The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-23
rue CENTRAL AMERICA CALAMITY.
Aid to the Sufferers and Rewards to
the ReScuerS.
The Strength and Capacity of the
Steamer.
ADDITIONAL NAMES OF THE LOST,
&c. &c. &c.


ms Steamship Alabama, sohenck, fron Savannah ~.
ssvsd lhis morning. ne brings homo Aessrs. II. Ii
odds, Jabez Ho~es, ssml w. Look, aod 3 H. Ridley,
4 NE wrecked steamship Central America, Who were
Aksa ints Savannah BY she bark sAxoay.
An Ne survivors, Of the Central America VITO werc In
washington belonging 70 The West started for homo ys
srday rhey wore kindly kesaed, and wore furnished
Su1aoiens funds 70 deffAy theS expenses home
PROTEST OF THE PRINCIPAL SURVIVING
OFFICERS OF THE CEN TRAIL AMERICA.
We are indebted 70 Aessrs Josnson and gsins, ave-
sags adjusers No. 90 Wall street, FOR the following copy
4 the protest sworn 70 BY tho principal surviving ooeIs
Of Me infaIed Central America
Vnsted Sl0tes Of Ame-ioa-S State Of NeO Pork, Oty q
Has FORK, $50 MI people 70 whom these presents
nall come or may ooncern-I, Charles A. RapelIo, .
pssc notary for tae s..e Of New York. by letters
PATENT under the sreAs seal OF said State, duly
sDssd and sworn, dwelling In The city Of New York.
0setsg:-
Know ye hst on the twenty irst day OF Septeubey in
Ne year OF Lord one thousand eight hundred AMI
my seven, before appeared James H. Frazer,
mate and senior officer known 70 be surviving Of the
ssesmship called the Central America, and noted In
dOe form Of law with me the said notary, this
protest. for the and purposes hereafter mendoned
~ Row NJ this day 70 w.t. the day Of the data hereof
se me, be said nsty, Of the city Of New York afore
~, again comes the said James Frazer and requires
c 70 extend his proeat and together win said james
y. Frazer, also came John Blaor, boasswin, George
Aahb,, chief engineer and Henry Kiefer second asst
M engineer, belonging 10 the Aforesaid ceamsapa Of
whom By me duly sworn on the Holy EvAngelsA OF Al
mighty G,d voluntarily, freely and soemnly do de da,e
ssA depcse fouows-sth TO say that on ths after.
roon OF the third day OF 5epe embar, sand eight
hnndrec AM my sven Aooa nan pass O'CLOCK ne,
not md dao In md 18th
Ne said steamship central Amerca there
s om the pcrs Of Aspin Vail, Central America, the said
AAo bssrd tsid p 10 their respective cApac
tes above stated. Thai VIM l. Herndon .ster and
chasAs Van aeass ser arst mate OF sna aamahp, sDd
Nat the sAld stesmshp mad on board cargo Of
xe - d uessare AID large mum ler Of Assengers,
Wa bocBd for the port Of Ses York via Ha rnal
Bd eauship then stout s4unch aad IsrcnR oey
cargo we'll ana sufficiently stoesd seSared sax veil
nasied man ed, tackled, vcsusled, seed AID 10
rned End In every respect AZ FOR and yoy age
ae whs about 70 nnderA na IN lhe duo proseo Of
s1 voyage The said scs aip arrived safety ri Ia
yxna the frsooI q the seyensn Of 80 ember, 1857
soere shr remained until a0,ut half nnc O'Clock
10 morning or eighth Of 3 pember, 1907; that the
prvceeoed her voyage with ordinary weather
ad without any unasual occurrence until about midnight
uhon me wind began percepuoy fresheuing from
rshcan; thai tho wind and weather condoued ~itnout
Ha0h variation until midnight of he nnla OF Sspt ,nber
ns nu s mOrSuI o s. ss,ous sDS aasa
d eiebs O'Clock A. n. blew voleat gale fro norsn.
