The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-22
STATEMENT OF CAPT. JOHNSON, OF THE
NORWEGIAN BARK ELLEN.


cspt JoeD.ou, Of tho Sr~es,sn oSs EI,n, rhict
PICKED forty OF tae passengers Drew n the
Central America, after tbs s had sunK arrived
his city yesterday morning N IN Norfolk Hc rave 10
reporter ~hc cAisd upon him the Metro solian
sasl, {~hc'e he 10 stopppg) the following recital OF
cots s,nueo,ed NTH tho bark Eeu and OF toe
@"p psers taken on board his vessel
have been captain Of tho bark Ellen for TOO years
he h Owned In Aspsda'e, Norway, by ra9 j
Eule Tno ,essel IL twenty t~o years OLD, and va,
oult a the Isio Of ksn-her tosnsse beng S92
'oos sbo 70 merry IN tbs west India trader
90, has been ned b. variety OF traded
hsts o . vsyiey Of poyu sne bought too yssFs
go hu Uoscnt per. ,ncc ~rics limo ! have been
,aw.'u ot her The ptc en-. me her rsolsr route !.
en- Arn oAle o Caliz thence N sciss, In OF
4 oufss then ~ Fsimplth Et glsno. fos
II. Ellen len Ausoale inc trip The 18Th of
ss p>remher he sr~~ com spins tnfteeu men.
sssrgar- on me f7r Of sutr,t left Bszs and tscx
}UU st.sm rbe siner sud sqas,ly suo the
sa,se a. 10 tho hole Of IN" lss storm hoi o,mipr
the srn The iorems.s brrse and an oufs last Cue
hsrk come considerable wafer account OF verJ
rotsb see
SINGULAR VISITATION nv a nan
Just befo-e o'ciocs srsrpo ~ Sap embor ~
"a saboi 10 the q5s,ter deck ~ia to, others OF ms
es on the c A. the same me- bes fs- tn 1t the
helm snaseuly Q hlYc aev md iuv R.ssipg
rsht oui ftter sasds, u Ne ae-un1 vespe
men n sssir corwerc : - a. sr,aad ~ read soos
hc- At my face. shsn nsUgnt nod ~ ao rrsd. 4,
tGpe-. me bird IA uni any bird ever $40 bs'ors
sed dostbnos tstsne The color VA fostrers
srAs fOL er'y, 10 ooay "a fot and aali Ia length
ru, ~'rs. th-ee sni q hsf fect o Tin II mad
esk fal eisn inches Inc sua .ort n toe Ike tm.n
hsno,sw 10 csc,urns H. u gava roo1 hiss on nv
r'su. ,hum1 TOO ot the co~ ~ho s-','e' 10 'ns is
pfs s,,e A.. s,;cr Asn sho-ed 10 b,is Al cyory bofy
bad II, bead ,nervsrds cut 90 ssi ue oo,y throrn
0Vorbt ard
ma srsDs' vRGt ssG,mrn As wAsssa
rten The birt H. The .nip the b.rx sC.ga little
nnfh ~ n1finesEt I rcssrded the spsrsnve or trs
f'rr 40 % omen, AMI an raigaion y M tat m7st
charge uy courc sooardnsir h-sded " iae ".si~.rd
hs1
ne bf'd me ship hnd nos en FOR tAo chan9s
q ows. I,1"i1 na Aase fallsn in vth r0h rrssr0,rs
rHs s.m NUousrns ,ns csSra,L Axxuo.s PUsayGsss.
.eoct , ocoes s.nas' rnoFnlns' me heln.
nm .nns,ns ' ,,.,,a~' VINO m' .,,a,ss c,..
sbp disarce from u ts veesel A. drs, cout MI se
shat mr ores wsre Ia monsn, sh- sgorizng .nr eli.
ntesnea o. sbuBdsed human soces, plsirlY az.
ia sothsbe. st once fns~bst tous bs 10 no -cip
" " \ wttcA, emo mmefiaieiy ,oused oysry unn on
bo.rs Ir i,ts than N mute Souad the, ve
,cuuded with dosuuy tse fhe DARKNESS
NJ tnc nfnt @sde impossible " then hr' tho vcises
ls for No tuas - ny ears nom eve'y dlfscb'n. A.
roefihe the lasnes OF tbe rmt best sut sub
lhro ~ tplo he vaer Tth ten IT, hst tly
touched the waer -bcn sis men, VIM ~ere ~ the
sesb ,ed hoid ~ II srd TUNED n keel upwafd. II
rened sno the usp ,ssen IN and pt cr bo.d RE
vus a. rseruing the dro~rlng men pr CO. ded
sth ~Ih al 'osrhl. despsich BesIto the e6o'n berg
kas rp b. tne sns hosi, three ne buoys tn-o~n
bee a, Suspended from toe .ides Of
he vessel that be ras,ensers m'sh, got holt ~ tnsm
o. br.-d ADDITIONAL lights -ere ,uI ur. a. tha INV
cnnlo BE- seer 'rrrn s tdS Of 10 ship rne utmost e
va utce 70 too OF any who night be Ia the
vaer Win The bssTy ti.i continued 70 roll. and
bt noso bosr ans wnstps Of mo vfnd ,hssush the
roe., -. d'c,, 70 nsa. any cis,ascs Eve oer.ca.
re,cued -S si o'clock !, the mo-nlrg
nnv two c e oty uire vers able 10 he cf serv0e
n rtssbg osor er mIn'ieros e. those rao hss eesa
rescued Tlese tpo vtte UsC'sir Badger AMI W A
Esson The ret, RON tsviss femsinsd % ling In tho
rater wsfe erhArstec. The rhu lay tp uu IL NJ
suro.y morning ,he rossier,y eA sailou, vuryis9s
meh, ne 'o,nd Ftroinf NJ m.rr hs,dsd 'le ark 'or
Cspe gstrs ami sp cd tic ,ascne1 Assengogs a. Nor
~ k W Ff3sF, the 18Th II v atmtst
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