the cabin afer the geveral call hed been made for buckets, and assured ail the lsdies that there was no ground for apprehension, and he pro. mised tbat matters would shorily be made ail right. ‘Thie sothoritative statement had the effect to calm eroited eporohenatons of those who ware dieprred to be (in the lent alarmed. The grealest rolieitude that was fel: ‘at fa by the indies, particularly the married ones, war aa at the pumps I know my husband workers, ond Tknew from his spirit he ‘would work as long as a particle of #trength remained. Frifay might wae a sleepless right to ell, the men kept ap their word at the pumps, and from knowing the post. Vion of fairs on board I don't think astngle person slept A wink (pall sight, All regularity and diroipline in the cabin was atan ond Preparing meals was of course die- penved with, and as for got\ing anything to oat, orjeven a drop of tes, It wae s diffcnit andertaking. There discomforts the ladies endured with resignation and foriinde, ‘RE LADIES OFFER TO WORC THE PUMPS. Bome of the ladies, feeling for the men, and learning that some of them were getting both disboartened and exbausted at te pumps, volunteered to give @ helping band. And the ladien would have worked too like good fellows if the chance had been given bo them. THEIR TUSHANDS WERE TO FOLLOW THEM. ‘When the bi ig Marine was announced a feeling of joy was generally experienced by the passengers. The ladies and childrom wore ordered fore and aft and boa's lowered to receive them on board. 1 got im the first boat that was lowered safely. In tho bost there were five women and six children, It wasa pretty rough ride to the brig, but wo were landed there safely. LADING WOULD NOT HAVE LRVT THR QYEAMER HAD THEY NOT EvrPORED Other boats followed bringing farther parties, and ex petted that it was the intention to transfer all the passen: gore to the brig, otherwise would not have left while my hu: band remained bebind. But he told me to go and he ‘Would soon follow, and so I went. ‘SUFFBRINGS ON TES BRIG MARV, Capt. Birch, of the Marine, recetved those who came op Doard his boat with the utmost consideration in his powdr. He had the will to make all the women and children, a well as others, Comfortable, but he had not the power, and as far as tho facilities at his command went, he did the Dest be could, His cabin was freely given up to the women haying obildren. The rest ef us—among them myself—bad to sleep on the top of the cabin, with only a canopy to cover us. The cold and wet was awful, but! felt that J ought to bear it all patiently, after learning the sad fatality that had overtaken the majority of my former fellow passengers, Among the most of the ladies th: thought and anxiety for their husbands and friends behind precluded all considerations for self. Want of sleep an food and other needed comforts were of minor importance. Mrs, Birch says that a purte of between $300 0 $000 was made up by the passengers on the Marine for the captain and officers of the brig. The money had to be forced upon the captain before he would take it. BEAUTIFUL INGIDENT—-A CANABY BIRD AMONG THB SAVED. When the ladies were told to go on deck, and prepare to get in the amali boats, they wore told that they could carry nothing heavy with them, Mrs, Birch had a little canary bird im a nice oage, both of which ahe thought she would have to leave; she could not bear the thought of parting with her dear canary, and the bright thought suggested iteelf to ber to put it in her bosom, which she did. In getting into the small boat she fell upon her breast, and expected nothing now but that her bird was crushed. Fortunately, \ proved otherwise, and she carried the canary —ber heart’s treasure next to her “ Billy ”—safely in ite resting place till she reached tho brig Marine. A box ‘oage was furnished her by Osptain Birch. In the height Of the storm the bird kept up its cheering’ songs, and on board the gloomy and uxcomfortable Marine it «id not conse from tte roaring sweet carol. A nicer cage, ahe says, wili be furpished for the lide warbler and its songs here’ after will be more cheerful, for she shall Isve tt now an additionas love “for the dangers \t has passed.”” STATEMENT OF WILLAM CHASE. remained on board the wreck until it went down. In the meantime | bad provided myself with a life preserver anda pispk, to which I clung when the ship foundered This took place # little after.cight o'clock, then every one bad to do the best they could to save themselves, but genera))y speaking those whe were no} able to swim wore drowned when the yessei went down. I clung tomy plank sod life preserver as well as all my power would enable me, but im spite of all my efforts the former was several