New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-19
TEE GREAT STORM At SEA.
HOW TIE EMPIRE CITY WEATHERED 1T.


can ,hs probably receive additional particulars for
weeks to come.
About forty Of the passengers Of the Empire City
mostly Storage, the cabin passengers having LEFT on
Moi day) started fIom Norfolk On Thursday morning
b, railroad being sent 90 by the steamship Company,
az arrived in this city at o'clock Last evening by
the Camden and Amboy boat. At the time they left
Norfolk ttey were rot Of the fate of the Cen
tral America, ard the Empire City was coaing aud re-
pairing for tie purpose Of going IN search of the mes
il . steamer. TIE passengers Of the Empire City all
repIetert II cir experience with the gaze frghtfa,
at q st EN- TO look back upon their escape as amsst
miraculous. The following
STATEMENT or osx or THE EMPIRE cITYs Pas
sENGERs.
We left New Orleans n o'clock on Saturday. the
5b int End arrived st Havana at a. N. on the 9Th
with fair weather all the way. We laid here three
lou,s taking 90 25 pas cngers, ard four crates Of
,iaIces ard sailed at 10 O'Clock The Cen.Tal
America sailed an hour before did but followed
20 sooD aerwsrd that kept in sight until the dusk
Of evening, when she sailed away from us and We
saw and heard Of her, The breeze freshened on
TUESDAY evebirg soon aer We lost sight OF the Cen
II al America, and was accompanied BY dark clouds
and light rain. The wiId increased during the night
aud II next day "Wednesday and in the afternoon II
iun ed 10 a terrific gale. During Wednesday nigh,
The gsle increased in fury but the ship appeared e1ua
to IT, susaint no material damage uutl on Thurs
day about noon, when the fore spencer was torn to
rilhcns, ard .be jb blown overheard. DCing
ii is time the ship laborta very much seeming TO be
ard eveIytl ing that not made fac, rolled about in
chaotic con fur Op The passengers were CT DsierabY
CHARMED for their safety, but Capt McGowan aad his
,ffceYs succ eeded in restoring 8nd maintaining conf
d.uce. Too much credit cannot be bestowed upon the
officers and men Tor the k and courage they evinced
curii The STERN. On Thursday evening the gale To-
cresstd in fury, and toward midnight sea
struck tse vessel xhicb stove. and carried away
~. roITc fhn narI
vi &c hssse, but without doing further damago.
ON FRS Az, betwean . and 3 o'clock r. H., the wind
sil blowing heavy gale the steam-d.um OF the en-
Cire bust and for shot time the Interior OF The ship
was & led With steam which at one time promised to
suocate all board e1ertions ofthe engineers,
however he dan age repaired in sboltthree hours,
the wort of the accident being the loss of much
steam ss we then ruOnli short of coal Or FIJI
day &, Ell g while going Cape aeras the gale
iii pieyairg With nearly as much severity as ever,
We saw br,k, e,ideIt'y in distress. The captain
ordered the ship to be rOu1 ded to her. and upon APP
prcscLiIg her, We oiecOveIej that her manmast and
i rsmos' tgetber with sa'ls and rigging, were all
g.,e hen hulwtrhs stove Ia AID her bosprt gone.
She bad both chors down, evd' n!y trying to tide
ont The gale but as it was sandy bottom where
she Law she undoubtedly went ashore before
morning az she would not TO have to drift more than
two piles to get stranded. She appeared TO be about
800 TINS burden, heavily laden, aud had white
sreak around her waist. There were eight or tea
en- uIon Der deck, who appeared to be working the
pumps TIE wind wa bio wing strong at the time,
and the sea running go high, that although we
approached within two hundred yards OF her,
ii was impossible TO spesk her, and as
we could RI nder her no sssience, and had acadyen
oaDgered ship in rounding to her, we surned and
left her. On Friday morning our coal gave out aud
be beibs in the Storage and all other woodwork that
| was available about the shp was broken 10 pieces
al ft 10 tie furnaces. That night Friday we were
.ean struck by heavy sea on the sarboard
bow shipping a large auanlity Of water and d stay
uidsy the gale abated somewhat aud we al
chortd az Norfolk Quarantine at o'clock IN the
| morning, but were not allowed to 60 up
to tie city. Capt McGowan went ashore and report
ed what We had experienced, and took the mails to
The Norfolk Pos. Office but the Postmaster refused to
forward them to New York and the Captain was con-
pc led 10 return them TO the ship The Captain then
| ielegrsphec TO the Steamship Company at New'fork
TO ASCERTAIN what he should do and nreply was order
ed 10 sepd his passengers to NewYork by railroad,
take ID coal and 60 in search OF tue Central Anencar
with a view of rendering her assistance II sue was
distress. These odt be proceeded to cargo Inc
cabin passers ers weIt up to Norfolk on Monday, and
took tie cars fer various Destinations. Before they
Jeff, however they made up purse OF 500, and pre-
sented il 20 the Of the Empire Ci.y,
with fatering expression OF the appreciation OF
their laborous e1ertons during the three days trial
Capt. McGowan, after having taken in IL, t9ns oil
Of coal, informed his crew that he bad re.
ceived orders from the Steamship COMPANY
e. in search Of sss ot once to accom-
| rsry him. The steerage passengers Of the Empire
CIV were seIt DID 10 Norfolk on Wednesday aft srnoon,
and from tbepce started for NewlOrk BY railroad.
We bad learned of the loss of the Central America
| when We left Norfolk on Thursday morning.
| ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF TIE oioh ~
The following reports have been made oy the OIL =
Gers of vessels which passed in the vicinity OF the Spot
where the Central America is supposed to have gone
down:
| pyPcR1 OF 1ur NATE OF The ATLANTA.
"Mr Snmous n ate Of the steamer Ataisnta! gsre
10 the Board Of Underwriters the following pari5 r
irsgntpts Of wreck seen by hun, as men,oIeo p0
yiopsy. On Sunday, the 18th inst, a. 0 clocA o.
Cape Lookout bearing north Is miles dis'spt we
saw fsgm. n,s of wreck comprising steamer
house back OF grey. At o'clock saw 'Wo ~ ~
psrels Of doors grained light oak appaIens! .ucb
split al broken; also, three or four iobs
would be used in building hsns "a 10 he iba,
| deck. At midnight saw a light, supp. sed - o To
Of q steamer as il was high from the "eel r. C.ne
| Atlanta was then about Is miles T. Re w +
Haueras Saw only one light, the ship he aGine r. " Re
| Soon saw three signals Of dlstress-DiIe ne ~. -
ctssiop lot more than a mile and bali or "o ues
distant We hauled off southeast 10 run ", ~ ~; ~
the lights suddenly disappeared ana we a." Iaari
| Of her al day light. The gale was QUO u 'N'
| We ever experienced"
| THE WRECK WHICH The offlcEks VI Inn
SAW. -,
Capt Brown Of the steamer FALCON, ."cn 49, -
| fum SsvsnIsh late on WEDNESDAY, h.so s,,r;shsJ
CIV erenced tte mil force Of the Storm mas furnished
,nsccornt "a he eIperepoed il, arc also as u wha
| r. ssw ~ .be usterials Of q wreck. Ine faeoh
ssys Can't Brown left the Bar a. savanna % Has'
Ssv I2th inst al &C ock p. IN WIN voc !" ,"u hgu
| srn The wtt,xtrd. We were deeply !oaded, having
e335 esck; of whoa, and 10 teTces o. heei o.