The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-09-26
Loss Of the Central America FulI
De- lis b, a Passenger Il. u,
Childs' History Of the Catastrophe

Loss Of the Central America FAN
De- lis BY Passenger II. u.
(hilds' History Of the Catastrophe.
SAVANNA, Sept Is We are indebted
to Henry II Chlld.. OF the finn of Child.
4 Dougherty, of New York. one OF the |
five survivors OF tbs Central tmcricd, who |
arrived here TINS morning ia the bark Saxon,
for the following history OF that awful
eyput
Nix tniLps' NARRATIVE, w. left Tia.
yaua on the morning ot tuesday, Stptrm.
Der the Sh We had exp,- fenced delight.
ul weather and ralm sea from \spnwaI
10 ilasa0a During the afternoon ct The
da, we sailpd from Havana lthe >thl fresh
brtole sprung up continuing al night ou
" cduesday morning 1t blew very strong
III" gale coHdnurd throughout " ednesdsJ
aud at night had Increased to - hurricane.
The sea fsn very high at this time. c"utin,
aing through lhur-day on Friday thu
sioiu stII jagged With uhabatrd larry, aud
At | O'CLOCK Ia the morning tho announce
moul WAS made to the passengers thai tbo
sirsmcr had sprung a leak, aud WAS max
iug water last.
\ lIH" was l'iNf''ft anu w H''' N'"t va
work with a wi, haIIug the water from thu
eug.uc rooms he fires were already cut
the water having eome IN sufficiently TO
cAuu.a shed them.
We gained on the water SO much. how>
ever. a. to be able 10 get up steam again.
but unfortunately held our vantage but a
leW minutes, when th" engine gan stopped
working, aud this tmu forever.
The buhng was continued N all parts
of the ship, sud kept up until she finally
went down.
Duang iudas night the water gained
gradually, bat we were al IN good spints.
and worked to tho best Of our ab'i'',, hoping
that when morning came We n'sh' possibly
be eushled To speak semoye an besastd
from tie tate that was siafIns u, IL Ia" lace.
The fln saturday came at last, bat IN
stead ct .uccor brought nothing but an in>
creased lurt on the pa' OF Tue storm.
We stu worked on with boating hearts
uuil about O'clock n the afternoon,
Got ~atutda, the l2hJ when the storm
luled t,le aud the clouds began to break
away. Hope was now renewed In our
breasts, and we all worked like giants until
! eioeN ~ '"e ""'' 1'o", VIZ" w '''
gfesl JOY we spec san Wv nag WIS NJ
hall msst, and we fired our guns 10 attract
the atentton - the vessel TO US
The welcome arrival, VINO" ""''" 10
be the hrg Murine. OF Boston, bore down
upon Us Sna AS We ""'ohe" h'' nearing
Us we ceu''oeieu SAFETY er''H"'
e he brig cameiiraf enough lospeah US aud
having 'r"i"ra our oum""'" ,'l ny A"o''
n''e' Instance we nm" ''
boats now ana ~ ''e'' we l'''ee' NJ '"'
women am 'h''"'h' anu """ "'p
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A. seven o'clock Ia the evening we saw
p,.,o..bilt, of ke.riup her dlnnt much
lnnp.t. although know 10 we could do 50
unnl mntplnu ~. would all he saved .oon