times swept from my grasp by the violence of the waver, The storm continued to rage with as much vio lence ss ever, and [felt miscrable with cold and woari nes#, but I consoled myself with the thovgbt thai! was potas badaaImightbe J was within bearing ail thetime of those who were éndeayoring, like me, to bold on to tho portions of the wreck, or planks that floated of her decks when she foundered Most of thes, fere able to bold on until an early hour im the morning, when » vesse! appeared, which was not visible with tac fog until she was close to os, About thie time one poor man who had held on toa plank close to where | was, was obliged to succumb to over exertion, and after risiog and sinking once cr twice near me was seen for the last time to bis life, alibough the vessel was on tho point of relieving bim. J was one of the first who was taken on board tho stranger, which was the bark Ellen, of Norway, bound for Europe. On gelting onboard I set about getting dry clothes in place of those that 1 haa on, and with these | was comparati comfortable untii 1 had my own dried. We were the kindest at tention on board the bark which © Hampwon Roads on Friday Isat, where we were change to the swamer /mpire City, and by her convey od t» New York, which we reached this morning. Rverything that ] bad is lost to me. MR. CASEY'S STATEMENT. wank were carried down with her, but the greater nambor either oscght hold of Umbers which feated from her dock or kept themselves up ty a life buoy, there being one mupplied toevery man on board, es far asi kaow. I eld on toe plank, and after the vouse! eunk I was car ried down to tho distance of jseveral feet below the sur- face by the whirlpool which was caused by the sinking ofthe steamer. On rising again to the surface | beard the people who were in the sea crying, ‘Don’t hold me,” “You will drown mo,” &0. Seeing such confusion I qroeesed that it would be betier for me to get as far from tho rest as possible, #0 I paddied out my plank the best way I could anti Ib (the cries moans, &c., at com> distance, and thea | know that! was away from most of thom; bul it wae so dark that! could see nothing, and gradually the noise of voloes became more adietinct and leas mothered moaning washeard. In fect, 1 may almost my that 1 was alone, without either seeing or hoaring ‘apytbing ut the storm and rough sea urti) an early bour im the morning of Sanday, when = vessel came close to me. Those in her called to mo, and! answo ed. ‘They then threw out a rope of which I oacght hold and by means of which I came on board the vessel, ‘which was the bark Ellen. The captain aod every one of the crow did everything they could think of to make me comforta die; and althoug) I wae very mach exhausted when I came on board, 1 was scon restored to vigor. 7 only noticed four of the passengers of (he Ceatral America @n board the bark whon I was first taken up by the crew, bat when I was dressed with ‘ry clothes there | ‘wero severs! others on board. Daylight soon revealed everything, end the bark had all the parsesgere that were depending to planks on board by Tjo’clock on the morn. ng of Qunday, We then weet to Hampdon Roads, witbon: | anything remarkable occurring, where we arrivod on Friday the 18th inst, and were taken of board the fnp're Oity, and conveyor by her to this city, I noviesd while clinging to the plank, that several persons who bad pro Vided themeolves witi life-buoys wore fosted by thom, though It was evident that they were dead. Iwas oaly Sdout siz hours on the plank, ead 1 saifered more from cold than apy\h og lee. R. A. LOCKWOOD, ESQ, ONE OF THE LOST R.A. Lockwood, faq., attorney and counsellor at law’ Of San Francisoo, California, who was lost on board ihe Central America, was a gentieman of uncommon abilities and of great coorntricities. He formeriy resided a Indian apis, indiana, where he was engaged extensively in tho praciice of his profession, aod for s nam yer of years stood atthe head of the bar. The law firm, in which wee partoer, ®hite & Lockwood, is still Kept up there, no dis soleticn Baving taken place uni! bis recent melancasly deatd. Having betome disgusted, for some reasons, with (be courts (n Indiana, Mr. Lockwood oalisted in the army of the Ucited “tate, and verved as & private doring the Merican war He neat turned vp im California, where he ree imed ‘he practice of bis profession, aad soon obtalsed a large ‘and lucrative practice Among bis cilente was the nctor! ons house of Palmer, Cook & Co , political bankers, who paid him a salary of tom thousand dollars year for attend. | ‘ng to their matters He was deveted to business while that wae op hie mind, bot, like mony other great men, bad » keen for pleasure, Ho was