nxtaeas vita heavy sca, and the deponents, James
ynDer ana John Black say THAI during eli this tne
p bad kept her course, but had been much e-1ed oy
Ne wind. The deponens. James Frazer, su Ia charge
q No deck until 4. Of the lIsh, when ne left tns
sae Ia charge OF The third erhcer, VINO Ii hore
aSd ,poaed ~ be list The rno then, aos,rd NJ
kcAiculatcn 10 latitude 81 deg ab uin norn, and long
NAe 70 oeg Ii min. fne pAis dnaed urrs M until
rsns, when dePonenta waca on deck com nenosd; And
% nkns casTke Of she dens be found Inc ship s
esssss, "a Informed aai spcncor mad nesn
- during his absence 10 scop ships head 70 the vino
- thai Il had been almost Immediately 5ows a~sy by
we Violence Of the gale, and some had been bon
- k1S In trx~. - q nf. An~Ne
opponent, joan Black, says he oo deok
tpyns the whse Of the day Of the lin, and ina,
~ scvm spcr Ger was scs n 10 O'Clock uuder ,he
1ssfcn OF Captain Herndon who was present on deck
90 tha, I'm medaely aforwarda the foreysrd
ws by tne capaihs di,e Stioas. Tacre fsSts
yped 70 tho depono James Fraser, taking
tck at nom And the ss,d Jsmss Frszr turner sys
tst Ortan Horndon sud kr Van Rensselaer,, the ',t
salc, ~erc deck dureg de ,onent's ~.ca toe, lae
Zip vO etaoled 70 keep her course for ut half
Aree qussters OF sn vr sfcr n o'clock rhe
ysd hsonns 20 the north ~nrd and westward and
,own DE- the sogthesst Up 10 no shen sne
q dfivp on hrr ocur~e tire ship behaved vel At about
ecs<d oy Mr. Van Rensse'.er, the 1rs odc.r - re las
uge pump' which order tepuneoI .nmed,s ely obeyed
nd foepd aat The lee pumps worked wr dis nsrged
vAsc~ sbundsrty, bui the we~ioer rdmps dii COX
eerc being water oh 10 no sniI supply then
ne vessel then had heavy hs to ,o.rd hsi fa
l on into the trough OF sea rhe waecls Of the snp
vere then turning slowly, Al this limo b,ckss DC
M passod into tho ergnc room, bus ~ shis work moi
sdcr deponents ohSte, be devoted hs eutrs enion
y w
eea found apostolic 70 got the sbiys bead T. the ssa
~ forsshysa set with tho oojsct ~ scts
before the sind aud me canvas. vas a .oe sam
hmcdisiely On being se, tho sta ssu wsi noru
pscccs mere s,.i very hevy SEQ, ami the gale
cDatnuei un.ba 3D. An s'tcmps w@1 then mate g. hist
~ fueysrd plIh The the foress iaanod 70 ere
hks tn deck In order 10 re- he sh bcf ,ss who'd,
- before ,se yard nsd neeo raised nree feet from Toe
4cA sail blew into frasracnh. fne po wss hsn
rom the foretopmas, ttsy scs as osazlsy sail oat be
pvc bent TIE fOressy orders given TO get
6~F 10 ry ard get tie ships head - the Tue
6Ax, consisting Of " : f,reyard, win . heavy foasr
nnso~, vn thea g., over 9Th niue inca h.wer, beni
soe middle Of me yard; s,sss aacaos ~oild asve
bseu rssd but tor the that the snip tnsn
nssed beam ends that obuli get
yard 10 the boz vhero those anchors nuns 70
soms Sorty or any fsthos rhcrs ssre orders deco ~
n capssio 10 out s-sy the foremAsi ~aica ioos
nd after that we paid on, TO from nncl " hundred
Ashoms on ,he hs~ret, sbch msdo fss, roun1 the
srnc Of the foreuass, and let Of nNt rount Tor
ward ostbe oathsAd During This pcyiod ~
mol ~orhipg a. she oreynd from lz po.I.oa blns
nro@ he fNii, re -cnsed ,hs Working Oft As " shs
wst gorg on all this ume below dccs or an our
ssuron bsips entirely ensrosscd with our du,e
Inward deok, We hne~ nothing VI IL A so ~
Ne yard 10, over drag ths forward pump srsed
nd vorhet. The drag had effect 10 srpetug the
ships head up, and ,nss me Last e, tossds ,na
sojccs which vas Ia ooy power % make Arssr TIA, ~s
rssined several hours Al The pumps -hscn
slshi; the weather pump, hive wSSv MA "A a. =, -
nlssL when The chamber barst rhe ,,,..., ts ~
FAsk, aepcses psl DO remsipcd at .se $500 ~ ~
una about sin O'Clock A. n rhe depon-,. James NJ
rrsssr, dtposes that he remained st tncm unu about
va eleven O'Clock r e., whom he veol 40 on
lnso the aler cabin and nel ped lbs persons sno
vers then engaged 10 bsllsg. Anr h.vipe spent
some tine In sidng and n,oursgnS the balers
Ne deruenl James Frsse-, visited amos, al usss Oh
No shp lending assistance wherever he codd be useful
asd doing % ns raw nst tae pumps were sorted Wig
crousty, fors snd an And the balng gong ~ish
ne greatest activity Al tns ship these ex~rsons
cnnslnusd steadily all ngnt Oa saturday norniug the
bcutd N hav
ns heard of he des tnst
uuuo. we're neaving ~ser looked the slia
srvta,n The fact Tue shp lisssd ovsr that ba
osId not see TIE discharge ppe Of the ate, pump
s.svts,n hos The fact With respect 70 Il, uui oa