The Washington union., 1857-10-06
THE CENTRAL AMERICA THREE MORE PER
SONS RESCUED. ED.--TERRIBLE SUFFERINGs AT

SEA.
The New York Evening Post of Monday last contains
the following of the OF three more per-
sons and the last we fear of the survivors of the ILL
fated Central America
The Bremen barque Laura, Capt wimssen, which ar
rived at this port this morning, brings the gratifying
and scarcely expected intelligence OF the rescue OF three
more persons supposed TO have been lost with the i'll
fated Central America On the 2Sth ut, latitude 40 40,
longitude III, at p m she spoke the British brig Mary,
of Greenock from Caadenas for Queenstown and took
from her the following persons whom the Mary had pick
cd up at John Ticc, second engineer Alexander
Grant fireman and g. w. Dawson, passenger
For ssventy-two hours after the ship went down Mr..
Tice was drifting plank alone without food, and
exposed to the violence Vt the waves and on the fourth
morning across y swampcd boat which le succeed
ed in getting into On the next day he picked up Alex
ander Grant, who had been floating five days on part of
the hurricane deck, and who yet retained sufficient
strength to swim TO the boat The two then pulled to
fragment Of the hurricane deck and took from 1t the
passenger, G. W. Dawson, whom Grant had left behind,
There had been twelve that part Of the wreck OF
whom these two the only survivors. Among them
were George Buddington. third engineer; John Bank,
Patrick Carr, and James Kennely, coal passers; ---
Ever, fireman Richard Gilbert, mess man; ; and four
passengers names unknown Messrs Tice, Dawson, and
Grant eight days without water or food the sea
making breach them most OF the time. They are
severely bruised and exposure to the action of the salt
water has produced bos all their persons On the
day after the disappearance of the steamer they
saw several passengers pieces of tho wreck One OF
the last objects by Mr. ce before the ship went
down was Captain Herndon.
The rescue of these three persons will encourage the
hope that others may yet be heard Of II the british
brig had not met vessel bound to this port this inter-
esng intelligence might not have reached us for fort
The following is the report of Capt sheaer, of the
barquc Mary:
AT SEA, September 2s--2, p. mr.
Lat. 40 54 N, long 2s.
TO uhom may concern.
This is to certify, that the three (names under
mentioned picked up at in open boat on the
2ls instant by the brig Mary, Of Greenock, Capt Colin
Shearer from Carenas bound to Queenstown in lat OF
SO 40 and long II, stating that they had been cast
away in the American steamer Central America, from
Havana, bound to New York. Names of those rescued
j. Tce, second engineer G. w. Dawson, passenger,
and Alexander Grant, fireman.
Yours respectfully,
COLIN sHEARER, Master.
The above men were transferred on the 2sth to the
Bremen barque Laura
Our reporter had interview with the rescued at
Castle Garden this morning They still ptabe OBJ
ccs not having yet recovered from their terrible suffer
ings although everything has been done for their COM
fort Mr. Tice is small szed but hardylooking man,
and appears to possess much energy and determination
The following is his brief statement
srArEMEET TIcE, ENGINEER.
left the ship on a board just as she went down.
had no lifepreserver and had no time to get one saw
Others with them struggling in the they seemed
to do but little good. The last object Captain
Herndon as the ship sinking have doubt that
he has peshcd drifted away from the Others almost
Immediately, and three days on that board expecting
every moment to he my last On the third day fell in
with boat which about half full of water. swan
to it, got in with great difficulty and succeeded in bail
ing out the water was two days in the boat when
fell in with portion of the hurricane deck and two men,
Grant and Dawson succeeded in getting into the boat
with me. The others all pershed We foated around
till the ninth day, when were picked up by the brig
Mary. All that time we had nothing to eat, and not
of
ing the boat We suffered everything but death.
No man could describe what we endured. think the
chief engineer did his duty. know nothing to the
trary.
STATEMENT OF ALEXANDER GRANT
There ten Of u.s. in the first place, who left the
steamer the hurricane deck just she sinking.
Among them were George Buddington third assistant
engineer Patrick Carr fireman. John Banks coal pass
err James Kennely, coal passer; - Evers coal passer:
and Richard Gilbert, colored, engineers The
others passengers whose names do not know. We
all sd the piece of the deck until the next day when
of them died One by they dropped off during
the following day and night No vessel in sight
The second morning we picked up Mr. Dawson who
was floating on piece Of plank Some Of us had life
preservers but had nonc Towards evening picked
up another man. which made twelve that had taken ref
uge with
On the fourth day they had all pcrshed but four On
the fifth day discovered the boat with the assistant en-
gncer in it. left the hurricane deck and made out to
SWIM over and get into the boat Then got to the
the only left. We three days in the boat,
suffering ntoerably from hunger and thirst. do not
like 10 speak about sufferings they all but
dead. When we were picked up weak
could not stand. From Sunday to Sunday
no sail
All the rescued agreo that it is hardly possible that any
could have been saved than have been heard from
They several persons the second day dashed about
pieces Of wreck but they all finally peshed They look
upon their own rescue almost miraculous Mr. Grant
of the persons rescued from the steamer Arc
tic and thinks he has had about experience enough in
shipwrecks.
BREAK IN THH SAuLT Sr. MARIE CANAL.--The Mantowoc
Wisconsn) Herald of September IL says Return pas
engers the Lake Superior steamer her late trip
port break in the Sault canal The damage is described
United States steamer Michigan commanded by Cap
tain McBair there would not probably have been any eff
fort made to repair the break We understand that sixty
of the belonging to the steamer worked night and
day. under the direction of Captain McB and that by
their timely and efficient assistance the break repair
ed and the immense destruction which otherwise
have ensued was arrested This steamer is rendering
ceent service TO the lake shipping and in this single in
stance through the energy and skill of her commander
has service been performed the benefits of which
scarcely be estimated
"We also informed that the Hon. J. A. T. Wen
DALI United States collector for the district of Mch
mackinac at the Sault at the time Of the disaster
He passenger board the Michigan. travelling
official business. Mr. Wendall s of the most active
and energetic officials In the government employ Wheth
by sail in his Mackac boat, passenger board
steamer he manages to arrive at the right place at