careless of money, and teok little pains to ecoumelate from bis large income. At one time be became tired of his own course of life in San Francieco, and mysteriously disappeared. fe friends, afte diligent search, found him stowed away on board « veerel lyimg in the bay, bound for Australia They protested earcestiy against bie lewving but all in vain. Finding that telr remonstrasces wore to be un beeded the finally objected to his going off withou fonds, and ineisted on supplying him with money Rot, like Timon, he spurned the yellow gif, He threw the gold into the sea and took hie departare, anaitended by « friend, and penniless. Arrived in Australia, he let bimeelf toa shepherd, ana spent a year in the primitive employ ment of David of of4, tn folowing the sheep ead the owes big with young. Me rudscquentiy returned California, and at onos re assumed his previous high poi 8. His friends and opponents all concurred ina pro found estimate of his abilities ae @ lawyer. He was not only 0 man of remarkable ivtelieotual calivre, but also of great decision avd (rmue's, He neve- kuow fear, Whoo the first Vigilance Comm'ttee were in ihe heigat of thelr aathority, in California, be defended » prisoner onargot with high orimes, againat thelr illegal axsumptions, ant whore ancther would have quatled sefire iiotr droatentny ‘wrath, be eloquently denounced them and hurled dedanoo in their tooth. ‘Recently, when, through the long neglect of Col. Fre mont, andthe unfaithfalness and mismeauagemon, of hir agents, almost the whole population upon Mariposa wore arrayed in opposition to the enforcement of his ttle, M ‘Lockwood was the man selected to go upom the ground ‘and, {m the face of imminent dager, to assert aad malo’ tain tho logal rights of the proprietor, Ho did not surink from the perilous task; but moved at ence on the pro perty and took up his temporary residence there, In spite of the formidable odds ageinst him he soon mucceeied, by sheer talent aud judicions man agement, in wresting from a jury of tho squatters themselves a Serdict in favor of Col. Fremont’s tue. This may juatly be regarded ae @ proud professions! triumph. fone time he held the title t) about seven thousand acres of the moet valaabie part of Mirtposa, and {t may have stood im his name at tha time of hte anivokes for death. Mr. Lockwood was counse! for the San‘ell\n ciaimanta. ‘who aazert title to a good part of San francisco, and his Joss af this timo must prove very (nconvauient to that vast company, the stock of which is very largely owned in Philadelphia. In personal appearence Mr. Lock «00d bore & marked resemblance to Benjamin Galbratth, Frq., of this city. He must have been, at the timo of his deceave, about fifty years of age. His wife, two daughters an¢ son, ‘were on board the Ceniral America with him, bat were al] taken off and saved by the brig Marine, of Baston, and taken (o Norfolk. Mr. Lockwood, who was lost, though his family was ai! saved, waa of the firm of Lockwood & Wallace, lawyers, San Francisco, and was one of the ableet men in the State. ‘Ho was last acon after the steamer wont down, by Mr. Ayulo, straggling in the waier, There wass report tha! he locked himyelf up in his state room and refused to bale ous water, amy ing that he was ready (0 dio; and thet when the brig wastn sight be camo out with bis life preserver on. Mrs, MoNell says that be did work bard at ba) and tbat while lying exhausted on the sabia floor, some one (she thinks the captain) sald to him “ you are an able bodied man, why don’t you work?” and that he beosmoe offended at this and refosed to work sferwards, Mr. Lockwood was ® man of much energy, and iittie likely to exhibit apaiby in such acase, Mr. Lockwood waa always Considered an eccentric man. POSSIBLE SAFETY OF CAPT HERNDON. ‘There ts seme chance for Captain Herndon hare been saved. The Inet that war seen of bim was by ono of tne passengers, in conversation with some of the passengers after the steamer went down. He bad on a lifo preeerver, and was in good spirlis. He was near the wheelhouse when the steamer went down, and may hive been very possibly picked up by the schooner which was reported by the pasecagers to have left thom after pramising to lay by them. Officer Fraser says that this schooner did lay by, for he saw her in the vicinity inthe morning. Whoa tt was probabic thet the steamer would be lost, Oaptata Herndon aid to Mr. Theodore Payne that he war very mech exhausted and might ne! live, and handed to bim his watch to give as @ memento we bis wife ip case be should do loat. Capt. McGowan thinks that the causs of tho oxcossivo Jeakage of the steamer was jhe forrmast falling !n snch a way as to entangle her rigging with the caibeat