The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01
LATE NEWS.


Whole number saved. .............. ..... lDI
ro,,,,.., -
Total lost. ....,.........., 80
srATEaEsr % u. II. Cnu.Ds, one or the
PASSENGERS.
! AUGUSTA, Friday, sept Is
The following is the statement Of Henry
( II. Childs
/ left Havana in the steamship Central
/ America for New York on Sept ). The
weather was delightful and the SEA calm on
the passage from AspiI wall. On the after
noon Of the day Of sailing from Havana
fresh westerly brcczcs sprung up. On the
following morning the wind blew very
strong. the gale continuing to increase in
/ violence US the day advanced At night
! there was no abatement in the fury Of the
gale, and il commenced rafting in torrents
/ On Thursday it blew u hurricane, the sra
! running very high.
! On Friday the storm ragged fcariulIy.-
! At ! o'clock in the morning Of this day it
. was frat knQwn among the passeeseSs that
I the steamer had sprung 4 leak and was max
ing water fast. 4 line Of men was imme.
diately formed, AMI they went 10 work bail
| Ing out the water from the engine rooms,
the fires having already been extinguished.
/ We gained the water so much that We were
able to get up steam again, but VIC held ii
but few minutes, and then IT stopped for
ever. Baling continued, however, aud was
kept up in all parts Of the ship until she
finally went down.
During Friday night the water gained
gradually, but all On board being IN pretty
good spir t., they worked TO the best oi their
ability, feeling that when the morning came,
they possibly might speak some vessel, and
Thus DC saved. The fatal Saturday came a,
last, but brought nothing but increased fnry
in the gale. Still VIC worked Oh. aud at
about two clock in uc afternoon the storm
lullcd little, and the clouds broke away
Hope was renewed, and all now worked like
giants, At Ar. ". we spicd II sail, and fixed
guns aud placed orr tiag at hali.mast. 1t
was seen, and the brig Marine, oi Boston,
bore down upon us. We then considered
akty certain
, She came near Us and W. spoke to her and
told our condition. She laid by about
mile distant and we, in the only three boats
saved. placed all the women and children,
aud they wec safely pu, on board the brig.
As evening was fast approaching We discoy.
cred another sail which responded % our
call and came near us Capt llcrndon told
our condition and asked them TO lay by and
send boat rs We had nonc left. She pro.
missed to do 80, but that was the last We saw
u her except at distance which grew great
or and greater every moment
At o'clock we saw no possibility OF
/ keeping atloat much longer although we all
felt that IL We could do 10 until morning all
would b. saved. In q short time heavy
sea Tor the frat time broke over the upper
deck Of the vessel. and then all hope faded
away. life prscrvers were now supplied
to all. and We sent up two rockets. when u
tremendous SEA swept over Us, and the
steamer in moment went down, think
some four hundred or tour hundred and fifty
s,uls were launched upon the ocean, at the
mercy Of the waves. The storm at this time
had entirely subsitlUl. We all kept near to-
gethcr, and went IA the waves took US.
There was nothing. or very little, said cx-
cept that each one cheer,d his fellow com
rade on. Courage was thus kept up for
two or three hours. and think for this
space Of time none had drowned but three
who could not swim because exhaustesl.--
Amer this, gradually one by or passed
away to eternity. The hope that boats
would be sent to US from two vessels We had
SPOKEN soon He'd from u.s. and our trust WAS
alone in providcncc--"an what better trust
could YOU or ask fort''
saw nv comrades sink fast and at |
o'clock that nigh, was nearly alone upon the
ocean. some two hundred miles from land
| beard, however, shouts from oil that could
DO 40, that were not far from me. but |
could not SOC them Within an hour from
this time | saw vessel. AMI reach, d it when
nearly exhausted, and they drew me on board
ot it by ropes. II proved to he Norwe-
gian bark nom Balize. Honduras. bound for
Falmouth. England. l found on board Of
her some three OF my comrades, and at g..
o'clock eNt morning. We had forty nine
noble fellows On board, AMI these ARE all
know Of having been savoL
We strsyed about the place until We
thought that all aliv. had b.su rescue,i. and
and then set sail. We found the bark short
Of provisions and the crew living on Cruel.
We had some tea and coffee 10 refresh our
selves, ami al noon on SATURDAY We spoke
the American bark the Nirn.y) bound for
Savannah, which supplied us with provisions.
and took five Of US on boarl.
Z" tjsut. 81 the i.oss "f the central Nms'-
The E,upirc City arrived al New York.
IN the 10th inst. from Norfolk bringing -
passengers from the Central America, being
ihocc saved by the Ellen AMI Marine. The
following incidents are narrated by thc rs
cucd passengers
Mr. Douglas Rutherford ol Oakland, JET
fersou county, Wis, stool near Capt. ilern'
don and thu chief enc,ussr at the time the
latter proposed to leave thu steamer. Ash
tcy went M to the Captain AMI intima,ei
tina, he was going IN tha, boat, Capt. III.
replied tina, he had no right to do So AMI