The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-21
Mr.. CASEY'S STATEMENT.

sunk were carried down with her. bat the creator numbcr
either caught hold of umbers which nss,ei from her
deck kept themselves up life buoy hcre being
supplied 70 every man board, ~ far ~ know |
held on 70 plank, and afser the vessel sunk was car
red d,wn 70 tho distance Of several below the sur
face by the whirlpool which wa oaused By The sinking
OF the On rising again TO tho surface heard
the people who were In the crying, "Dour hold me-"
"You yin drown mo- 30 Sealing such confusion /
guessed thai would be better for me 70 re, - Ear from
he possible, 10 padded out my plank tho best
way could until heard tho cries means, So. si som.
distance, and thcu know hat was away from most Of
thom; but 10 dark that could SEQ nothing, and
gradually the noise OF voices became udsnc. and
less mothered mosnng heard In fact, may Anoes
ny that was alone, without either seeing hearing
anything but the and rough sea until early h,ur
In the morning Of Sunday, shsn Q vessel came
close 10 rnose In her called 10 me, and an,sc ed
they then threw out . rops Of which caught hold
and by means ef which oamc On bos,d tho vessel
which tho bark Ellen. Tho captain and every OF
the did everything they could think u 70 make
comfortable; ard anbouS, I w1 very mach exhausted
when came 90 beard, sOn restored 10 vigy. /
Only noticed four Of NE passengers Of the Csairsl
America on board the bark when vas first taken up By
The rev. bu. when was dressed With dry olohes there
several others board. Dzyhsh, soon revealed
eyeryihrg md the bark had all the tns,
dependrf TO pspss board By 7o'slock on The
Ing OF Sunday We thea vent 70 Hsmpden Roads, wisou.
anything remarkable occurring, whore 90 arrived on
reag The 18th lnsl and aiken board the Empire
City, and conveyed BY her 10 th. city. noacsd vhie
cgpr 10 The plank that several persons who hai pro
vided themselves VITA nfc.bsoys foset BY tron,
though ass evident hs, they we're dead. wa. oay
about sin hours The psDs, sad suffered from
cold thar snyihrg else.
r. A. LOCKWOOD, ESQ, ONE OF THE LOST
RA lockwood, Fac, attorney AMI counsellor ., h~
of san Francisco, CALIFORNIA; who lost board The
Central Amercs, was gentleman or uncommon abilities
and or great cocenroires. He formerly resided indian
apis Indiana, whore he engaged extensively The
practice Of his rro,csson and Cor ,er years stood
.. the head Of lbe bar. The Law firm, In ~hica he
psrtner shiie lockwood 10 s,i heps up there dis.
solution having taken place until hls recent melancholy
death.
Having become dissusted, for rascns, with The
oour indiana Mr.. lockwood calisted In the army Of toe
rtmd .ss,, and verved private during the Mexican
var He neat turned up In California, where he lined
bs practice Of bis Profession sod soon osIre cd large
and lucrative prssuce Among bis cicn1 was The nctori
ous hou,e Of Palmer, Cook Co political bankers, Who
raid him salary Of ton thousand dollars ear for attend.
ing 10 their matters ne devtted business while
thsi vs his mind, but, like msny other great men,
had keen r.ash for pleasure he careless Of money
and took little palms 70 scoumuse from his large
At enc time he became tired OF his o~n course Of LIE In
san Francisco, and mysieriousiy disappeared ais
friends, sfse dsent search found him slowed away
board = vessel iyrs In the bag, bound FOR Australia
They protested saruesty against bis leaving but all In
vain Finding that nen renousvsroes we're 10 be
needed the finally ob,eUsed TO bis going OF -,thou
foncs, and insisted On supplying him With money.
hot, IKE rmon, he spurnsd tbs yellow gtn he threw
the gold the and took HE departure, Unattended
By friend, and penniless Arrived in Austrss, be lie,
himself 10 shepherd ana spent year in ths primitive
employment Of David Of OIL In following the sheep s,d
the ews big with ycuns. Ne subsequently returned "
CALIFORNIA; and n assumed his previous high pa
ION. HIS friends and opponents all csncuved In pro
found estimate Of his abilities n . lawyer. He was mo-,