and an chor, and thea shooting this {mmense stick of timber (80 feet long and nearty #!x feet in ctroumference) !mnediato- ly vpder (he vowel, where it (hamped age tuet tne steam er’s bull for some time. If it had not deen for this mast {\ fe thought by many not s sou! woul? bave been lost. Capt. McGowar states that as 8 proof of the power of that storm, he suddenly found bis vessel within a short distance cf & bark that was ® wreck. To avoid ransing ber dow: put the steamer about, and im so doing the bows pitched into the waves and the pijo} hovae was sub merged in the water. He considered bis vessel lost, and would pot have given the most insignificant sam for the veesel and cargo; bet in a few moments abe righted and went on. THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CENTRAL AMERICA. Ashby, the chief engineer, has been in the employ of the company about mine years, and has always stood very high. Ho was copsidered a superior maa (nm covery ro spect im his profession. Everybody bat always had great confidence in him. He never faliered, but has always shown the greatest bravery and resolution in onees of great rial of vessels on which he was engineer, and was con- sidered one of their best men. Those who bave traveliod with him bad #0 much confidence ia him that they would elect to await the vessel on which he waa We are informed that Capt. MoGo wan mid to Ashby, when be applied for passage on the Empire Ciy — “ You damped rascal, 1 have a good mind to blow your Drains oot, You shan’tcome on my ship. The momem I found out your rascelly conduct I telegraphed to the owners that you had ran off, and you ongh) to wave your Drains blown out. You ares coward.’ Ashby, however, told Captain MoGowan that be was or- dared to the boats by Captais Herndon. Another statement rejatee that Avhby was taken on board the Marine, having jeft ihe Central America in the last boat, His brutal conduct to several of ihe parson gore |e related by Mr. Qummiege and corroborated by x0 vera other passengers, The ladies ackao viedg? his Kiad ‘nese to them, but ail the men seem to cordema his course Mrs, Thayer states that Capt, MoJo wan, 'p roforing to ad mit him on board the Empire City, ated rary severe lan guage to Dim, ceusuring his course and avowing shay bad be been in the ship he would have thot him = Mire 0’ Null aye that Ashby boasted that he hed come a’ter Juserters ‘Many passengers oxpress the opision that bad be «opt up the fires and silenced to his business proper'y itis sad disaster would never have bappened. A CHILD'S FRIENDS WANTED. A fine bright ititie boy, about threo years oll, named Louie Bonone ,was placed im Mra, O'Uouner’s charge in San Francisco to be brought t momo af hie frienda im thie city, Whoa Mrs, O'U. lef om ibe Doat for the brig Marine, she was onadlo io got this child on board with ber, but her son sent him oa tae next boat he bad tho adé ress of the frieads in this city with whoo the boy was to be loft: bet she papers wore ail lost, ant she bas forgotien their names and revifence. “he tars | she bas become very much attached to iho |litle fellows | and if abe docs not find his friends shall do ber bewt for Dim. | THE VESSEL THAT DESERTED THE TRAL AMERICA—THE CAPTAIN OF ST. LOUIS. Im order that an article (n yesterday's Manain, om the @ubject of the vesre! thet derertod the Cea'ral Ame may not do great te )astion to Capteln Hoyt, of the 8. L we make the following pavement ‘The steamer thet Capt Hoyt speaks of sooing, In his re port, was io latitade 82 60, @hiist tho Central Awerios, eacording to the most reliable accounty, wae in lattide 36 14, oF over 176 miles orth. Tt in also @ fact that the veese! that deserted (he Centre! America left ab. oare whilet Capt. Heys saw the steamer adout 104. M. It ie alro 0 fact (bat 't wae a rchoomer, and nol & ship, that de verted the © A. From the fesoription given, the reuse; seen by Capt Hoyt, having « short Soweprit, emoke eta aed masts rtanding, must Dare heoe tho Aquth erver. Capt. Hoyt ie the \ast men who cov! ! ba suspected Of #0 base aa ack a that of denerting a hip in dletrant, for Bot ® month sipce be received fom tho HN. mace Soclety of Boston a gold medal as & testimonial for having rescued ‘82 passengers of the ship Tremeport, of Boston, and rao. ceeded in saving bis ship trom tie Cary of Unis gals, solely by his seameaaiixe bravery ‘The schooner John W. Miller, Captain Barry, which ar rived at thie port om Fridey, reporte shat oo ths Lia ‘wt, im latitude 31 90, longiinds 70, she experienced a beery glo from north to sowthweat, and lost balwarks, syll falls, ke, ALP M. of tho 125 instani a steamer passes under hor lee, She wae painted black, with a eelliw ‘moulding bad two masts and a