The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-09-30
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From the Charleston Standard.
FULL DETAILS OF THE LOSS OF
THE STEAMSHIP CENTRAL
AMERICA.
STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE REsCrEn
PASSENGERS.
Savannah, Senrcmber Is. 1871


mr. henry "A. Chl'dS, one of the sur
wing passengers, who arrived here this
morning IN the barque Sax"ny, makes
the following statement: We left U,v
ana on Tuesday the Sth Instant, having
had delightful weather and calm sea
durlng the voyage from Aspinwall.
Oh the afternoon OF tue day Of our
SAILING nom Havana, a fresh breeze
sprung up, which Increased to a gale on
e"nesday. The gale contlnaed to in
crease, and on Wednesday night the rain
ie'I IN torrents. On Thursday it blew u
hurricane, and the sea was running very
h'gn' pn Friday the storm ragged with
uha"ated iury. About ii A. NJ, on Fri.
Hay' IL was tIrSt known to the Passengers
'n"I me vessel had sprung leak, and
was making wa'e' very fast. The water
gained on us so rapidly That the fires in
Tue engine room were soon e2'inguished.
"A ''ne OF men went TO work baiIing from
the engine room, and reduced The water
III The bold, so that we were able to get
up steam again; but il was only few
minutes, the water again gained on us
ne fires was again cXlimg",shcd-nnd
.ne engines oi the III tHi"d ves>ei stopped,
forever. The baIing was continued in all
pfts OF lDe ship, and kept up until she
h"nlIv went down.
Dunn" rr'day night the water gained
Sr"H"a'N' out we were all III good spirits
ana worked to the best # our ability, in
SP'"I oy the hope that when morning
came we might possibly speak some YES.
sci ana Oe saved.
l"G '''aI Saturday came at last, but
Drought nothing but increased fury Of the
W'"u anu sea; SiI,I we worked on, and
| a""u' o'clock, L. NJ, the storm lulcd a
nue. ana the clouds broke away. Hope
was renewed ANA all worked like giants,
. AZ ! l. w. we sped a sail and tired guns.
/ O'' "'S WAS "t ha' mast 'tlr signals
'eSP"u"c" TO- ana thc org Marine
~ ''', '".e u""h upon u.s. we then
S"'o'y ce't"'". Inc ORG came
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