The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-10
More Survivors OF the Central Amer
lea Disaster.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AND DE.4TH.
Mn YORK. Oc;. >

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Mr.. Ticc states that he drifcd on plank
- hours. and on the fourth morning tr;flc,l
by a boa: and succeeded in getting into her.
On the fifth day he picked up Grant. who
had been five days or a part of the hurricane
deck. Grant swan to the boat. The two
then pulled for the hurricane dcci.. and took
from it Dawson. There had been twelve
men on it. nine of whom had died.
Mc>srS. lice. Grant and Dawson were
eight DAYS without water or provisions. the
sea max iGg breach over them most of the
time.
The second DIV after the steamer went
down saw number of passengers Oh piece
of wreck. hut could no: assist them.
III" rescued are in Il sad condition. badly
bruised. and covered with boil>.
The following is the narrative Of Mr.. Daw-
son. one Of the survivors. which We find In
the YriL;.ic. OF Oct c.
Mr.. Dawson states that when tic steamer
had sunk so far as 10 burst the second cabin
ilocr from its f3stcfinG>, and force it up ia
the first cabin. he became satisfied tha: 10
work longer vas labor thrown AWAY. Ike
went on the forward deck and assisted some
men in putting raft ever the SIDE of TIE YES
sci. which they had made !ov cutting cut Z
section of the forward ,.ock ard iashing it
with ropes. Capt. Iicrn::on Was al this time
On the hurricane deck with his trumpet i, his
hand. When the raft was launched. Dawson
hesitatcd to get on it. prcftrring not to desert
the vessel until compelled to: and after put
ting life pre>ervcr about him he went aft to
get a plank. While engaged in this the
steamer sunk. lie sIr;:ng for the raft which
he had AIDED in launching. and succeeded in
graS;ing one of the ropes. and with it was
carried under with such force that he w:ls
perpendicular. with head down and feet ND.
and he was forced to let 90 Bis held. Bunycl
up hy his lifr prcScrver. he ra>e quicrl ~ TO tie
surface. ard At once BEGAN to PIT up some
pieces Of boards so assist in sustaining him
in the water. lie succeeded in erttin. three
pieces. the largest Of which h. placed un,!cc
one arm. au,l the smaller GncS under t.,
other Within al hour OF two he >aw ~
acquaintance 4 colorcd man named iiolcom'a
the calo.cl cook of the Central America who
vas rescued 1t later hour iy he III Eii;n
Many others iioatct. near him. AMI thy .t,-
Gucuty sToA" words "f .r.coUr;s..ri,:,I.t ~ o.,.
another. About II or o'clock SATURDAY,
nigh, he saw the lights on lie dark I.l!cn.
a,,. >:!r soon c"!"c Ttarvr and r,a =, a.
time within hundred let Of i.i;:. ara tiou-.
others were poke: VI. V: many. and Ia,
amo"2, fhr:l. ow'r~ q .h:' darkness q: Il.
nj 1t ana ihc nc:jIE >,.., We're missed. VIII.
day mo,c on santa, morning he saw i
T. imagined - "a. a boat :. :. ,.ii<ia,cc "a.
and H., a onc'' swan toward i. = Il, ne
- il. he found il 20 hr IL" r:t, ,!.ig;l L. had
assisted IN iUGci!l:@ before the ~.caTicr l-,,;
down. IL :"and "n il eleven II: =. ..:no.- .
whom vc.c Alexander Grant. ~ i "N-~r.--
>iynr. George Iud1in-ton. third :>>:>;,9t u
Cint,f. and q c"lor,l man. i,iclar t.ilh.r.
the engineers ,nv>> boy. Mr. Dawson a>:.s4i
tina, i" might ais =; on Tie r:t, h:.. i. =;
refuse! lin. - il was air, e,y >yv,I,.. ;:e;, :
under wa tro::: Ii. " ~ If = .'c}tn
wilo wcr, already >upior',. .:1 It. II; tt
scented. however, II l., him t3Ar hni.j # -;
ropes dashed {" III, Tai. AID. with his r;e'.>
Of hoa,. 'inG'r his arm. he t'ot,d thus Iii IL
wat,r. >ocH after reaching IL, r"tt- 10y d.
c.ycr,l tn Norwegian bark i.i,':2 !: 4; d.
tarc' Of tonr or tiNr mikes. h'it TOO iar II :.
>'@nalzc her. She continue" III sight :lnj.!
about . o'c.ock. when She tiS"pi',,-s,,, entire
~. During Sunday. ~ near p NJ. law >"n
is able to rcco!ec, two Of III, persons 81 'he
raft sank down exhausted. drowned and iioHt-
cd OF into the STA. This frightened Ii" ra:l
sufficiently To enable II /" hear Mr.. DAWSON.
who got upon the raft WITH III" others. Oar
ing the day several passengers sustained. with
iltr.nreS'Ivcr> ioafcd past them and eve
nailed. ne most ">Nal question WAS. "iic'h-
'r they mad ANYTHING To ,ai " '.Ti:!k. ais. III
answer was alway> a negative During Sol-
day night n"thl"S OF Importance TRANSFERRED
further than an occasional conversation iii''-
ny upon i!'if prohaMi''i'~ Of rescue ihrir
.HfyrinS> i"F the want "i water became here
Int'rrahir ana continued to increase tn
TUESDAY nl"h'-'hr t""rtn S:ncr the wreck
the co'oEcd man. t'iihcrt. began to grow d.
>N"nd'N'. ana the i'tiiS soon increased t"
>ufh in extent mai nc became GcT@rStd. MI.
iud''ln"i"h was also similarly Affected. l3tE
would talk wilGiH about gong down into tic
Mc>s-r"om or the pantry t" @.i some water NJ
tond. HlIh"rt INSISTED that the steward had
tod nm ne should have some water II IL"
came Gown: some OF thtm. NJ dawson
fh!'iAS' crank SAT- wafer iii ih'lf desperate
th!rst. Some he stopped wh!r the. We're III
the act. i'"rinS Wednesday several died
some ~ NihS DOWN III me water !hd drown
my an" "'hrf> ID! '!i!lAE on I'M" inc sea.
On "tdnc>day evening. huddlnEton> and
Gllbcrt nenta! arrangement became NEON
tnllahl'. ant though trant and Dawson '.l!
al the! could to sootne them. tier efforts