abort bawap it—oo aead On the 1:h (natant pasted a veaeei’s maat, roppemed that of & rcbooner of abont 250 or 500 tons, also passed & quan tity of hard and pine Inember. JEN TH SEAWORTHINESS OF THE CENTRAL RICA. BNEW TORE MERALD aawonri? Company, New Yore, Supt. 19, 1887 } The Now York Priune of thie moreiog, in referring te the recent most melancholy lose of tho Central Amerios and the (earful gaio in which #he perished, ndimates (( hope wi hout any design to d> injo Hor) that denbts have deen expressed by some in rerpec\ of (he sea worthiness of the ship, By whom moh d-ubte hats been exorantet the public are not inf. rmed. Bat asenming that by whom. ever expreemd they have been sincerely ontertatned, and that the motive of thelr @xprensicn te other-ihan that AME- | « 3 of working Injury to te distinguished reputation of the wtil koown bulléer of the ebip, or to the tne which hae Susisined this terrible misfortune, | deem it my duty to soqraint you with such clroumstazces as may fecttia:e an intel igent inquiry as to the fant, whish wo al. ledge to be Lnoon revertibie, that af the time when she commenced the voyage upon which she was lost she wag As rtaonoh, and tafe aad soe worthy es any ship ations. [will not attempt to explain the peculiar providence which perm:tted this catastrophe to the Central America, ‘While so many otber stoamers, confesnediy less capable, have survived tae gale, There are numereus against which tpman pradence cannot guard, and it ie quite certain thes thie calamity hae followed from one of them. Tho svoond assistant engineer has survived his com anions, allof whom are beitevedto have perished ‘at thelr post, and from him all soon Know the partl- cular oaure which may have deranged or disabled hor machinery. At present it ls idie to speculate upom the eubjeat, This ebip was built andor the aotive superintendonee of the officers appointed by the Unied States governmeng, aod befcre ber a:0eptance by the Secretary of the Navy, {on parsuance of the act of Congress, was thoroughty ox. ‘amined ae to the character and suflioienoy of her noustrag. tion, by Commodore Kearny and Captains Gell and Sietidy, I subjoin « (ever from the Seoretary of the Navy with the roporta of the Examining Soard. From these reports the pudite can jr¢ge of the jamiioe of apy double wh ob have Deen Intinustec as to the euililency of her coastructon, (Publlahed in yesterday's morning Hanatp } When abo left Naw York upon the voyage which has s0 dlenstrously terminated, she was in all respects in perfect Condition, and We are constrained to regard as intention- ally unkind any expressions of doubt aa to the sufflciensy of tho ship and ber equipment, when made, as they must needa bo, by men wholly wninformed upon the subject and who bave not taken the paine to become instracied. Wo do ‘Rot claim that the ehip wse proof agaisst the providences of God, Dut we do claim ihat, #0 far ae human skill could ad compiish, we beve faithfully discharged the duty whiots we acknowledge to the peblic, and especially to those whore |ivea and property were committed to her care. Aalto the discipline of the ship during the tryiag hours preceding her destruction, we baye as yet no intelligenco boyond the single fact that, altnough the ship was sinking from Friday morning tll Saturday night at 8 o’cicck, suok Order waa preserved that three hours before tho cata (rope all (he women and children were safely transferred tothe brig Marine, Wo are to-day advised of their safe arrival at Norfolk. To onr jadgment this circamstanco, when contrasted with well known occurrences upon similar occasions upon other ships, reveals @ stale of things which retlects unusual glory upon ber offloers, whom death has prevented from defer ding themselves against any possible assailment from the cuemies of the line. M. O. ROBER f8. WHAT CAPTAIN M'GOWAN SAYS OF THE CENTRAL AMBBICA. Captain MoGowan, tho present commander of the Km~ pire City, says that no better tieamer, of tts capacity, wag ever launched from New York than the Central Amerion, ‘He was formerly captain of that s‘eamer, and in the seve trips which be made with her ahe showed herself poe seared of moth excelient apd unsurpassed endaranoe aga inst ibe roughest WHO LOSES THE TREASURE? {HS DUTY OF BANKSRS, SH/PPERS AND BROKERE OP GOLD Duar. The many misfortunes which the appalling calamity saat has overwhelmed the ciiy through ihe loss of the Oentral Amerios, will briag npon the families of those who had relations or friendson board the unfortanste ‘yeascl, a6 fearful to comtempiate. Households bereft of their prope, wives of husbands, and oblidren of thelr pa tenis, This saddening rofiection, with the moneiary in- conveniences and iperes that