Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-09-24
by Telegraph TO Dubuque Republican,
Loss of the Central America
FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST!
100000 Nm Gold Sunk.

The following dispatches contain the
intelligence of the loss of the steamer
Central America, which sailed from the
Isthmus for New York, via Havana, with
five hundred and twenty-five passengers
and with from $4,000, 900 to SO, 500, OOOI
in gold. She foundered at sea on Satur-
day, Sept. l2, when 900 miles off Cape
Hatteras.
NORFOLK, Sept. 10.
The Central America foundered on
Saturday; SO passengers were rescued
by the Eloise, including 26 females, and
have arrived in Hampton Roads. The
officers were all lost except James Frazer,
the Cd officer. Chief Engineer Ashby
took boat and deserted the ship. Two
millions in specie is lost.
Copy of dispatch to M. O. Roberts
NORFOLK, Sept. l8.
The Central America foundered at
sea on Saturday evening last, at 8 o'clock;
80 passengers were rescued from pieces
of the wreck by Norwegian bark, and
brought into Hampton Roads. Twenty
six females were taken from the ship by
brig of yours previously. The officers
were all lost except Mr.. Frazer. The
chief engineer took boat and deserted
the ship. Is:art for New York with the
surviving passengers at 10 A. M.
Signed ]. MCGOWAN, commander
steamship Empire City"
The brig Marine rescued &c women
and children, and 90 men from the Cen
trail America.
The Eloise, bound to Falmouth, Eng
land, rescued Capt. Converse, w. Bad
ger, A. Y. Easten, r. L. Brown, O. Har-
vey, Jos. H. Ross, Thomas Week, w.
A. Osborne, L. w. Fallna, w. Chase, j.
G. Taylor, G. Agrillo, H. Holland, w.
Fletcher. VIM. Eide, Chas. A. Vose, r.
Casey, j. w. Cary, John w. Crafts, H.
A. Burrell, Jacob Tuenir, Henry Hart
man, John Nc Cartier, j. Birch, j. A.
Barrister, A. Malone, B. Clark, John B.
Emmen, IL. P. G. Conner, julius Stetson,
F. A. Wales, George Bruin, r. Caldwell,
Benjamin Sayre, Jno. George, Edward
Moon, Benz. Lee, Jas Jackson and Chas.
Reeves.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 18.
The bark Saxony arrived to- day, with
five of the passengers of the Central Am
erica. She reports the total loss of the
vessel, treasures and mails, and about
500 of the passengers and crew. She
reports that SO women and children were
saved by the brig Marine, of Boston,
Forty other passengers of the Cen
trail America were picked up by the bark
Eloise.
The names of the FIVE passengers
saved by the Saxony are III. A. Childs, of
New York, Jabez Halves, of San Fran
cisco, George w. Look, of Maine and
Adolph Fredericks, of San Francisco.
New YORK, Sept. II.
The following list embraces the Off
GERS and crew of the Central America,
nearly all of whom are undoubtedly lost
Lieut.. w. L. Hundon, Commander.
Chas. M. Van Rensselaer,, first officer.
James M. Frazer, Cd officer.
Chas. E. Myers, Sd officer.
E. Fl. Hull, Purser.
w. Hull, Storekeeper, brother of the
Purser.
Jno. Black, boatswain.
Seamen: Finley Frazer, Robert Long,
David and Francis Waters, James Clark,
Jas. Trares, Jno. Dawson, Frederick
Bronn, Richard KEGS, Sam. Law renee,
Edward Bronn, Thos. Barker, VIM. Jack
son, Jas. McClern, Timothy McEason
and Chas. II. Boges.
Geo. T. Ashley, chief engineer, John
Tice, Harry KEGS, Geo. Buddington, d.
Mcdonald, VIM. Jones, James Clark,
assistant engineers.
Morgan Badgley, Martin Hyde, Alex
ander Grant, Bernard Conklin, John
Smith, John Clark, Patrick Carr, George
Dadoay, Edward Doyle, John Jones and
Henry Hetherington, tiremen.
Patrick Gavin, John McConum, Ar
mold Bell, Christopher Callam, coal pas
sers.
Patrick Evans, John Kiernelby, John
Banks, James Brannon Ashmer, William
Kinkleworth, storekeepers.
N. L. Mcbride, steward.
James Bresler, head waiter.
Eli Clemens, Bartlett Gamer, Coyprain
Nebon, Samuel Nebon, John Hogan,
John Brown, VIM. Perkins, John Free
man, N. Dwyer, Patrick Carroll, Archi-
bald Macbeth, VIM. Stevens, walters.