are bu; too sure to follow to expecting ib rcsands, affects a!!, and makes as wish to ox- BUDIt ine fullest and tenderest sympathies of our natare. Ibis weld known that a large amount of prtvale remit ances to those mostiy in midd! ng ciroumstanoes were (a he posseasion of the passengers of the Central America, ond with the jess of that veane! a/l trace of idontidoation (a bkewise lost, Thie will bring still grester donslation, ‘and cause unbeard of alllictioa to those who were expect ing ihe remittances. How many families depended for weir support upom the funds thelr relatives wore brimging with them, or mad trenem/‘ted throug obliging friendst How many have itved im hope to see blank dospair staring them in the face! The oad reality of this view of impending misfortane Presents itself to every mind. There wore uo doubt han- dreds of \bowsants of dollars, \n specie and drafts, of unis ‘ature; the former ali gone; ihe lawer placed beyond ‘De poss) bility of present identifioation, throagh ie toss of Ame Dankere’ and brotere’ cortiicates. With ech an aifiicting epeotacie before us, it is the duty of each to do whatever be can towarda mitigating this greas evil and alleviating the resulting distress. Minors, and that class of persous, have pot sufficioa shrewdrees 10 comply with mercantile formulas, by sanding duplicate copies of broker's and banker's drafg over bo ibe safe keeping of some third party, or even sand. og thom \hroagh the mail, to insure the amounts to ing tepes tors, or their relatives or comsignees, in cave of such 8 misfuriune ae thai which we fee! happening. Without riaiting farther aifilctiem on ihe unhappy friends of the ing forever, by \aking s¢rastage of the upbusiness like ha. ote of she drowned, 1: should, und we hope it will De tne iseire of the agen and bankers of Californis houses tn thig oly Wo render ell aseintan ¢ in thelr po wer wards aa cnsy aad promt retilement of al! claims As the certifioaves of te aperie lodged by woh partiosg tp San Frasolsco are aopelomly gone, we fuggemt bat the consignese bore shout podlieh « lel of thelr coasignors, with the respeo- avo namnna and amounw of ail depositors Known ¥o have tallog on tho Orutral Amorioa. The bankers and brokers are Mully protooted, having (neurance % cover all loses, and (t would be bal just, and what the pabtia expects, to do all iB the'r powor, lo reture, to protect ther depositors and ‘war'goore from any lose We believe the suggestion vwods bot naming W Insure @ quick sad general response, vad that \ins sa 1 as we have described will be pubdliebed, v0 Lomi ihe friends and roiatives of tho lost passengers may uot have» wufor a double calamity, All the seose vary \oforsantion caw be Caaily obtained (m California, and here in noc? #0 Are sure, that will specuinte on the gorere! celacnity; Dut all will foet (t to be & private, ae roll aan public la\y, to aesivt to relieve the distrensod. OTHER NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. 0 uibs Kapregs, Bet 19 | eatre! (merica fonndored, with 60 out of 825, recal tive thouwgnt, that neaid to ieee ashered amos « » Doar, & foun ledy, ho bed Deen married © Pert moth, ant woo bat et ont om hife'e ourney Glence acd fa tof hgh hopes aad bright bapotorse Soe had be’, California wih ner no be weed g War oeeto vietther frond: im (ora, ard hea o wark for tae Wor of Earope Aer by secre niet by on) + ola ral, dent 19.) “em will Carry monrm ~ fgiand—how meay re proportioa oie graph Pow today giver @ to have te Among them Aowker, of B Vater genem Ingetriae w for ‘he , spam bad bron aovieed of the intenhon of any my to cad © pare go ou board the Ili fated steamer © \vquirles were alto mace atthe Savy Deparimont; © beth loqnirion negative amewore, we understand, wore retarned it geay aot be out of piece here to stale (das ag eo naa the Poatemarier General was apprisod of the Howe, be promptiy wat a derpatoh to Charleston for the 6 “Fobtaining for bie Degariment and the Cy dittona) Intell ger ce that oon!d be procured ther ewe a tbe ingairy *hewen comid be soaiaed ‘trom = poiat, a0 tne ourvivere bed teen taten to Norfolk and Favael BXTENT OF THE GALE. LIST OF VESSELS LOS? AND DAMAGED BY THE LATE GALE. Stee mehtp Central America, from Aspinwall via Havana for New York, foundered. Stormehip Empire City, from Now Orleans via Havana; lost wheeihouee, fore epencer, maln gait, 80, &o., and pad Wwto Norfote Swamedip Southerner, from New York for Savannah; nt heel hovers, tro Deal, tmoke stack, threw part of cargo overboard, bad six foot of water in bor hold, &0., and put {nia Charleston, Sesmobip Nashville, from New York for Charlestom Joat one eeaman, named Wm. Catherwood, overboard. Sieamahip Columbia, frem Now Yorn for Charleston,